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Happy New Year, Parkvillians! Here’s to a very safe year
It’s hard to believe but here we are in 2025! This year Parkville Association’s focus has to be on safety in our neighbourhood. We have had promises over the years and now we need to see action.
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Stay cool at CNLC this summer!
As the temperatures rise, Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) is proud to announce that we’ll be a designated Cool Place this summer, thanks to funding from the City of Melbourne’s Community Cool Places Grant.
Read MorePublic housing resident stories
The City of Melbourne has provided me with the resources to record podcasts and videos of residents living with the threat of eviction under the state government’s plans to demolish all 44 high-rise public housing buildings across metropolitan Melbourne.
Read MoreSupporting the East Melbourne community again in 2025
The East Melbourne Neighbour Network (EMNN) aims to create a thriving and inclusive community and provide a range of enjoyable health and wellbeing activities for people of all ages.
Read MoreRetroactive Documents: local artist and designer’s latest exhibition
Carlton resident and multi-disciplinary artist Steve Hennessy’s recent exhibition brings together decades of collected materials to illuminate the “instability and poly-temporal nature of art”.
Read MoreSwingin’ in suds: spider monkeys go wild for bubble bath
From making bubble beards to donning bubble crowns, bathtime is a favourite pastime of the world’s most abundant primate – humans.
Read MoreRoyal Park Masterplan
Well, the Royal Park Masterplan has been lodged with some amendments, and it can be found on the Participate Melbourne website under Royal Park Master Plan.
Read MoreTransformed City Square set to reopen next year
Victorians have been given a glimpse at what Melbourne’s revamped City Square will look like when it opens next year.
Read MoreNo affordable housing in regional Victoria
Last month we saw another round of reports on how desperate things are for households searching for affordable, secure homes in regional Victoria.
Read MoreNo sausage and no sizzle: 2024 Melbourne City Council election
It was not that long ago we lined up at a local polling booth to cast a vote for our preferred local council candidate. Waiting in the line was for many distracted by a sausage in a slice of bread provided at minimal cost by a local club or organisation.
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Larrikin gangs in Carlton
