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Limits to a 24-hour city
Council’s planning strategy for the CBD encourages a “24-hour” city where a range of activities, including licensed premises, are supported.
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Circus Oz is back in town
Circus Oz returns to Melbourne this month, ready to delight fans young and old alike with its new show TWENTYSIXTEEN.
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A literary residency
The Wheeler Centre is hitting the town for the month of July, as their event spaces undergo a casual makeover.
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Fresh eats
Whilst a few notable closures have rocked the wider Melbourne dining scene over the last couple of months, here in the CBD we’ve been treated to a string of new openings that have only added to our list of enviable coffee and lunch spots.
Read MoreIs this a conflict of interest?
The City of Melbourne is enjoying a 12.5 per cent return on its investment in commercial car parks at the same time as it is using its planning powers to diminish supply.
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Alex’s dream school
CBD resident Alex Weaner might be able to show school planners a thing or two.
Read MoreLocal schools are overflowing
Local state schools are overflowing, with many of the government schools available to inner-city students above capacity, according to a local lobby group.
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City tower burglary and theft
Police are appealing for information regarding an alleged burglary and theft on Monday, May 29.
Read MorePassions ignited by Flower Show debate
The continued use of the Carlton Gardens for the annual Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) ignited passions amongst councillors when debated last month.
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New to residential, but many past lives
Many of the buildings we live in had many and varied live before being converted to residential.
Read MoreAthenaeum opens arms to new city
The Melbourne Athenaeum Library is reaching out to the community – much as it did when it was established in 1839.
Read More50 more beds
Melbourne City Mission’s Frontyard Integrated Youth Service in King St is to receive funding for at least 50 more beds to house the city’s homeless youth.
Read MoreA real treat for book lovers
Book lovers, readers and collectors are in for a real treat from July 14 to 24 during the 2016 Melbourne Rare Book Week.
Read MoreCloud over CBD share cars
There is doubt over the viability of the share car service within the CBD since the City of Melbourne last year changed the rules and hit the three local operators with new fees.
Read MoreMany more rough sleepers
The 2016 StreetCount has found nearly twice as many rough sleepers in inner-Melbourne than two years ago.
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Residents meet local MPs
CBD residents spent an evening with their local state and federal MPs last month, and ticked off the usual list of issues.
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Human megaphone won’t back down
Meet the man with the big voice who has been sounding off in a major way in the CBD for the last 16 years.
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The emperor is naked
The childhood story, "The Emperor’s New Clothes", comes to mind to describe the farcical “solution” the City of Melbourne is pursuing to rid the CBD of its nightly invasion by garbage trucks.
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Port Phillip uncertainties
Older established tenants of the Flinders Quarter are not as positive about the coming CBD South Metro Station as newcomers.
Read MoreEven more garbage trucks in the CBD
As the City of Melbourne tinkers with an expensive, but minimal and piecemeal garbage compactor policy for the CBD, the number of nightly garbage trucks continues to grow.
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