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Well-trained CBD dogs frequent the office
Long-time dog owner Anna has her dogs so well trained that they attend work with her regularly, causing no trouble at all.
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Rewind to 1980
It’s time to raid your mum’s wardrobe or your local op shop, because 80s fashion has been named one of the biggest trends of 2017.
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Clues from the street
Imagine if you could be the hero of an adventure.
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You live here? How well do you know your city?
Residents 3000 work closely with City Precinct, an active networking group comprising many of the city’s most innovative and interesting small businesses.
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Steady progress in the planning world
The last month hasn’t been the most active from a planning perspective, however there is still a considerable amount of construction activity in the city and further to come once the Melbourne Metro Rail Project and Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal programs begin to ramp up.
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Hope for a better life
It is not always easy for an 18-year-old to find a job to support themselves, especially if they are a foreign student who has just been in Australia for five months.
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Let’s not lose more lanes
While our experience of Melbourne’s laneways today is often as places for hidden bars, cafes, and canvases for our favourite street artists, a hidden history also lies in wait down many.
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3D printing vertical villages
At Melbourne’s Sustainability Festival in February, four RMIT students showcased their “green innovations”.
Read MoreMulticultural Festival is back
In celebration of Cultural Diversity Week, Victoria’s Multicultural Festival once again makes a return to Federation Square on Saturday, March 25.
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World’s Greatest Shave
The Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave is back this year at Federation Square on March 17, from 11am – 6pm.
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Progressive values to continue
Fear not! The progressive approach to religion won’t be leaving St Michaels church in Collins St with the retirement of Dr Francis Macnab.
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Radical preacher goes the distance
Controversial CBD minister Francis Macnab retired last month, after 56 years at the helm of St Michaels Church in Collins St.
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Farewell to a touch of sparkle
After 166 years of trade, our famous Bourke St jewellery store, Kozminsky, has closed its doors.
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Award-winning help for the homeless
Chair of Youth Projects, Melanie Raymond, was awarded the Order of Australia on Australia Day in recognition for her work with Melbourne’s homeless and disadvantaged.
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A magical transformation
White Night Melbourne transformed our city into an enchanted wonderland on February 18-19
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Melbourne Fashion Festival
The famous Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) is back this year from March 1 – 19 and, while the runways take place at the Melbourne Museum, there’s a whole range of events you can attend around the CBD too!
Read MoreExplorers to be removed, restored and returned
The Burke and Wills memorial will be removed from its City Square site and restored while Metro Tunnel is being built.
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Council slammed over homeless law
At the February 7 Future Melbourne Committee meeting, the City of Melbourne voted to potentially expand the definition of camping for rough sleepers in the CBD.
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Night market celebrates singles
The Summer Night Market hosted Melbourne’s biggest singles party on Wednesday, February 15.
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Sharing community stories
A new City Gallery exhibition, “City Songs”, captures the faces and voices of a single CBD block.
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