Local News

A new outdoor gym for Powlett Reserve

Online community consultation with the City of Melbourne is open until Tuesday, April 5, on the type of outdoor exercise equipment residents would like to see installed at Powlett Reserve in East Melbourne.

“Fresh and zesty” writers unite in Carlton libraries

Active support for writers in the city is becoming a priority within Carlton over the next couple of months with, not one, but two spaces dedicated to emerging writers.

Carlton Harmony Day welcomes everyone

The Carlton Community Network (CCN), a membership organisation of more than 50 community agencies and services in Carlton, presents this year’s Harmony Day celebration on Saturday, March 26, at the Carlton Primary School.

Community rallies to save iconic Curtin Hotel

The Carlton community fears it could stand to lose a “sense of identity” if the historic Curtin Hotel falls into the hands of developers. 

A humble mission focused on putting friends first

HaiR 3Rs offers family violence support training free to hair and beauty practitioners

Most women and girls will rate their hairdresser or beautician as one of their safest and trusted relationships because this special bond is usually built over a number of years.

Elderly activist to face Magistrates Court over chalk graffiti at Park Hotel on nine-year anniversary of offshore detention

Coincidentally, he will face the Melbourne Magistrates Court on the ninth anniversary of when former Prime Minister Keven Rudd announced, “asylum seekers who come here by boat without a visa will never be settled in Australia.

Phone app helps communities stay cleaner, safer and more effective

Snap Snap Send Solve is a free app that simplifies community issues across Australia and New Zealand.

Public housing in Carlton gets heritage recognition

Public housing in Carlton gets heritage recognition