Planning
Greens push shopfront vacancy tax to revitalise shopping strips
The Greens have outlined a plan to introduce a shopfront vacancy tax to try to revive the once popular shopping strips like Macaulay Rd and Errol St.
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Mixed-used building gets green light in West Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a five-storey mixed-use development at a prominent West Melbourne corner after knocking back an original proposal for eight storeys.
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Greens comfortably retain the seat of Melbourne as voter dial barely budges
The Greens’ Ellen Sandell has been re-elected as the Member for Melbourne, securing a third term at the November 26 Victorian Election.
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Kensington midwifery clinic lives to fight another day as lease extended
A Kensington family clinic will keep its doors open for at least another two years after the City of Melbourne resolved to extend its lease after the clinic came under threat of eviction.
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Family’s dismay over book detailing life of a West Melbourne legendary strongman
The family of a man who ran a West Melbourne gym and performed legendary feats of strength, including pulling a fully loaded tram uphill with his teeth, has spoken out over a book they say is full of inaccuracies and tarnishes their father’s legacy.
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New pocket park for North Melbourne gets tick of approval
A new pocket park is coming to North Melbourne by transforming two existing reserves into a bigger park.
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Kids’ respiratory clinic in North Melbourne can ease demand on Royal Children’s Hospital
Local community health service provider Cohealth is reminding parents that they can take their unwell children to a GP-led respiratory clinic (GPRC) for kids in North Melbourne instead of the overwhelmed Emergency Department at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH).
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New owners snap up iconic Witches in Britches theatre
The curtain will soon fall on West Melbourne’s iconic Witches in Britches theatre after a new owner snapped up the building for the first time in nearly three decades.
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Council to install pedestrian crossing for new North Melbourne Primary School campus
A new zebra pedestrian crossing is set to be installed to serve the new North Melbourne Primary School campus before classes start in the new year.
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Resident’s shock and dismay over “unfair” parking fine in her own street
A North Melbourne resident is contesting what she says is an unfair fine after parking in a street she believed was “excepted” for residential permit holders.
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Lightning, dwarfism, community at Arts House
NWMPA: nurturing North and West Melbourne’s growth
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