Why a former Port Phillip mayor wants to shrink Melbourne

A former mayor has shared an idea which he hopes will reinvigorate the CBD, by taking suburbs like Kensington and South Yarra, and giving them to a different council to manage.

Port Phillip Councillor, Marcus Pearl, says the idea would allow the City of Melbourne to focus on the CBD.

“We all want a city that achieves its full potential in terms of the CBD,” he told Ross and Russ.

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