Latest articles by Jon Fleetwood
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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Four councillors to set off on $80k junket
Four City of Melbourne councillors will set off to several Asian sister cities to promote trade and investment opportunities in Melbourne, at a cost of more than $80,000 to ratepayers.
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Residents call for derelict Chinatown site to be converted into open space
Nestled in the heart of Chinatown at 132 Little Bourke St is a vacant site that has remained dormant for years, prompting residents to call on the council to develop a better strategy for activating derelict sites.
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From teacher to publican: Cr Griffiths’s journey to Town Hall
Amid the pandemic, Labor Councillor Davydd Griffiths said goodbye to his pub, the Royal Mail on Spencer St.
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Council bolsters security presence but consultation concerns raised
The City of Melbourne will invest $2 million to expand its security presence in the CBD, despite failing to consult leading community health organisations during a security guard trial that informed the council’s approach to public safety.
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Council comes under scrutiny for “clever” bike lane backflip
The City of Melbourne’s decision to cut its cycling infrastructure program has sparked a furore among the thousands of riders who commute through the city every day, alongside cycling advocacy groups.
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Cr Dr Olivia Ball takes on a second term
In her second term at the City of Melbourne, Dr Olivia Ball is the only councillor elected on the Greens ticket and now faces the challenge of being the voice of “progressive” Melbourne.
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African Festival Melbourne returned to Queen Victoria Market
Melbourne came alive for African Festival Melbourne 2025, which lit up Queen Victoria Market with an electrifying celebration of African music, food, dance and community.
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Council seeks local input to enhance Participate Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is looking to improve its online community feedback process – a decision welcomed by community leaders. However, some are calling for the entire consultation process to be streamlined and enhanced.
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“Carry this vision forward”: City of Melbourne still has faith in Greenline
Despite Greenline’s funding being cut and further delivery of the ambitious project on hold, the City of Melbourne remains hopeful that the project will be delivered.
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Meet Melbourne’s new federal member Sarah Witty
Dethroning the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, seemed an unlikely feat to many, but Labor’s Sarah Witty defied the pundits and delivered one of the biggest upsets of the 2025 federal election.
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State government shortfall paves the way for the Reece Police
In a bid to reduce crime, the City of Melbourne has increased its public safety budget, despite disquiet among councillors concerned that they have been left to pick up the pieces of an underfunded police force.
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“I’m not trying to be popular”: the first-term councillor prepared to rock the boat
Liberal councillor Owen Guest has been quick to establish himself as the “enfant terrible” of Town Hall, calling for the City of Melbourne to become more fiscally responsible and transparent.
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Melbourne’s “Curry Queen” is facing her greatest challenge yet
Elchi, nestled in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD at 72 Flinders St, offers a sophisticated and contemporary take on Indian cuisine.
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The world’s longest ride to Melbourne
On Thursday, April 17, as thousands of commuters cycled out of Melbourne, there was one man whose journey out of the city was a little different from most.
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Council backtracks on planning strategy
Ambitious housing targets set by the state government have sent the City of Melbourne back to the drawing board to rethink its approach to planning.
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Councillor labels city “Clown Hall” as security guard trial extended
The City of Melbourne’s security saga continues, with two security guards who were employed as part of a six-week trial now contracted to continue patrolling the city until July this year – despite the findings from the trial not yet being released.
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VCAT revamp is under way
Designs for Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s (VCAT) new headquarters have been released, with the state government preparing for the new site to be operational by next year to serve as the home of the state's new rental dispute service.
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