A day with Urban Planning students
The North and West Melbourne Association recently took part in a field trip to the Arden Precinct organised by the University of Melbourne for the Masters of Urban Planning students.
Presentation by Peter Gerrand: 4 Big Projects
In the Februrary 18th 2020 General Meeting, Peter Gerrand presented an overview of the four major projects that will impact our community.
Report on 1st Nov. 2019 Meeting of Rail Projects Victoria’s Community Reference Group (CRG) for the Arden & Parkville Precincts
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Intake substation
In this evening's (19 Nov. 2019) meeting, Lucy Mackenzie Worters (and helpers) from Metro Tunnel Cross Yarra Partnership gave us a short presentation on the intake substation that will link the new North Melbourne Station to the West Melbourne Terminal Station. The substation is planned to be constructed in existing MTM land, adjacent to the rail corridor and Moonee Ponds Creek trail (on the creek’s eastern bank). 20191119-metroTunnelIntakeSubstationDownload
CORBA: Local Government Review 2015
A submission by the Coalition of Resident and Business Associations - Melbourne from December 2015. Melbourne is one of the fastest growing local government areas in Australia, and is central to the future prosperity of Victoria. The continuing influx of residents to the CoM is critical to maintaining the growth and prosperity of the CoM. However, the present governance arrangements of the CoM have failed to keep pace with this growth, which is leading to a gross distortion of governance in the CoM; whereby the overwhelming numerical superiority of residents is, effectively, gerrymandered to benefit non-resident and corporate voters. CoRBA’s
VincentCare development in Chapman Street/Flemington Road (Oznam House)
The attached was presented at the last meeting regarding the VincentCare development in Chapman Street/Flemington Road. [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Key-Points-from-VincentCare-Briefing.pdf"]
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
185 Rosslyn Street
Here’s a collection of documentation available for the development at 185 Rosslyn Street West Melbourne. Please note that the plans are quite large 90MB. Cover Letter [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/MA9084-20151127-coverLetter.pdf"] Report [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/MA9084-20151127-Report002.pdf"] Plans (90 Mb) Click here to download
Melbourne Metro Rail Project
In the September meeting, James Tonkin presented an overview of the planned Metro Rail Project. The presentation was very informative and many questions were answered by James and associates. The presentation is available for viewing below: [gview file="https://nwma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/20150915-MetroRailPresentation.pdf"]
187-189 Stanley Street, West Melbourne demolished
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