Arron’s in
By Sean Car
The City of Melbourne local government elections got interesting on September 6 after Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood finally announced that he would be running for the city’s top job ahead of the October 24 postal elections.
The announcement ends months of speculation surrounding Cr Wood’s election bid having publicly gone toe-to-toe with Lord Mayor Sally Capp on a number of contentious issues including a safe injecting room near Queen Victoria Market (QVM).
Speaking to Southbank News on September 7, he described this year’s election as the “most important” in the City of Melbourne’s history with respect to the “crossroads” the city was at in the face of the looming economic rebuild post-COVID-19.
He noted that during his eight years as a...
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Edition - September 2020
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Arron’s in
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Greenline council rift
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