Blog categorized as 2018

In the fallout from the state poll we hope that Labor politicians remember that they have been elected to represent people.

We Live Here calls on all parties to disclose in full all donations from property developers and multinationals including Airbnb.

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Corruption, secret deals, intimidation, blackmail – no, we are not talking about a new TV series – we are talking about owners' corporations across Melbourne.

In our April column we reported on two apartment buildings where owners were suffering after proxy farmers stitched up lucrative contracts.

A by-election for the vacant position of Lord Mayor will be held in May. It will be conducted entirely by postal voting, with ballot packs mailed to voters between Monday 23 April and Thursday 26 April.

The ABC is investigating an issue arising from electricity companies in strata complexes with embedded networks having difficulties trying to change electricity providers or take over the network.

New data on Airbnb listings for Melbourne has shown that between 2016 and 2018 there has been a 132 per cent increase in listings for metropolitan Melbourne and a whopping 186 per cent increase in listings within the City of Melbourne, see Table 1.

The Privy Council in London has unanimously ruled that strata corporations may enforce by-laws to restrict short-term letting.