Latest articles by Rob Moore
Parkville Association through June!
As we grow the Association’s life gets a lot busier particularly with the development at 35-39 Royal Parade. As this is a feature issue this month I will let that story convey the message. Suffice to say on Saturday morning there were more professors on the Parkville side of Royal Parade than at the Uni!
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Issues in Parkville
May has been an extremely busy month with our new committee working very hard on heritage, traffic, community care and communications.
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Council meets in Parkville
On Tuesday, April 12, Melbourne City Council held its first ever Future Melbourne Meeting in Parkville at the Treacy Centre.
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Parkville Association AGM
The 55th Parkville Association annual general meeting (AGM) was held at Naughtons Hotel (pictured above) on Monday, March 21. Nearly 60 members attended the first “in person” AGM for two years.
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Parkville coming alive
As I write this column, O-Week is back at Melbourne University with Royal Parade and some of the student accommodation in Parkville buzzing with excitement. New students, many from overseas, are familiarising themselves with our area. Hopefully, we are seeing confidence returning to Melbourne and Naughtons filling up with old friends.
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Parkville’s heritage
Firstly, a very Happy New Year to all. I am thrilled to advise that the City of Melbourne (CoM) is about to commence a Heritage Study of Parkville.
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Safety in Parkville
Last month I mentioned the lack of signage on some of the newly-created bicycle lanes around the city and the resultant damage to vehicles. Some follow-up did occur and on Swanston St a sign has now appeared at the worst spot.
Read MoreGlorious Parkville!
Since my last column restrictions have been lifted and more will be in place as this is read. To the team at Naughtons, welcome back! And to Alex and her team at Cafe Piccolino, good luck with the opportunity to go to the next level!
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Latest from Parkville
Walking the streets of Parkville and Carlton during lockdown (while exercising!) I am amazed at the state of bicycle lanes constructed quickly and becoming accidents waiting to happen.
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The humps are coming!
As I write this, we are hopefully emerging from yet another lockdown. It has been very tough on many people particularly those older residents and their families.
Read MoreTraffic in Parkville
While there have been mentions of traffic issues in my previous columns there are now issues that need urgent addressing.
Read MoreHere we go again!
As I started to write this month’s column, I was planning a very full week of meetings. Then, midnight locked us down for a further seven days, how quickly life in this COVID world can change!
Read MoreYears pass but some local issues persist
It is hard to believe that 12 months ago when we held our AGM, and after being addressed by the Lord Mayor, Sally Capp, we asked Peter Doherty to give an overview of this new infectious disease, COVID 19.
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