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Listed arcade in the wreckers’ sights
We thought we’d left 2017 on a positive note for Melbourne’s heritage in our previous column, but plans buried in the details for the City South Metro station that came out late in December are one of the biggest threats to a Melbourne heritage interior, and our independent arts culture in quite some time.
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A pugtastic birthday gift
Last November, Anthony Soon decided to surprise his girlfriend for her birthday with a spirited black purebred pug who they lovingly named Pugsley.
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Letters to the Editor - March 2018
The Queen Victoria Market saga rolls on despite the resignation of the Lord Mayor, who was the driving force behind it.
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The emptiness of status
Curators tend to look at the careers of artists, their exhibition history, critical assessment published in art magazines and updates of the artist’s website to provide an objective measure of their status.
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Lady Potter loves her CBD home
The CBD is home to Lady Primrose Potter AC, renowned Australian philanthropist and widow of businessman Sir Ian Potter.
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Startling Airbnb listing statistics
New data on Airbnb listings for Melbourne has shown that between 2016 and 2018 there has been a 132 per cent increase in listings for metropolitan Melbourne and a whopping 186 per cent increase in listings within the City of Melbourne.
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Culture vulture
Did you know that on average Hosier Lane gets around 10,000 tourists a day? That is pretty extraordinary.
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Trouble brewing up north
The City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee met for its first meeting on February 6 to consider, amongst other things, UK-based student accommodation provider Scape’s plans for a student accommodation tower on the former Carlton United Brewery site.
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City Square demolition complete and more sheds coming
The Metro Tunnel Project appreciates people’s support while we undertake these vital works in the city and urge caution around our sites.
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Non-Australian citizens CAN VOTE
What a great opportunity for advancing democracy in the CBD!
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New year, new habits
It has never been easier or more convenient for CBD workers to keep active during a busy work week with the City of Melbourne’s Active Melbourne City Sports (AMCS) program.
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Abseil challenge
Thrill-seekers are invited to an 113m abseil from the St James building at 555 Bourke St to raise money for Anglicare Victoria’s foster care program on April 27 and 28.
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Elizabeth St clock tower’s time for change
The Elizabeth St clock tower has received a refurbishment after 110 years.
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Ancient gentlemen’s club to leave CBD
Tucked away in CBD laneway Sutherland St is a little-known gentlemen’s social and charitable organisation, the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB).
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World captured by females
March is women’s month and this year’s celebration starts with CONCEPTA, the subject of the eighth annual women photographers’ exhibition.
Read MoreOffice vacancy rate drops
Melbourne’s CBD has the largest drop in office vacancy rates among Australian CBDs in the past six months.
Read MoreCouncil moves on CBD pokie entitlements
The City of Melbourne wants venues with existing poker machine entitlements to voluntarily apply for a significantly lower number when renewing licences with the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) for 20 years from 2022 to 2042.
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CBD heritage under further threat
The Melbourne Metro Tunnel Authority (MMRA) plans to partially demolish the heritage-listed Campbell Arcade as it links Flinders Street Station to its new Town Hall Station.
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Tough competition for CBD renting
Renting in the CBD is harder than ever as international students vie for apartments to rent before the new university term starts.
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