Latest articles by Sean Car
Thinking big, acting local
For second term councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece, the ability to deliver on big ambitions at a community level is what inspires him most about working in local government.
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Defence blasted as council walks away from 310 St Kilda Rd
The Department of Defence has been slammed for “messing around” the City of Melbourne after talks between the two levels of government over a sale of the former Repatriation Clinic at Victoria Barracks broke down due to the building’s state of disrepair.
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Giving a voice to our international students
Cr Philip Le Liu has brought many passions to the City of Melbourne, his greatest ambition continues to be making Melbourne the number one student city in the world.
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Quiet achiever is as passionate as ever
While he may have been around Town Hall for more than 20 years, Cr Kevin Louey said that the pandemic had meant “throwing the rule book out” when it came to being on council.
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New strategy and planning controls for Fishermans Bend “innovation” precinct
The state government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering a “world-class” design, engineering and advanced manufacturing precinct in the heart of Fishermans Bend through the release of a new plan this month.
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The community councillor
An educator, publican, family man and proud member of the Flemington-Kensington Bowls Club – you’d struggle to find a more community-minded councillor than Davydd Griffiths.
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Peter Ritchie farewells Melbourne Recital Centre
After 12 years and no shortage of wonderful memories, Melbourne Recital Centre’s (MRC’s) original marketing and communications manager Peter Ritchie is moving on from the venue he helped open in 2009.
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Bringing Melbourne back better than ever
Young, driven and full of ambition for reviving Melbourne from the pandemic – newly elected councillor Roshena Campbell is passionate about creating a better city than the one we had before COVID struck.
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Langham and ARA at loggerheads as council supports Southgate vision
Southgate’s owners ARA Australia’s plans to reimagine the precinct were advanced by the City of Melbourne last month, but it didn’t come without continued objections from The Langham Hotel, as well as local businesses and residents.
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The human toll of being the “Freight State”
When the news broke that a truck had mounted a curb collecting a traffic light and five pedestrians in the process in Southbank last month, the entire community immediately knew which intersection was being referenced.
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Olivia gets the ball rolling on council
First-time councillor Dr Olivia Ball is bringing a renewed focus on human rights to the City of Melbourne
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Beulah’s Hanover House acquisition a win for Southbank
In a significant boost for one of Melbourne’s densest blocks, developer Beulah has extended the footprint of its twin tower project by purchasing the Hanover House site with a community focus in mind.
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Southbank’s heritage officially protected
The City of Melbourne’s Southbank Heritage Review was approved by the Minister for Planning last month, ensuring Southbank’s last remaining heritage places of significance are protected.
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“Shorter but wider”: council opposes Power St plans
A development application for one of the last remaining blocks in Southbank has been denied the support of the City of Melbourne due largely to its proposed five-metre setbacks from neighbouring Prima Pearl.
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New councillor Jamal Hakim has led an initiative which will see the City of Melbourne become the first council in Australia to trial free sanitary products for women and girls in six council facilities.
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Driven by diversity
First-term City of Melbourne councillor Jason Chang said he was driven onto the council by a desperate need to give a greater voice to the city’s Asian community.
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Southbank set to receive a “kangaroo on a chair”
The new $2 million piece of public art set for Dodds St will be “a kangaroo on a chair wrapped in wire and lights,” according to a report in the Herald Sun this month.
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Community Forum’s large attendance learns little
There is no current plan for Southbank and any former plans are largely redundant. Those were the key takeaway lessons from the Southbank Community Forum on March 23, which was well attended but light on detail.
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New councillor is a “unionist at heart”
Having snuck into the final councillor position at last year’s local government elections, CFMEU member and new councillor Elizabeth Doidge said she was looking forward to helping shape and reactivate the city that she loves.
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