Columns

East Melbourne’s voice: The East Melbourne Group

A striking feature of East Melbourne is the frequency and enthusiasm with which conversations spring up with walkers-by in the street.

Reach for the sky

Ask those who live in East Melbourne about the different styles of local architecture and they will identify the rare houses still existing from the 1850s and ‘60s, the beautiful long lines of terraces in Powlett St and the iron lace-trimmed free-standing mansions which are the pride of the neighbourhood. But East Melbourne has another claim to fame; the 1955 ICI now Orica, building, the first skyscraper in Australia.

Delivering on the services Stolen Generations people say they need most

The state government dedicated $300,000 to cover the funeral costs of Stolen Generations people thanks to advice from the Stolen Generations Reparations Steering Committee.

The time has come for RIMERN … what is it?

Carlton Rotary is proud to be a Member of the Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network (RIMERN).

Public housing – the best way to solve our housing crisis 

When the Victorian parliamentary Inquiry into the Public Housing Renewal Program (PHRP) handed down its report on June 5, 2018, it advised there were 36,742 applicant households on the Victorian Housing Register (VHR) made up of 57,077 adults and 24,622 children – a total of 81,699 at the end of March 2018.

Traffic in Parkville

While there have been mentions of traffic issues in my previous columns there are now issues that need urgent addressing.

How have University of Melbourne students found online learning?

Without family who are you?

Your childhood home has a special place in your heart even if it’s a Victorian mansion now reputed to be worth around $20 million.

Marine rescuers making a difference

If you’re at the beach and see an injured seal, what do you do? If you’re at a pier or jetty and see a bird tangled up in plastic or fishing line, who can help it? If a turtle, dolphin or stingray looks like it’s in trouble, who do you call? The answer is Melbourne’s Zoo’s Marine Response Unit.