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Upcoming events to celebrate our wonderful multicultural community

February 25th, 2026 - Ellen Sandell

We are so lucky to live in such a diverse, multicultural community.

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Premier’s public rebuke over work-from-home misses the mark

February 24th, 2026 - Sean Car

Premier Jacinta Allan’s decision to publicly release and promote her letter rebuking the City of Melbourne over its position on mandated work-from-home rights has added heat, but little light, to an already nuanced policy debate.

Granita and governance cited in grant dispute for Pellegrini’s documentary

January 27th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

Despite finding themselves in furious agreement about the significance of Pellegrini’s to the city and the value of a documentary about it, some councillors disagreed about approving a grant to its filmmakers at a recent council meeting.

Council divided as City of Melbourne reverses support for CBD injecting room

January 27th, 2026 - Sean Car

A heated and deeply polarising debate erupted at Melbourne Town Hall on November 25 last year as councillors voted to overturn the City of Melbourne’s long-standing support for a medically supervised injecting service (MSIS) in the CBD.

“A new era of Treaty”: Sheena Watt reflects on 2025 and looks ahead to a pivotal 2026

November 26th, 2025 - Sean Car

For Victorian Northern Metropolitan MP Sheena Watt, 2025 will forever be defined by a single word: Treaty.

“Man on a mission”: Nick Reece reflects on his first year as Lord Mayor

November 26th, 2025 - Sean Car

If Sally Capp’s lord mayoralty was defined by megaphone energy and crisis management, her successor Nick Reece is settling into a different groove: quietly trying to reshape the city around a big agenda that’s only just getting started.

Melbourne Town Hall and council offices set to go smoke-free

November 26th, 2025 - Sean Car

The entrances and footpaths outside Melbourne Town Hall and the City of Melbourne’s main administration buildings will become smoke-free after councillors voted unanimously to extend the city’s smoking and vaping bans at the November 11 Future Melbourne Committee meeting.

A fresh start for Victoria

November 26th, 2025 - Evan Mulholland

Last week, my friend Jess Wilson was elected unopposed as Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition. This isn’t just a great result for our party – it is fantastic news for every Victorian.

Cr Le Liu moves to overturn council’s past support for CBD injecting room

November 24th, 2025 - Sean Car

The debate over a medically supervised injecting service (MSIS) in Melbourne’s CBD will return to Town Hall on November 25, with Cr Phil Le Liu bringing forward a motion to formally overturn the City of Melbourne’s previous support for such a facility.