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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Thanks to everyone who built Victorian Socialists and voted for us. We got highest vote of any minor party today - this is unbelievable for socialism in Australia. We ahead atm for the 5th spot but dodgy preference deals could yet steal the win from us. 69% vote still be counted.

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Stephen Jolly

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3 years

Latest episode of Melbourne Calling: Star athlete Tayla Harris talks about footy, fighting, and life in the s... via @YouTube

Star athlete Tayla Harris talks about footy, fighting, and life in...

Queensland born athlete Tayla Harris has racked up an impressive list of achievements at just 24. The marquee player spent several years with AFLW clubs Bris...

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

(1/3) I'm not going to second guess the State medical authorities decision to lock down 11 high rise public housing towers today. However if shared elavators and laundries are reason enough to lock down a tower, what about private multi-unit high rise developments?

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6 years

The Victorian Socialist vote of 18927 in Northern Metropolitan Region was highest in Oz history for a socialist in a single seat. We will receive $90,000 in electoral funding plus more from our Broady vote. We have only just begun

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

RIP Moss Cass who died yesterday, 95 years old. Leftwing Whitlam gov minister, created the environmental impact statement, made community radio possible, pushed Medicare forward, started 'Earthworker' (worker-green alliance), Member for Maribynong, North Carlton resident.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Boycott Barry Cafe for the crime of wage theft: 54 High St, Northcote.

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

One way of getting around heritage protection: Albert Rd, Albert Park

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

The Australia Day announcement is about a Prime Minister trying to whip up racism and nationalism to get votes. It's a desperate act by a desperate leader. Ps I'm on ABC TV news tonight on this

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

@maxuthink @_patmurray @BabbyUnit Got news: owners told last year they’d need permit to convert and they backed off. Now they seem to be trying again without permit. Yarra eforcement officers visiting them 4pm today. Will keep you informed

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

(3/3) Services and food support are a start for tenants. But it's time guaranteed internet access and suitable devices were added to the government response. Over next years of disease containment, communication infrastructure will be revealed as critical public good

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

(2/3) We must ensure we don't create a 21st ghetto policed by cops. The towers are jam packed full of massive families living off desperately thin resources as it is. We need organised food drops-offs; social workers 24/7; and an end to this as soon as it's safe to do so.

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

This Tuesday night I'll be asking Yarra Council to start a trial of allowing interested residents to run EV charging cables like these (at their expense). It's already being trialled in the UK and Port Phillip Council in Melbourne

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

I don't normally put personal stuff on Twitter, but my son Oscar Jolly graduated from ANU today and I'm so proud of him

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

We have a Collingwood street named after mass murderer Oliver Cromwell so let’s have a street named after the only Australian honoured in the US National Civil Rights Museum - the great Peter Norman

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

At long last Yarra Council spending big on cycle infrastructure - $900,000 in tonight’s budget for extension of Wellington St dedicated lane up to Johnston St plus new dedicated lane in Elizabeth St, Richmond linking up with Albert St, East Melbourne

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Today the Victorian Electoral Commission formally registered 'Victorian Socialists' as Australia's newest political party

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Stephen Jolly

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8 years

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

I'm being contacted by lots of frightened and angry public housing tenants in my area. We need more explanation about this from our local State member and Public Housing Minister, Richard Wynne. What extra resources will tenants get? Surely it's not just police.

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Stephen Jolly

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1 year

Greens just announced that Yarra Cllr Amanda Stone has quit their party

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

RIP Grant McCracken, the legend of Brunswick St

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Stephen Jolly

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8 years

An artist beautified and humanised a bus shelter on Heidelberg Rd, Alphington.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

This is how to deal with nazis: Liverpool makes a stand and runs far-right marchers out of town

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

In Victoria, we need to give the voter full control over their own preferences - plus the right not to preferences at all

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

The State government is distributing 50 free masks per resident on Yarra's 12 public housing towers and walk-up buildings. This is approximately 250,000 masks. It's an effective public health initiative, almost Cuban-style, and is a direct result of resident pressure.

