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Parkville balances growth, heritage and community
The quarterly meeting of the Presidents of Residents took place with the Lord Mayor Nick Reece, some City of Melbourne councillors, and officers, on June 4.
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Budget – a done deal
At the invitation of the City of Melbourne the Carlton Residents’ Association (CRA) made several submissions for the 2026 Council Budget. Around 500 submissions, including those from the CRA, were made.
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Melburnians loved free PT. Let’s make it permanent
Melburnians loved free public transport. When public transport was free for two months, the number of people using it jumped by 20 per cent.
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Heritage lottery
Three weeks ago, on Saturday, May 9, there was a wonderful celebration of the 125th anniversary of the opening of Australia's Federal Parliament.
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Parking and heritage remain front of mind in Parkville
On the coldest day of the year so far, around 15 residents of Parkville made their way to a workshop, in Carlton, organised by officers of the City of Melbourne and their traffic consultants.
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The balance at the heart of Yarra Park is about to be broken
For more than a century and a half, Yarra Park has held two important roles.
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The Dewdrop Fountain, Fitzroy Gardens
On a piece of flattish ground near the Gipps St and Clarendon St corner of the Fitzroy Gardens and directly in line with Bishopscourt there once stood a rather impressive fountain.
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A cup of tea cannot be downloaded
Six years of my working life were spent in Aotearoa New Zealand campaigning against pokies with the Problem Gambling Foundation. What I learned sitting with people whose lives had been hollowed out by those machines has stayed with me.
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A season of change and renewal in Parkville
The week before ANZAC Day delivered near-perfect autumn weather in Parkville, with the grand four-row elm avenue along Royal Parade and surrounding street trees turning from green to gold as leaves began to fall.
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Time to fix the “roundabout of death”
We all know the “roundabout of death” in North Melbourne – also known as the "Haymarket intersection".
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Old Dan O’Connell Hotel to become a primary school
Rathdowne Village business heroes celebrated in short new film
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