2025 March April

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A Message from the President

Trish O’Loughlin reflects on the work of 2024 and looks forward to 2025.
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AGM 17 February 2025 

A short overview of the outcomes,
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Working Groups

2024 Survey Summary

Why? What do you care about? How are we doing?
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Summary Brief: A Community Call for Affordable Housing in Carlton

Housing is a human right. Yet, in Melbourne, thousands of families, key workers, students, and vulnerable community members are struggling to afford a place to live.
We, the Carlton Residents Association and concerned citizens, stand together to demand real action from the State Government.
We are in an election year—promises must be kept, and we need guarantees that social and affordable housing remains the priority.
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Agenda for Carlton 

Linking CRA’s Agenda for Carlton with councillor portfolios which include infrastructure, planning, city economy and business,
community and city services, finance, governance and risk, safety and cleaning, tourism and events, environment, aboriginal Melbourne,
creative and arts, education and innovation.
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CCTV AND YOU 

A number of CCTV cameras were installed in Lygon Street in 2024 – your thoughts?
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Emerging issues

Melbourne’s Council elections are undemocratic and need to be fixed 

Ellen Sandell, State MP for Melbourne writes.

One resident = one vote is the foundation of our modern democracy. But in the City of Melbourne, while residents get one vote,
businesses get two! That includes national and overseas business owners who may have otherwise never set foot in our city.
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Community News

Late Paul Madden AM, Australia Day Award 

Paul Madden was posthumously awarded, Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Australia Day 2025.
Citation: For significant service to the community through social welfare organisations, social policy development and the arts.
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Carlton Conversations May

A look at a Lygon Street and a Lygon Street Icon

Fabio Angele owner of Brunetti Classico speaks at Brunetti.
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Parking in Carlton 

New parking control introduced but come things won’t change. You can have your say.
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