tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187102912009-11-24T23:29:41.331+11:00Campaign to hold the City of Melbourne accountable by ensuring it is honest, open and transparent. <br><br> All public documents must be readily available and published on the Council's internet site. <br><br><i> http:/www.melbourne.vic.gov.au <br><br></i> The internet is a cost effective and efficient means of providing information, exposing corruption and holding the City Council to account<i>(eGovernance)</i>MelbCitynoreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-91665628626194909572009-11-03T02:38:00.004+11:002009-11-03T02:48:26.630+11:00

Robert Doyle is keen to take a $61,000 junket to Denmark to meet princess Mary.The 5 day envirofest will cost Melbournians $2,000 a day per person. Whilst Robert Doyle tries to claim that the trip is not a junket and that it will deleiver "tanable" benefits to the city. He failed to outline exatcly what these benefits were and why the City of melbourne needs to fund four people to join in on the

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-59590157319638466432009-09-11T17:59:00.008+10:002009-09-12T12:12:39.626+10:00

There is ongoing speculation that Melbourne's Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle is actively using City Council resources to manipulate and interfere with the Liberal Party Federal pre-selections which are being held this month. Doyle has teamed up with outgoing Liberal Party member Peter Costello and his long time friend and power broker Michael Kroger. Doyle staffer Tim Singh, who is on the Council

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-383098784194573072009-08-18T11:43:00.009+10:002009-08-18T12:59:55.849+10:00

The Brumby State Government has announced plans to scrap Melbourne's iconic W-Class trams. W-Class trams will only serve the Melbourne City Circle route.The W-Class tram has been a national Icon, like that of the Sydney ferry, has served Melbourne for nearly a century and is recognised world over.The W-Class trams should continue in service along the Toorak, St Kilda, Carlton and bayside routes

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-90978946848918953022009-08-08T02:22:00.012+10:002009-08-10T18:37:08.110+10:00

The Chinese Government is once again seeking to strong brow Australia in an attempt to dictate to Australia Australian Foreign Policy and who Australia should and can invite to visit Australia.The Chinese Government has threatened to cancel Melbourne's Sister City relationship with Tianjin if Lord Mayor Robert Doyle does not intervene to stop the screening of a film about Uighur leader Rebiya

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-85156832492520162692009-08-05T15:15:00.009+10:002009-08-08T18:46:55.382+10:00

The Victorian Parliament Electoral Matters Committee has recommended that the electoral act be modified to adopt a more fairer and accurate calculation of the results of the upper house electionsRecommendation 8.1: The Victorian Government considers introducing the Weighted Inclusive Gregory Method of counting votes for the Legislative Council The proposal brings Victoria in line with Western

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-5174644774253957062009-06-24T05:24:00.014+10:002009-06-24T09:10:11.636+10:00

The Australian Parliament fails to act to correct errors in the way votes are counted in Australia.The Australian Labor Party forsakes its reputation on electoral reform to perpetuate a distortion in the way in which Senate votes are counted in Australia.Three issues had been identified as needing attention and correction.1. The method used in calculating the Surplus Transfer Value and2.

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-85091434009333247092009-05-03T12:22:00.010+10:002009-05-03T13:11:03.940+10:00

Melbourne newly elected City Council has acted quick to cut expense costs associated with Councillor expenses according to the Councillor Expense Statements published last week.In a very cynical move the City Council has decided the best way to cut expenses is to not publish them. Missing from the new published Councillor expense statements are costs associated with Interstate and Overseas Travel

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-42241268138736647402009-03-14T20:34:00.010+11:002009-03-14T21:07:31.184+11:00

Recently elected Melbourne City councillor Cathy Oke has wasted no time shoving her snout into the travel trough, with reports on Nine News and in News Limited publications about a series of trips she has planned at ratepayers' expense that will cost $33,000.VEXNEWS invited the councillor to explain herself to a disgusted public and it appears she has been struck dumb. We (VEXNEWS)wrote to her:I

