News archive for the ‘Open space’ topic

February 5, 2010

La Trobe Close submission to Minister Richard Wynn

The NWMA’s submission sent on the 15 January 2010 to the Hon Richard Wynne, Minister for Housing on the proposed redevelopment of La Trobe Close. For readers information

Dear Minister

Re 210-232 Chetwynd Street, 21-43 Courtney Street and 181-197 Howard Street, North Melbourne.
We wish to make the following submission to the Minister for Housing, Richard Wynne MP, on the Government’s proposal for…

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December 4, 2009

Latest Resident Meeting on Latrobe Close on December 3

On Thursday 3 December 2009, the NWMA in conjunction with the Latrobe Close Group, convened a public meeting at the Castle Hotel, attended by 24 people.

Latrobe Close is bounded by Chetwynd, Courtney and Howard Streets North Melbourne, where the State Government, with Federal Government funding propose to construct a seven storey block of residential units. This proposal has been opposed…

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December 2, 2009

LaTrobe Close Redevelopment-meeting with Bronwyn Pike 1/12/2009

A briefing meeting on Latrobe Close was held for local residents at the office of local member Bronwyn Pike at 6.00pm on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 with between fifty and sixty people from the surrounding area attending. As well as Minister Pike and representatives from her office, there was a representative from Minister Wynn’s office, project team members from the…

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November 27, 2009

Latrobe Close – 210 Chetwynd St. – Proposed development.

This site, owned by the State Government, is a very substantial site in north and West Melbourne.  It is bounded  by Chetwynd Street, Courtney Street and Howard Street, the whole block north of St Mary’s Anglican Church.  The site is to be redeveloped intensively, 220 units, with about 120 Social Housing units being funded under the Federal ‘Nation Building’ Program. …

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