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Tourist guides: a walk in the park
Roger Hersey, 65, and his two toy poodles Enzo and Bacci love wandering the Flagstaff Gardens in the the summer heat.
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Loving the dramatic city light
Recently there has been considerable media attention on over-shadowing by tall buildings on places in the city that we consider to be sacrosanct.
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Green light for spending
Melbourne’s “people’s panel” has given a green light to the City of Melbourne to increase rates, sell assets, borrow money, spend more on “green initiatives”, maintain community services and cut capital works spending.
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Exceptional trees protected
This English oak tree is one of eight on private land in the CBD to be included on a new Exceptional Tree Register.
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Monumental occasion for Docklands
The stunning Monument Park is being unveiled this month in NewQuay in Docklands.
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Fancy a rickshaw ride?
Come December and rickshaws will be a familiar sight in the city.
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This myth is busted
It is often thought that the CBD is mainly populated with young urban professionals and hipsters.
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Residents find voice on planning
As the city population swells, CBD residents are beginning to find voice on development.
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Not ‘just’ a book launch
I walked into the Reader’s Feast Bookstore on Collins St prepared to cover a book launch.
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Stay safe, say police
CBD police have reminded people to know their limitations so everyone can enjoy the festive season.
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Discover the CBD by bike
The City of Melbourne and Pop Up Playground are inviting people to take part in a new interactive game that will change the way they see the city.
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New mega taxi rank
The City of Melbourne is trialling until the end of January a new late-night mega taxi rank on Bourke St.
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Protest against removal of Palace interior
Passionate supporters of the Palace Theatre gathered on November 23 to protest the removal of interior fittings by developer Jinshan Investments.
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Old club gets some girl power
Melbourne’s Kelvin Club continues its evolution from exclusion to inclusion with the election last month of three women to its board.
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Council compromised by donations
City of Melbourne councillors were unable to consider a planning application last month because too many of them had received election campaign contributions from the developer.
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Charity gets a paint make-over
When 17 Rotarians from the Rotary Clubs of Central Melbourne-Sunrise and Melbourne Park agreed to paint the fence at McAuley House, North Melbourne, they didn’t expect the job would need 30 litres of paint.
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Foodie’s paradise
Living next to the Queen Victoria Market is paradise for a foodie like Marisa Raniolo Wilkins.
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Little action on demolition dust
Largest-ever residential development on the former Age newspaper site in Spencer St is causing serious disruptions and health problems to residents and businesses.
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