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-37497964968880128622009-02-17T14:25:00.009+11:002009-02-17T15:06:01.682+11:00

The Australian Government, sensitive to the criticism of victimizing victims of Victorian the bushfires, according to scant information available from the passports office has offered to waive the costs associated with the reissuing of any passports that were destroyed in the fire with the same expiry date of the original passport. Whilst the Government should be commended for the offer of

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-22136688455420409332009-02-17T09:52:00.006+11:002009-02-17T10:30:57.422+11:00

Australians who have lost their passports in the Victorian bushfires, in a policy introduced by Alexander Downer in 2005, will be subject to a fine of $69 to $416 plus the cost of replacement for the loss of their passport.The Australian Government applies a fine if you lose your passport, it is stolen or destroyed. First offence attracts a $69 fine subsequent additional loss $208 to $416The

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-69154526488877277592009-02-17T07:06:00.010+11:002009-02-17T09:13:43.265+11:00

Robert Doyle, under pressure by the local media, has backed down and canceled his intended St.Petersburg "Junket" leaving a member of Staff on 50,000 for three days to attend the St Petersburg Days of Melbourne celebrations.Melbourne is one of St. Petersburg 26 Sister Cities. Whilst Melbourne's Sister City relationship with St Petersburg is of value in Australia's relationship with Russia there

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-85796671376788565172009-02-12T19:51:00.005+11:002009-08-08T02:19:35.741+10:00

The Commonwealth Bank has been doing it tough - so although that they have lost a fortune of investors money - Their superannuation scheme is one of the poorest performing financial funds.In 2000 I had invested a small fortune in the CBA Superannuation fund thinking it was a good investment after talking to the Commonwealth Bank Financial advisor - big mistake.In August last year the amount

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-15179497777649310952009-02-12T19:24:00.008+11:002009-02-12T19:36:26.877+11:00

Victorians are in morning as it recalls the devastation and cost to lives and property following Saturdays devastating bush fire. Record breaking temperatures and high winds fueled one of Victoria's most tragic bush fires. With over 130 recorded deaths, towns wiped off the map and untold destruction to wild life and the environment. In the midst of this disaster it is comforting to know that our

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-60157110020029956912009-01-23T19:49:00.005+11:002009-02-12T19:41:07.322+11:00

Elected on a "No Junket" policy costs of Robert Doyle's Russian sortie has blown out from a previous announced $20,000 to a revised budget of $50,000. Robert Doyle told Radio 3AW host Neil Mitchel that cost of accommodation was being met by the Russian host city St. Petersburg. With the cost of a Business class return ticket listed at between $4-6,000 per person where is the rest of the money

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-85811568813948991142009-01-22T23:49:00.011+11:002009-01-23T14:31:56.592+11:00

Rob Doyle less then a month in the top job has planned a Junket to St Petersburg. Russia. Whilst St Petersburg is one of Melbourne's Sister Cities one has to question the merit and benefit of the planned junket.Ousted Melbourne City Councillor, Fiona Snedden, as part of her farewell world tour visited St Petersburg in May last year. Prior to that Rob's Deputy, Susan Riley, and disgraced former

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-35884336281523556962008-12-24T01:07:00.008+11:002009-01-23T09:25:43.294+11:00

Thanks for stealing my FF Points...I gave you loyalty, that was misplaced. I saved and saved and saved some more and was only a few points off my dream holiday when they took away my 100,000 points.The service sucked and they sucked me in.I will never fly QANTAS Again.QANTAS Service has significantly declined under the current management. It's Safety record no longer merits a Rain Man quotation

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-33223102844232427222008-12-15T12:19:00.008+11:002008-12-17T01:44:42.300+11:00

Melbourne City Councillor, Peter Clarke, has moved a motion to kick start voter reform for the City of Melbourne in the wake of Melbourne's non-spectacular flop of an election last month.Whilst electoral reform review is long overdue and should have been canvassed by the previous Council the proposal put forward by Clarke is half backed and falls short of community expectations.The current system

