‘Locked up behind chain-link fences’: The standoff stalling this open space

Inner-city residents of Kensington and North Melbourne lack access to adequate parkland as the proposed open space project stalls. City of Melbourne councillors voted on March 17 for a public acquisition overlay to reserve land for future parks, but conflicts of interest hampered the vote. Local MP Ellen Sandell criticized state government blockages preventing the establishment of essential green spaces.

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