Watch out, Vienna! New boss is gunning for you No Images? Click here We should be No 1And helping the homeless is a start, says 2018 Junior Lord MayorHot shots: 2018 Junior Lord Mayor Chloe Amalfi and Lord Mayor Sally Capp as
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
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