Politics » Council Affairs

“Deplorable situation”: asylum seekers granted library access

September 9th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

Asylum seekers being held in detention at the Park Hotel in Carlton will be able to access library services in the City of Melbourne thanks to a council motion which was passed unanimously in September.

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North Melbourne cleaner sweeps $80 million in lotto

September 9th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

A local man who lost his job during lockdown and was working as a cleaner to make ends meet has become Australia’s third-biggest lottery winner ever.

An extinction event in Siberia Lane

September 9th, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

As artists struggle to deal with pandemic red tape, at least some have been clever enough to find ways of delivering their work to a public desperate for a sliver of imagination.

Feeling good about her choices

September 9th, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

Young female professionals are making great choices and moving into Hotham Gardens, an idealistic estate developed in the 1960s to encourage people to own their own homes.

All the ingredients to a balanced life

September 9th, 2021 - Sean Car

To many locals living in the North Melbourne area, the sight of a man balancing a large bottle of water on his head as he walks or even rides his bicycle through the neighbourhood will be all too familiar.

Metro Tunnel cross passage construction at halfway mark

September 9th, 2021 - Metro Tunnel

While the Metro Tunnel Project has said goodbye to its four massive tunnel boring machines – Joan, Meg, Mille and Alice – there’s still some serious digging going on under the city as work on the project continues.

Community

September 9th, 2021 - Simon Harvey

The Kensington Association is – in essence – about community betterment, enhancement, improvement … much like many community organisations I suppose – churches, schools, community centres, Rotary, the Neighbourhood House, businesses and the City of Melbourne.