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Idea that more apartments will ipso facto lead to cheaper housing flies in face of reality. Affordable housing needs government to expand public housing plus developers being made to incorporate a percentage of low cost housing in every development. Can't be left to market forces

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

I just told Council that Alphington locals today wrote to Local Gov Minister and the local MP asking to be taken out of Yarra and into Darebin. They say they're not getting value for their rates or being listened to re issues like parking. The CEO agreed to meet committee reps.

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

On night shift at 108 - on the roof, level 101. That’s Eureka down there

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Thanks to community uproar, the anti-democratic provisions of Yarra's Code of Conduct were taken out at the Council meeting tonight. Well done everyone!

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

3 years

The State government has just announced the appointment of a Municipal Monitor for Yarra Council

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Devastating news that Jane Garrett has passed away. When she was Yarra Mayor she was the driving force for the transformation of Victoria Park into the amazing place it is today for our community.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Thanks to Noam Chomsky for his overnight endorsement of Victorian Socialists. “The appearance of Victorian Socialists is one of the encouraging developments that offer some hope for overcoming the severe crises that loom before us.”

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Good morning Melbourne

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

‘The biggest socialist election campaign of our generation’

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Stephen Jolly

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3 years

Minister writes to Yarra Council over parklet fees

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Good point but last year the Greens said no to social housing next to Collingwood Town Hall. Let's be consistent and fix this error going forward

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Fiona Patten re-elected in Northern Metro taking 5th spot. ALP got 2 places; Greens & Libs 1 each. Congrats to winners. Victorian Socialists received 3771 more votes than Reason but superior preferences meant they caught up. Thanks to our volunteers and voters. VS is here stay!

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

5 years

VEC countback for Yarra Counci position vacated by resigning Green won by....soocialist candidate Bridget O’Brien! This is huge. 2 socialist Cllrs at Yarra now.

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Stephen Jolly

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1 year

Yarra Council votes 6-3 for Bin Taxes ignoring massive community outrage. This will bite these 6 Councillors on the backside at next years election. 6: Cllrs Landes, Mohamud, Stone, Crossland, Wade and Nguyen 3: Cllrs O'Brien, Glynatsis and me

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Stephen Jolly

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7 years

Solidarity with Yarra Council telephone staff who today faced a minority of racist and violent calls from neo-nazis today

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Thanks to Clifton Hill resident Denise who rang and told me thst she and her husband are Liberal voters but will vote Victorian Socialists this time

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

1 year

(1/2) At last night's Yarra Council meeting, Mayor Nguyen voted for Cllr Bridgid O'Brien's motion to use Federal housing funding to reopen the project for new social housing in Collingwood. Unfortunately the Greens & their allies voted the plan down, just as they did 2 years ago.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Yarra Council passed condolence motiion re tragic death of Eurydice Dixon. She was brought up with her brother and father in public housing in Yarra. Her dad Jeremy was an occupier during the Richmond SC battle in the 1990s and a current campaigner for more public housing

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

2 years

I encourage everyone to attend this Tuesday's Yarra Council meeting (7pm Richmond Town Hall) where the gag policy is to be voted on, followed by an attempt to limit resident's ability to stand up to dodgy development (details to follow)

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Some locals want newly resurfaced Clifton Hill running track named after this legend. Do you agree? Peter Norman to be recognised for role in 1968 Black Power salute via @theage

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Ann Peacock and Roxy Jacenko - our latest two Victorian Socialist members, accordingly to the Herald Sun. Nice work

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

The Master Race visits Clifton Hill. In three chapters

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Took this at work today from the current top of 108 - floor 95 of what will be 101 stories. That's Eureka Tower on far right.

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

I'm getting more and more letters like this about the price hikes of this Council

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

I'm hearing the Liberals will shut down Yarra Council and merge it with City of Melbourne if they win the State election. Bigger Councils mean even less accountability to the public.

