It was billed as a “unique opportunity” to hear directly from “business-focused candidates” in the running to become the City of Melbourne’s next lord mayor.
But instead, guests at the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry breakfast on Wednesday were treated to a spectacle of shouting, name-calling, a trophy presentation and a flurry of headline-grabbing policy proposals – ranging from free coffees to a potential council merger and even the revival of the Melbourne Star observation wheel.
