Latest articles by David Schout
Council almost doubles out-of-hours construction fines
A City of Melbourne councillor has been proactive on the issue after the state government had shown “zero interest” in addressing ongoing breaches.
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City of Melbourne releases new homelessness strategy
The City of Melbourne has launched a new homelessness strategy to address the city’s “housing and homelessness crisis”
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Pedestrian safety biggest issue on online Southbank page
Pedestrian safety has emerged as the biggest issue on a new online Southbank portal, the City of Melbourne has revealed.
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New data shows city economy has “recovered remarkably strongly”
Fresh statistics have painted a positive picture for Melbourne’s economic recovery, although office attendance continues to be a point of contention.
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“Not crying over spilt milk”: GoBoat operator moving on after viral prank
GoBoat say they “quickly reimbursed” and apologised to a group after a teenager threw milk at them from Evan Walker Bridge last month.
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Lord Mayor says promenade delays “really unacceptable”, admits red stairs “look tired”
Lord Mayor Sally Capp has slammed Southgate redevelopment delays and admitted it was a “misstatement” to say Southbank Promenade works were finished.
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Dodds Street park opening pushed back to March
The conversion of roadway into public open space on Dodds Street is set to be completed in March, three months later than scheduled.
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Greenline master plan finalised, but completion pushed back to 2030
The four-kilometre Northbank renewal won’t be finished by 2028 as had been hoped.
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The good, bad, and delayed: Council releases “honest account” of how key projects are tracking
The City of Melbourne has released an appraisal on where it’s falling behind, and what it’s doing well.
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Council reverts community meetings back to Town Hall
The City of Melbourne has canned a two-year experiment of holding monthly meetings throughout the community, reverting all assemblies back to Town Hall from 2024.
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No call yet on Greenline cyclists, construction due to start in April 2024
The City of Melbourne is still considering whether Northbank’s transformation will be cyclist-free, as construction is set to begin after 2024’s Moomba.
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Council wants to keep Arbory Afloat despite raised walkway Greenline designs
Questions emerge about how a popular floating bar would operate as part of elevated footpath designs at Flinders Walk.
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Forty randomly selected locals to make up City of Melbourne’s “people’s panel” on affordable housing
The City of Melbourne says “now is the time” to create a community panel on the complex issue of affordable housing.
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“Neighbourhood hotel” announced as part of The Queensbridge Building
An under-construction 62-storey Queensbridge St development is set to feature “Hannah St. Hotel”.
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New audio warning for illegal footpath riders in e-scooter crackdown
New “in-app communication” trial on Swanston and Elizabeth streets sees e-scooters telling off their non-compliant riders.
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“Policy by stealth”: Former Deputy Lord Mayor accuses council of edging out city helipad
The writing is on the wall for the Yarra River helipad, which has operated for more than 50 years.
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Locals, stakeholders endorse city section of Greenline, less convinced about Docklands end
Hundreds of residents and stakeholders have strongly endorsed designs for the eastern “city” section of the City of Melbourne’s flagship Greenline project, but have expressed less certainty about the western “Docklands” end.
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Council drills into Yarra for further Greenline clues
Drilling into the Yarra River bed will help determine which boardwalks and promenades are feasible for Greenline.
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Less than 1km of bike lanes delivered in past year as rollout languishes
New council figures showed its rollout of protected bike lanes was falling well short of promises.
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Southbankers issue report card on budget
Locals have their say on how the council planned to allocate funds over the next 12 months.
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