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Shelter turns one

A Melbourne first pop-up shelter for homeless women, Lake House, turned one last month with the release of a report on the statistics of care.

51 women have been housed at the former aged care facility and the lease has been extended for another year. Of the women housed, 36 per cent secured public or community housing, 8 per cent private rentals, 33 per cent returned to family or are living with friends and 8 per cent moved interstate or overseas.

Private sector and local government donated $300,000 worth of professional services and goods for set-up, site preparation, building works, garden, fit-out and furnishings.

According to the YWCA, which runs Lake House in South Melbourne, the residents have shared their stories in a documentary on the...

A walk in the park

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Concrete explosion

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Southbank’s green voice recognised

The Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG) has been selected as one of three finalists under the environment category vying for the City of Melbourne’s prestigious 2019 Melbourne Awards this month.
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Edition - November 2019

Councillors reject move to secrecy

The City of Melbourne has delayed a proposal to move its biggest business deals behind closed doors after a report from management was met with scepticism from councillors.

06 Nov 2019

Plans submitted for Boyd site

Developer PDG Corporation lodged a planning permit last month for the long-awaited mixed-use development at the rear of Boyd Community Hub.

06 Nov 2019

Southbank’s green voice recognised

The Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG) has been selected as one of three finalists under the environment category vying for the City of Melbourne’s prestigious 2019 Melbourne Awards this month.

06 Nov 2019

Cladding Bill

The state government passed a Bill last month providing it with greater powers to chase “dodgy” builders for combustible cladding.

06 Nov 2019

Waterfront woes deepen

The developer on the receiving end of an online petition relating to his property at 1-7 Waterfront Place in Beacon Cove has described the treatment against him as an “absolute disgrace.”

06 Nov 2019

Local beauty salon rehomed

Natasha Smits bought her business 10 years ago. It had already run as a beauty clinic in Southbank for 17 years.

06 Nov 2019

Towards zero-waste events

The City of Melbourne is calling on the community to support its mission to make all of its events environmentally friendly.

06 Nov 2019

2020 council elections – who is coming and who is going?

With the 2020 City of Melbourne elections now due in less than a year, it’s a reasonable question to ask: which of the current 11 councillors are running again?

06 Nov 2019

A snapshot of new Fishermans Bend campus

The University of Melbourne has released the first artist’s impressions of its future two-billion-dollar university campus in Fishermans Bend.

06 Nov 2019

Nuclear motion raises eyebrows

The City of Port Phillip took its political voice to new heights last month after passing a motion in support of the prohibition of nuclear weapons.

06 Nov 2019

Phoenix activity on notice

The state government has delivered greater protections for building and apartment owners under sweeping new changes introduced into parliament last month.

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Rewarding sustainability

South Melbourne Primary School in Southbank is set to purchase six solar composters from the City of Port Phillip after winning a Nude Food grant last month.