Art meets horticulture in new Potter exhibition
11 Aug 2026 - Sean Car A new exhibition at the Ian Potter Museum of Art is bringing together contemporary art, horticultural research and more than a century of botanical history.
Council backs China and Japan travel report
10 Aug 2026 - Sean Car City of Melbourne councillors have unanimously endorsed a report outlining the outcomes of recent delegations to China and Japan, with the visits focused on sustainability, innovation, trade and international city partnerships.
French performers satirise society in shipwreck tale in Carlton
6 Aug 2026 - Jenny Denton After several months in development, new Melbourne French Theatre company show Il etait un petit navire (SOS Save Our Savings), is now in full swing at the group’s Carlton venue.
Farewell Inner City News – a short but meaningful chapter
4 Aug 2026 - Sean Car After 62 editions serving East Melbourne, Carlton and Parkville, Inner City News is signing off – but the stories, relationships and local voices it has helped bring together will continue through The Melburnian.
Pro-Palestine protesters challenge council on free speech amid Carlton meeting room cancellation
4 Aug 2026 - Jenny Denton Pro-Palestine activists have staged a concerted confrontation over the City of Melbourne's handling of their activities, asking questions at two recent meetings suggesting anti-Zionism had been wrongly conflated with antisemitism and free speech suppressed by the cancellation of a meeting room booking in Carlton.
Carlton’s Dan O’Connell hits the market
4 Aug 2026 - Jenny Denton As Inner City News foreshadowed last month, Carlton’s iconic Dan O’Connell Hotel is back on the market – for sale or for rent – with real estate agents listing the landmark building on Friday, July 31.
