Planning

Rec Centre construction under way

Rec Centre construction under way

May 18th, 2022 - Sean Car

Demolition has been completed and construction is now officially under way on the new Kensington Recreation Centre.

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Face lift for old post office

May 18th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

The two-storey shop at 518-520 Queensberry St has seen better days – the original windows have gone, the internal staircase is rickety, there’s a crack in the floor and the upstairs rooms are piled up with office furniture.

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Consortium snaps up historic Younghusband stores site

April 13th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Kensington’s prized 100-year-old Younghusband wool and grains store site is set to undergo a major redevelopment as early as 2024 after a three-party consortium emerged as its newest buyers.

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Council calls on locals to “participate”

April 13th, 2022 - North West City News

Neighbourhood planning is underway across the City of Melbourne and the council is calling on locals in North Melbourne, West Melbourne and Parkville to have their say before April 30.

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Parkville Gardens planning in council hands

April 13th, 2022 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne will now be responsible for administering the Melbourne Planning Scheme and issuing planning permits in the former Commonwealth Games Village at Parkville Gardens.

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Affordable housing in discussion for North Melbourne

April 13th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

A council-owned car park in North Melbourne is currently under discussion by the City of Melbourne as the latest site to be converted into affordable housing.

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Council endorses North Melbourne Heritage Review

April 13th, 2022 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne has rung in a new era of heritage protections in North Melbourne after endorsing the first review of the area’s heritage assets in nearly 40 years.

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Fire-ravaged shop could be turned new development under new plans

April 13th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A Kensington shop that was gutted by fire almost a year ago could be transformed into a five-storey mixed-use development under plans being considered by the City of Melbourne.

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Jeffcott St development changes tack

April 13th, 2022 - Sophie Berrill

A new 23-storey residential tower proposed for West Melbourne’s Flagstaff Precinct will now stage its development in an effort to keep residential apartments separate from a potential residential hotel on the adjoining blocks.

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Boom gate “nightmare” sparks commuter fury on Macaulay Rd

March 18th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Residents and traders in Kensington have told of their increasing frustration of the Macaulay Rd level crossings, with traffic hold-ups being described as an “absolute nightmare”.

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