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 Letter submitted to the Age by City of Melbourne constituent 19/20 Donations come with expectations. (Capp under fire over donor secrecy 18/10) Indeed – who wants what?  Teams Capp, Reed and Yang et al are not only intent on ‘buying’ control of the City of Melbourne council but are refusing to disclose Sources of their hefty campaign budge  Donations ahead …

13 Oct 2020 Herald Sun, Melbourne  

Candidate calls for disclosure Herald Sun: 2020-10-09

COUNCILLOR JACKIE WATTS CALLS ON LORD MAYOR SALLY CAPP AND ALL OTHER CANDIDATES IN THE MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION TO RESPECT VOTERS AND IMMEDIATELY ACTION HER CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY ON DONATIONS DISCLOSURE AND OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Some of the candidates for City of Melbourne lord mayor have outlined their policies and priorities for the 24 October election, which is being held by postal vote. Incumbent Sally Capp suggests holding a festival of women’s sport would revive the city’s fortunes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Deputy Mayor Arron Wood wants to see renewal of …

Jackie Watts Kensington Challenges                                                            3/10/2020   Today, on the invitation of a constituent, I walked through the streets and along the weedy green of the watercourse trailing through Kensington – masquerading as public open space – in order to better understand the particular challenges facing the Kensington community today. The scruffiness and tangled weeds of the watercourse mimic the …

Extract from Docklands News.  30 Sep 2020 Team Morgan-Watts Pollster and chairman of Roy Morgan Research, Gary Morgan is no stranger to the City of Melbourne and he’s going around once again largely to help get long-serving councillor Jackie Watts re-elected. Friends of Queen Victoria Market (QVM) Mary-Lou Howie will run as his deputy under a campaign heavily focused on …

Market Research Update – Page Online: 1 October 2020 Original article by Roy Morgan Now 56% of Victorians (up 19% from 3 weeks ago) say Melbourne’s restaurants/clubs/hotels/cafes should be able to open with proper social distancing, 61% (up 1% from 2 weeks ago) say Melburnians should now be able to travel more than 5km from their home and 59% (up …

Gary Morgan（Morgan-Watts 团队） 民意调查专家Gary Morgan是第五次被提名为市长候选人，维多利亚女王市场活动人士Mary-Lou Howie为副市长候选人，而他们的第一议员候选人将是长期议员兼工党成员Jackie Watts。   Morgan-Watts团队希望扩大有轨电车的免费区，并反对提议的安全注射室。他们想把空置的建筑重新用作社会住房或避难所。   Michael Kennedy、Haya Al-Daghlas和Dashi Zhang也在议会候选人之列。  

Interview on 3AW with Councillor Jackie Watts regarding the impact of restrictions on the QVM