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Phined Coffee brings its filtered coffee vision to North Melbourne
Owner-operator Aaron Nguyen has built Phined Coffee around a simple premise: deep respect for the craft of coffee, shaped by years behind the machine.
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Hawke St residents question council process after linear park redesign
West Melbourne residents say they are frustrated and disappointed after the City of Melbourne revealed that the long-planned Hawke Street Linear Park will need to be redesigned, pushing construction back by several years.
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Federal funding lifeline keeps Cohealth Kensington clinic open as long-term future remains uncertain
Three Cohealth GP-led community health clinics in Melbourne’s inner north and west have been granted a temporary reprieve, after the federal government stepped in with emergency funding to keep services operating until July 2026.
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Council green-lights major expansion of Chapman Street Reserve
North Melbourne is set for a significant boost in greenery, with the City of Melbourne approving the final concept plan for the expansion of Chapman Street Reserve as part of its new Garden City campaign.
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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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Council endorses new design bodies
More space equals more care! Revamped Lady Huntingfield Early Learning Centre unveiled
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