Councillors and candidates can get training on dealing with conspiracy groups who bombard them with theories about 5G towers and 15-minute cities in the lead-up to October’s local government elections.
Property developers and builders opted not to press ahead with a record number of units in the last five years – despite them being approved by councils.
Two more councillors have quit the Victorian Greens – and up to five more are tipped to soon follow suit – as a broader internal dispute threatens to split the party.
A trial of private EV charging stations outside residents’ homes will be abandoned over concerns about costs,flood risk and the use of public space.
Teal candidates were the surprise success at the last federal election. Now the people who backed them to win are targeting local government.
The fate of a church in Melbourne’s inner north raises questions about preserving the past and meeting the needs of the community.
A fire hydrant has stopped the kegs from running at a brewpub set to open on a site many Melburnians hold dear. But the end is in sight.
A council in Melbourne’s south-east is considering a new law that will clamp down on removing or pruning trees on private property.
School is about to start for the day and all is peaceful in the Glen Iris street adjoining the private school,where new parking restrictions have been imposed.
The City of Melbourne plans instead to focus on routes into the city centre.
A rejected bid to build 84 two-storey townhouses on a former Xavier College campus looks set to go ahead,with the state government taking over control of the development from the council.