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Rachael Ward

Reporter · AU

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 15, 2026
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Rachael Ward

    Toorak councillor banned over ‘obscene’ remarks after heated menorah debate (opens the original)

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    A councillor has been hit with a four-week suspension following a heated debate over installing a Jewish symbol on council land in which he used the words “antisemitic” and “unlawful”. Stonnington councillor Tom Humphries urged his fellow councillors to support his push to install a menorah at Malvern Town Hall on December 1 last year to mark Hanukkah, which was initially deferred before being approved a week later. During the discussion in council chambers over whether to defer the decision, Hu

  2. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Rachael Ward

    The Lygon Street neon icon on track for heritage protection (opens the original)

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    Lygon Street landmark Borsari’s Corner is on track to forever glow in the heart of Melbourne’s Little Italy, with the iconic neon sign and building recommended for heritage protection. Olympic gold medallist and Italian community leader Nino Borsari installed the distinctive emblem bearing his likeness above the corner emporium he ran with wife, Fanny. Described as the “King” of Italians in Carlton in The Argus newspaper in 1956, Borsari was heavily involved in promoting that year’s Olympic Game

  3. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Rachael Ward

    ‘It will be a rat race to the bottom’: Councils’ exit from aged care devastates clients (opens the original)

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    Nothing makes Helen Redmond, who lives with dementia, happier than relaxing with her friends at her local aged care community group. Which is why it was a devastating blow when the 76-year-old and her family learnt those sessions run by Melton City Council are about to stop, as the municipality joins a growing number of Victorian councils exiting aged care – a change they blame on a federal funding shakeup. Redmond’s son-in-law Kelsey Brookes said while the council offered to help her transition

  4. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Rachael Ward

    Residents shocked at plan to demolish suburban homes for pocket parks (opens the original)

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    Marija Kustura has lived in the home she built in a quiet pocket of Doncaster East for 26 years. She was making plans for her elderly parents to live there as well. Until she learnt of her local council’s quiet plan to buy and demolish her house to replace it with a park. Manningham Council in 2020 identified Kustura’s home for acquisition, but only revealed its plans to her in a letter sent in May this year. Last week, a council rates notice revealed the value of her home had fallen by $50,000.

  5. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Rachael Ward

    350 parking spots to vanish from Chapel Street in one fell swoop (opens the original)

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    Chapel Street is set for a parking shake-up with council voting to shut more than 350 car spots in the heart of the precinct while extending one-hour free parking near Prahran Market. Stonnington councillors voted to close the roof of the Elizabeth Street Car Park next to Prahran Market, which has 257 spots, and the roof of the King Street Car Park near Prahran Town Hall, which has 99 spots. The remaining 373 spaces within the Elizabeth Street Car Park will be reserved for retail customers only,

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