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Carlton COVID vaccine clinic opens for public housing residents 16 and over
To encourage vulnerable residents to be immunised, pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics have opened up at six public housing towers around Melbourne, and anyone from the towers aged 16 and over is eligible.
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Heavy investment in new CBD North urban renewal precinct
The Victorian Government has announced $44.6 million to fund a new “green spine” linking the CBD, Carlton, Parkville and the Queen Victoria Market through a series of RMIT University-led capital works projects.
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Businesses count their losses after lockdown
Businesses in Melbourne’s inner city are still reeling nearly a month after the state’s fourth COVID-19 lockdown ended, with industry leaders warning the ongoing cost of restrictions will be “enormous”.
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Thresherman’s Bakehouse site to finally become new restaurant
A new restaurant is rising from the ashes in Carlton after the pandemic forced the closure of many businesses in the suburb.
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Demand for food parcels has trebled since start of pandemic
Carlton’s Church of All Nations has provided emergency relief food packages to the community for more than a decade, but demand from the local community for food basics has trebled since the start of the pandemic.
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Heritage trees to be replaced at Carlton Gardens
Three English Elm trees have been removed from heritage-listed Carlton Gardens after a review found the trees posed a risk to public safety.
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Missing teenager last seen in Parkville
Police are appealing for help to find a Point Cook teenager missing since June 11.
Read MoreCarlton shooting escalates crime fears
Traders along Carlton’s famous dining strip say they are fed-up with boozed-up revellers running amok as reports of escalating violence and crime plague the streets.
Read MoreString of bike thefts in Parkville and Carlton
Multiple bikes have been stolen from outside Parkville and Carlton apartment buildings during the past month.
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Should 10-year-olds be locked up in Parkville?
Ten-year-olds aren’t allowed to create a Facebook account, work at McDonalds or consume alcohol, but in Australia they can still be prosecuted for a criminal offence.
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