City Limits

We interview Jeff Fielder from Housing For the Aged Action Group and Howard Marosi from Friends of Public Housing.

City Limits 1-3-17 Today Kevin Healy is joined by our regular monthly guru on transport John McPherson & we hear from activist Helen Vandenberg about issues surrounding Essendon airport and the accident that took place. 

This week we are joined by Moreland councillor Sue Bolton from Socialist Alliance to debate the issue of Melbourne's rapid population growth with Mark Allen. We also chat to recycling expert David Cox on the topic of household recycling in Melbourne. 

This week we discuss the issue of public housing and how it fits into the overall affordable housing strategy. We are joined by two guests, Howard Morosi from Friends of Public Housing and April Bragg from Housing For The Aged Action Group.

This week we interview Nick Aberle from Environment Victoria regarding climate change and the challenges we face in light of the changing political situation in Australia and across the world.

We chat to transport expert John McPherson about some of the public transport related issues currently facing Melbourne.

City Limits 14-12-16On Todays programme Kevin speaks about Housing and is joined by April Bragg, Manager of Housing with the aged action group.

7-12-16 Kevin Healy is joined by special guest John McPherson for the first Wednesday of the month as usual to discuss all things transport.

Is Australia about to lose it's AAA rating and if so how much sleep can we expect to lose? How sustainable is the state of the economy and the economic system in general? What repercussions does this have in terms of finding the funding for much needed infrastructure?  Former assistant commissioner of taxation, John Passant keeps us up-to-date with where we are at and what we can expect in a syste...

This week we talk to 3CR presenter, activist and sports commentator, Trevor Grant about his experiences dealing with the health system in the face of terminal illness. We also talk to Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation about the ongoing crisis in Fukushima and the wider conclusions that we can draw from what is happening. 

We need good urban planning coupled with public housing to create affordable, walkable neighbourhoods but there is a long way to go. April Bragg and Howard Morosi from Housing for the Aged Action Group and Friends of Public Housing join Mark to discuss where the system is falling down and what needs to be done to put things right.

This week we interview Patrick Moriarty from Monash University on the topic of renewable energy.

This week we interview Glen McCallum from the Protect Fitzroy North's Skyline action group to discuss a proposed 476 apartment development that will reach 16 storeys in height. What are the implications of this proposal and what are the wider implications of this kind of development in Melbourne as a whole?

Today we interview Howard from Friends of Public Housing and Shane from Housing for the Aged Action Group on the ongoing issue of social housing versus public housing.

Today Kevin speaks with Miriam Lyons from get up looking at electricity prices etc.

On todays episode of City Limits Kevin Healy is joined by John McPherson and Adrian Whitehead. Disscusing and comparing how Melbournes public transport compares to the rest of the world, Australia's other major cities and our rural lines in and out of the city.

This week we are joined by ex assistant commissioner for taxation, John Passant to discuss everything from the same sex marriage plebiscite to the inability of the powers that be to tax the banking sector's super profits.

We interview April from Housing For The Aged Action Group and Howard from Friends of Public Housing and discuss the unfolding public housing crisis in Victoria.

This week we chatted to Helen Vandenberg about the work she is doing restoring the cultural and environmental values of Steele Creekhttps://mvcc.vic.gov.au/community-directory/environment-and-sustainability/friends-of-groups/friends-of-steele-creek.aspx

Is high speed rail the solution to a rapidly growing population? Is the metro tunnel a good idea and why is there all this controversy over flying a Vietnamese flag?

Today we interview Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth regarding the decision by the Andrews government to ban fracking in Victoria as well as discussing the implications of the Paris agreement. We also discuss a way forward for activists to join with members of the community in a more holistic way. 

A chat with Howard from Friends of Public Housing. FoPH is for people who live in or support public housing.http://friendsofpublichousing.com

We chat to Shanny Gordon, Retirement Housing Worker, from the Housing for the Aged Action Group. The discussion focuses on the fate of people in independent living units and the current State Government inquiry to retirement housing.

Random chats - Trump, Soil Contamination, Black Lives Matter, Current Affairs. 

The Homeless Persons Union of Victoria and supporters have been occupying six disused properties in Bendigo Street Collingwood since March 30th 2016. The houses were originally purchased by the Victorian state government so that they could be demolished as part of the East-West Link tollway project which was scrapped following a hard fought campaign of opposition including daily pickets which disr...