Mayor of the City of Port Phillip, Alex Makin, has clapped back at Premier Jacinta Allan, after she stated inner-city mayors should “get on with the job and not engage in talkfests and flying kites”.

It comes amid a radical proposal to merge inner-city councils into one ‘mega-council’ to cope with fierce financial struggles.

“This is not a story about amalgamation, it’s a story around governance,” Mr Makin told Shane McInnes on 3AW Drive.

Press PLAY to hear him clap back at Jacinta Allan

“If the state government did its job, we wouldn’t need to be in this state.”

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