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Councillors consistently compromised
City of Melbourne councillors were unable to assess two CBD planning applications last month because too many of them had received election campaign donations from a party linked to the developments.
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CBD has the highest wages
Docklands and CBD workers are the highest paid in the state, according to a new Federal Government report.
Read MoreEmergency intercoms
Emergency intercoms were installed at Queen St and King St taxi ranks last month.
Read MorePro-active policing
Local police are still concerned about the number of thefts of valuable from cars as well as bicycles being stolen within the CBD.
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CEO says hang on for the ride
City of Melbourne CEO Ben Rimmer has told CBD residents to hang on for a fast and furious technological wave of change.
Read More‘Work with us on market’
Councillors reacted with passion to suggestions made at the Future Melbourne Committee on July 14 that consultation around plans for the Queen Victoria Market renewal was flawed.
Read More‘Ask the people’ on wages
Melbourne councillor Stephen Mayne wants local citizens to provide independent advice to council ahead of formal negotiations for the next Enterprise Agreement for more than 1000 staff.
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Flower power to help business
They say good things come to those who wait so, after two years, Collins St traders are excited abut achieving a 12-month trial installation of floral planter boxes.
Read MoreStreet begging crackdown
CBD police will be cracking down on street begging this month.
Read MoreCouncil treads softly on apartment standards
The City of Melbourne has made a high-level response to the State Government’s Better Apartments discussion paper, without making any specific recommendations.
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As good as it gets
The musical theatre industry came together with local businesses on July 1 to explore ways of leveraging upcoming opportunities.
Read More‘City Limits’, a missed opportunity
As residents of inner-city urban renewal areas, we are generally ahead in our understanding of how big cities like Melbourne work and how they don’t work.
Read MoreShort-stays are here to stay
Owners’ corporations (OC) hoping to ban short-stay tenants from residential buildings have suffered a setback with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ruling on June 29 that their ability to make rules is limited.
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Paint mates spray it up
Brothers Peter and Paddy Holmes and mate Ryan Scanlan took advantage of a commercial opportunity to indulge their passion last month.
Read MoreTram relocations to stay in CBD
Some re-routed Swanston St trams will remain servicing the west of the city long after the Metro Rail project is finished.
Read MoreWhen is a “ban”, not a ban?
In an intriguing media circus last month, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle managed to build a storm around a proposal to “ban” cyclists from three CBD streets without, apparently, using the word.
Read MoreDoubt on council green credentials
The City of Melbourne’s environmental credentials have been called into question over the way it has handled a review of its treatment of the share-car industry.
Read MoreShopping with a difference
Melbourne offers some of best shopping spots in Australia.
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