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The CRA newsletter contains in depth news and information about the activities of the Carlton Residents Association.

Hard copies of the CRA Newsflash are available at the Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre (KSLCC)

2024 March

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A Message from the President

Trish O’Loughlin reflects on the CRA achievements, challenges and general business of 2023.

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AGM at the Studio

The AGM held 19 February at Melbourne Connect, reported on the work of CRA during 2023
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CRA Christmas Party 2023 

Back at La Mama! An exceptional evening with an amazing raffle
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CRA in 2024

Proposed Areas of Engagement from the committee and suggested from members at the AGM
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Councillors and their Responsibilities

Access the links for detailed information on each councillor, including their responsibilities and the link to Councillor portfolios for details of each portfolio.
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Working Groups

Parkland and Streetscapes

Carlton Gardens and the Flower and Garden Show
MIFGS v MIFoF
CRA’s Proposal – to conduct a review of the use of the Carlton Gardens as the venue for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) and to consider a City based alternative venue for the Melbourne International Festival of Flowers (MIFoF) following the conclusion of the current contract in 2026.
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Topical Issues

Affordable housing, Social Housing, Public Housing

City of Melbourne People’s Panel on Affordable Housing
The panel was held over four sessions from 26th October to 18th November 2023 to recommend solutions to the shortage of affordable housing in the City of Melbourne area. Eleven recommendations were formulated over this period and presented to Council 5 March 2024.
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Public Housing

CRA correspondence with the Minister for Housing
The towers in Elgin and Nicholson Streets are in a state of disrepair before demolition and reconstruction
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City of Melbourne updates:

From Cr Dr Olivia Ball

Whether you live, work or study in Carlton, Council would very much like you to complete a short survey to help shape the future of Carlton. The results will feed into Council’s next 4-year plan.
Check out the survey:
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All are welcome at Camp Sovereignty

From Ellen Sandell
Right in the heart of our city – in between the NGV and Myer Music Bowl – is a patch of land where the remains of First Nations people from 38 clans have been laid to rest.
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Community News

‘Recollections of Lygon Street’ 70’s and 80’s

Read the article by Lisa Phelan on line
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Lygon Street past and present

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Autumn 2015

Wonderful News

A restoration program is under way to reopen the dome of the much-loved Royal Exhibition Building.                                                                           Page 1

AGM Address- Renate Howe

From Carlton Association to Carlton Residents Association.      Page 2

Working groups

Traffic and transport and Parking

Government transport policies in action                       

  • East West Link final chapter        

On 15 April 2015, the Andrews ALP Government at last announced it had cancelled the EW Link contracts.                                                                 Page 2

  • Yet another roads project

With the dust hardly settled on EW Link cancellation, the Andrews Government announced an unsolicited proposal from City Link operator, Transurban, to build a $5.5 billion ‘Western Distributor’ (Premier’s Media Release, 30 April).                                                                        Page 2

  • Melbourne Metro go-ahead

Premier Andrews announced that construction of the $11 billion Melbourne Metro Rail (Newsflash, Summer 2015) to commence 2018.          Page 3

  • State Budget announcements

The State Budget brought down on 5 May allocated $22 billion to transport infrastructure projects during the life of the current government  Page 3

Kay Street traffic issues

Following an approach from local residents regarding the high volume and excessive speed of traffic in Kay Street, Carlton, CRA alerted the Council Engineering Department to the problem.                                                     Page 3

Planning

VCAT decisions questioned

Almost 90% of Council planning refusals end up at VCAT, making Councils virtually redundant in the planning process.                                            Page 4

Local heritage policy review

CRA Planning Group members and others have participated in recent consultations regarding the Council’s Local Heritage Planning Policy Review. The aim is to improve heritage planning decisions.             Page 4

City Governance and Election Campaign Donations

Late in 2012, The Age newspaper ran with a headline ‘Cash may gag council vote’. This report contended that the ‘Melbourne City Council could be denied a say on key building projects, with a majority of councillors unable to vote because of developer donations that bankrolled their election campaigns.’                                                                                  Page 5

Planning applications CoM                                                                   Page 6

Associated Groups  

Melbourne North Community Consultative Committee (CCC)

News on safety and community issues.                                                        Page 7

Carlton Gardens – Royal Exhibition Building (REB) 

World Heritage Community Day and Young People’s Democracy Celebrations.                                                                                                     Page 7

Topical issues

Graffiti management 

The Council recently introduced a new plan for dealing with ever-present graffiti ‘tags’.                                                                                                             Page 7 

Community News

Harmony Day Celebrations 2015 

Carlton Gardens Primary School celebrated on March 28.                 Page 8

 Carlton Senior Citizens move from CAN to KSLCC

A commemorative lunch celebrated more than 50 years of Carlton Senior Citizens at the Church of All Nations (CAN), prior to their imminent move to the Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre (KSLCC).             Page 8