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-88563623775119969652008-12-06T20:00:00.001+11:002008-12-06T22:45:33.813+11:00

An international team of experts have confirmed that the Queensland Senate Count had elected the wrong persons. The fault lies in the system used to determine the proportional results. Analysis performed by the OpenSTV project team has indicated that Greens Candidate, Larisa Walters, should have been elected to the Senate instead of ALP's third candidate. The OpenSTV count confirms the early

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-17542031734081275202008-12-05T18:00:00.000+11:002008-12-11T16:31:18.684+11:00

Melbourne City Council has elected the best of the best - new Clowns and some of our favorite clowns returned to officeStarring:Leadership TeamLord Mayor Robert Doyle (2008-)Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley (2001-2004, 2008-Councillors:Peter Clarke (2004-)Carl Jetter (2004-)Jennifer Kanis (2008-)Kevin Louey (2008)Cathy Oke (2008-)Ken Ong (2008-)Brian Shanahan (2004-)

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-92008036233834230172008-12-04T18:00:00.000+11:002008-12-11T15:34:20.334+11:00

The Victorian Electoral Commission has been the subject of intense reviews by VEXNEWS this week. The review follows on from a number of complaints and growing disillusionment of VEC management and the culture of avoidance, corruption and cover up.Victoria's public elections are no longer open and transparent and the Chief Commissioner Steve Tully has gone to extraordinary steps to avoid

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-65033102265873985522008-12-01T12:00:00.004+11:002008-12-17T23:28:00.164+11:00

Analysis of the 2008 City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Election showing a head to head competition Doyle versus all other comers.Head to head statistical analysis of the Lord Mayor VoteCandidateVote%Doyle%TotalMcMullin2698746.56%3097453.44%57961Singer2671146.08%3125053.92%57961Ng2661345.92%3134854.08%57961Fowles 26006 44.87% 31955 55.13%57961Brandt 24911 42.98% 33050 57.02% 57961 Morgan2477042.74%

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-31512350265311047822008-12-01T11:59:00.002+11:002008-12-17T23:40:30.954+11:00

Analysis: Lord Mayor HTV Ticket tableCandidatePapers % to Total VoteTicket votes% Ticket to CandidateDoyle1513526.11%686245.34%McMullin726712.54%375551.67%Bandt872915.06%374542.90%Singer605610.45%254842.07%Ng631410.89%222735.27%Fowles50048.63%221844.32%Morgan45267.81%157534.80%Columb27124.68%104638.57%Crawford6841.18%22332.60%Toscano8151.41%22227.24%Roberts7191.24%19126.56%

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-9963784492237853112008-11-29T23:40:00.048+11:002008-12-17T23:48:52.939+11:00

Early analysis with 27,000 votes counted indicates Robert Doyle is set to scrape home with ALP Peter McMullin coming in second place. The electron count is not finalised and the projected results are subject to final analysis. There are two very close conjunctions between Catherine Ng and Gary Singer, Catherine Ng and the Greens with less the 100 votes difference between the the two. If the

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-29264701605752465902008-11-29T23:40:00.044+11:002008-12-02T10:41:01.839+11:00

Tens of thousands of Victorian voters have been disenfranchised with hundred of voters turned away from Town Hall on Saturday expecting the right to vote. No effort was made by Town hall to register the names of disenfranchised voters.These voters are subject to a $57 fine. The VEC has refused to provide statistics on the number of late vote returns for each municipality.Whilst some

MelbCitynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710291.post-19265376137435422472008-11-29T23:40:00.023+11:002008-11-30T01:16:44.708+11:00

Time to reflect on days events.Question: "How can someone win on 10% of the vote?"Well it is 11% actually and it not clear if it is Singer or Ng on the hunt. It is close by all accounts which is why we believe there will be a recount. There is a huge unknown factor with the drift away from the book at around 40% or more. We try and explain how the fold up might go. The interesting close

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