FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2017 ISSUE 30 WWW.CBDNEWS.COM.AU 见 12 页 FREE FOOD / EVENTS / NIGHTLIFE / LUNCH TIME / AFTER WORK / THE WEEKEND pages 13-15 OUR LUCKY DAY RUNNING OUT OF MOVES BOATIES FORCED OUT FARE'S FAIR - page 4 - - page 6 - - page 8 - - page 9 - Enhancing links with Asia By Sunny Liu CBD resident Natalie Kyriacou founded social enterprise My Green World when she noticed the disconnection between children and nature. My Green World is a provider of children’s education programs focused on the protection and preservation of wildlife and the environment. Th e organisation has launched a mobile game, World of the Wild, the theme of which is to protect and save wildlife, in contrast to the prevalent hunting and shooting themed games. Continued page 10. Natalie Kyriacou (right) and some other A2ELP participants at the Henley Club. Caiafa booted off council. Riley back By Shane Scanlan Mr Caiafa, simultaneously acknowledging which appealed an early decision of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal that he had done nothing wrong and even Municipal Electoral Tribunal (MET) dealing (VCAT) where Justice Garde ordered a suggesting that the council cover his legal with the disqualifi cation of successful “recount”. Mr Frances Gilley was also A judge has removed City of costs. candidate Brooke Wandin. successful using this method of counting and had now become a councillor. He and Susan Melbourne councillor and Justice Garde said: “His conduct has been Ms Wandin was declared elected in the Riley were sworn in on March 21. Queen Victoria Market trader exemplary. He has done all that an elected October 22, 2016 council election but was councillor can do since he was declared later found to be incorrectly enrolled. Explaining his decision, Justice Garde said: Michael Caiafa and replaced elected. His position is aff ected by the On December 5, MET Magistrate Michael “Exercise of a discretion often involves him with former Team Doyle actions of another candidate over whom Smith ordered a “countback” of votes, which competing factors. Each must be given he had no control, and for whom he has no would likely have preserved Cr Caiafa’s the weight considered appropriate. Whilst councillor Susan Riley. responsibility.” position but added Ms Wandin’s running acknowledging the eff ect of the ineligibility of Ms Wandin on the other candidates, Justice Garde acted on the suggestion of mate Nic Frances Gilley to the council. On March 14, Justice Greg Garde removed the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), But the VEC successfully appealed to the Continued page 2. SERVICING THE MELBOURNE CBD COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MARKET 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK www.cbremelbourne.com.au | 1300 666 888 2 CBD NEWS ISSUE 30 Caiafa booted off council. 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Follow us on Twitter “No previous instance of such a nature in the @CBD_News_3000 case of a multi-member electorate was cited Mr Caiafa told CBD News he considered Victoria Market and, while I am not able to to the tribunal. Nonetheless I am satisfi ed his legal options and determined it was too serve out my time as an elected councillor, Like us on Facebook that it is necessary in this case to give eff ect hard to appeal Justice Garde’s decision to the I want to continue to serve the people of cbdnewsmelbourne to the votes and preferences cast in the Supreme Court. Melbourne and all those who wish to see ballot, as determined on the recount. Th ere the market thrive and develop long into the “I greatly appreciate the comments and the CBD News is published by Shane is no alternative if the two candidates who future.” Scanlan ([email protected]). were elected on the recount are to serve on overwhelming support shown to me from “I would welcome the opportunity to the council.” other councillors, council staff and members Journalist: Khiara Elliott - of the public,” he said. continue to work with the council to achieve [email protected] Justice Garde’s action grants Lord Mayor that outcome.” Robert Doyle a majority of councillors in the “Obviously, the outcome is terribly Cr Jackie Watts told CBD News the decision 20,000 copies are printed and 11-member chamber. disappointing for me. Despite this distributed exclusively within disappointment and my great desire to was further evidence of the need to reform Cr Doyle had been critical of Magistrate Melbourne's CBD each month. CBD continue in my role as councillor for the the municipal electoral system. Smith’s decision and had publicly advocated News works for advertisers because remaining three and a half years of the term, for the methodology championed by the “It’s most unjust and is very concerning that people like to know what is happening I do not wish to cause more uncertainty VEC. Cr Doyle admits to speaking with our democracy has malfunctioned to this in their neighbourhood. and interruption to the work of the council VEC Commissioner Warwick Gately on two extent,” she said. by pursuing any appeals against the VCAT Views expressed by contributors are not occasions but both men deny any infl uence Cr Watts has written to the VEC with 32 decision.” those of the publishers. was brought to bear on the VEC’s decision to questions arising from the conduct of the appeal the matter to VCAT. “I remain passionate about the Queen October 22 election. 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It is now apparent that with a scarcity of new long-term development opportunities remaining, inner city tenants in established, high demand locations will continue to not only be price takers, but also accommodation takers with respect to the nature of accommodation able to ILVJJ\WPLKMVY[OLºHɈVYKHISL»WYPJLWVPU[0[PZHWOLUVTLUVUL_WLYPLUJLKPU.SVIHS*P[PLZ[OYV\NOV\[[OL^VYSK^OLYL[OL JVZ[ZVMOV\ZPUNYLU[HSVYW\YJOHZLHUKHJJVTTVKH[PVU[YHKLVɈZYLX\PYLK[VILJSVZL[V[OLJVYLVM]PIYHU[JP[PLZILHY^P[- ULZZ[V[OLYLHSP[`VMSP]PUNPUZ\JO.SVIHS*P[PLZ As NPM expands our footprint, we look forward to assisting landlords and owner occupiers understand the position of your Sam Nathan property in the market, working with you to achieve your desired objectives, and de-mystifying the increasingly complex mar- Managing Director ket in which we live. 3P[[SL3VUZKHSL:[4LSIV\YUL=0*T: M: E: [email protected] W: www.npm.com.au ISSUE 30 CBD NEWS 3 Hot box apartments are a health risk By Sean Car CBD residents face growing health risks associated with heat stress due to poor Australian apartment design standards, a new study by the University of Melbourne has shown. 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