The party won control of Yarra city council in 2020 but still grapples with realities of being in charge
The Greens have one job to do in suburbanEarlier, at the 2020 election at Yarra city council, the party won five of the nine seats, with socialists picking up two. The Labor party failed to secure a single spot on the council.
Socialist party councillor Stephen Jolly says people are now thinking: “Jesus Christ, when we voted the council where seven of the nine councillors were either Green, or socialists … we did not expect Thatcherite policies.” The Greens shot it down. The council argued it would have gifted the land to private developers. The state government argued the Greens have rejected social housing.
It took a total of four meetings to elect a new mayor, with a deal eventually reached for Sophie Wade to keep the position in the hands of the Greens.The mayor of Yarra city council Sophie Wade with former mayor Gabrielle de Vietri.Media analysis provided by Steem show only two Victorian councils in the past 12 months have received more media coverage than Yarra.
Leane’s office did not answer questions about whether the appointment was political, but a spokesperson says the monitor was appointed “following thoroughly canvassed issues and risks with its governance”.
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