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Festival Fashion101
In preparation for the Laneway Festival coming up this month, I thought it necessary to share a bit of insight as to what to wear to such an event.
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Bridge is a disgrace
I’ve sent you some photos of the Spencer St bridge.
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Light up the night
White Night Melbourne returns this month and will transform the streets of the CBD from dusk ‘til dawn on Saturday, February 20.
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Summer night lovin’
Take advantage of the waning summer sunshine and while away an evening or two at one of the CBD’s rooftop watering holes.
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New kids on the block
Build on the lingering New Year enthusiasm (while resolutions are still top-of-mind) and trade in your standard lunchtime venue for one of these newly-opened establishments. Who knows, a new lunch spot could be just the ticket to a successful 2016.
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Stella Maris is a home away from home
Within the CBD is a refuge for an often-unseen group of people.
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Report card on city walking
The City of Melbourne has been able to accommodate a pedestrian increase of 130 per cent in the CBD, but there is still a need for upgraded laneways to optimise the experience.
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Sexual assaults at CBD store
Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to following two sexual assaults in the CBD in December.
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A Passion for classic cinema
It’s not often that someone is so passionate about a genre of film that they start a public film club specifically for it, but John Poulianakis is more enthusiastic than most.
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‘CBD News’ goes on the beat
On a Friday night in December, CBD News joined Victoria Police as they patrolled the streets of the CBD.
Read MoreOld newsstands nurture start-ups
Eight disused CBD newsstands have been leased to up-and-coming eclectic businesses to add vibrancy to the city.
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Bridging the social gap
The newly formed Melbourne City Southbank Lion’s Club has identified improving access to social welfare services for migrants as its primary focus for its first year in operation.
Read MoreSlow start for night network
The State Government’s 24-hour public transport experiment has started slowly, with only 15,000 people using the late night service after its second week.
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Business fears missing Metro Rail compo
A perfect storm of bad timing has CBD trader Gerard Kelly believing he won’t be compensated when the Metro Rail Project destroys his three 12-year-old businesses.
Read MoreReport highlights vacant apartments
Up to 15 per cent of CBD apartments could be empty, according to a report released in December.
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New generation of street art
School holiday program in the CBD is an off-the-scale artistic indulgence for hundreds of appreciative young people.
Read MorePlease bother us
CBD police want to be bothered by locals who may have noticed any suspicious behaviour or annoying or dangerous incidents.
Read MoreFlagstaff active on weekends
Trains are now stopping at Flagstaff Station on weekends.
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New resident lobby group
A new advocacy group to tackle issues facing inner-city residential apartment dwellers was established in December.
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