Planning

Melbourne Water commences new phase of flood mitigation study

Melbourne Water commences new phase of flood mitigation study

July 16th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

Melbourne Water has launched a major flood mitigation study aimed at reducing flood risk in the Lower Maribyrnong River catchment.

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“Effectively invisible”: New North Melbourne bike lane “blackspot”

July 16th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

David Britt has been cycling along North Melbourne’s streets for close to a decade, but there’s one intersection he fears more than most.

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Council to proceed with Errol St lane closures for new green space

June 18th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

The City of Melbourne will move forward with a plan to close two lanes off Errol St to create new open space.

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West Gate Tunnel Transport Amenity Program leaves community “outraged”

June 18th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

In 2018, a $100 million Transport and Amenity Program (TAP) was announced to mitigate the impacts of the West Gate Tunnel on neighbourhood streets in North and West Melbourne and Docklands.

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Minister greenlights Miami Hotel

June 18th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

The Miami Hotel Group has had an amendment approved by Minister for Planning Sonya Killkenny that will allow for the development of a new hotel and demolition within a Heritage Overlay.

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Work begins on West Melbourne’s new “green oasis”

May 14th, 2025 - Georgie Atkins

Construction is now under way on the Greening Roden Street project, which will transform a section of West Melbourne into a vibrant, nature-filled space.

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Residents take fast-tracked North Melbourne hospital approval to Victoria’s Ombudsman

May 14th, 2025 - Sean Car

An approval for a new 11-storey private hospital for North Melbourne has been fast-tracked by the state government, but residents have slammed the process and lodged a complaint with the Victorian Ombudsman.

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Council opposes Infrastructure Victoria’s push for Macaulay Rd tram extension

May 14th, 2025 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne has maintained Macaulay Rd isn’t a suitable alignment for a tram extension into Kensington in its response to Infrastructure Victoria’s draft 30-year strategy.

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Heritage meets high-rise in new West Melbourne apartment project

May 7th, 2025 - Sean Car

A major build-to-rent development set to transform a key West Melbourne corner has been given the green light by the City of Melbourne.

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“No clear community benefit”: locals fight latest plans for Macaulay

April 16th, 2025 - Sean Car

Kensington residents are raising the alarm on further “overdevelopment” in the Macaulay precinct following the latest proposal for an eight-storey project at the corner of Barrett and Bruce streets.

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Arden arches in place

Arden arches in place

November 18th, 2021 - North West City News
Public housing class action dismissed

Public housing class action dismissed

April 16th, 2025 - Ricky Sproule
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