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When Carlton was a slum
Carlton was not always the pleasant affluent suburb that it is today. For most of the 20th century it was regarded as a slum.
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Welcome from Carlton residents
Since inception in 1996, The Carlton Residents’ Association (CRA) has convened to the benefit of residents, aiming to preserve and protect this melting pot of a suburb.
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A true community councillor
When Inner City News’s sister publication Docklands News ran Jamal Hakim’s image on the front page of its September 2020 edition ahead of last year’s City of Melbourne council elections, he really would have liked his chances!
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The science of food
A lifelong interest in science and a passion for food has led Carlton resident Emma Donnelly to start her own culinary science business.
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East Melbourne residents fight to save 137-year-old town house
A townhouse built in 1883 is set to be converted into a high-rise apartment building if a planning application submitted to the City of Melbourne is successful.
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Residents and businesses joining forces to bring Carlton back to life
With the Carlton precinct now in the recovery stage after COVID, the community is coming together to bring business back to the suburb.
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Wi-Fi inequality at housing towers
For some, working from home during lockdown was a welcome break from the office and the grind of the daily commute.
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Historic Dan O’Connell Hotel to become alternative primary school
After paying more than $3.2 million to purchase Carlton’s historic Dan O’Connell Hotel, Fitzroy Community School (FCS) will be taking over the space.
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Drink driver no match for barrier
Thankfully this is the image of a lucky escape after a man and his female passenger crashed into a tram barrier in Carlton on January 21.
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Carlton suffering from lack of international students
Despite the City of Melbourne’s (CoM) efforts to bring international students back to the city, the state government doesn’t seem to be budging.
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Teetering between construction and deconstruction
Sitting is the new smoking
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