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From Walmer Street Action Group: Some eighty people concerned about the scale and nature of the proposed developments abutting Walmer Street, Abbotsford turned out on a cold Wednesday night (13 July 2016) to a consultation session with Salta Properties’ representatives. (Yarra… Continue Reading →

From Walmer Street Action Group: Why you should attend: The two public meetings are an opportunity to set a new standard in attention to community amenity when confronting entrenched developer interests. Date and times: Wednesday 13 July (6-8pm) and Saturday… Continue Reading →

Positive news from Yarra Council meeting on Tuesday 7th June to pass the 2016/2017 budget: funds are included to enable next stage of the Wellington Street separated lanes (Gipps Street to Johnston Street) in Collingwood. Extract from Yarra City Council (Budget… Continue Reading →

The Main Yarra Trail at Walmer Street, Abbotsford and the connecting bridge across the Yarra face major issues with a proposed development, please read on for additional information including Defend the Yarra River petition, update from Richard Wynnes office and Adam Careys… Continue Reading →

After more than a decade of lobbying, inter-organisation planning, couple of false starts and some general hubris, the Gipps Street Steps in Abbotsford are planned to be redeveloped by Parks Victoria into an accessible ramp for all path users. From memory… Continue Reading →

Read on to see how you can help get this missing link in North Fitzroy finally completed so everyone can enjoy easier access to Rushall station, not getting stuck on a dead end path and less confusion when walking and… Continue Reading →