Politics

Parking overhaul as drivers to pay until 10pm and on Sundays

May 17th, 2023 - David Schout

Drivers will soon be slugged for Sunday parking, however can park free of charge for the first 15 minutes in a bid to keep the inner city moving.

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Councillor Roshena Campbell returns after “disappointing” by-election defeat; would not have voted to back Voice

May 17th, 2023 - David Schout

After defeat in an historic Federal by-election, City of Melbourne councillor Roshena Campbell spoke with North West City News about the result, the Voice to Parliament, and voting against the Lord Mayor.

City of Melbourne councillors unanimously back Voice to Parliament “yes” vote

April 12th, 2023 - David Schout

City of Melbourne councillors have unanimously backed the “yes” campaign in the lead-up to a vote on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

Revised budget and timeline for Kensington Rec. Centre

April 12th, 2023 - Georgie Atkins

City of Melbourne councillors have endorsed an additional $17.2 million to complete asbestos and soil removal and remediation works on the Kensington Community Aquatic and Recreation Centre (KCARC) redevelopment site, with the project now expected to be complete in early 2025.

Push to double fine for out-of-hours construction breaches

April 12th, 2023 - David Schout

One local councillor said it was an “open secret” some developers were happy to cop current fines, and it was time to make penalties a genuine financial deterrent.

Residents at wits’ end over parking chaos

March 14th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

Residents in Stanley St, West Melbourne, are growing increasingly frustrated over a lack of parking in their street, arguing the City of Melbourne is not doing enough to fix the issue.

Friendly parrot may be banned outdoors after ruffling the council’s feathers

March 14th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

VB, a chatty rainbow lorikeet, loves to greet his West Melbourne neighbours from his cage, and has done so for the past five years.

Calls to improve Canning streetscape

March 14th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

North Melbourne residents are calling for the streetscape along a section of Canning St to be improved after one described it as looking “degraded”.

Greens push for Maribyrnong flood inquiry

February 15th, 2023 - Sean Car

State Member for Melbourne Ellen Sandell and her Greens counterparts have introduced a motion calling for the Victorian Government to establish a parliamentary inquiry into last year’s Maribyrnong River floods.