City Limits

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...

To start the show we listen to the first part of an interview from the archives. In 1999 Kevin, Meredith Butler and Dave Kerrin interviewed Jack Mundey about the great contribution he made to the union movement, the environment and social justice through his work with the NSW Builders Labourer's Federation. We then talk to Professor Paddy Moriarty from Monash Uni about the issues brought up in thi...

We talk to our regular transport commentator, John McPherson, about all things transport. In the second half of the show we talk with Bob Skates from Murtoa about the changes to the Overland Train timetable and what this means for passengers.

On the show today we speak to Ivon Ortega about the new gardens they are setting up at Brunswick Neighbourhood House and about community gardens and food production in Cuba.

We catch up with Helen van den Berg about issues in Melbourne's North West, particularly the Tullamarine Toxic Waste Dump.

Yaelle Caspi, policy officer at the Tenants Union of Victora will be talking about the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 and also rooming houses. Shane McGrath, the tenancy worker from the Housing for the Aged Action Group also comes on the show to discuss these topics. "But not only is it horrific, it's the predictable consequences of the government consistently failing to invest in pu...

A discussion with Janine Rayner, senior policy officer from the Consumer Action Law Centre, about people not being able to meet utility bills, and also the introduction of smart meters.

On this episode of City Limits we disuss Melbourne's transport issues. Topics include Melbourne's proposed new Skyrail, the Pentridge development, and using public transport with a disability.

On this program we talk to Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation on the outcomes of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. We discuss the tentative finding that the world's nuclear waste should be stored in South Australia.

We talk to April Bragg from Housing for the Aged Action Group about general housing issues and the proposed changes to negative gearing.

On this show we talk to Mark Allen who believes that town planning can greatly address issues of sustainability and climate change. He runs workshops through a group called "Population, Permaculture and Planning".

City Limits starts off the new year with an analysis of what's in the papers. Then we get onto public transport issues, such as the scandal of the the worn away train wheels, new train networks in Asia, the fixing of the level crossings at trains stations in Melbourne, and the effect that privatisation has had on the transport system. Our regular transport critic John McPherson appears on this sho...

We talk to Dr Kate Shaw, urban geographer, and future fellow at the University of Melbourne about different cultural attitudes to housing in Australia, Canada and Germany and resulting legislation and practice.