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We should be No 1
And helping the homeless is a start, says 2018 Junior Lord Mayor
Hot shots: 2018 Junior Lord Mayor Chloe Amalfi and Lord Mayor Sally Capp as
Herald Sun's Jason Edwards works to get the perfect shot.
'We should be the World's Most Liveable City'
Forget being second. Melbourne's new Junior Lord Mayor wants our city's number one title back.
And Chloe Amalfi, 12, from Genazzano FCJ College in Kew, has a list of homework for Melbourne to win back its crown.
"We should be the World's Most Liveable City," she told our judges, who declared her the overall winner from seven finalists — one extra than the announced six because of strong and impressive competition entries.
She was "sworn in" at Melbourne Town Hall, and holds the title for a year — getting to wear the mayoral robes, performing official and fun duties, marching with classmates in the Moomba Parade and hanging with Lord Mayor Sally Capp.
Her big-ticket policy is helping Melbourne's homeless, suggesting more empty buildings should be turned into shelters.
"Forty thousand people are on a waiting list for crisis housing," Her Worship said.
The finalists
- Alicia Gec, 10, Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes
- Chloe Amalfi, 12, Genazzano FCJ College, Kew (2018 Junior Lord Mayor)
- Chloe Shovelar, 12, Mentone Girls' Secondary College, Mentone
- Freddie Tremlett, 12, Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra
- Isabella Di Natale, 10, Stella Maris Primary School, Point Cook
- Joshua Elliott, 11, St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale
- Ned Capp, 12, Carrum Primary School, Carrum
The judges
Competition judges (L to R): 3AW radio presenter Denis Walter, Channel Nine newsreader Peter Hitchener, Lord Mayor Sally Capp, Simon Purssey from 13cabs, Dr Jo Clyne from History Teachers' Association of Victoria and Melbourne Day chair Campbell Walker.
With thanks to
Melbourne Day 30 August
Free cupcakes... and all that (fabulous) jazz
Jazzing it up: We're blowing our horn with note-worthy help from music legend Jack Howard (Hunters & Collectors) and the high-octave Wesley College Jazz Ensemble.
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