Labor takes Melbourne council to court over removal of Victoria election campaign billboards

Victorian Labor has accused Darebin council of interfering by removing election campaign billboards for Northcote MP Kat Theophanous, pictured with the premier Daniel Andrews. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian

The Victorian Labor party has taken Darebin city council to the supreme court for allegedly removing candidate billboards in what it called a politically motivated attack from the “Greens-dominated” council.

The state election contest between Labor MP Kat Theophanous and Greens candidate Campbell Gome for the seat of Northcote, in Melbourne’s inner north, is expected to come down to the wire on Saturday.