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City of Melbourne adopts new Council Plan
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a major long-term strategy to guide the city’s future, with councillors describing it as one of the most significant decisions of the current council term.
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Community Safety Officers hit Melbourne’s streets as council unveils $2m patrol program
The City of Melbourne’s new Community Safety Officers (CSOs) began patrolling inner-city hotspots on November 3, with Lord Mayor Nick Reece declaring the 11-member team a “big step” towards a safer and more welcoming city.
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Residents concerned over eight-storey office proposal in Exploration Lane
CBD residents have voiced concern over a proposed eight-storey development, warning that they were not consulted and that the project risks undermining the character and liveability of one of Melbourne’s most historically significant precincts.
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Head of safety and cleaning portfolio defends council’s approach to community safety
City of Melbourne Cr Rafael Camillo has doubled down on the council’s commitment to community safety, as concerns continue to grow among Melbourne’s homeless community.
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Philip Le Liu: A steady hand at Town Hall
Now in his third term on the City of Melbourne council, Cr Philip Le Liu has become one of the council’s more experienced and pragmatic voices. Known for his financial discipline, Cr Le Liu’s journey to Town Hall has been anything but conventional.
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Cohealth to end GP services at three Melbourne clinics amid funding crisis
Community health provider Cohealth has announced it will end GP services at its Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington sites in December 2025, with the Collingwood clinic at 365 Hoddle St set to close completely by mid-2026.
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CBD resident urges council to hold faith-based organisations accountable in combating homelessness
Jake Land is a CBD resident and a former council candidate and adult store proprietor. However, now in retirement, he has shifted his energy into a campaign calling for churches in Melbourne to do more to address the homelessness crisis.
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Melbourne may have its very own “off-Broadway” with new Spiegel Haus
Melbourne has long been renowned as Australia’s cultural capital. However, serial entrepreneur and filmmaker Christopher Mitchell believes that for the city to have a truly vibrant cultural scene, it needs an “off-Broadway”.
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The City of Melbourne is looking to reduce the disruption caused by protests
The City of Melbourne intends to reduce disruption caused by weekly protests. However, experts warn that the right to peaceful assembly must be protected.
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Residents 3000 “not imploding” despite claim of a “political takeover”
City of Melbourne councillor Rafael Camillo is at the centre of a bitter dispute engulfing residents’ group Residents 3000, with a committee member accusing him of politicising the organisation and using it to advance his personal agenda.
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Council aims to double the number of houses in the city by 2051
The City of Melbourne aims to double the number of homes within the municipality over the next 25 years. However, councillors have raised concerns about the feasibility of this goal.
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Councillor speaks out against city’s security crackdown
City of Melbourne councillor Dr Olivia Ball has warned that the council’s security initiatives are heading in a troubling direction and represent a misuse of public funds, with new safety officers set to be equipped with handcuffs and given the power to make arrests.
Read MoreResidents 3000 committee member calls for president to stand down
A committee member of Residents 3000 has called for the president of the organisation and current City of Melbourne councillor, Rafael Camillo, to stand down.
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City safety and security dominate discussions over new Council Plan
The City of Melbourne has bolstered its focus on city safety in its draft strategic Council Plan, with some councillors calling for a crackdown on protests.
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Council seeks to make community consultation more transparent
Council has welcomed the development of new guidelines aimed at improving transparency during community consultation periods.
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Coroner’s report finds fatal overdoses are on the rise
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is calling for the Victorian Government to implement a long-term, strategic approach to drug harm reduction, following new data showing fatal overdoses in Victoria are now at their highest level in a decade.
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EastEnders hosts first-of-a-kind community health consultation
In August, EastEnders held a community information session to help connect residents with local health and social support services.
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Cohealth celebrates major milestone
Not-for-profit community health organisation Cohealth has reached a major milestone, with its team delivering half-a-million service occasions to clients over the past year.
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Friends of Queen Victoria Market slam Gurrowa Place approval
Some traders and marketgoers have taken a stand against the federal government’s environmental approval of the Gurrowa Place redevelopment at Queen Victoria Market.
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The realities of community health amid a city petty crime “epidemic”
Every day, Cohealth’s outreach team supports the city’s most vulnerable. They walk Melbourne’s streets and laneways to check on the welfare of people sleeping rough.
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