Sean Car

Publisher at Hyperlocal News (CBD, Docklands, Inner City, Southbank and North West City Newspapers) and founder of not for profit organisation Educaring Africa.

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Petrol station in Carlton is fined for environmental non-compliance

2 weeks ago | innercitynews.com.au | Sean Car

A NSW-based company running a petrol station in Carlton has been fined $5928 for failing to show it was obeying an environmental notice from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Victoria. The notice followed an inspection by EPA officers who found problems with contaminated soil, groundwater and escaping fuel vapour at the site on the corner of Nicholson St and Alexandra Pde.
Construction under way on new South Melbourne Police Station

2 weeks ago | southbanklocalnews.com.au | Sean Car

South Melbourne police officers are a step closer to having a new state-of-the-art station with construction now under way. Minister for Police Anthony Carbines joined Member for Albert Park Nina Taylor on April 4 to turn the first sod at the new $53 million Dorcas St location. Construction company McCorkell Constructions has been appointed as the head contractor for the build.
Council to have another go at expanded Miles St park proposal

2 weeks ago | southbanklocalnews.com.au | Sean Car

The City of Melbourne will revise its designs as well as its approach to community consultation for a proposal to expand the Miles and Dodds Reserve in Southbank after receiving a disappointing response to its first effort. Councillors unanimously voted in favour of an amended motion at the March 18 Future Melbourne Committee meeting calling on the council’s management to go back to the drawing board, despite a recommendation not to proceed with the expansion.
Yarra River Business Association ushers in a new generation

2 weeks ago | southbanklocalnews.com.au | Sean Car

Tim Bracher, the man who has led the Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) for a remarkable 26 years as its executive officer, has called time on an incredible journey and, in doing so, hands over the reins to the highly regarded Elizabeth Joldeski. For the many stakeholders invested in our river precinct and its community, it will be hard to imagine life without Tim Bracher having an active presence in the area. Such is the passion and dedication he’s brought to his role for such a long time.
Renewed calls for public transport to be accelerated to Fishermans Bend

3 weeks ago | docklandsnews.com.au | Sean Car

Infrastructure Victoria has called for the state government to start building tram routes to Fishermans Bend by 2030, while urging it to “start preparing now” for the Melbourne Metro 2 train project. The state’s independent infrastructure advisory body released “Victoria’s draft 30-year infrastructure strategy 2025-2055” last month for community consultation, which remains open until April 28 via Engage Victoria.
Development Victoria: how has it come to this?

3 weeks ago | docklandsnews.com.au | Sean Car

It’s a fair question many people have been asking since this government agency, born out of Docklands, effectively gave our heritage fleet the boot from its home in Victoria Harbour, initially with as little as four months’ notice. While its interest in activating the precinct has whittled away to next to nothing over the years, no-one could ever have imagined Development Victoria (DV) could treat these treasured maritime assets in this way.
Major overhaul mooted for Docklands Chamber of Commerce funding structure

3 weeks ago | docklandsnews.com.au | Sean Car

Docklands could house the City of Melbourne’s first “Business Innovation District” (BID) following an independent review of its business precinct program (BPP), which funds the Docklands Chamber of Commerce (DCC). The DCC is one of 10 “precinct” or trader associations supported under the council program, which has been the subject of a recent SGS Economics and Planning review that went before councillors for consideration at its March 25 meeting.
Calls for parking overhaul at Yarra’s Edge to deter hooning activity

3 weeks ago | docklandsnews.com.au | Sean Car

A Yarra’s Edge resident is calling on the City of Melbourne to consider making substantial changes to car parking arrangements surrounding Point Park in response to past hooning activity seen in the area. Resident Sean O’Brien told Docklands News last month that since developer Mirvac closed off large sections of the area to begin construction on its Trielle project in December last year, hooning activity had become “practically non-existent”.
April at The Cauldron “all about the bunnies!”

3 weeks ago | docklandsnews.com.au | Sean Car

As we start to fill up our craft teaching lessons this month, we will have a focus on fun rabbit and Easter themes. Come to our community crafting space and learn to make beautiful embroidered felt bunnies, sock toys with a bunny theme (but you can also learn to make a sock monkey if preferred), and even our charity bears will be accompanied by charity bunnies.
Councillors divided on parking as urban forest plans for Carlton and East Melbourne approved

3 weeks ago | innercitynews.com.au | Sean Car

Plans for increased greening and tree canopy in four inner-city suburbs have been adopted by the City of Melbourne despite some councillors opposing them due to concerns surrounding the potential loss of car parking. Seven councillors voted in favour of adopting final Urban Forest Precinct Plans for the CBD, East Melbourne, Carlton and South Yarra at the March 18 Future Committee meeting, which set out 10-year plans for street tree planting.