2017 June

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Working Groups

Traffic, Transport and Parking

• Changes to Queensberry Street due to construction of the Melbourne Metro Rail – 2 lanes each way and  loss of parking between Bouverie and Leicester Streets.
  page 1

Planning

• Corkman/Carlton Inn
  We can no longer take the protection of our historic buildings for granted.
  As a community what do we want for this site?
  page 2
• Heritage Review
  A study of Charles Street – what are the implications of the new proposals for this street?
  page 3
• Carlton Police Station – an inside view
  A small but relevant photographic archive shows many of the interior architectural features of the rooms, stairs and landings.
  page 4,5
• CoM Planning Applications
  page 6

         Trades Hall Historic Walk held 27 May with Carlton Community History Group (CCHG)- photos
page 7

Associated Groups

Melbourne North Community Consultation Committee   (PCCC)

• Report on security – given a spike in storage cage burglaries PCCC presents some crime prevention strategies
  page 7

  Community News

• Carlton gardens and Royal Exhibition Building (REB)
  The upgrade is now in new hands with the appointment of Lynley Marshall as the new CEO of Museum Victoria
  page 8
• Report from Ellen Sandell’s Office- Inner City Schools Not Prioritised.
  Proposed new Dockland schools will not meet the demand placing further pressure on schools in Carlton.
  page 8