2025 June

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A Message from the President

Melbourne 2025  – The People’s Panel from the perspective of a participant
pages 2,3

Working groups

World Heritage Environs Area (WHEA)  

The whole WHEA, in the Cities of Melbourne and Yarra, is now covered by a Design and Development Overlay (DDO4) that
will protect views to and from the REB + CG and set controls for any development. Importantly it establishes mandatory height limits.
The new height limits are generally the same as those contained in previous discretionary controls.
pages 3,4

Carlton Conversations Monday 26 May, 2025  

Jeff Atkinson from the Carlton Community History Group (CCHG) presented an interesting and informative presentation:
Carlton during the Second World War.
page 5

Topical Issues

City of Melbourne – CoM – your closest level of government
Cr Dr Olivia Ball, local resident and City of Melbourne Councillor writes.

Council’s draft 2025-26 budget      Where will the money go?    

Victorian Councils are restricted by state law in how much they can increase rates in a given year. This ‘rates cap’ is currently 3%. Councils may increase their rates by anything up to 3%, or not at all. As a general rule, it makes sense to increase rates in line with inflation, so Councils can continue to provide the level of services and infrastructure we all rely on daily.
 pages 5,6

Community News

Memories that Make Us: Home is a Distant Shore

CoA As It – 20 March 2025   

A night of nostalgia, celebration, reality and myth.
page 6

Ellen Sandell, State MP for Melbourne writes:  

A tribute to Adam Bandt
page 7

Police Community Sentiment Survey

How can we keep you safer?
page 7

Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre

10 years celebrated.

Read about the opening, go here to download the 2015 Winter Newsflash
page 8