Latest articles by Sean Car
Farewell Inner City News – a short but meaningful chapter
After 62 editions serving East Melbourne, Carlton and Parkville, Inner City News is signing off – but the stories, relationships and local voices it has helped bring together will continue through The Melburnian.
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Naughtons to toast 10 years under its current custodians
Naughtons Hotel will mark 10 years under the stewardship of Ryan Moses and his family with a community celebration on Saturday, August 15, inviting Parkville locals, students, hospital workers and regulars to raise a glass to one of the suburb’s most important meeting places.
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Women artists’ society brings 117th annual exhibition to East Melbourne
Australia’s oldest surviving women’s art society will celebrate more than 120 years of creativity, friendship and professional support when it presents its 117th annual exhibition in East Melbourne this October.
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La Mama’s new festival puts hope at the heart of climate action
La Mama Theatre will place artists at the centre of the climate conversation this September with the launch of a new three-week festival in Carlton.
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Carlton clinic goes fully bulk-billed
Carlton’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has become 100 per cent bulk-billed, with local patients already responding strongly to the change.
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Hidden Carlton café blends automation with the art of coffee
Tucked away in a tiny lane behind the busy corner of Lygon and Elgin streets is a surprising new hospitality venture – a specialty coffee shop with fully automatic machines alongside traditional ones and the aim of providing a relaxing escape.
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Carlton welcomes first international hotel brand
Carlton has welcomed its first internationally branded hotel, with Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton officially opened on July 13 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Tourism Minister Natalie Suleyman.
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Da Guido La Pasta enters its next chapter
After 10 years on Lygon St, Da Guido La Pasta is entering a new chapter, with owner Mirco Cossavella using the milestone to reimagine the Carlton restaurant while preserving the Italian hospitality at its heart.
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Infrastructure plan puts focus on Carlton, Parkville and East Melbourne
The City of Melbourne’s new 10-year Community Infrastructure Plan has identified early years services, flexible community spaces, open space and partnerships with major institutions as key priorities for Carlton, Parkville and East Melbourne.
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New powers target Carlton eyesore
New state government reforms could give the City of Melbourne a stronger hand to pressure owners of long-vacant and derelict buildings to act, with Carlton’s former Cancer Council site among the most prominent local examples.
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Draft urban forest plan looks to protect Parkville’s green character
Parkville’s much-loved green character would be strengthened and made more climate-resilient under a draft urban forest plan set to go before the City of Melbourne on July 7.
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LINA backs urgent reforms to support local news
A national organisation supporting local and independent news publishers, which has just moved to Carlton, is ramping up calls for urgent changes to federal media bargaining reforms, warning that small newsrooms could again be left behind unless the proposed legislation is amended.
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Flower show extension sparks fresh Carlton Gardens concerns
A decision to extend the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show’s licence in Carlton Gardens until 2029 has reignited concerns about community consultation and the long-term protection of the World Heritage-listed precinct.
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“Tree-thousand” greening milestone marked in Carlton
The planting marks the delivery of the council’s 2026–27 commitment to add 3000 new trees across the municipality as part of its broader Urban Forest Strategy.
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MCG redevelopment progresses amid Yarra Park concerns
The Victorian Government has appointed the lead design and engineering team for a potential redevelopment of the MCG, in a move likely to be closely watched by East Melbourne residents already contesting the future direction of Yarra Park.
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“Tip the balance for good”: residents sound alarm over final Yarra Park Master Plan
The future of Yarra Park is again under scrutiny, with the East Melbourne Group preparing to hold an emergency meeting over fears the final master plan for the park will tip the balance too far towards commercial and event use.
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Discoteca Italiana brings Italian buzz to Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum will be transformed into a one-night-only Italian nightlife experience on Saturday, June 6, as Discoteca Italiana brings music, food, dancing and after-hours exhibition access to Carlton.
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La Mama to launch three-month season of bold new works
La Mama Theatre will launch one of its most anticipated annual programs on June 2, with EXPLORATIONS returning for a three-month season of brand-new works-in-progress.
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Academy students take flight with Mary Poppins production
Students from the Academy of Mary Immaculate in Fitzroy have brought a touch of magic to the stage with their production of Mary Poppins, which began on May 20.
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Royal Exhibition Building marks 125 years since birth of federal parliament
Australia’s democratic story returned to one of its most symbolic stages earlier this month, as national and state leaders gathered at Carlton’s Royal Exhibition Building to mark 125 years since the opening of the nation’s first federal parliament.
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