Manningham Council campaign


December 15, 2008

Stephen Mayne successfully ran for Manningham Council in the Heidi ward. Here are some relevent links on the campaign, policies, candidates and my recent activities.

Special Mayne Report edition announcing the election results.

Manningham Leader article on big field of candidates, although they've understated past corporate board tilts by 6. Board tilts are not about winning, but rather putting pressure on companies to change their practices or personnel. See the full record of past contested elections, plus this separate list just looking at public company tilts.

Background links

Some recent Mayne Report editions:
Huge votes at Centro Retail and BHP AGMs
BHP Billiton activism victory
Getting on the ABC Learning creditors' committee
Spicing up the Telstra AGM
Macquarie latest profit.

Watch ABC television's Talking Heads profile from Monday, November 10, 2008.

It is important for a councillor to be able to speak well in public, so check out this feedback to speeches I've given over the years.

Listen to weekly spots with Lindy Burns on 774 ABC Melbourne.

Read various contributions and appearances on the Alphaville blog run by The Financial Times of London.

Columns in The Sunday Age from 2007-08.

Recent contributions to Crikey.com.






Radio interviews about Manningham Council result

774 ABC Melbourne with Libby Gore
702 ABC Sydney with Deborah Cameron
4BC Brisbane with Mike Smith
774 ABC Melbourne with Ali Moore


Manningham Leader
-December 3, 2008


Melbourne Weekly Eastern
- December 9-15, 2008