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    Action aplenty at Brimbank but a smooth run at Maribyrnong

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    Read about the May council meetings for Wyndham, Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong.
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    Brimbank residents “mad as hell” over illegally dumped rubbish … and more news from our local councils

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    Read about the April council meetings including an update on the CEO reports.
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    Federal election housing scorecard:Where do your candidates stand?

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    A ‘traffic light’ ranking of responses and policy positions of candidates on housing issues.
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    Cold comfort for the homeless, and memorials for a much loved former Mayor

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    Reports for the March 2025 meetings for Brimbank, Hobsons Bay , Wyndham and Maribyrnong City Councils. Plus an update on getting council CEOs to speak publicly.
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    Would you like to know how your Federal election candidates will resolve the housing crisis?

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    The Western Homelessness Network will be writing to all Federal election candidates in Melbourne’s west to ask about their commitment to strategies that will end the housing crisis. 
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    The biggest influencer that you’ve never heard of

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    The Atlas Network influencer connects right-wing organisations, and has been impacting global politics and elections for decades.
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    The mystery of the missing CEO

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    Well if you turned up to the Hobsons Bay February Council meeting expecting an explanation about why the CEO was sacked back in January, you’d be a little disappointed.
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    Who holds the power? Elected reps or civil servants?

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    All eyes seem to be on council CEOs lately, after Hobsons Bay suspended theirs last month. For readers of a certain vintage, council Chief Executive...

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