Category Community events
Brunswick Skyrail: Meeting tonight
LEVEL CROSSING REMOVALS IN BRUNSWICK Tonight, Thursday 2 March, Merri-bek Council is organising a Public Meeting at the Brunswick Town Hall, to discuss the proposed removal of eight level crossings across Brunswick. This major infrastructure project, managed by the state government’s Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), will have major impacts for our neighbourhood – especially […]
Brunswick Residents Network Newsletter, February 2023
Welcome to our February news, including dates for Council’s Level Crossing Removal community meetings; 2020 Council election vote-rigging finally before VCAT; residents taking action to make streets safer; and our regular quirky history section. Read on (clunky version copied from Mailchimp); or view neatly formatted here. Brunswick Residents Network News: February 2023 VCAT finally hears […]
Brunswick Residents Newsletter, November 2022
Brunswick state election results so far. Community Zoom forum on Brunswick Skyrail. Plus our regular round-up of planning and traffic issues, cultural events, and a spot of local history. Brunswick Residents Network News: November 2022 Dr Tim Read continues as Brunswick MP with solid majority. BRN Zoom forum next Monday, discussing responses to Brunswick Skyrail. […]
Brunswick Residents Network Newsletter October 2022
Pre-election round-up, and more. Includes details of BRN Candidates Forum tonight (Thursday 20 October) Brunswick Residents Network News: October 2022 2022 election issues, forum dates and videos, consultations on parks and libraries, and our History Corner returns! View this email in your browser *|MC:TOC|* BRN 2022 Election Forum with Brunswick candidates This Thursday, come along […]
Brunswick Residents Network Newsletter, September 2022
Meet local candidates and discuss issues in State elections at Brunswick forums. Check out our submission on neighbourhood design guidelines. Plus our regular round-up of news on transport, planning, and parks; and history, art and culture events. Scroll down to read in clunky format. Check out this and past issues and subscribe, at Mailchimp: https://mailchi.mp/2a7cb726f1a2/brunswickresidentnews-8680744 […]
Brunswick Residents Network News, October 2021
This month’s newsletter includes a feature on why we should ditch Moreland’s planning scorecard; reminder for tomorrow’s Walking in Brunswick report launch; news on cats, Covid, churches, and much more. Read on, or check the online fully formatted version. Feature: ‘Ditch the Scorecard’; Tuesday “Walking in Brunswick” launch; colourful cycling history; cats, […]
Brunswick Residents Newsletter, September 2020
Including: Bunnings blunder. Meet our 15 candidates for Moreland South Ward on 6 October. Planning expert critiques Moreland strategy. High-rise horror. Council communications upgrades; parks, culture and stuff for kids. Read below in plain text – sorry, we are having some problems pasting into the new WordPress editor – or click here for the formatted […]
Brunswick Residents Newsletter, August 2020
This month we ask whether apps like Google are disrupting traffic management. We unravel the history of local boxer Cocoa Jackson – and his namesake. Plus good news for walkers (zebra crossings, hence the picture), and parks. Not so good on planning, and COVID. And the elections are on as planned . . . 24 […]
Brunswick Residents Newsletter: June 2020
Monster edition: Planning changes, heritage (destruction and protection), safer walking, Somyurek and us, art, culture, nature, and much more discussed this month. Read on below, or read on Mailchimp with nicer formatting. The Somurek scandal: How number-crunching affects our lives In astounding developments, State Premier Daniel Andrews has sacked Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek, following media allegations of […]
Brunswick Residents Newsletter: April 2020
Welcome to our April newsletter. We’re hosting local councillors in a public forum, online, on Saturday afternoon. We analyze the VCAT decision to reject plans for a Park Street monster building. And we give a sneak preview o some of our survey results. Read on for the clunky version copied from our email. Alternatively, read […]
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