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Keep our doors open: Why Neighbourhood Houses matter

November 4th, 2025 - Tony Milne

Walk past Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre on any weekday morning and you’ll see what community looks like …

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The West Gate toll road impacts: Melbourne deserves better

November 4th, 2025 - Ellen Sandell

The West Gate Tunnel Project is set to open soon, and will funnel thousands of cars from the western suburbs straight into North and West Melbourne, Docklands and the inner city.

The changing face of Darling Square

November 4th, 2025 - Sylvia Black

In the time before white settlement the area around what we know as Darling Square in East Melbourne was swampland and was a source of plentiful foodstuffs enjoyed by the local Wurundjeri people.

Local associations: why?

November 4th, 2025 - Rob Moore

Having been president of the Parkville Association I need to reflect on what an association does and why they are so important to the fabric of a residential suburb.

A year into the council term: the view from Carlton

November 4th, 2025 - Trish O Loughlin

With the current City of Melbourne council now one year into its term, the Carlton Residents’ Association (CRA) has looked at what’s been working, what hasn’t, and what still needs improvement.

Historic Carlton property hits the market for the first time in a century

October 24th, 2025 - Sean Car

A piece of Carlton’s history is up for grabs, with a landmark mixed-use building at 138-144 Elgin St being offered for sale for the first time in nearly 100 years.

Hugh Allen opens Yiaga in Fitzroy Gardens blending craft, nature and cuisine

October 22nd, 2025 - Sean Car

Melbourne’s dining scene has a striking new addition this spring, with celebrated chef Hugh Allen unveiling his long-awaited first restaurant, Yiaga, inside the historic Fitzroy Gardens pavilion in East Melbourne.

City of Melbourne progresses with a review of the Royal Park Master Plan

October 13th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

The City of Melbourne has appointed an architecture firm to review and update the Royal Park Master Plan.

“It was the pinnacle”: Sooshi Mango leads calls to bring back Lygon Street Festa

September 30th, 2025 - Chris Jackson

Carlton’s beloved Lygon Street Festa could be on the verge of a revival, with the team behind Johnny, Vince and Sam’s Ristorante – Joe and Carlo Salanitri and their lifelong friend Andrew Manfre – throwing their weight behind a campaign to bring it back.