A regional Victorian mayor who is travelling to Europe to convince Queen Mary of Denmark to make a reciprocal visit to Australia has been forced to pay for the trip out of his own pocket.Latrobe City ...

A regional Victorian council has come under fire after moving to use thousands of dollars in ratepayer funds to send its mayor to Europe.

By LIAM DURKIN LATROBE City Council passed a notice of motion at an unscheduled council meeting on Monday, March [...] ...

Genius move or "cheeky European vacay"? A cost-cutting regional council has narrowly voted to send its mayor and the city band on an expenses-paid trip to entice Queen Mary into a reciprocal visit.

The full name of Shakespeare’s play is: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The Latrobe City version could well be: The ...

Latrobe City councillors moved to allocate $ ... Cr Leanne Potter told the council the band itself had “tirelessly fundraised” to pay their own way to Europe, and demanded the mayor do the ...