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Time is tight to save Spinks
Residents accuse Planning Minister Richard Wynne of refusing to talk about saving the historic Spinks Tinsmith building at 488 LaTrobe St.
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Where are the retirement villages for CBD high-rise residents?
Over the course of 2017 a group of like-minded consultants have been conceptualising a vertical “multi-age precinct” (MAP) in response to the lack of retirement options and the housing accessibility in the inner city.
Read MoreHotel proposed for Equity Chambers
The historic Equity Chambers building on Bourke St will now be redeveloped into a hotel instead of a residential apartment building.
Read MoreLiberal voters could be disenfranchised
CBD Liberal voters may be denied an opportunity to vote for their party of choice at next year’s state election.
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Charity begins in Bourke St
Publishers are rushing out Christmas specials this year to make people think. Myer’s sells cards to support the needy but the publishing industry can be just as charitable.
Read MorePlenty of planning bids
Planning applications have not slowed down in Melbourne compared with the previous year.
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Bridging the link with China through language
Chinese language and business specialist Kate Ritchie says she thinks language is the key to better engage with the CBD’s Chinese community.
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Uplift for office development
City of Melbourne councillors have supported a proposal to build a 22-storey mixed-use development above a commercial car park in Little Lonsdale St.
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Melbourne’s 1854 Exhibition
In 1851 London staged The Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park.
Read MoreWind harvesting
The City of Melbourne, Melbourne University, RMIT and Federation Square are sourcing renewable energy from a proposed Pacific Hydro wind farm as part of the Melbourne Renewable Energy Project.
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Support for monster tower
City of Melbourne councillors have supported the construction of a 61-storey, 196m student accommodation tower in Franklin St.
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Swanston St settles after flooding
The good news for this month is the miraculous recovery of a building at 55 Swanston St which some said was doomed to become little more than a backdrop for street performers.
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Permanent Bourke St bollards installed
The 440 temporary concrete blocks that had been placed around the CBD are in the process of being replaced with the new permanent solutions.
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Huge celebrations for Year of the Dog
Chinese cultural celebrations will stretch from the CBD, through Southbank and into Docklands during next February’s Chinese New Year.
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Learn something new in a laneway
Other than getting coffee from quirky cafes or admiring street art in the CBD laneways, you can also learn how to make sushi or create your own beauty products.
Read MoreOpen space delayed
The City of Melbourne has postponed its Elizabeth St transformation for 12 months to accommodate a nearby office tower development.
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Archaeological findings at QVM
Archaeological digging at Queen Victoria Market’s heritage sheds has revealed artefacts from 19th-century Melbourne.
Read MoreChristmas crimes alert
The festive season comes with shopping sprees, family holidays and parties, but Melbourne East police also warn CBD residents and visitors of surges in theft.
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Appeal for Capitol Theatre
The CBD’s sorely-missed landmark Capitol Theatre is getting a multi-million-dollar makeover to reopen its doors to the public.
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50 years in retrospect
A retrospective exhibition of Michael Silver’s 50 years of photography will be held at Magnet Galleries from December 7 until January 27.
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