Melburnian

Frustrated commuters are meeting on Thursday night to call for the sacking of Connex. Green groups and the Public Transport Users’ Association say the train operator’s performance this year shows that privatisation doesn’t work, and are calling for the State Government to run the system again.
Do you reckon Connex should be sacked? Could the Government […]

An electronic parking detector has turned out to be faulty an up to 1500 people may have been fined incorrectly. A former grey ghost told the Melbourne Leader that Yarra Council’s electronic system was faulty. The full story is here: www.melbourneleader.com.au
Will you be paying your fines now?
 

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This week, Melbourne Leader caught up with Peter Ferne, who is refusing to turn off his spruiking tape even though the council fines him $1000 every time they catch him - and his shop is opposite City Hall!
Mr Ferne runs Arthur Daley’s Clearance House and loops a tape of him spruiking his wares that draws […]

 
Like most students, The Melburnian’s university years were mis-spent, but we wonder whether students can afford to piss-fart around these days doing non-curriculum things like getting involved in politics, thinking about Big Ideas or - heaven forbid - self-discovery!
How was uni life for you? Did you invest precious time pondering the secrets of the universe, […]

 
Taxpayers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on support services for public housing tenants that the tenants say are not being provided. Melbourne Leader this week revealed that the Atherton Gardens Chinese Association missed out on grants funding because its application was never lodged by a welfare officer.

Advocates want a manager on every estate to distribute and […]