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Our festival
The Melbourne Festival returns this month bringing an explosive program of events to the CBD.
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Chasing the Sun
October 2 heralds the beginning of the daylight saving period in Victoria, a bittersweet affair as we mourn the loss of a precious hours’ sleep yet revel at the prospect of the coming summer
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Who is caring for the city?
The cold hard light of argument bathed all in its uniform shades during the public hearing into the environmental effects of the proposed Metro Tunnel.
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Celebrating our seniors
This month our city will pay tribute to the older members of the community in celebration of the 34th Victorian Seniors Festival, from Sunday, October 2 to Sunday, October 9.
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Banksy art is coming to Melbourne
Australia’s largest ever Banksy exhibition is coming to Melbourne this month.
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A glimpse into the future
Urban Melbourne has done a fascinating summary of recent development in CBD north.
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The sharing economy shouldn’t become the taking economy
A lot has been said about the new "sharing economy", where people can share or lease their assets that would potentially go unused, like cars, rooms or entire houses.
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Walk the Radiant Path
The CBD will be turned into a walking trail complete with map next year, as contemporary jewellery and object festival Radiant Pavilion once again takes place at locations all around postcode 3000.
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Meet the chief Human of Melbourne
Having travelled around the world for 12 years, Chris Cincotta felt a missing community bond when he moved back to Melbourne three years ago.
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It’s all about the pets, says Meg
Meg Cai started her pet bakery business because her dog Cookie is a vegetarian.
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State Library makes some noise
Proving that it’s more than just a sanctuary of books, the iconic State Library Victoria has been unveiled as the 2016 hub for Melbourne Music Week.
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Eat, breathe, sleep market ... for 9000 minutes
Australian artist collective Field Theory will this month broadcast live, non-stop from the Queen Victoria Market for 9000 minutes.
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Food trucks forever
Food truck fever has well and truly struck the CBD, with the City of Melbourne announcing that five permanent precincts for food truck vendors will be operational early next year.
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Supreme Court “saves” Hosier Lane
Developer David Marriner must apply to the City of Melbourne if he wants to build a hotel backing onto Hosier Lane, following a Supreme Court decision last month.
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Burke and Wills: ‘end the wandering’
After more than 150 years of wandering, the custodians of the Burke and Wills legend say it’s finally time to settle a commemorative statue in an appropriate setting.
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Building boom is just warming up
If you think the CBD has too many apartments, “you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!”
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Vic Market redevelopment is not just about the market
The redevelopment of the Queen Victoria Market, it emerges, is part of a bigger, wider vision of urban renewal.
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Sharing the Chinese culture
If Chinese New Year is the equivalent of Christmas, then the Mooncake Festival is like the Asian Easter.
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On September 20, the City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee will have yet another choice to make between the speculative needs of apartment developers and the those of this city’s heritage.
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Council election: Doyle by how far?
The interest in this month’s City of Melbourne council election is not whether or not Robert Doyle’s team wins but, rather, wins by what margin.
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