FIRED UP: Gary Morgan torches Catherine Ng’s dismal record and stakes his claim

Quirky rich bloke Gary Morgan excelled himself in an online Lord Mayor’s candidate forum on the Herald Sun website today.

In stark contrast to many other weak candidates, he answered all manner of intrusive and aggressive questions and…

MIA: Robert Doyle’s low profile campaign attracts Youtube criticism

Former Liberal leader Robert Doyle is the best known of the candidates to be Melbourne’s Lord Mayor. But he’s certainly levelled the playing field by not showing up to debates and keeping his distance from voters. Youtube funsters have launched an attack on Doyle on video, even visiting the offices of 3AW in search of the missing candidate. Gold.

MORE MAYORAL: The fun never ends

Interesting to compare the Lord Mayoral prediction market with Sportingbet where it appears substantial sums have been bet on racing identity Nick Columb to move him from being a longshot to being third favourite. Without a direct mail…

PREDICT IT: Who will win the Lord Mayoral election?

VEXNEWS has established a prediction market in the excellent hubdub site on the question of who will win the Lord Mayoralty of Melbourne.

Robert Doyle was strong early favourite, although has been eclipsed in recent trading by the bi-partisan…

DEPUTY DRAMA: Greedy Gary Singer goes ghoulish, grubbing for votes, but can he live down his own shameful past?

Melbourne’s Deputy Lord Mayor Gary Singer seems like an impressive candidate until you look at his press clippings and see how he’s performed over the past four years. While he dresses in finery, he clearly has the hide of a rhino. Hopefully an endangered one.

DANGER: Melbourne’s Planning Czar puts bicyclists at risk of death

Lord Mayoral wannabe and Liberal plaything Catherine Ng faces accusations that her policy failure has been responsible for at least one death with the very real risk that her indolence could cost more bicyclist lives on the Swanston Street killing fields.

DEB8: Melbourne City Council election frolics continue

Lord Mayoral candidate Nick Columb had a great time at this morning’s Melbourne Press Club candidate debate at the Windsor Hotel. He paid out on bludger councillor Catherine Ng, describing her as a “part-time part-timer” and gave character assessments on…

GETTING LAID: Councillor Ng cunning linguistics dupe The Age

Melbourne Lord Mayoral wannabe Catherine Ng appears to have massively duped The Age’s Kate Lahey, in a way that could have serious professional implications. Was Ng smart enough to pull off this deception on her own or did she have a little help from her friends?

NG: Mayoral candidate faces prosecution over posters

Catherine Ng’s campaign has been embroiled in scandal following Herald Sun revelations she will be prosecuted by the City of Melbourne for illegal election campaign posters.

BLAME GAME: Ng does what she does best – nothing

Catherine Ng has had seven years as chair of Melbourne’s Planning Committee to do something about alcohol-fuelled noise and violence that does so much to disturb residents and disrupt businesses in the Melbourne central business district.

She has presided…