Mock Press Release

While in today's Strat Comm class, we received breaking news of a protest in Melbourne's Central Business District. This took place near a construction site where three people were tragically killed after a wall collapsed on them. Our task was to create a Press Release that the Mayor of Melbourne would be likely to release.

Mayor condemns union protestors

  Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle has condemned the actions of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) for disrupting traffic in Melbourne’s CBD during an impromptu protest.

Mayor Cr Doyle expressed dissatisfaction with the Union for not alerting authorities until the morning of the march, disrupting the routine of many commuters.

“While I am sympathetic to the CFMEU’s cause and believe that protesting is a right in any democracy, nobody from the Union contacted the council or the police and said that they were holding a protest in Melbourne’s streets," Mayor Cr Doyle said. 

 "They had plenty of opportunity to contact the City of Melbourne and say that they were holding a rally today, rather than walk off the job at 10am this morning.”

The Mayor will be holding a press conference outside the Melbourne Town Hall at 1pm today where he will take further questions on the matter.