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Forty randomly selected locals to make up “people’s panel” on affordable housing
The City of Melbourne says “now is the time” to create an Australian-first community panel on the complex issue of affordable housing.
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Promised housing in Parkville Gardens remains unbuilt, six years after government pledge
A parcel of land in Parkville Gardens set aside for affordable and social housing by state government remains untouched and undeveloped six years after the project’s announcement.
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New keep clear markings coming to Adderley St
New keep clear markings will be installed at two intersections in West Melbourne to help ease traffic congestion, which had been exacerbated by the closure of Dynon Rd.
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West Gate Tunnel reaches another major milestone
The final piece of the West Gate Tunnel’s new elevated freeway will soon be stitched into place using a 1400-tonne crane.
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Inner North-West, start your engines!
After the roaring success of the inaugural Queensberry Cup, the Billycart Challenge is set to return to the corner of Errol St and Queensberry streets on October 21.
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Housing crisis prompts council action on short-stays
The City of Melbourne is the latest Victorian local council looking at doing what it can to mitigate the growing number of short-stay apartments in its municipality in a bid to open the market to more long-term renters in the city.
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Around the galleries
Foot traffic has dropped and the galleries of North and West Melbourne are keen to get people back out on a Saturday afternoon visiting.
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Local fashion brand launches Circular Sourcing
As part of its goal to create systems change for a circular economy in fashion, Melbourne circular fashion brand, A.BCH, has launched Circular Sourcing – a marketplace for surplus textiles with the goal of keeping Australian surplus fabrics in use and out of landfill.
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Regenerate nature – a hopeful path forward
In the face of environmental challenges, our community is embracing the call to regenerate nature, breathing new life into our local ecosystems.
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Transition or transformation?
In the July edition of North West City News Brendan Rees reported on the sale of the iconic church on the corner of Queensbury and Curzon streets in North Melbourne. Apparently a Uniting Church leader said that “such a substantial landholding … no longer met their missional goals”.
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TV celebrities wish Toby a happy 40th, thanks to Kensington community
Container deposit site proposed for West Melbourne
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