Planning

Community to have its say on new North Melbourne Community Centre

September 11th, 2024 - Tara Highet

A draft design for the new North Melbourne Community Centre is expected to be endorsed for community consultation by City of Melbourne councillors at the Future Melbourne Committee meeting on September 10.

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Metro Tunnel bringing world-class art

September 11th, 2024 - Metro Tunnel

A major new artwork has been installed in North Melbourne, at a new train station due to open in 2025 as part of the Metro Tunnel.

Working with wind

September 11th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Wind is a pattern of nature. It’s an elemental force that shapes our landscapes and environments. If we observe its effect on the landscape our homes and gardens we can come to understand its force and plan.

North Melbourne’s Lanes Lost and Found – a project by the Hotham History Project

September 11th, 2024 - Felicity Jack

There are a great number of lanes in North Melbourne, typically created when the title owner of the original crown land subdivided the land into smaller parcels. Many are named but some are not.

Almost 100K homes empty in the middle of a housing crisis

September 11th, 2024 - Ellen Sandell

97,861. That is the number of homes that were left empty in Melbourne last year according to Prosper Australia’s recent report.

Season of hope

September 11th, 2024 - Tom Knowles

Spring is a hopeful season and that’s the spirit of this month’s bulletin from Parkville Gardens.

Kensington sisters launch Parents Little Helper

September 9th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

To lighten the administrative load for parents during school holidays, Kensington resident Sally Tonkin and her sister Andrea Silverback have unveiled an innovate new platform called Parents Little Helper.

Local architect wants to fill the void left by Rohan Leppert on council

September 6th, 2024 - Sean Car

“Melbourne by Design” is the title of the City of Melbourne election campaign being led by local architect Michael Smith, who says it’s critical that the next council has someone who will take city planning seriously.