Politics
What’s the true cost of the council’s Southbank public art commissions?
The short answer is nowhere near the $22 million price tag reported by The Age last month; however, the City of Melbourne has left much to be desired in terms of how it has communicated its public art project for Southbank to date.
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Council candidate Elvis Martin calls for “a holistic approach to wellbeing”
Southbank resident and councillor candidate in this year’s City of Melbourne elections Elvis Martin has announced his plans for a city-wide initiative aimed at reducing loneliness and supporting community cohesion.
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Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor visits Southbank
Southbank received a visit from the Australian Federal Opposition Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor last month, who participated in a Small Business Roundtable hosted by the Liberal Party’s new candidate for Macnamara Benson Saulo.
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Team Wood’s plan to transform Southbank Promenade
Lord Mayoral candidate Arron Wood wants to revitalise Southbank Promenade as part of a $28 million High Street Upgrade program, which will support hundreds of local businesses.
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Jamal Hakim reveals bold economic plan for Melbourne
Lord Mayoral candidate Jamal Hakim has announced a $150 million policy seeking to establish “Experience Improvement Districts” (XIDs) in Melbourne based on similar models adopted in cities like London and New York.
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Your candidates for the Montague Ward of Port Phillip
The ever-evolving Montague Precinct is now at the centre of its very own City of Port Phillip council ward following reforms to the Local Government Act 2020, and Southbank News brings you the five candidates contesting the new seat.
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Southbanker Jannine Pattison joins Nick Reece’s team to “Get Good Done”
Founding member of local residents’ group Southbank3006 Jannine Pattison has joined incumbent Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s team contesting this year’s City of Melbourne elections.
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The Southbanker looking to shake up the City of Melbourne through innovation
At only 29, Aishwarya Kansakar has made her mark within the Australian tech industry and she is now looking do the same at Town Hall having nominated as a councillor candidate in October’s local government elections.
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Arron Wood pledges $15m Intercultural Museum for Melbourne
Lord Mayoral candidate Arron Wood and running mate Erin Deering have committed $15 million to build a world-class interactive museum in the City of Melbourne if elected this month.
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Nick Reece reveals plan to make Melbourne the “Garden City”
A re-elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece would construct 28 new parks across the city, with a new undercroft park in Southbank underneath the West Gate Bridge among the new initiatives proposed.
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Dodds Street Linear Park: a new green space for Southbank
Southbank has a fabulous green addition to its streets with the Dodds Street Linear Park. This project brings much-needed green space to our urban neighbourhood and enhances the liveability of Southbank.
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Arron Wood to axe Greenline if elected Lord Mayor
The upcoming City of Melbourne elections have been turned into somewhat of a referendum on Greenline, with Lord Mayoral candidate Arron Wood pledging to scrap the project if elected in October.
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City of Melbourne elections: where things are at
We’ve learned plenty more during this past month about the makeup of the field competing for Melbourne Town Hall at October’s City of Melbourne elections. Here’s a snapshot …
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Renewed Arron Wood “energised” about the road ahead at Town Hall
“A fresh start, a proven record” is the message at the heart of Arron Wood’s reinvigorated bid for the City of Melbourne, citing a lack of vision for the city as his prime motivation for returning for another crack at Town Hall.
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Cr Jamal Hakim pushing to make history in Melbourne
Lord Mayoral candidate and Docklands resident Cr Jamal Hakim is hoping to make history by having the first Greek-Australian Deputy Lord Mayor, and the first Aboriginal councillor elected to the City of Melbourne.
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Greens reveal housing policy for the City of Melbourne
The Greens are pushing for an “abundance of affordable homes” in the City of Melbourne as the central policy initiative of its election campaign for Town Hall.
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“We are not traditional politicians”: Elvis Martin’s bid for the City of Melbourne
Social equality and community service advocate and Southbank resident Elvis Martin has launched his campaign to become a City of Melbourne councillor with the endorsement of former Lord Mayor Sally Capp.
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Jamal Hakim to run for Lord Mayor
A “democratic, welcoming and flourishing city” is the vision Cr Jamal Hakim is striving for after announcing his candidacy for Lord Mayor ahead of the City of Melbourne elections in October.
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Benson Saulo to contest Macnamara for the Liberal Party
Benson Saulo, an Indigenous man whose career has spanned international finance to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, has been revealed as the Liberal Party’s candidate for the federal seat of Macnamara.
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Locals to fight “sex-on-premises” venue on City Rd at VCAT
The City of Port Phillip’s recent approval of an “adult lifestyle meeting place” on City Rd opposite the Montague Precinct will be challenged by locals in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
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Revamped residents group gets strategic
NGV unveils blockbuster ancient Egyptian exhibition
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