Clover Moore
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore pays her respects at the Cenotaph during the ANZAC Dawn Service at the Martin Place Cenotaph on April 25, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Veterans, dignitaries and members of the public today marked the 98th anniversary of ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day, April 25, 1915 when allied First World War forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. A public holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, commemoration events are held across both countries in remembrance of those who fought and died in all wars.
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She [the Prime Minister] said that we know societies only reach their full potential if women are politically participating. Women are destroying the joint - Christine Nixon in Melbourne, Clover Moore here. Honestly.
We need real reform, not new boundaries
Putting the City's strong financial position and long term capital works program at risk by manipulating boundaries as the recent Sansom report recommends, is dangerous and incredibly recklessMore quotes »
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Mayors mobilise to fight mergers
Clover Moore speaks to the media on Premier Barry O'Farrell's proposed joint traffic and transport committee. Picture: John Appleyard Source: NewsLocal MAYORS are mobilising to fight a radical shake-up of the city's councils, with a new peak body being s from The Daily Telegraph Read more »
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Sydney city council to spend record $1.9bn
THE City of Sydney will spend almost $2 billion over the next decade on building projects in an attempt to boost the city's international reputation. The council said on Tuesday it would spend a record $1.9 billion on capital works in the next 10 years. from PerthNow Read more »
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Clover to ramp up bike network
Pedestrians and cyclists share footpaths on the foot bridge over Darling Harbour leading into Sydney's CBD. Picture: John Grainger Source: The Daily Telegraph AS one Sydney council reviews shared paths following clashes between speeding cyclists, prams, from NEWS.com.au Read more »
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Sydney's Chinatown gets makeover
CHINATOWN will undergo a makeover that includes a new plaza, wider footpaths and more trees under a new plan by the City of Sydney. The proposed new plaza on Thomas St is part of the council's Chinatown Public Domain Plan to improve the look and feel of from Herald Sun Read more »
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Sydney streets to showcase poetry
The verses of poets including W B Yeats, Rainer Maria Rilke and Judith Wright will grace the sides of Sydney's cleaning trucks over May. The Sydney Writers' Festival initiative aims to put poetry in unexpected places while encouraging the community to th from Ninemsn Read more »