21 March 2014 Accidents involving cyclists are once again at the top of the Melbourne news. Tuesday’s well publicised dooring accident on Collins Street has unleashed another predictable round of cars vs bikes commentary in the media, culminating in the...
9 March 2014 Two major policies taken by the Greens to the last Council election and included by our Greens Councillors in the 2013-14 Annual Plan and Budget have come to implementation, with Council agreeing to two new major community engagement programs. The first...
25 February 2014 Council last night passed a Greens motion to condemn the increasing violence being directed at St Petersburg’s LGBTI citizens, and to use Melbourne’s sister city relationship with St Petersburg to raise awareness of the issue and advocate...
31 December 2013 With the end of the year comes a two month break in Council meetings, with Council having concluded its formal business for 2013 at its final meeting on 17 December. In the mix of a large agenda (which considered the St Petersburg Sister City...
8 December 2013 A new park for Kensington is one step closer, with Council agreeing to a series of Greens motions to make the securing of new public open space in the area a priority. For many months, Melbourne City Council has been exploring opportunities for new...
9 October 2013 The Council last night hosted a public meeting regarding the implications of the East West Link on the City of Melbourne’s communities; a meeting which came about as a result of the successful Greens motion at the August Council. The turnout was...
27 August 2013 Melbourne City Council tonight agreed to two Greens motions – one written and moved by Cr Cathy Oke and one written and moved by Cr Rohan Leppert – resulting in a significant shift of the City’s stance on the East West Link. The...
22 August 2013 Council unanimously endorsed Greens Cr Rohan Leppert’s motion last week regarding heritage controls in the Bourke Hill Precinct of the CBD. The motion commissioned the scoping and costing of a project to review the statements of significance,...
31 July 2013 At last night’s Council meeting, Cr Rohan Leppert tabled a petition requesting a Melbourne laneway be named after the late rock legend Chrissy Amphlett. The Age reports: Earlier this month a petition bearing the names of more than 6000 people was...
16 July 2013 Linking Melbourne Authority released detailed plans for the East West freeway this morning. The implications for homes and public open space within the City of Melbourne are significant, with several new components to the project which were not mooted...
