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Bold Metro Tunnel compensation bid
In an apparent audacious bid to boost compensation, the owners of a Swanston St property earmarked for compulsory acquisition have applied for permission to add seven storeys.
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Melbourne’s new built form controls – an end to hyper density?
Melbourne’s high-rise boom has resulted in higher density in parts of the city than other mega cities like New York and Hong Kong.
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Residents 3000 look forward to 2017
Residents 3000 has an active year planned continuing to develop community awareness of Melbourne’s wonders plus the issues that we need to address to keep liveability to a high standard.
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Making a comeback
The CBD corporate world is more known for its vast foyers, elevators and symbols of power than its dark humour.
Read MoreFish Market c. 1890
Between 1865 and 1892, the Melbourne Fish Market occupied the Flinders and Swanston streets south- west corner.
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Modular means flexible vertical living
There is no time like the summer holidays to test our design ingenuity as we organise and reorganise our compact apartments to accommodate hordes of visiting friends and relations (e.g. Christmas dinner for 15 at my place?).
Read MoreLingerie on the outside
The corset of the 18th and 19th century that was worn under dresses has evolved from a tradition, to a special occasion piece of lingerie and now, to an accessory.
Read MoreColour and movement = Mimby
Mimby Jones-Robinson is a vibrantly dressed and vivacious woman who adds considerable colour to our streets – not only with her art but in her manner of dressing. She is her own canvas!
Read MoreA big year for We Live Here
We Live Here recently celebrated its first birthday and what a year it has been!
Read MoreCBD’s favourite office pet
Take-your-dog-to-work-day is part of everyday lifestyle for city goer and pet owner, Paul Clayton.
Read MoreSuited to life in the CBD
Although 24-year-old international affairs client liaison manager Briar Lloyd is used to working side by side with some of the world’s most major cities, her love for ours is quite possibly the strongest.
Read MoreCity-changing projects getting underway
Looking forward to the year ahead, a number of works are set to get underway which will enable a couple of significant city changing projects to proceed.
Read MoreIt’s not just about the Corkman Inn
One thing the illegal demolition of the Corkman Inn late last year showed us was the deep connection many Melburnians have to historic pubs and the shock at seeing them disappear needlessly to development and gentification.
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White Night Melbourne
Watch the city transform from dusk til dawn!
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Asia Pop Courtyard
Finish your week with a burst of fun, food, and Asian pop fusion every Friday night at the Asia Pop Courtyard.
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Let The Lonely Sock do the work for you
Father and son-in-law duo Kevin Bevans and Danny Wheeler understand the fast pace of the CBD and its residents.
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Favourite spot for thieves and deceivers
Data released by the Crime Statistics Agency Victoria shows that the top crimes in the CBD during 2016 were theft related.
Read MoreNew CBD SkyBus to Avalon Airport
From February 1, a new SkyBus service will run between Southern Cross Station and Avalon Airport.
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