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| Sports personality and former MP Phil Cleary runs for Melbourne lord mayor | |
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| Former federal MP and Victorian sporting personality Phil Cleary is going back on the campaign trail, vying to become Melbourne’s next lord mayor. | Former federal MP and Victorian sporting personality Phil Cleary is going back on the campaign trail, vying to become Melbourne’s next lord mayor. |
| The 63-year-old from Brunswick launched his campaign on Thursday outside Queen Victoria Market after being approached by stallholders concerned by a council decision to redevelop the site. | The 63-year-old from Brunswick launched his campaign on Thursday outside Queen Victoria Market after being approached by stallholders concerned by a council decision to redevelop the site. |
| “I understood their pain, and thought what [current mayor] Robert Doyle was proposing unbelievably destructive and expensive,” he said. “Within a blink of an eye they were asking me to run for lord mayor.” | “I understood their pain, and thought what [current mayor] Robert Doyle was proposing unbelievably destructive and expensive,” he said. “Within a blink of an eye they were asking me to run for lord mayor.” |
| Cleary became the first independent MP to take the safe Labor seat of Wills in 1992, formerly held by the former prime minister Bob Hawke. He remained in politics until 1996, when the Labor party won the seat back. | Cleary became the first independent MP to take the safe Labor seat of Wills in 1992, formerly held by the former prime minister Bob Hawke. He remained in politics until 1996, when the Labor party won the seat back. |
| Cleary thinks it might give him an edge against Doyle, who was a former Liberal party leader in Victoria. | Cleary thinks it might give him an edge against Doyle, who was a former Liberal party leader in Victoria. |
| “Robert Doyle is a product of the Liberal party machinery, I’m not a product of any machinery,” he said. | “Robert Doyle is a product of the Liberal party machinery, I’m not a product of any machinery,” he said. |
| Having voted on four federal budgets while he was an MP, Cleary hopes to revisit the way money is invested by the council. | Having voted on four federal budgets while he was an MP, Cleary hopes to revisit the way money is invested by the council. |
| “A lot of the investment is going into shoebox towers that are uninhabited,” he said. | “A lot of the investment is going into shoebox towers that are uninhabited,” he said. |
| Housing for the homeless in Melbourne is a priority for Cleary, who hopes to address the issue by hosting a forum to understand the “systemic problems” hindering lasting solutions. | Housing for the homeless in Melbourne is a priority for Cleary, who hopes to address the issue by hosting a forum to understand the “systemic problems” hindering lasting solutions. |
| He believes smart investment in renewable energy would contribute to lower costs for ratepayers and he is campaigning to have the MCG converted to an “iconic renewable energy centre”. | He believes smart investment in renewable energy would contribute to lower costs for ratepayers and he is campaigning to have the MCG converted to an “iconic renewable energy centre”. |
| People’s view of the current leadership was waning, he said. “It’s time for him [Mr Doyle] to go ... He’s had two terms, I don’t see the point of anyone going beyond two terms.” | People’s view of the current leadership was waning, he said. “It’s time for him [Mr Doyle] to go ... He’s had two terms, I don’t see the point of anyone going beyond two terms.” |
| Council elections will be held in October. | Council elections will be held in October. |
| Comment was being sought from Doyle. | Comment was being sought from Doyle. |