Melbourne Metro Rail Project concerns
At last Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Association, a number of concerned residents attended to raise the above issue. The Association has also been approached by other residents and property owners regarding the Melbourne Metro Rail Project and advice has been provided. Documentation has also been circulated by the Association when it has been provided to us by the Authority. It is clear that many residents and property owners are concerned about the impact of this project on our community, given the uncertainty of significant aspects of the project, such as the tunnel alignment and depth. In order to address
Errol Street Precinct Improvement Survey
We are conducting a survey into public facilities, pedestrian safety and the environment of the Errol Street shopping precinct. Please help us to improve your local community by completing this survey. Just select the options you consider most appropriate. http://kwiksurveys.com/s/tBhrYreg [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/NWMA-ErrolSt-ImprovementSurvey-Oct20151.doc"]
2015 Christmas toy and food drive
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Lothian Street streetscape
The City of Melbourne is considering configuration changes to Lothian Street North Melbourne. Ian Shears, Manager Urban Landscapes City of Melbourne, has contacted us with supplied a cover letter, a feedback form and a project overview. [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Lothian_Street_median_consultation_letter.pdf"] [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Lothian_Street_median_feedback_form.doc"] [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Lothian_Street_Medians_Concept_Plan.pdf"]
Residents fight Baptist church apartment block plans
The Age recently published an article on the proposed development by the Baptist Church on the intersection of King St. and Hawke St. Read the article here.
Volunteer(s) needed to organise delivery of the North and West Melbourne News
A number of Association members are already regular distributors of the paper to a block of letterboxes in their neighbourhood. The News urgently needs a new Distribution Coordinator(s) to bundle and arrange delivery of the paper to distributors' doorsteps. You must have access to a suitable vehicle to do this. Four times a year, on a Thursday, the News is delivered to The Centre, where the Distribution Coordinator(s) sort(s) it into appropriately sized bundles for the delivery team. The bundles are labelled with pre-prepared sheets describing their delivery area. Some distributors collect their bundles from The Centre, which makes things