Community to have its say on draft Royal Park Master Plan
City of Melbourne councillors are expected to vote in favour of endorsing the draft Royal Park Master Plan for community consultation at their September 10 Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting.
“Keep the fire burning”: celebrating NAIDOC Week
A “green oasis” is coming to Roden St in 2025
Politics
“Punitive and opaque”: Arron Wood denounces council closure of Kensington cafe window
Lord Mayoral candidate Arron Wood is taking action to save a beloved Kensington coffee window from closure, but the City of Melbourne says it is “working with the owner to find a way” to keep it open for service.
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Renewed Arron Wood “energised” about the road ahead at Town Hall
“A fresh start, a proven record” is the message at the heart of the Kensingtonian's reinvigorated bid for the City of Melbourne, citing a lack of vision for the city as his prime motivation for returning for another crack at Town Hall.
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Fierce local advocate Mary Masters to run for City of Melbourne
West Melbourne resident Mary Masters is running as the one and only councillor candidate on the Voices for Melbourne team – an independent campaign for the City of Melbourne driven by a group of passionate locals.
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West Melbourne local joins Jamal Hakim’s bid to make history in Melbourne
West Melbourne resident Lawrence Lam has joined current Cr Jamal Hakim’s team vying for the City of Melbourne at October’s election and will run in the second position on its councillor ticket.
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Local architect wants to fill the void left by Rohan Leppert on council
“Melbourne by Design” is the title of the City of Melbourne election campaign being led by local architect Michael Smith, who says it’s critical that the next council has someone who will take city planning seriously.
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“Punitive and opaque”: Arron Wood denounces council closure of Kensington cafe window
Renewed Arron Wood “energised” about the road ahead at Town Hall
Fierce local advocate Mary Masters to run for City of Melbourne
West Melbourne local joins Jamal Hakim’s bid to make history in Melbourne
Local architect wants to fill the void left by Rohan Leppert on council
Columns
A new life for Moonee Ponds Creek?
On Wednesday, September 4, I joined an eclectic troupe of Moonee Ponds Creek (MPC) advocates. We met to hear about any MPC-related progress and refocus our collaboration towards rejuvenation of our forgotten waterway.
North Melbourne’s Lanes Lost and Found – a project by the Hotham History Project
Local News
2024 Royal Melbourne Show: 11 days of fun and festivities
The 2024 Royal Melbourne Show is gearing up to bring hundreds of free activities and experiences to the Melbourne Showgrounds these school holidays, inviting Melburnians to join in the fun from September 26 to October 6.
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“Full steam ahead” at Kensington Rec Centre redevelopment
The new Kensington Community Aquatic and Recreation Centre is edging closer to completion, with tiling of the new 25-metre pool now complete and its beloved four-metre eel sculptures having been reinstated.
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Kensington sisters launch Parents Little Helper
To lighten the administrative load for parents during school holidays, Kensington resident Sally Tonkin and her sister Andrea Silverback have unveiled an innovate new platform called Parents Little Helper.
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Local students step into Southern Hemisphere’s largest biomedical precinct
Science students from Mount Alexander College (MAC) have been encouraged to consider biomedicine for a career during National Science Week.
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North Melbourne locals push for The Roundtable to become permanent
Local authorities and designers continue to discuss the future of The Roundtable installation, which has become a much-loved public feature of Errol Street Reserve.
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2024 Royal Melbourne Show: 11 days of fun and festivities
Local students step into Southern Hemisphere’s largest biomedical precinct
North Melbourne locals push for The Roundtable to become permanent
A win for North Melbourne Primary School as government agrees to 40km/h speed limit on Curzon St
“Keep the fire burning”: celebrating NAIDOC Week
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