Melbourne’s newly crowned Lord Mayor Nick Reece has promised to insist on green space and community facilities in the city’s growth suburbs to avoid repeating the costly mistakes of Docklands and Southbank.
That pledge and a vow to make the city cleaner, safer and greener are part of his campaign – to be announced on Sunday – to retain the top job at the October council elections.
Candidate for Melbourne’s lord mayor, Nick Reece, wants growth suburbs to be like Barcelona or Copenhagen, not Docklands.Credit: JOE ARMAO
Reece, once a senior advisor to former prime minister Julia Gillard, was sworn in as Melbourne’s 105th lord mayor on Tuesday, following the resignation of Sally Capp. Until now, he’d declined to reveal whether he would run.
Confirming his candidacy to The Sunday Age, Reece said he would insist in discussions …