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Kensington midwifery clinic could be saved with lease extension
A community campaign to save a much-loved Kensington family clinic could see the City of Melbourne enter a two-year lease with the building’s management.
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Early works to remove asbestos-containing material at KCRC
The City of Melbourne has begun early works to excavate and remove soil from the site of the new Kensington Community Aquatic and Recreation Centre (KCRC) after asbestos-containing material was found earlier this year.
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“A really strong community”: Council meets in Kensington
At the second last of its inaugural series of Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meetings held away from Melbourne Town Hall in 2023, City of Melbourne councillors met with Kensington locals in their community on October 18.
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Council on “front foot” in advocating for flood support payments
Lord Mayor Sally Capp has met with locals in Kensington after they were impacted by devastating floods in October, which left one business owner with an estimated $1.5 million damage bill.
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Cars written off after basement flooded
Residents of Riverside Place, a block of flats by the Maribyrnong River in Kensington, are still toting up the damage caused by the floods on October 15.
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Melbourne Water to investigate Flemington racecourse flood wall as community frustration builds
Kensington residents impacted by last month’s extraordinary floods have welcomed a review that will determine whether a wall built around Flemington Racecourse may have contributed to the inundation of surrounding communities.
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Council approves controversial mixed-use buildings in Kensington
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a controversial plan to build an $82.5 million mixed-use development in Kensington despite opposition from the community.
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New Lort Smith Animal Hospital to open in autumn 2023
North Melbourne’s historic Lort Smith Animal Hospital is set to unveil the first stage of its brand-new building in autumn next year.
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One last weekend to Dance This Way
For the first two weekends of November, Errol St has been awash with rhythmic dance, art and colour as part of the North and West Melbourne Precinct Association’s (NWMPA) Dance This Way street activation.
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Art meets Activism
In an effort to support and fundraise for refugees, grassroots activist group Refugee Action Collective Victoria (RAC-Vic) successfully held an art auction on Saturday, November 12 at The Stables in North Melbourne.
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“We want them here”: pain over public housing loss lingers
The West Melbourne Apollo building
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