You are invited to our 50th Anniversary Dinner, a big night for the Association. Book and pay for tickets to this great event as soon as possible as we don’t want you to miss out. All the details are in the invitation. …
Homelessness in Victoria by Jenny Smith
Jenny Smith presented a talk about Homelessness in Victoria at the last NWMA meeting on Tuesday 21st March 2017. The presentation was well received and is available here:
Review of Local Government (electoral) Act 2016
Many members of the NWMA Inc. have been concerned for a long time about the electoral structure and operational performance of the City of Melbourne. From the early 1990’s when the Kennett Government amalgamated Councils, through the Bracks reforms of …
Report from the 2015 Homelessness Action Group Community Forum
On the 19th of November 2015, the Homelessness Action Group held a community forum. Minutes below:
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 …
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
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.
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 …