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These 33 men are in indefinite lockdown

July 15th, 2021 - Ellen Sandell

Right now, 33 men are being held in indefinite detention in the middle of Melbourne at the Park Hotel in Carlton. They have committed no crime. They have fled war, persecution, violence and torture, and tried to seek a safer life.

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Thrift or uncommon sense?

July 15th, 2021 - Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington

Do you remember your grandmother mending clothes, saving buttons, using dad’s singlets as cleaning cloths and never wasting leftovers?

Delivering on the services Stolen Generations people say they need most

July 15th, 2021 - Emma Hartley

The state government dedicated $300,000 to cover the funeral costs of Stolen Generations people thanks to advice from the Stolen Generations Reparations Steering Committee.

Latest news from Parkville Gardens

July 15th, 2021 - Tom Knowles

This communiqué from Parkville Gardens can begin again with good news! Sixty local residents – 50 adults and 10 children – came together to enjoy a festive community dinner on Friday, June 25, just before the end of the financial year. The venue was the Reggio Calabria Club, where our genial host was Carlo Parvia.

Public housing – the best way to solve our housing crisis

July 15th, 2021 - Cory Memery

When the Victorian parliamentary Inquiry into the Public Housing Renewal Program (PHRP) handed down its report on June 5, 2018, it advised there were 36,742 applicant households on the Victorian Housing Register (VHR) made up of 57,077 adults and 24,622 children – a total of 81,699 at the end of March 2018.

Victorian Government slammed for lack of apology to public housing residents

July 15th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has slammed the state government for not apologising to public housing residents in North Melbourne and Flemington a year after they were suddenly plunged into lockdown in breach of their human rights.

New plans unveiled for $42m community recreation centre

July 15th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

Designs have been unveiled for a $42m redevelopment of the Kensington Community Recreation Centre, which includes a new pool and three indoor multi-sports courts.

Heavy investment in new CBD North urban renewal

July 15th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

The Victorian Government has announced $44.6 million to fund a new “green spine” linking the CBD, Carlton, Parkville and the Queen Victoria Market through a series of RMIT University-led capital works projects.

Should 10-year-olds be locked up in Parkville?

July 15th, 2021 - Katie Johnson

Ten-year-olds aren’t allowed to create a Facebook account, work at McDonalds or consume alcohol, but in Australia they can still be prosecuted for a criminal offence.