Planning
Rooming house gets the green light despite strong community opposition, but developers say it will be aimed at professionals
A controversial plan to create a rooming house within a student apartment block in Carlton will go ahead despite plenty of opposition from the community.
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Data capture improves local roadways
A two-and-a-half-kilometre stretch of Nicholson St from Alexandra Parade in the north to Victoria Parade in the south is hosting a world-leading traffic management system using the latest technology to reduce traffic jams and improve road safety.
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Hope remains to protect heritage values of the Royal Exhibition Building
The threat of developments encroaching the areas of the UNESCO world heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building and surrounding Carlton Gardens is real, according to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV).
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National Trust and unions join forces to save the Curtin Hotel from development
Efforts to save the iconic Curtin Hotel from possibly being knocked down and developed have taken a major step with a push made to have the building heritage -listed.
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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.
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Public housing in Carlton gets heritage recognition
Public housing in Carlton gets heritage recognition
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Housing debate focuses on Kay St
The new heritage study of Carlton is livening up the debate on social housing by giving local residents a say on what should be protected.
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Union proposes “training and wellness centre” for Carlton
A plan by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) to build a $12 million “training and wellness centre” in Carlton will be considered by the City of Melbourne.
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New Carlton housing turns the focus to the over 50s
As part of the Victorian Government’s Big Housing Build program, new homes are set to be delivered to Carlton, with people over the age of 50 given first priority.
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Plans proceed for hotel revamp after joint venture considered
The owners of Magnolia Court, a former boutique guesthouse in East Melbourne, is believed to have looked at creating a joint venture as it looks to revamp the historic building.
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Greens comfortably retain Melbourne as voter dial barely budges
Victorian Government continues the sell off of public land to private developers
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