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The CRA newsletter contains in depth news and information about the activities of the Carlton Residents Association.
Hard copies of the CRA Newsflash are available at the Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre (KSLCC)
2024 June
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A Message from the President
FURIOSA in the Flesh…………….. A few words about e-scooters
page 2
Working Groups
The Missing Jigsaw Piece MIGFS v MIFoF
The missing jigsaw piece in the coverage of the future of the Melbourne International Garden and Flower Show (MIGFS)
and the future of the Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton gardens (REB&CG) is the CRA proposal to rebrand the MIFGS
as the Melbourne International Festival of Flowers (MIFoF) and expand its impact by relocating it to the CBD.
page 2
Grattan Street to open
Grattan Street is scheduled to open in the middle of this year, having been closed for several years during underground railway construction.
pages 3 and 4
Topical Issues
Greens join public housing residents
The fight to stop Victoria’s privatisation of public housing.
From Ellen Sandell
page 5
Friends of Queen Victoria Market –
Sign our on-line petition to Save Vic Market
Queen Victoria Market is a National Heritage-listed, working public market of unique social and cultural significance for the people of
Melbourne, Victoria and Australia, and more broadly to our international visitors.
From Mary-Lou Howie
page 6
Community News
Melbourne Italian Festa 2024 Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October
at the Royal Exhibition Building
page 6
Local Business Review: Chainsaw Massacre Hairdresser
Meet Jay Sinclair
page 7
Tramways toilet replaced
Giancarlo Caprioli Vale
The recent death of University Café owner and personality Giancarlo Caprioli is a great loss and the end of an important era in Carlton.
page 8
Melbourne’s Native Flora
Browse the CoM guide to parks and gardens to explore native flora locations in your neighbourhood
page 8
CRA Survey
Coming soon, a short 10 question online survey to help the committee further understand and prioritise member and friends views and aims.
page 8
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