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Parliamentary Inquiry calls for Victorian Government to pause public housing demolition
A parliamentary inquiry has recommended that the Victorian Government halt work on its plan to demolish and redevelop 44 public housing towers, prompting renewed calls from community legal centres for greater transparency and evidence behind the policy.
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The Macaulay “complexatron”: council’s latest push for more open space along Moonee Ponds Creek
The City of Melbourne has taken fresh steps to unlock long-promised parkland along Moonee Ponds Creek, as councillors grapple with what has been dubbed the Macaulay “complexatron” – a tangle of drainage funding gaps, fragmented land ownership and rising development pressure in the fast-growing urban renewal area.
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Arts House unveils bold, community-led 2026 season of music, theatre, performance and immersive art
Arts House has unveiled a bold and wide-ranging 2026 program, setting the stage for a year shaped by community connection, experimental performance, intergenerational storytelling and major new commissions from some of the country’s most compelling contemporary artists.
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Community “consultation” in North and West Melbourne
By any reasonable measure, 2025 was a year when governments' community consultation in North and West Melbourne failed – and failed badly.
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Setting the stage for 2026
Good cheer was the order of the day at the first meeting of the newly constituted committee of the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association (PGRA) this month.
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Real versus fake Christmas tree. Which one is better for the environment?
If you celebrate Christmas, Christmas trees are an important symbolic feature of this celebration. Traditionally they offered hope during the long harsh winter months and became a family ritual of decorating and spending time together.
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Moonee Ponds Creek, second last pond and Alfred St
On Sunday December 7, we had a history walk titled "A Moonee Ponds Creek Meander: Some Then, Now and Next”.
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Macaulay planning rules take key step as four councillors exit over donation conflict
Long-awaited permanent planning controls for the Macaulay urban renewal precinct have taken a major step forward.
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West Gate Tunnel finally opens, promising major freight and transport gains despite years of delays and cost blowouts
After a turbulent construction period marked by delays, disputes and ballooning costs, the West Gate Tunnel officially opened on December 14 – three years later than planned and at more than double its original price tag.
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TAP delays, gas main bungle and “wait and see” approach anger North & West Melbourne residents
Less than one-eighth of the $100 million Transport and Amenity Program (TAP) has been spent as the West Gate Tunnel prepares to open, with City of Melbourne councillors questioning delays, broken promises and a “laughable” design bungle on Hawke St.
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Community rooms will finally reopen for public housing residents
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