Environment

Spring nesting in full swing at Royal Park

October 18th, 2021 - Katie Johnson

With spring nesting season in full swing, inner city locals are enjoying the array of native birds on display at Royal Park.

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Art hot spot for the ‘hood

October 18th, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

There’s a stretch along Victoria St, West Melbourne, where artists, known and unknown, have been at work during the pandemic.

Locals back the park at Flemington

October 18th, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

The rose garden at Flemington Racecourse might be closed to the public but the pig face is blooming near the wetlands and locals are taking advantage of the setting.

Green shoots sprout hope of theatre return

October 18th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

With the end of lockdown looming, theatre director Catherine Ward has been planting the seeds for her next show – literally from her Kensington home.

Heritage cottage gets reno go-ahead

October 18th, 2021 - David Schout

A small terrace home in West Melbourne has been approved for “substantial redevelopment” despite being a “significant” heritage building.

London plane tree to get the chop

October 18th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

A large London plane tree in Kensington will be removed and replaced with a different species after it was deemed a risk to public safety by the City of Melbourne.

Local Somali leader educates community about COVID

October 18th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

A local Somali leader is helping the community to understand the risks of COVID-19 through her work at the Somali Women’s Development Association Incorporated (SWDAI) in Kensington.

“Regrettable”: Gym to be turned into office

October 18th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

The City of Melbourne has approved construction at a Boundary Rd apartment block despite a “breakdown” in a relationship between the owners’ corporation (OC) and the developer, and nearly 30 objections to the plan.

Jazzing up the Zoom meetings

September 9th, 2021 - Rotary Club of North Melbourne

With this extended lockdown a lot of people are starting to get a bit tired of Zoom meetings but the Rotary Club of North Melbourne has just responded to this by stepping it up even more by trying to make its meetings more interesting and entertaining.