Latest articles by Sean Car
“An enormous safety problem”: CBD locals meet with council CEO
In an open address to Residents 3000 last month, the City of Melbourne’s CEO Justin Hanney threw the challenge to locals to “come up with great ideas and initiatives” for the city, as he dealt with a number of contentious issues affecting the CBD.
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Time to shift the narrative to residents
The constant calls by our Lord Mayor for office workers to return to the CBD, while understandable, continue to demonstrate that the council isn’t focusing enough attention on a resident-led recovery.
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Unison CEO hopes council housing project could be the first of many in the CBD
When Unison CEO James King first got wind that the City of Melbourne was looking to transform one of its CBD properties into housing for rough sleepers, he knew his organisation was well-placed to deliver its vision.
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Meet “HER”
An entire CBD building dedicated to some of Melbourne’s greatest loves – dining, immersive art and a vinyl soundtrack – will soon open to the public at 270 Lonsdale St on February 2.
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Works begin on theatre forecourt
The City of Melbourne began work on a $1 million expansion of the Princess Theatre forecourt on Spring St.
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“Happily exhausted”: Lord Mayor absolutely loves her job
The final subject of our Councillor Profile series doesn’t need much of an introduction. Lord Mayor Sally Capp has become the face of our city during her three-and-a-half-year reign in the top job, and she continues to prove why she’s the right leader during a crisis.
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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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Market reaches out to residents
Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM’s) CEO Stan Liacos and strategy development manager Heidi Wearne met virtually with CBD resident group East Enders on March 16 as part of the market’s increasing effort to engage with the local community post-COVID.
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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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Campaign launched to rethink separated bike lanes
A group of Peel St residents and business owners have come together to oppose the way in which the City of Melbourne’s new separated bike lanes are being implemented in the central city.
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A true community councillor
When CBD News’s sister publication Docklands News ran Jamal Hakim’s image on the front page of its September 2020 edition ahead of last year’s City of Melbourne council elections, he really would have liked his chances!
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FOMO: council activation revealed
As Victoria slowly emerges from lockdowns, the City of Melbourne will soon look to attract visitors back to the CBD and its much-loved venues, restaurants and public spaces with a “big old dose of FOMO (fear of missing out)”.
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Susan Riley calls time on council
After a decorated 15 years on council, which included being the first woman to ever be elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the much-loved Susan Riley has said farewell to Town Hall ahead of the October 24 elections
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Laneways to recovery
The state government has announced a six-month project to revitalise many of the CBD’s iconic laneways as part of its post-COVID recovery plans.
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Council elections … here we go!
With candidate nominations having closed on September 22 and the City of Melbourne now officially in caretaker mode, voters can now meet the full field that’s in front of them ahead of the council elections on October 24.
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Greenline council rift
A leak from within the City of Melbourne regarding a “top secret” plan to connect the inner city with new green spaces and cycling paths has highlighted a divide within the senior ranks of council’s management.
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We need your support more than ever
The CEO of Queen Victoria Market (QVM) Stan Liacos said market traders needed the support of local shoppers more than ever to weather the “major economic storm”.
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Council elections: what we know
While electoral rolls were due to close in only a number of days when the September edition of CBD News published, a lot was still unknown about the makeup of the October 24 City of Melbourne council elections.
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Labor calls for “culture change” at Town Hall
For the first time in recent memory, the Labor Party has formed a serious ticket in its bid for Town Hall in 2020 and its team says it wants to “change the culture” and create a “real city government”.
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An end to facadism
A move to modernise Melbourne’s heritage system has been approved by the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, which ends the city’s controversial love affair with facadism.
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