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Decision time on CEO Ben Rimmer
Melbourne councillors will decide in the next couple of weeks whether to keep or replace CEO Ben Rimmer, whose four-year contract expires on February 8.
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Artwork enclosed in Versace store
A precious mural by revered local artist Napier Waller finds itself adorning the back wall of the new Versace store in Collins St following a renovation of the heritage-classified T&G Building.
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Pinless on Flinders Ln
Flinders Lane is not that busy on a Friday afternoon before office workers crowd the footpaths on their way home.
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Blak Design Matters
An exhibition showcasing indigenous-led design has just opened at the Koorie Heritage Trust in Federation Square.
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Power to the people
Residents at a 222-apartment CBD building fought and won a battle with CitiPower after the power company proposed an extended supply cut with, “no concern whatsoever for the impact on residents”.
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Service for youth homelessness
A CBD youth homelessness service is building a world-first 24-hour facility to assist Melbourne’s most vulnerable young people.
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Fall in rough sleepers
The number of rough sleepers in the CBD appears to have dropped in the latest homelessness StreetCount.
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Pollies in the spotlight
CBD residents last month heard first-hand what their parliamentary representatives have so far achieved and what their future priorities were.
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A countdown to more pedestrian timers?
Melbourne has its first pedestrian timers, with a 17-second countdown clock installed at the Spencer and Collins streets intersection.
Read MoreNew design guidelines target ugly streetscapes
Lax urban design rules that have resulted in crammed, monotonous footpaths in the CBD are to be halted under a proposed City of Melbourne overhaul.
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A pint of beer to sing in Welsh
Welsh, the ancient language spoken by Celtic tribes, is becoming popular in the heart of the city thanks to the Australian Welsh Male Choir.
Read MoreCentral Beer District
A new winter beer oasis will pop up at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) every Saturday and Sunday until September 9.
Read MorePolice appeal for witnesses
Melbourne Embona Robbery Taskforce detectives are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Melbourne’s CBD area on Friday, July 13.
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Ballot story sparks probe
CBD News’s exclusive lead story in last month’s paper has led to a Local Government Inspectorate investigation into electoral irregularities raised.
Read MoreStreet Requieum
The School of Hard Knocks is performing for Homelessness Week on Sunday, August 5 at Deakin Edge Theatre in Federation Square.
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New designs for Apple Store
Refined designs for the Apple Global Flagship Store proposed for Federation Square were formally submitted to the Minister for Planning on Friday, June 20.
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Cavalier attitude lives on
A box of poetry books has just arrived from Wakefield Press but deliveries are now just a trickle as the Collected Works bookshop prepares to shut up shop after 30 years in the CBD.
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HERO recognised for heritage
Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood was keen to accept an invitation on July 4 to “unveil” a heritage plaque at the HERO Apartment Building, formerly the Russell Street Telephone Exchange and Post Office on July 4.
Read MoreLaTrobe St lane reopen
After more than a year, motorists have regained a lane of LaTrobe St.
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Know that feeling
Edo Haloho is taking a well-deserved break outside the town hall between gigs. The previous day he released his new song The Journeyman outside Coles in Elizabeth St.
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