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Stephen Jolly

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10 years

Yarra Council just voted 7-0 (1 Green Cllr abstained) in favour of starting process to name a new Richmond street in Jacques complex Dyer St

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Stephen Jolly

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8 months

The position of Dep Mayor comes with a $60k+ allowance. Normal Councillors at Vic Councils get between $30-40k gross. Last year Yarra's Deputy Mayor chaired only one meeting. Getting an extra $25k for this is obscene. The Minister should stop insisting Councils have this position

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

I’ve had a few complaints that Council is thinking of spending $30k on Black Lives Matter. Same complainants say jack shit about the same budget spending an extra $230k on private consultants - an 8.1% rise to over $3m. I think the reason is racism

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

6 years

How Britain stole $45 trillion from India. And lied about it.

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Stephen Jolly

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3 years

Great to see the night clubs back in operation in Fitzroy - so why does Yarra Council continue to have their meetings online? Maximum barriers between Councillors making unpopular decisions and a dissatisfied public seems to be the logic. Bring back Town Hall democracy!

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

3 years

(1/2) Massive win for struggling hospitality venues and their staff last night. Yarra Council was forced into a humiliating retreat and scraped the parklet fees in order to be allowed to access the new $54m parklet assistance from the government.

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

Personally, this is my favourite penthouse at 108 - the 95th floor looking over the city

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

5 years

Yarra Council to start live broadcasting of Council meetings from November. It's good for accountability but I don't think Netflix will need to stress too much

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

If you live in the far north of my Ward (Clifton Hill, South Fairfield or Alphington), please vote 1 Victorian Socialists and then preference the least bad of the rest. Kath, and a united Left as expressed in VS, represent the politics of the future

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

I love recounts :) However it's only 14% counted and will change

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

It’ll be nice to have a statue to someone who didn’t massacre people or steal their land

Council seeks feedback over plan to immortalise a plinth of rock

Yarra City Council will seek feedback from the community on a statue of Michael Hutchence in Richmond, which would be funded by his friends, family and fans.

www.theage.com.au

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

7 years

The inspiring North Fitzroy community campaign has meant a 16-storey tower is now a mandatory 10 stories. People Power works

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

7 years

I've asked Eddie Maguire and/or CFC to pay for a statue like this at Victoria Park. Least they can do. I'll let you all know what they say

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Just took this from the 98th floor of Australia’s tallest building, 108 in Southbank, Melbourne.

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

10 yrs ago Aboriginal people and socialists held rallies to oppose the then new Local Law 8 to ban public drinking on Yarra streets. On Tuesday Council votes for officers to only have to THINK you have alcohol for them to fine you. Attend and oppose, 7pm Richmond Town Hall

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Stephen Jolly

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1 year

Why is "Australia's most progressive Council" using ratepayers money to employ private security for the Council meeting on Tuesday? Locals are not violent neo-Nazis, they simply oppose Bin Taxes and want to use their (truncated) rights to speak at the meeting. Very very bad look.

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

5 years

I’m in the Age today and on Channel 9 news tonight about the failure of the market to provide homes for ordinary people and the need for a revolution in housing policy

Inner-city council set to vote for minimum apartment sizes, amid concern over 'dog boxes'

A push is on to mandate minimum apartment floor sizes, a move which would limit the lucrative practice of developers mass-selling cramped apartments at high profit margins.

www.theage.com.au

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

8 years

Resignation letter from Socialist Party

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

So the lesson for Australia from Macron’s retreat is clear: protesting, striking, and generally carrying on like a pork chop is much more effective than letters to the editor, voting Green or ALP, praying etc etc

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Glenn Druery admits his shananigans got Reason's Fiona Patten elected into the Upper House 4 years ago. I got 6000 more first preference votes than her but she enjoyed way better preference flows and overtook me for the 5th spot in Northern Metro.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Fitzroy public housing tenants occupying their DHS office right now

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Stephen Jolly

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8 years

Clifton Hill's coolest letterbox. She changes the theme regularly, often to quite progressive political messages

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Prepoll started in Richmond and we reckon we"re on 50%. Stop the election now I'd say

