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This weekend, every local government in Victoria went to the polls to elect local councillors. While most polls were conducted via postal ballots, some had attendance voting.

The results are slowly coming in here - http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/lgresults.html...Read Full Article»

Victoria's political leaders have welcomed the election of Robert Doyle as Melbourne's new Lord Mayor.

The results of the City of Yarra elections are still being finalised, but some candidates polled so well they are clear winners. Steve Jolly (Socialist Party) and Amanda Stone (Greens) have been elected in Langridge ward, which is brilliant. Geoff Barbour (ALP) is the third councillor elected.

In Nicholls ward Sam Gaylard (Greens) and Jane Garrett (ALP) have been elected, with final results still to be published. See the latest results of the count at the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). In Melba ward (outside Fitzroy) the winners are Josh Funder (ALP), Alison Clarke (Greens) and Dale Smedley (ALP supported)....Read Full Article»

Robert Doyle is already under fire for his plan to re-open Swanston St to traffic.

Former Liberal Leader and new Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle says he has big plans for the CBD.

On Friday 28 November I went to the CCP for the opening of a retrospective exhibition for the Napier studios, a youth art workshop established in 2004 by the City of Yarra. The exhibition features photos of the artists at work rather than the works themselves (or reproductions of them), and the opening night was really the launch of a high quality booklet documenting the achievements of the studio 2004-2008. The exhibition is on until 13 December so go along and get a copy of the booklet.

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The State Government has announced a change in legislation after a taxi licence was granted to a criminally insane man who killed his wife.

Dr Bernhard Moeller and his family are now hoping for Government intervention to stay in Australia.

About 2,000 TAFE teachers have gathered in Melbourne to demand the Victorian Government reduce staff casualisation and improve salaries.

One of the great victories of people over government in 2008 was the successful campaign to save Condell park. Socialist Party councillor Steve Jolly led the campaign, which is typical of his pragmatic approach to local government policy. None of the other councillors made much of a fuss about the park. The Labor party clones on council did nothing to contradict the state Labor local MP Dick Wynne, whose office was spreading misinformation about the future of the park. With no members in state parliament, party unity will not prevent the Socialist Party candidates from dealing effectively with Fitzroy issues....Read Full Article»