Planning
Forty randomly selected locals to make up “people’s panel” on affordable housing
The City of Melbourne says “now is the time” to create an Australian-first community panel on the complex issue of affordable housing.
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Promised housing in Parkville Gardens remains unbuilt, six years after government pledge
A parcel of land in Parkville Gardens set aside for affordable and social housing by state government remains untouched and undeveloped six years after the project’s announcement.
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New keep clear markings coming to Adderley St
New keep clear markings will be installed at two intersections in West Melbourne to help ease traffic congestion, which had been exacerbated by the closure of Dynon Rd.
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West Gate Tunnel reaches another major milestone
The final piece of the West Gate Tunnel’s new elevated freeway will soon be stitched into place using a 1400-tonne crane.
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Inner North-West, start your engines!
After the roaring success of the inaugural Queensberry Cup, the Billycart Challenge is set to return to the corner of Errol St and Queensberry streets on October 21.
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Housing crisis prompts council action on short-stays
The City of Melbourne is the latest Victorian local council looking at doing what it can to mitigate the growing number of short-stay apartments in its municipality in a bid to open the market to more long-term renters in the city.
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Around the galleries
Foot traffic has dropped and the galleries of North and West Melbourne are keen to get people back out on a Saturday afternoon visiting.
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A new community centre is coming to North Melbourne
North Melbourne will soon be home to a new community hub as the City of Melbourne looks to meet the diverse needs of the area’s fast-growing population.
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Kensington among top 40 suburbs at “high risk” of floods, study shows
More than 100 properties in Kensington are predicted to be at “high risk of damage” within the next 17 years as rising sea levels and floods were expected to intensify, a new study shows.
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A Matilda in the making
Meet Alessia, 11, of the Kensington Junior Soccer Club.
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Calling home bakers young and old
A year of reckoning – 2023
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