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Public housing residents class action trial: where things are at
Jeannie Erceg knows what it’s like to be told she must leave her home at short notice.
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Ceapal lists permit-approved Macaulay Walk site
Six months after the plans for Macaulay Walk were approved, the developer, Ceapal, has listed the property on the market.
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New permits are required in North Melbourne to combat 100-year flood events
The City of Melbourne has endorsed changes to its planning scheme for flood-affected areas to ensure future developments are more resilient.
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Macaulay planning inertia continuing to prove costly
Residents and planning experts say developers are being given free rein in Macaulay and that the state government’s slow progress in legislating long overdue planning controls is already having lasting negative impacts on the precinct.
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“A big win for the community”: history signs find a new home
After years of not knowing whether North Melbourne's “beloved” history panels would live on, a new home has been found.
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North Melbourne social housing redevelopment unveiled
One-hundred-and-twenty-seven homes were opened at the Abbotsford St site on September 22.
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Council survey: climate action, sustainability a priority in Melbourne’s north-west
Housing affordability, homelessness services, a need for more green and open spaces, and better roads and transport options have topped a City of Melbourne survey as the community’s top priorities.
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“Inadequate consultation”: West Melbourne car park to be turned into affordable housing
Traders and locals in North and West Melbourne have expressed their frustration with the City of Melbourne over its handling of a proposal to transform two local car parks into affordable housing.
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Council moves to rezone contested Kensington building
The council proposed to sell the property at 30-38 Gatehouse Drive in 2022, but a community petition saved tenant Midwives and Mothers Australia (MAMA) from eviction.
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Council endorses final concept plan for new Chelmsford St park
Following two rounds of community consultation, the City of Melbourne’s plans for the transformation of a warehouse in the Macauley Precinct in Kensington into a green community space have been approved.
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Biomedical stakeholders push for removal of Haymarket “roundabout of death”
Local park inspires North Melbourne resident to publish his second poetry book
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