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‘Hot, hot’ salsa moves Footscray’s Hotel Westwood was well and truly jumpin’ and jivin’ during its launch of its new Club Salsa experience on Thursday, June 2. Panamanian DJ Mario Gordon is kicking off the Club Salsa nights every Thursday during June, with the 10-piece Latin band Del Barrio taking on the stage to get people up and dancing. Owner and promoter James Young said more than 100 people attended the residency’s launch. “It was hot, hot, hot,” he said. “I think people really responded well. “My first impression was it was great to see the Latino people come out.” Mr Young said Hotel Westwood will also be hosting free Latin dance lessons for people wanting to brush up on their skills. “You can’t stand still at Club Salsa,” he said. With band members hailing from across the globe, Mr Young said the band had a distinct 1970s New York feel. Doors open at 7pm, with two live sets starting from 8.30pm. Details: hotelwestwood.com.au/ Hotel Westwood owner James Young and Gualberto Casas from Del Barrio are excited to present Club Salsa.
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Low-rise apartment pilot By Matthew Sims Maribyrnong council has agreed to participate in a pilot project to develop high quality low-rise apartment buildings in middle-ring suburbs. At the Maribyrnong City Development Delegated Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 24, councillors approved a notice of motion to endorse the council’s participation in the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning’s [DELWP] Future Homes project, subject to a number of changes. A joint venture between DELWP and the
Office of the Victorian Government Architect [OVGA], Maribyrnong council would join the two-year pilot project alongside Monash council. DELWP places and precincts manager Amy Mak said the goals of the project were to increase the supply of low-rise apartment buildings in middle-ring suburbs, provide planning certainty and produce high-quality, liveable and sustainable apartment buildings. “The project delivers on a Victorian government election commitment and that’s to create apartment blueprints that become world leaders in design, sustainability and
liveability,” she said. Ms Mak said there were four designs for three-story apartments outlined in the project. “We’re making them family-friendly, we’re making sure people can age in place gracefully“, she said. Ms Mak said there were 13 planning controls outlined in the project planning process to ensure there were no arguments about compliance. “In addition to quality, Future Homes is about certainty and it’s about directing growth,” she said. Councillor Simon Crawford said he was
“quite excited” about the potential benefits for the project. “It’s a collaboration between government, council and hopefully, developers,” he said. “I think we support development if it’s done well.” Deputy mayor Sarah Carter said she supported the project due to one of its aims being to provide places where people could age gracefully. “I think one of the things that we see from gentrification … is seeing people who can no longer afford to stay,” she said. Details: www.vic.gov.au/future-homes.
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