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Stabbing reignites housing tower safety concerns
A stabbing at the Carlton housing towers in early October has reignited residents’ security concerns.
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Inner city locals celebrate Freedom Day
The inner city sputtered back to life on October 22 as people poured out onto the streets and into cafés for the first time in three months.
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Community consulted on future of Carlton Gardens
A range of new protections and facilities for Carlton Gardens have been proposed by the City of Melbourne in a major heritage review.
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They could have made it simpler
Opening up in East Melbourne hasn’t been a case of storming Kmart at midnight or partying in the street but figuring out how to come out safely.
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Protections for Carlton’s UNESCO listed sites expanded
The heritage area surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens has been extended to protect the site from over-development.
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Inner city facing unprecedented mental health crisis
Psychologists in Carlton, Parkville and East Melbourne are overwhelmed with demand as locals grapple with the mental health impacts of sustained lockdowns.
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Earthquake rocks the inner city
Rattled inner city locals poured out onto the streets after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Melbourne at 9.15am on September 22.
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Spring nesting in full swing at Royal Park
With spring nesting season in full swing, inner city locals are enjoying the array of native birds on display at Royal Park.
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East Melbourne’s St Peter’s Church to receive $144,000 upgrade
The iconic heritage-listed St Peter’s Eastern Hill Church in East Melbourne has received $144,000 from the state government to conduct urgent conservation works.
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What’s happening at the ‘G?
While the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) sat dormant for another AFL Grand Final last month, the Victorian Government has made agreements with the AFL to see that East Melbourne will still be the home of football in the future.
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“It’s like putting a band-aid on a healed wound”: East Melbourne residents object to the council’s road safety proposal
Local associations: why?
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