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===21st century===
In 2009 The Aboriginal Health Service building was converted into a [[social enterprise]] restaurant called Charcoal Lane,<ref name=charclane/><ref>{{cite web | last=Topsfield | first=Jewel | title=Laneway leads to Aboriginal careers in food | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=5 June 2009 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/laneway-leads-to-aboriginal-careers-in-food-20090605-byls.html | access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref> run by [[Mission Australia]], which provided training for [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander]] young people and became well known for its gastronomy.<ref>{{cite web | title=Charcoal Lane | website=Gastrology | date=12 November 2014 | url=http://www.gastrology.co/article/2014/11/charcoal-lane.html | access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref> It closed its doors in August 2021, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]], and the historic building was handed back to the [[Victorian Aboriginal Health Service]] (VAHS).<ref>{{cite web | title=Mission Australia announces closure of Fitzroy social enterprise restaurant Charcoal Lane | website=Mission Australia | date=16 September 2021 | url=https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/media-centre/media-releases/mission-australia-announces-closure-of-fitzroy-social-enterprise-restaurant-charcoal-lane | access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>
 
There is{{when|date=August 2022}} also a noticeable Vietnamese community, a small enclave of [[African Australians]], and the area (particularly Johnston Street) also serves as a centre of Melbourne's Hispanic community, with many Spanish and Latin American-themed restaurants, clubs, bars and some stores.{{cn|date=August 2022}}