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Billabong Boy waltzes into Melbourne Clown Hall

18 December 2017

12:03 PM

18 December 2017

12:03 PM

A young blond professional environmental activist who has never had a real job is set to become the City of Melbourne’s accidental 104th Lord Mayor running a budget of $557 million.

Arron Wood, 42, assumed Melbourne’s top job yesterday when Lord Mayor Robert Doyle AC was forced to take “gardening leave” when serious allegations – including sexual harassment, indecent assault and misconduct – were levelled against him.

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