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Metro Tunnel cross passage construction complete in the west
Following excavation of the Metro Tunnel’s twin nine-kilometre tunnels earlier this year, Melbourne’s biggest public transport project has reached another digging milestone.
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A blockbuster summer ahead for Chinatown Melbourne
As the city wakes from another COVID-19 induced slumber, the CBD’s iconic Chinatown Precinct Association Inc. (CPA) is set to welcome locals and visitors in droves, with a jam-packed schedule of events and offers to end the year.
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Glad to be back
Juries could be reintroduced at the Supreme Court at the end of October and even though there is no news yet about the County Court, barristers are taking heart.
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Thinking big, acting local
For second term councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece, the ability to deliver on big ambitions at a community level is what inspires him most about working in local governmen
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Preserving street art
A recent October council meeting gave the nod to a development which ticks many boxes for heritage, creating a new tower with a generous setback from the heritage facade of 100 Franklin St.
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Indigenous artist creates jewellery to unite community
Indigenous artist Cassie Leatham’s exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust’s (KHT) Blak Jewellery – Finding Past Linking Present weaves together her experiences as a Taungurung woman in more ways than one.
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Bid for 50 new CBD poker machines as councillor slams government delay
An application for 50 new CBD poker machines has been lodged with the City of Melbourne which, if approved, would see the number of licensed machines within the Hoddle Grid alone exceed 600
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Readings set to open new chapter in CBD
A new Readings bookshop is set to open in Melbourne’s CBD, with managing director Mark Rubbo rejoicing that the city would no longer have lockdowns “hanging over our heads”.
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Electric buses to improve CBD air quality
Some of the harmful diesel buses that run along Lonsdale St could be replaced with electric alternatives as early as June 2022, in a move that will lessen air pollution in the CBD.
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A week in the life of Bourke St
The last days of lockdown were moving swiftly for those connected to the block in Bourke St between Little Collins, Elizabeth and McKillop streets.
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Developer takes council to VCAT over permit condition to build hotel
A developer will head to the state planning tribunal to contest a permit condition despite winning the City of Melbourne’s approval to build a 12-storey hotel in the CBD.
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McKillop St to become the latest smoke-free zone
McKillop St is the latest area in the CBD where clean air will be given priority after the City of Melbourne approved a smoking ban.
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Businesses rejoice as world’s longest lockdown ends
Traders in Melbourne’s CBD are pinning their hopes on a robust rebound after finally waving goodbye to the world’s longest lockdown.
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Push to bring back office workers as city emerges from lockdown
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has vowed the council will “run full pelt” at reinvigorating the city’s CBD as it emerges from lockdown, with its priority focusing on the return of office workers.
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Community consulted on future of Carlton Gardens
A range of new protections and facilities for Carlton Gardens have been proposed by the City of Melbourne in a major heritage review.
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Popular arts space moves to the Queen Victoria Market precinct
A popular outdoor arts space in Southbank is set to be relocated to the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct as part of a plan to recover and revitalise the precinct.
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Council unveils plan to revive empty shop fronts in the CBD to keep “city alive and active”
Empty shop fronts in the CBD could become a thing of the past under an ambitious plan that seeks to occupy as many spaces as possible to revitalise the city.
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CBD laneways come to life with local art
Forty laneways throughout the CBD will be transformed into public art attractions in a program designed to keep artists employed during the pandemic.
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Collin St’s most famous residents continue to entertain through lockdown
Situated on a perch high above the CBD, two nesting Peregrine Falcons have captivated the eyes of many throughout Victoria’s sixth lockdown.
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“All hands-on deck” to help new arrival of Afghan refugees
For Amelia Tauoqooqo, a Cohealth nurse on the COVID-19 frontline in Melbourne’s CBD, the call to assist Afghan refugees has been heartbreaking but concedes “you’ll never find a more pragmatic, resilient group of people”.
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