North & West Melbourne Association thanks the membership for the responses received. In the light of further information that has recently become available the Committee maintains its level of concern about this proposal. The further information consists of: Cost of admission to the event is to be $75-00 per head. The target audience is to be 25-30 year age group, plus, and not orientated  to youth or families. The event is not part of the open day family multicultural activity which is proposed to be on the 14th February 2010. Aussie Rock on Arden is a stand alone commercial event

Last night (13th October 2009) the Finance and Governance Committee of the Melbourne City Council rejected the proposal for a Horse Polo event on prime recreation land next to the Hockey and Netball Centre.  This is a great decision for the users of Royal Park where it was proposed to remove a number of trees. A range of other issues such as parking,  traffic and public safety are still of concern to the community.  The North & West Melbourne Association will continue to monitor this issue as it is possible that it may be referred to the full Council meeting

The North Melbourne Football Club has announced that it proposes to conduct a rock concert at the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve in Arden Street North Melbourne. The event will be held on Saturday the 20th of March 2010 between the hours of 2.00pm and midnight. The Football Club is conducting a public meeting to discuss this proposal on Wednesday the 14th October at 6.30pm in the meeting room at the North Melbourne Pool. It is important for members of the community to attend this meeting to question the Club and the Council about this proposal in more detail. It would