Calls grow for a master plan to guide Lygon Street’s next chapter
The idea of a long-term master plan for Lygon St is gaining momentum, with traders, residents and civic leaders increasingly converging around the view that Carlton’s most iconic strip needs a coordinated strategy to secure its future.
St Patrick’s Cathedral renewal project launched
Bird flu threat raises urban wildlife fears
Business
Carlton welcomes first international hotel brand
Carlton has welcomed its first internationally branded hotel, with Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton officially opened on July 13 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Tourism Minister Natalie Suleyman.
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Da Guido La Pasta enters its next chapter
After 10 years on Lygon St, Da Guido La Pasta is entering a new chapter, with owner Mirco Cossavella using the milestone to reimagine the Carlton restaurant while preserving the Italian hospitality at its heart.
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Cinema Nova: the heart of Carlton’s film culture
Watching films on a big screen “collides with people’s souls in a way we don’t fully understand,” Cinema Nova CEO Kristian Connelly says.
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Feed me. Fill me. Fico me.
It reads like a line you shouldn’t say out loud. That’s exactly why you remember it.
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Fun and friendly late-night retreat
Like an old boat bobbing on the waves, late-night venue the Carlton Yacht Club is a relaxed place of escape at a remove from its more hard-surfaced surroundings. The atmospheric venue has been serving up the drinks for 24 years.
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Columns
Carlton pastry chef earns global recognition
Carlton-based pastry chef Hyoju Park has been recognised as one of the world’s most promising pastry talents, receiving La Liste’s Pastry Talent of the Year award.
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Local News
Inner-city kids shine at junior chess championships
Carlton Gardens Primary School students have once again proudly represented their school at the 2026 Victorian Junior Chess Championships, building on last year’s success with a series of strong performances.
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Carlton’s future takes shape around the breakfast table
If the discussion at Carlton Inc’s quarterly networking breakfast is anything to go by, the future of Carlton will be built through collaboration.
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School plans for Carlton’s former Dan O’Connell Irish pub in doubt
The future of the former Dan O’Connell Irish pub as a primary school looks uncertain, with the planning permit for the hotel’s conversion set to expire in January while its owner is bogged down in investigations into allegations of abuse.
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Graduate House fight marks historic milestone
As the Graduate Union prepares to mark more than a century since its founding and 64 years since Graduate House opened in Carlton, members are also mobilising to save the Leicester St college from closure amid concerns its loss would dismantle a rare academic community.
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LINA backs urgent reforms to support local news
A national organisation supporting local and independent news publishers, which has just moved to Carlton, is ramping up calls for urgent changes to federal media bargaining reforms, warning that small newsrooms could again be left behind unless the proposed legislation is amended.
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School plans for Carlton’s former Dan O’Connell Irish pub in doubt
Budget – a done deal
Council backs St Nicholas Church redevelopment in East Melbourne
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