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QVM heritage assessment
The Australian Heritage Council is looking for public comments about the City of Melbourne’s nomination of the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) for national heritage status.
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Photographic frenzy!
A collection of 100 maps documenting geotags has revealed that the most photographed spot in the CBD is the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets.
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Getting to the heart of the city
The most popular reason that people choose to live in the CBD is its variety and closeness to social and cultural activities.
Read MoreResidents could rule at town hall
Residential interests may dominate the next Melbourne City Council if the Coalition wins the 2018 state election.
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Vale Don Parsons - local legend
Local legend Don Parsons passed away suddenly in his Greensborough home on April 22.
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ANZAC legend lives on
Veteran Anthony Preston and his son Robert braved the rain to pay tribute to fallen soldiers on ANZAC Day.
Read MoreAutumn palette
Summer may have left us for another year, but its bright colours will see us through another season!
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Airbnb: facts and smokescreens
Founded in San Francisco in 2008, Airbnb has been promoted as an online booking platform that supports young creatives and people on low incomes, hoping to make extra money out of spare rooms.
Read MoreThey’re on a roll!
This month, we showcase Shaun Hossack and his street art management agency, Juddy Roller.
Read MoreYarra Turning Basin, 1906
This elevated view, looking west along the Yarra River and Flinders St, taken from the Commercial Travellers’ Club (now the Rendezvous Hotel), shows (left to right): Banana Alley (beneath the railway yards), the railway viaduct (connecting Flinders St and Spencer St stations), Queens Bridge with the Yarra Turning Basin beyond.
Read MoreFriendship ambassador in Flagstaff Garden – the girl Gir
Gir, an eight-year-old Malti-Pug from Footscray, has been spending a great deal of quality time with flatmate Zoe.
Read MoreCultural propaganda
If you are in the mood for a dark and not so gloomy experience, don’t go to St Francis in Lonsdale St. Nostalgic photographs of old factories are on display.
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Eyes wide open ...
As you walk around this beautiful city what do you see? What do you enjoy?
Read MoreMunro site plans revealed
Last month, the City of Melbourne finally revealed their plans for the former Munro site, to be developed by PDG Corporation into a mixed-use development comprising a 58-storey Bates Smart-designed tower of 308 dwellings and a 300-room hotel, after the developer was awarded the rights to develop the site on CoM’s behalf.
Read MoreThere’s no place like home
Although he is an extensive traveller, Matthew Taylor always comes back to the CBD.
Read MoreQuestions on heritage QVM response
Plans have finally emerged of the City of Melbourne’s (CoM) development scheme for the Munro site opposite Queen Victoria Market, giving us a glimpse of a proposal with some broader merits, but mixed result for heritage at best.
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Double duty furniture
“Vertical living is more than suburbia turned on its side”, so says Mond Qu, a Melbourne-based designer and creator of the DEBLE – a DEsk taBLE combo.
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A different property company
With a mission to provide the very best for their clients, stakeholders and local community, Enrich Property Group is a property investment group with a difference.
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Abseil for Anglicare!
Looking for an exciting way to support disadvantaged Victorians? Why not try abseiling down 27 storeys of our iconic St James Building at Altitude Shift!
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Food and Wine Festival
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival from March 31 – April 9 at various locations across the city.
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