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EastEnders – Lord Mayor, Nick Reece

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EastEnders are pleased to invite you to their next meeting which will be held in the Leichardt Room at 27-29 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, on Monday 18 August 2025, at 10:00am.

While the Lord Mayor is no stranger to EastEnders, this is the first time that he will be attending in his new capacity. We know we can look forward to an informative and entertaining speech with no shortage of challenging questions from our group.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be up close and personal to our Lord Mayor and raise any matter that you would like him to discuss.

Let’s fill the room with enthusiastic EastEnders and friends committed to a safe, secure and diverse Melbourne that is welcoming to all.

The details of this event are:

Date: Monday 18 August 2025
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Leichardt Room, 27-29 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000
Directions: entrance is on left side of building

The session is hosted by EastEnders.

There are some current matters where your input might be timely.

  • The Council Vision and Council Plan is for consideration by City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee on Tuesday 19 August 2025.
    www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/meeting/future-melbourne-committee-19-august-2025
  • The Lord Mayor has welcomed that the Federal Government has conditionally approved three high-rise towers in Queen Victoria Market’s Southern Precinct, despite concerns over heritage impacts.
  • The Lord Mayor asserts that pedestrian etiquette in Melbourne has reached new lows. He suggests that we “return order to our footpaths while also celebrating our walking economy. Stay calm. Be kind. Keep left. Or we may need the strong arm of the law to fix things”.
  • The City of Melbourne’s Community Engagement Policy is being reviewed and inputs are invited. Share your thoughts by 10 September 2025 and/or let the Lord Mayor know at EastEnders.
    participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community-engagement-policy-2025

You may have many other matters that can also be raised.


EastEnders look forward to seeing you at their events!

Have Your Say Draft Budget 2025

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The City of Melbourne has issued the Draft Budget 2025-26, and Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29, for community consultation. This is an opportunity to learn more about these important documents and to have your say by providing your feedback to the City of Melbourne by 5pm, 2 June 2025.

Besides providing your feedback to the City of Melbourne for their consideration, you’re also welcome to send an email to feedback@residents3000.org.au if you need any further information or wish to let us know your thoughts.

Participate Melbourne

Draft Budget 2025-26

Consultation on the Draft Budget 2025-26 is now open.

The $732.4 million Draft Budget 2025–26 invests in delivering essential services for our growing community, reducing our reliance on borrowing and ensuring Melbourne remains an admired, dynamic, global capital city.

For details and to make a submission, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/budget-2025-26. Provide your feedback by 5pm, 2 June 2025.


Participate Melbourne

Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29

Consultation on the Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29 is now open.

The Revenue and Rating Plan is an important part of Council’s integrated planning framework. It sets out the principles that guide how Council calculates and raises the revenue required to fund its activities, and how the funding burden will be apportioned between ratepayers and other users of Council facilities and services.

For details and to make a submission, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/revenue-and-rating-plan-2025-29. Provide your feedback by 5pm, 2 June 2025.


Besides providing your feedback to the City of Melbourne by 5pm, 2 June 2025, you’re also welcome to send an email to feedback@residents3000.org.au if you need any further information or wish to let us know your thoughts.

Follow-up of Meet the Candidates for Lord Mayor …

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We are grateful for the significant interest and overwhelming attendance at this special event.

The following declared candidates were invited and all agreed to participate –

Lists of Melbourne City Council election candidates, for Leadership Team (Lord Mayor & Deputy Lord Mayor) nominations, and for Councillor nominations, are available from the Victorian Electoral Commission.

Information about the Melbourne City Council election is available from the Victorian Electoral Commission.

We wish to thank our business sponsors for their support of our association and the local resident community:

Melbourne Boutique Property
Fawkner May
Kieser Collins Street
CBD Facility Management

This event was a collaboration with additional funding contributed through the City Precinct Traders Association.

We also thank Russel Howcroft as special guest compère for the presentations and Q&A with the candidates. Russel is a resident of East Melbourne and was thrilled to collaborate with our community for this important night. Over a long career in media and marketing, Russel has been one of the most prominent voices on the cultural and economic importance of advertising, particularly through his role as a panellist on the ABC TV series “Gruen”, and is currently host of “3AW Breakfast with Ross & Russel”, the #1 breakfast radio show in Melbourne.

If you have any event follow-up questions for candidates, please email us at: info@residents3000.org.au.

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Forum 3000 – Meet the Candidates for Lord Mayor, with guest compère Russel Howcroft

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We wish to apologise that the venue is now at capacity, and no more registrations are possible.

We are grateful for the significant interest and overwhelming registrations to attend this special event.

We are maintaining a waiting list of unconfirmed registration requests, and if there happens to be late cancellations, we will advise if any seats become available. We apologise for any inconvenience.

If you have registered but are no longer able to attend, please email us at register@residents3000.org.au so that we may reallocate your seats. We sincerely thank you for your interest and cooperation.

The following declared candidates have been invited –

Lists of Melbourne City Council election candidates, in ballot order, for Leadership Team (Lord Mayor & Deputy Lord Mayor) nominations, and Councillor nominations, are available from the Victorian Electoral Commission.

We wish to thank our business sponsors for their support of our association and the local resident community:

Melbourne Boutique Property
Fawkner May
Kieser Collins Street
CBD Facility Management

This event is a collaboration with additional funding contributed through the City Precinct Traders Association.

If you need any further information, please email us at: register@residents3000.org.au.

You must have registered to ensure admittance to this special event. Unfortunately, late entry on the night has now become very strictly limited due to venue capacity. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Dear Members and Supporters,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am writing to inform you of my decision to embark upon a leave of absence from the Residents 3000 Committee over this council election campaign period as I pursue a new opportunity in public service.

After careful consideration, I have decided to run for a councillor position in the upcoming elections under the banner, Team Morgan Make Melbourne Safe (Gary Morgan, Liz Ge, myself, and William Caldwell) as an independent team formed only with City of Melbourne residents.

This decision comes from my desire to contribute more directly to our community and to address the challenges and opportunities we face in the Melbourne CBD. I believe that serving on the council will allow me to advocate effectively for the interests of residents on a broader platform.

During this election period, I am taking a leave of absence from the Residents 3000 Committee to ensure there is no conflict of interest and to devote my full attention to the campaign. Please know that this decision was not made lightly, and I remain committed to the values and purposes of Residents 3000.

I look forward to continuing our shared mission through a different avenue or returning to the Residents 3000 Committee after the election period.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Yours truly,

Rafael Camillo
President

Follow-up of Annual General Meeting 2024 …

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Thanks for everyone who attended our AGM 2024. It was a great success. We also have a new Committee.

We also received updates from Lord Mayor, Nicholas Reece. And special thanks to our guest vocalist and musician, Alfredo Malabello, who once again shared his talents with us before and after the presentations.

The room was filled with joy and has again demonstrated the importance of our local CBD community.

Rafael Camillo
President and Committee Members

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