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Mark Latham has lived off taxpayers all this pathetic life: 'Everybody hates a welfare rorter': Latham spruiks DNA testing plan for Aboriginal people via @smh

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

Just interviewed for Ch 10’s The Project on how weak or non-existent planning laws facilitate a ‘Dictatorship of the Developers’ in Aussie cities. For example bedrooms built with no natural light (banned in New York) and new high rises built without a single low cost housing unit

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Stephen Jolly

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7 years

Darebin Council have a motion this week to follow Yarra's lead on January 26th

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Stephen Jolly

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8 years

Passed tonight :)

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Very welcome, very humbling message from Tom Ballard

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Stephen Jolly

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1 year

(2/2) Talking about low cost housing the Greens love to do, but in the one part of Australia they actually control they have twice now said "no thanks". This project be revisited after the Council election next year, that you can put your house on.

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

This is my last 108 pics. Night shift Friday night. Just been up in crane and it’s pretty high on the tallest building in Australia.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

My daughter got heated off her Melbourne construction site at 8.30am this morning because the temperature hit the magic 35 degrees. Thanks to the CFMEU she still gets 8 hours pay.

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

My $25 on Gaetano Greco in Preston may have been a good bet

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

5 years

@_patmurray Got news: owners told last year they’d need permit to convert and they backed off. Now they seem to be trying again without permit. Yarra eforcement officers visiting them 4pm today. Will keep you informed

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

6 years

Metro mismanage our trains while making millions in profit - tonight they trying to shake down Yarra Council with a 240%+ price rise to allow a much needed bike path connection near Rushall Station. No to privatisation, Yes to publicly-owned public transport #gansterswithoutguns

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Letter in Herald Sun. Graeme is an ex-Collingwood Mayor and health permitting is coming to Council this Tuesday to fight this change

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Stephen Jolly

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1 year

2 more street meetings tonight in Yarra on the proposed Bin Taxes and cuts to pick-ups. Collingwood (left) and Fitzroy

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

Yarra passes budget to jack up rates, defer millions of dollars of important capital works and increase fees and charges by over the rate of inflation, including childcare, respite care and more. Not very helpful for locals dealing with a depression. I voted against.

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Stephen Jolly

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10 years

Lots of raw emotions and tears from Richmond supporters in support of Jack Dyer Street

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Stephen Jolly

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4 years

Proof, if you need it, that giving a shit and then mobilising gets results

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Democracy is under attack at Yarra. Fewer Council meetings, reduced community input at meetings and now no meeting at all.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

I voted with a majority of other Yarra Councillors to question the extortionate quotes from Metro Trains re Rushall Reserve bike lane. Let’s power ahead with this much needed infrastructure

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

If Labor announces Melbourne Metro 2, it should go through a new and much needed North Fitzroy station on Alexander Pde and then onto Victoria Park. This will make Doncaster Rail link possible

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Stephen Jolly

@stephenjolly99

6 years

Residents asked me tonight to not win on Saturday and stay on Council. Very tempting

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Yarra is officially in revolt. Locals have called an unauthorised people's Council meeting on the steps of Richmond Town this Friday 5pm. Hope to see you there.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

Thanks to the meat workers union (AMIEU) for their $1000 donation to Victorian Socialists and to the Lebanese Communist Party (Melbourne branch) for their $300. We are a broad church of the Left :)

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

88% counted in N. Metro, we on 19,000 votes (highest vote for a socialist in Oz) - 4th behind ALP, Greens & Libs and ahead of other 15 parties. Preferences mean one will jump us for last spot. With 19,000 votes & machine of 100s of young people, Victorian Socialists here to stay.

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Stephen Jolly

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5 years

Reminds you what a cockhead Jeff Kennett was to close 350 schools in the 1990s

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

The first victims of the nazis were socialists and communists

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Stephen Jolly

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2 years

Btw I've had to change my Twitter bio to adhere to the new Yarra Council code of conduct. I wish they policed election promises as hard as they do this stuff.

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Stephen Jolly

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6 years

A great win this morning for Hosier Lane

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