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Political alliance revives market project
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle’s ambition to redevelop the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) appears to be well and truly back on track after a shoulder-to-shoulder vote of confidence from Premier Daniel Andrews on July 11.
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Metro Tunnel builders chosen
The design and builders for the major tunnelling works and five underground stations of the Metro Tunnel project have been announced.
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The CBD is one enormous Chinatown
The Melbourne CBD has a larger percentage of Chinese residents than any other CBD or suburb in Australia, the 2016 census shows.
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Finding ghosts and inspiration in Chinatown
It’s mid-afternoon in Melbourne and I’m surrounded by the familiar heritage buildings in Chinatown, though without much time to appreciate them.
Read MoreThe Age of Innocence
Fine artist Julian Clavijo is the only local artist I’m aware of who’s attempted a reverse transition i.e. from the gallery wall to using the street as his canvas!
Read MoreBaby it’s cold outside
One thing led to another and then another and I found myself reading an article about the recent discovery of the coldest known object in the universe.
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City ambassador
Melanie Ashe said she was surprised by the rich sense of community when she moved to the CBD nine years ago.
Read MoreShort-stays: Let owners decide
The Victorian Parliament’s Environment and Planning Committee has recommended significant changes to a Bill before Parliament aimed at regulating short-stay accommodation.
Read MoreSharing and taking in vertical villages
“Airbnb is not accommodation sharing, it is formalised lending. Uber is not ride sharing, it is a transportation service,” so writes John Harvey of the University of Nottingham.
Read MoreLost in Flagstaff Gardens: Warren’s Leash
Badger, a one-and-a-half year old French bulldog, pretended to search avidly for his leash in Flagstaff Gardens on a cold winter Tuesday, ignoring his owner’s calls to go home.
Read MoreMetro Tunnel Monthly Update: July
Metro Tunnel Monthly Update: July
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Owners’ corporations are not boring ...
You live in a high-rise apartment. You think someone else looks after the property – wrong.
Read MoreAussie docos on show
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival outlines an ambitious slate of feature and short documentaries direct from Hot Docs, SXSW, Doc NYC, Doc Edge, Traverse City Film Festival, Sundance, Cannes, Doxa, Tribecca and more.
Read MoreDrawing a line in the sand: no more overshadowing at Birrarung Marr
Birrarung Marr is one of the city’s relatively new green spaces along the banks of the Yarra River that fulfils a number of different roles, including events, active and passive recreation.
Read MoreApproval for twin tower
Last month SP Setia announced it had entered into a partnership with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for its twin tower development at 308 Exhibition St.
Read MoreDrowned by history
Two plays recently performed in the CBD vividly demonstrate the difference between prose and drama by resting too obviously on their historical settings.
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Laneway artworks form an “Empire of Dirt”
Melbourne artist James Geurts and environmental microbiologist Prof Andy Ball created a series of open-air artworks at RMIT University’s Rodda Lane in June.
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A new gateway for Elizabeth St
The City of Melbourne has started its $2.2 million upgrade to the southern end of Elizabeth St.
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Another term for Mary
Mary Poulakis is president of the Collins Street Precinct for 2017/18.
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Street cylinders five years on
It’s been five years since the City of Melbourne transformed eight old newspaper stands into businesses.
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