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Aurora debacle entirely avoidable if government chooses to lead OC and strata reform
In what may have been the largest meeting of its kind in Melbourne’s history, the recent decision of the Aurora Melbourne Central owners’ corporation (OC) to elect a new committee following a turbulent and higher-profile series of internal disputes serves as the most high-profile example of the urgency for Victorian strata sector reform.
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“I will not let Danial’s death be in vain”: a CBD injecting room will save lives
In February the Coroners Court of Victoria released a snapshot of Victorian overdose data for the two years to June 2022, which showed that 68 and 64 Victorians lost their lives, respectively, in the first two quarters of 2022 to heroin overdoses.
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New public art installation an “organic sensory oasis” where plants come alive
Buko Studio and Public Street invite Melburnians to reign in Autumn at BioRhythm – an immersive public art installation that showcases the powerful intersection between nature and technology through a multi-sensory vertical landscape.
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Keeping CBD locals up to speed on city planning
Each year a Forum 3000 event hosts an official presentation from the City of Melbourne.
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3MBS and ALPHA60 present Music, She Wrote
3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM presents its third chamber music festival celebrating women in music.
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International students struggle to seek a livable space in the CBD as university starts
First-year graduate student Yiyun Mao has described her recent apartment search in the CBD as “exhausting and irritable”, saying she has never experienced anything like it during her past three years of studies in Australia.
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QVM renewal plans for 2023 is a case of watch this space
For those of us who live in the Queen Vic Market neighbourhood and who buy our fresh produce from its traders, 2023 is going to be a big year. And we are relying on CBD News to record and report on crucial stages of the QVM redevelopment.
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Fed Square shimmers in Free Candlelight Concerts
Free Candlelight Concert series has returned to Fed Square for the second consecutive year.
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What brings you to Melbourne city in 2023?
What brings you to Melbourne city in 2023?
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Quirky Corner - February 2023
A microbat that became stranded near the CBD has been rescued thanks to the quick-thinking efforts of Hyperlocal News photographer Rachel Broadhead.
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Embracing a new year in the CBD
Residents 3000 is looking to 2023 with a focus on “living in the CBD”.
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Trielle: where the riverside meets luxury
Docklands is set to welcome a new $350 million luxury residential tower, with renowned developer, Mirvac, revealing Trielle; the tallest building with the most abundant amenity to be introduced to the leading property group’s thriving Yarra’s Edge community in Melbourne.
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Jin adapts to city life with gusto
One-and-half year-old Cavoodle Jin is loving the city life, so much so that he even likes to hang at bars that have pet-friendly outdoor dining areas.
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Man arrested after alleged sexual assault on tram
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man following an alleged sexual assault on a tram in the CBD on January 13.
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Get to know a CBD-based international student - Mansi Tiwari
Mansi Tiwari
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Time to close the gender gap in statues
Of the 580 statues in Melbourne just nine depict real women. There are more statues of fairies and nymphs than there are of actual real women who lived in this city.
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Nostalgic prints and gift wrapping for shoppers on Collins St
Christmas is coming to Collins St this month with city shoppers able to purchase festive prints celebrating one of Melbourne’s iconic streets.
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Property market update with Ray White
There has been plenty of commentary in the media regarding rate changes and the impacts on the property market.
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Helen Macpherson Smith Trust moves on from Windsor Place building
Philanthropic organisation the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust (HMST) has sold its office building at 27 Windsor Place in the CBD having occupied the three-storey heritage building for the past 10 years.
Read MoreTwo charged following Bourke St fatal stabbing
Victorian Police Homicide Squad detectives charged two men on November 4 following the fatal stabbing of a man in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday, October 30.
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