Politics
Arron Wood pledges to green Pelham St
Long-mooted plans to create a green biodiversity corridor from Carlton Gardens to University Square along Pelham St in Carlton would be realised if Arron Wood becomes Lord Mayor.
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Greens reveal housing policy for the City of Melbourne
The Greens are pushing for an “abundance of affordable homes” in the City of Melbourne as the central policy initiative of its election campaign for Town Hall.
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City of Melbourne elections: where things are at
We’ve learned plenty more during this past month about the makeup of the field competing for Melbourne Town Hall at October’s City of Melbourne elections. Here’s a snapshot …
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Labor reveals its team for the City of Melbourne
The Labor Party has unveiled a five-person team and its theme for the upcoming City of Melbourne local government elections: “keeping local government local”.
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Nick Reece picks Roshena Campbell as his running mate
Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has made somewhat of a shock selection for his deputy mayoral candidate at the upcoming City of Melbourne local government elections in current councillor and Liberal Party member Roshena Campbell.
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Residents win fight to save laneway from development in East Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has decided not to a sell a laneway to make room for a proposed six-storey development in East Melbourne following concerns from residents.
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Lygon St set for footpath revamp but traders want the whole strip completed
A long-standing battle to have safer and more attractive footpaths along Carlton’s iconic Lygon St will see a portion of renewal works undertaken, but traders say they want certainty the whole street will be revamped.
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University commits to disclose ties to weapons companies amid student protest
The University of Melbourne (UoM) has agreed to disclose ties to weapons manufacturers following a successful student encampment of a building on its Parkville campus.
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University Square final concept design endorsed
The City of Melbourne has endorsed the final concept design for stage two of the redevelopment of Carlton’s University Square following community consultation.
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Fight against offensive graffiti ramps up
The City of Melbourne has increased its efforts to combat offensive graffiti in the city after announcing a new clean city services contract this month.
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Council delivers record budget, but predicted surplus pushed back
Inaugural Opera Australia Impact Award for Linda Thompson
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