Park Street apartments finally win government approval
A heritage electricity substation will be retained but council is disappointed at lack of affordable housing.
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Merri-bek Council
‘Betrayal’: bike users group lashes council over abandoned projects
Cyclists urge council to restore Victoria Street path to its capital works program.
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Contaminated soil forces council to stump up $715,000
Council wrap-up: Sydney Road special charge; accessible tram stops.
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Volatile building costs put council capital works program at risk
Merri-bek is forecasting a surplus of $22 million this year despite a blow out in capital works expenditure.
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New kinder for Albert Street to plug childcare gap
Brunswick area faces shortfall of 313 childcare places by 2029 without major investment.
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Big Sydney Road graffiti clean up starts to get results
By the time, the project is finished, about 120 shopfronts will have had graffiti removed.
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Brunswick needs more housing, but it keeps getting in its own way
Brunswick residents need to rethink their opposition to new development if the housing crisis is to be solved, argues Jonathan O’Brien.
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Cycling club pumped about its new track plans
A pump track within the existing velodrome would attract new converts to the sport.
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Let there be light: permit refused on human rights grounds
Council knocks back seven-storey building because it would cover house next door in shade
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Skyrail vision begins to take shape
Engagement process identifies community priorities for level crossing removal project.
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