Unimaginative, uninspiring and showing a total lack of awareness of the issues impacting Melburnians, residents and business owners is the only way to describe the candidates for Melbourne lord mayor so far (“Lord mayoral race split”, HS, 24/9). None has outlined how…

The team behind Melbourne lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood has launched a stinging attack on incumbent Nick Reece’s campaign, marking a dramatic escalation in the war for the city’s top job. Mr Wood, a former deputy lord mayor, on Wednesday denied that his…

With the election campaign for the City of Melbourne now in overdrive, we assess who looks likely to take the reins at Town Hall for the next four years in what is becoming an increasing tight contest. At the time…

Former Carlton premiership player Anthony Koutoufides has ditched the Sherrin for a suit and tie and is running for Lord Mayor this October. He is no stranger to stepping outside his comfort zone and while running for Lord Mayor has…

E-scooters have been packed up and trucked out of Melbourne ahead of a new ban on providers, which restricts them from operating in the CBD. Hundreds of e-scooters on Monday were removed from the CBD after the City of Melbourne decided…

The Liberal ticket for Melbourne’s council elections is offering cold, hard cash to businesses who get their workers back into the office, in a bid to revitalise the city. In a plan officially announced on Monday evening, mayoral candidate Mariam…

Lord Mayoral race split Battle stations after Labor call The race to be Melbourne’s next lord mayor shapes as a contest of two alliances. One on side is Labor’s Phil Reed, the Greens and former deputy lord mayor Arron Wood; on the other is…

The Liberal ticket for Melbourne’s council elections is offering cash to businesses who get their workers back into the office, in a bid to revitalise the city centre. In a plan officially announced on Monday evening, mayoral candidate Mariam Riza and running…