Planning
Parkville job boost after animal health company buys former CSL site
Global animal health company Zoetis Australia has bought a major portion of the former CSL site in Parkville’s biomedical precinct.
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West Melbourne welcomes its first build-to-rent development with the arrival of The Briscoe by Kinleaf
In what City of Melbourne Acting Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece described as a “red letter day” for West Melbourne comes the launch of The Briscoe by Kinleaf, a $150 million build-to-rent (BTR) development from Sentinel Fund Manager Australia (Sentinel Australia).
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Metro Tunnel brings world-class art to the daily commute
The major public artworks that will feature at Melbourne’s five new underground train stations will create a world-class art trail when the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025.
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Kensington Association at a crossroad
The Kensington Association (KA) was formed in 1997 … 26 years ago. In the first edition of North West City News (NWCN) in February 2021, as chairperson of the association, I penned a brief history of the KA, in which I documented some of its achievements.
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John Buncle
The Hotham History Project is interested in getting together an inventory of the lanes and alleyways of North and West Melbourne and the stories they tell.
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Events season in Parkville Gardens
Good for gardens, lawns, and parks, but not so good for holidaymakers, summer this year has been cool and wet. Perhaps we’ll get our warmest weather now that schools are back.
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Our house, in the middle of our street
Do you know who “owns” Kensington Neighbourhood House? Out of curiosity, we asked this question in our recent participant survey.
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Residents angry over “secretive” local West Gate Tunnel impact projects
Outraged North and West Melbourne residents claim a $100 million “transport and amenity program” aimed at easing traffic impacts when the West Gate Tunnel opens is being spent in a “secretive fashion” on projects in the CBD.
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IRREGULAR: a chance to shape North and West Melbourne
Have you ever reimagined parts of your neighbourhood? How you’d like it to be used or how it connects members of the community?
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Meet the new team and philosophy behind Sosta Ristorante
As soon as it opened in 2007, North Melbourne restaurant Sosta Cucina became a local institution.
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West Melbourne living meets natural soap making
Elderly lady loses $6k to Telstra scam
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