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Local 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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Helping the homeless
Our homeless received a boost on June 16 as the redeveloped Youth Projects Living Room on Hosier Lane was officially reopened for service.
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Keeping Melbourne moving
As planning and design work for the Metro Tunnel project gathers pace, we are continuing to actively investigate ways to reduce and manage surface disruption during the extended construction phase of this city-shaping project.
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Melbourne’s homegrown talent
Melbourne is often renowned as a city where creativity thrives. Everywhere you go there is always something artistically profound waiting to be discovered, from hypnotising laneways to the iconic arts and theatre spaces the city is home to.
Read MoreChange.org petition
Our petition is now live. We need as many people as possible to sign it so that the government understands that short-term letting in residential buildings is an issue affecting many residents and our community at large.
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What if there was another way?
The Melbourne Metro Rail project, when completed, will transform the way that we move around the city of Melbourne and beyond. Travelling will be easier, faster once the proposed rail network is finished in 2026.
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New planning controls for CBD
Last month saw the Planning Minister unveil new draft permanent central city planning controls that are now to be sent to an independent planning panel, which will allow the public to make submissions.
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