Planning
“We want them here”: pain over public housing loss lingers
Late last year the Victorian Government announced it would invest more than $36 million to build a new vertical primary school on land being redeveloped as part of its Public Housing Renewal Program in North Melbourne.
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West Melbourne planning delay “very frustrating”
A new planning framework for West Melbourne remained awaiting state government approval in what one City of Melbourne councillor described as “unnecessary” and “very frustrating”.
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Public housing residents take up health work
Public housing residents who were placed under a much-criticised hard lockdown in July last year are working as health concierges to help keep their communities safe.
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Macaulay’s planning rules need urgent work
Macaulay, one of Melbourne’s urban renewal precincts, was planned to be developed into a mid-rise, walkable neighbourhood. Are loose planning controls putting that at risk?
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Transition Town Kensington: Sustainability from the ground up
In the shadow of the public housing tower at 56 Derby St, Kensington, a hot, summer northerly was ruffling the leaves of the Kensington Community Food Forest, nestled next to a kids’ playground at the back of the building.
Read MoreOutdoor dining gets big tick
Four in five hospitality traders within the City of Melbourne said the emergence of outdoor dining has helped them reopen post-lockdown.
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New pocket park for North Melbourne
A “pocket” park in North Melbourne was among 13 new mini-parks announced by the state government in January.
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A platform for abstraction
On the corner of Adderley and Dudley streets is a large commercial development that is so new, businesses have yet to move in.
Read MoreLeadership roles assigned as council revamps meetings
Key portfolios for the next four years have been assigned to recently-elected City of Melbourne councillors, who have endorsed a new way to conduct meetings in 2021 and beyond.
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Moonee Ponds litter-tracked
GPS-tracked bottles were thrown into the Moonee Ponds Creek next to Macaulay Rd in February in an effort to gain information about the movement of rubbish along the creek.
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