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North Melbourne social housing redevelopment unveiled

October 16th, 2024 - Sabrina Caires

One-hundred-and-twenty-seven homes  were opened at the Abbotsford St site on September 22. 

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New residents’ group forms in response to North Melbourne public housing demolition

July 10th, 2024 - Sean Car

A first-of-its-kind public housing residents’ association has launched in North Melbourne in a bid to protect and guide vulnerable residents through the state government’s planned demolition of their homes.

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Affordable housing proposed on council land

May 15th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

Two council-owned sites in North Melbourne and West Melbourne could be converted into affordable housing under a plan being considered by the City of Melbourne.

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Ozanam House supporting housing needs of LGBTIQA+ Victorians

April 8th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

North Melbourne's Ozanam House is at the heart of the Victorian Government initiative “Pride in Place”, which is supporting more than 570 LGBTIQA+ individuals across the state with access to safe and inclusive housing assistance.

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New homes open in North Melbourne 

March 13th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

A $40 million social and affordable housing complex build in North Melbourne has been completed with residents moving into 78 new homes.

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Public housing residents file lawsuit against the state government over housing demolition plan

March 13th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

North Melbourne and Flemington public housing tower residents are taking legal action against the state government for wanting to demolish their homes, alleging their human rights were being disregarded.

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West Melbourne welcomes its first build-to-rent development with the arrival of The Briscoe by Kinleaf

February 15th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

In what City of Melbourne Acting Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece described as a “red letter day” for West Melbourne comes the launch of The Briscoe by Kinleaf, a $150 million build-to-rent (BTR) development from Sentinel Fund Manager Australia (Sentinel Australia).

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“No one will be left behind”: how government’s social housing model could play out at public housing towers

November 15th, 2023 - Sean Car

Could the state government’s “ground-lease” social housing model, as seen in recent developments such as those in Prahran, provide the formula for what’s to come at the 44 soon-to-be-demolished public housing towers across Melbourne?

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“This was out of the blue”: public housing community left in limbo

October 11th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A community leader at the North Melbourne public housing estate has voiced concerns regarding the recent announcement to demolish and redevelop 44 housing towers across Melbourne, which has prompted a wave of uncertainty and fears of displacement among residents.

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“Nowhere to go”: disabled man forced to sleep in park after housing case “mishandled”

September 13th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A disabled man experiencing homelessness in Parkville Gardens says he’s living a life of uncertainty after his housing application was reportedly “carelessly mishandled”.

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