Latest articles by Sean Car
Ozanam House to play key role in city’s homelessness support boost
Ozanam House in North Melbourne will play a central role in the City of Melbourne’s expanded frontline response to homelessness, as the council prepares to deliver what it says is the biggest suite of dedicated homelessness services in its history.
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High Court to hear public housing tower demolition challenge
The long-running legal battle over Victoria’s public housing tower demolition program is heading to the nation’s highest court, in a major development for residents in North Melbourne and Kensington fighting to stop the destruction of their homes.
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Council pushes for no-truck zones in Kensington as tunnel impacts deepen
The City of Melbourne has significantly escalated its response to the West Gate Tunnel’s inner-city impacts, unanimously backing a push to investigate 24/7 no-truck zones in suburbs including Kensington, and North and West Melbourne.
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Council report backs return of $2 swims and free lessons after strong summer results
The City of Melbourne is set to make its cut-price pool entry and free swimming lesson programs a regular feature of summer after a new evaluation found both initiatives delivered strong take-up, broad community benefits and measurable gains in water confidence.
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New Pilates studio opens in Kensington with strong local turnout
A new Pilates studio has opened in Kensington, with locals turning out in force to welcome do pilates Kensington at its official launch on May 2.
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Funding lifeline for cohealth clinics, but management concerns remain unresolved
The federal government has pledged a further $1.5 million to help keep cohealth’s general practice services operating in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington for another year.
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Fresh budget funding keeps Arden Secondary School moving, but questions remain
The long-awaited Arden Secondary School has received a further funding boost in the Victorian Budget, offering another positive sign that planning for the new inner-city high school is continuing, even if key details remain frustratingly unclear.
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“Option 2” set to end long Hawke St saga as council moves to lock in greening plan
After years of redesigns, delays and community frustration, the City of Melbourne appears finally set to bring the long-running Hawke St greening saga to a close, with councillors expected to endorse the now clearly preferred “Option 2” at the Future Melbourne Committee meeting on May 19.
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Boy seriously injured after falling under train at North Melbourne Station
A schoolboy remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition after becoming trapped under a train at North Melbourne Station on Monday afternoon.
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Calls grow for state to finish outstanding works at Kensington Primary School
Fresh calls are being made for the Victorian Government to complete long-outstanding building works at Kensington Primary School, with the school council arguing that a major upgrade project signed off years ago remains only partially finished.
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Victoria St speed cuts and Hawke St greening among latest West Gate Tunnel responses
The City of Melbourne has provided its latest update on the impacts of the West Gate Tunnel, outlining a series of responses now under way across North and West Melbourne and Kensington as traffic patterns continue to settle following the tunnel’s opening in December.
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Councillors vote for independent Queen Victoria Market governance review
City of Melbourne councillors have voted 10-1 to commission an independent review into the management and governance of Queen Victoria Market, setting up what could become one of the most consequential examinations of the institution in more than a decade.
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North and West Melbourne, Kensington score key wins in cautious council budget
The City of Melbourne’s 2026-27 draft budget is, overall, a careful and fiscally restrained document.
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Residents press Metro Tunnel team over rail noise near South Kensington
Kensington residents have stepped up their campaign over noise from the new Metro Tunnel entrance near South Kensington Station, with a recent community meeting laying bare ongoing frustration about rail squeal, delays in responses and limited access to monitoring data.
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Hawke St residents petition council over preferred greening plan
West Melbourne residents have formally presented a petition to the City of Melbourne calling for changes to the council’s preferred concept for greening Hawke St, arguing the current proposal would worsen living conditions for those along the south side of the road.
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Curtain set to fall on Witches in Britches site as councillors weigh office plan
A prominent West Melbourne corner long associated with the iconic Witches in Britches theatre restaurant is set to face a major transformation, with councillors next week to consider plans for a new four-storey office development on the site.
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Arden developer shortlist narrows as questions grow over secondary school and infrastructure
Planning for Melbourne’s future Arden precinct has entered a new phase, with Development Victoria confirming it has narrowed the field of developers competing to deliver the project’s central district from four bidders to two.
Read MoreCommunity group questions cohealth decisions ahead of government review
A community advocacy group has raised concerns about the actions of inner-city health provider cohealth, questioning how recent government funding has been used as an independent review into the organisation’s services nears completion.
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Council pushes to lock in land for parks and path in fast-growing Macaulay
The City of Melbourne is seeking stronger planning protection over a series of sites in Macaulay as it tries to secure land for future parks, drainage works and a key walking and cycling corridor in the rapidly growing precinct.
Read MoreKensington residents call for truck ban as petition gains traction
A growing number of Kensington residents are calling for heavy trucks to be banned from Kensington Rd, arguing that increasing freight traffic through residential streets is putting safety and amenity at risk.
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