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Local Chinese help farmers
CBD-based Federation of Chinese Associations Vic (FCA) reached out to drought-stricken farming communities of NSW and QLD with a further $40,886 donation on September 23.
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Talks on Telstra mega-ad screens
The City of Melbourne is negotiating with Telstra in an effort to prevent the installation of a further 80 pay-phone-disguised, 75-inch LED advertising screens on CBD footpaths.
Read MoreUndercover cops?
It may not look like it, but this building is soon expected to become the CBD’s first purpose-built police station since the 1940s.
Read MorePantscraper is looking well
Workers at the “pantscraper” at 447 Collins St are predicted to be happy and healthier.
Read MoreOn track with Gerald Murnane
“Landscape with Landscape”, a book of short stories published in 1985, has a special place in the career of Victorian author Gerald Murnane.
Read MoreWho makes the big decisions?
City of Melbourne staff recently “advised” councillors that the city would be spending $50 million on revitalising local roads and public space in West Melbourne.
Read MoreDoubt on bike lanes
Physically separated bicycle lanes can be more unsafe than on-street lanes, according to City of Melbourne urban design guru Professor Rob Adams.
Read MoreSupport for residents’ panel
Local residents could soon be given a louder voice if Lord Mayor Sally Capp is successful in establishing a “residents' panel”.
Read MoreThank you John
After five years at the helm, John Dall’Amico has resigned as president and from the committee of Residents 3000.
Read MoreBold QVM night market plans
The Queen Victoria Market (QVM) has extended its night market concept with the launch on September 19 of the new Hawker 88 Night Market.
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Public contributes its own “new” open space
The CBD is to get a new 1850sqm park, but the history of the site has muted the celebration.
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Culture Kings backs down on Hosier
Streetwear giant Culture Kings, which sparked outrage last month by calling the police on street artists in Hosier Lane, has retreated and issued an “embarrassed” public apology.
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Public and private visions don’t mix
Disgruntled Melburnians gathered in Federation Square on September 19 to protest the Apple flagship store planned to replace one of the square’s buildings.
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NO GO ZONE
The City of Melbourne (CoM) has declared a public lane off-limits for its compliance officers because they feel threatened by rough-sleepers.
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Mixing with the best
While further education exposes students to many ideas and schools of thought, William Angliss Institute’s Aidan Coffey has developed one of his own.
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All in a day’s work
Jarrod Briffa is a pioneer of the Melbourne cafe scene on Bourke St’s West End.
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Tigers and the cheese
Last year Tigers fans witnessed the cutting of the famous Big Bell Cheese at the Queen Victoria Market on the morning after its grand final win. What about this year?
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Heritage gaps on the radar
Across the city, gaps in heritage studies have seen a number of character-filled and historic buildings face the wrecking ball.
Read MoreGovernment ignores Airbnb stabbing death
In stunning scenes in Parliament this month, the Victorian Government passed the weakest legislation for short-term letting ever seen in Australia, to the delight of Airbnb.
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Piling is about to start at City Square
The next phase of major construction on the Metro Tunnel Project is underway as piling works kick off at Town Hall Station’s City Square site, located on Swanston St.
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