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Council engagement to include ongoing listening posts
The City of Melbourne will introduce ongoing councillor listening posts and clearer consultation rules under a new community engagement policy aimed at making public feedback more meaningful.
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Council moves to rein in AI infrastructure impacts as data centres surge
The City of Melbourne is aiming to guide the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, including data centres, as concerns grow about their long-term environmental and community impacts.
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Citywide posts higher revenue but overall loss as major divestments reshape operations
The City of Melbourne–owned company Citywide Service Solutions has posted a mixed financial result for 2024–25, recording higher revenue from its core Victorian operations while undergoing major structural changes, including the sale of its Waste Management division.
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Council claims $80m boost from Melbourne’s largest-ever Asia trade mission
The City of Melbourne has reported significant economic and diplomatic outcomes from its largest-ever business delegation to North Asia, with councillors returning from a two-week mission across China and Japan claiming tens of millions of dollars in projected trade and investment benefits.
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“Turn off the lights”: ongoing frustration over floodlit ovals in Royal Park
Friends of Royal Park has again urged the City of Melbourne to take decisive action to address concerns over excessive night-time lighting at the park’s sporting ovals, accusing the council of breaching its own commitment to preserve Royal Park’s “dark space” status.
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“As part of good governance”: call for overhaul of City of Melbourne’s electoral rules as councillors back review
Melbourne’s councillors have voted to formally request a sweeping review of the City of Melbourne Act 2001, taking a significant first step towards reforming an electoral system long criticised as opaque, outdated and unrepresentative.
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Council to begin works on Lygon St footpath upgrades
The City of Melbourne will soon begin upgrading Lygon St’s tired footpaths with new bluestone between Queensberry and Elgin streets to improve safety and amenity.
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Council’s plans for $2 swims makes a splash at Carlton Baths
Lord Mayor Nick Reece visited the Carlton Baths to talk to Melbourne communities about how to stay safe this summer, following the City of Melbourne’s unanimous approval of a $2 Pool Splash initiative for outdoor pools in Carlton and North Melbourne at the December 10 council meeting.
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Nick Reece sworn in as Melbourne’s Lord Mayor
In what was a tight race for Town Hall amid one of the most stacked and competitive fields in recent memory, incumbent Lord Mayor Nick Reece has emerged successful and was sworn in as Melbourne’s Lord Mayor on November 19.
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“An extraordinary councillor”: Rohan Leppert calls time at the City of Melbourne
Few figures are respected and admired right across the political spectrum, but outgoing Greens councillor Rohan Leppert leaves behind one such legacy at the City of Melbourne after 12 years of dedicated community service.
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Greenline, Queen Victoria Market headline the council’s draft budget as rate rise returns
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