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North Melbourne and Kensington youth win in grant funding

February 17th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Young people in the North Melbourne and Kensington communities have emerged as beneficiaries of the City of Melbourne’s 2022 Connected Communities grant program after three local organisations were awarded funding.

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Errol St businesses divided over pop-up greenery and seats

February 17th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

Errol St will soon have more seats and trees thanks to a pop-up trial run by the City of Melbourne (CoM) and the North & West Melbourne Precinct Association (NWMPA).

All quiet on the Arden front but major issues to be determined by independent committee

February 17th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

There have been no updates since last year from the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) or the Department of Transport (DoT) on major issues plaguing the Arden Renewal Precinct.

Police appeal for help following stabbing

February 17th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Police are appealing to the public for assistance after two men were stabbed at the front of a Flemington housing tower on January 31.

Residents give Hawke St linear park consultation “a gold star”

February 17th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

Despite initial concerns with the design for a new linear park along Hawke St, locals are giving the City of Melbourne (CoM) “a gold star” for its consultation with the community so far.

Why are they locked up? Refugee plea for freedom

February 17th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

Refugees and asylum seekers detained indefinitely by the federal government at the Park Hotel in Carlton have shared their harrowing experiences of extreme neglect and the denial of their basic human rights during the past nine years.