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Melbourne’s inner west is facing a heated debate over the future of the historic Footscray Hospital site — a sprawling eight-hectare legacy of community care and sacrifice. A passionate local group demands the land become a green, affordable-housing haven with community spaces, arguing the government’s draft plan is vague and lacks transparency. With deep historical ties — locals even funded the hospital’s founding in 1920 — the group insists the community’s voice must shape this redevelopment, not just be heard. While the government says feedback is welcome and demolition will take two years, they stress no single group holds more weight. Council also backs a vibrant, multipurpose hub — but the community’s core demand remains: let the same spirit of public ownership and benefit that built the hospital guide its rebirth.

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