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QVM traders fear livelihoods under threat as food court undergoes facelift
Food court traders at Queen Victoria Market fear they stand to “lose everything” as the market considers new operators for its proposed revamped food hall set to open in 2022.
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A park for COVID conditions
A new park has opened in the CBD during COVID without much fanfare, giving residents and examinees a much-needed outdoor place to have lunch in the sunshine.
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Couple left devastated after popular café closes amid repeated lockdowns
A couple have spoken of their heartache after being forced to close the doors of their beloved café in the CBD, citing the ongoing challenges of rolling lockdowns.
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Melbourne Athenaeum to receive $200,000 upgrade
The iconic heritage-listed Melbourne Athenaeum theatre on Collins St has received $200,000 from the state government to conduct urgent conservation works.
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Protestors storm CBD after construction industry shutdown
Melbourne’s construction industry was been shut down for two weeks after crowds of protesters rallied in the CBD over two days in September.
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Curse ov Dialect
Word was filtering through earlier this year that one of Melbourne’s premier hip hop collective gives, the ultimate Curse ov Dialect were in Audrey Studios recording new material.
Read MoreVertical village strategic futures
As from December 1, 2021, owners’ corporations (OCs) with 50 or more lots must have an approved and funded maintenance plan – but is this sufficient for vertical village planning?
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Magnificent Melburnians
Lockdowns have had a profound impact on so many people right across the city. But as I write, I continue to be deeply moved by the ways in which some people have responded.
Read MoreWhere to from here?
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way our CBD works. This pandemic has been extraordinarily tough for Melbourne, and especially for our CBD.
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Somewhere over the rainbow …
City residents tired of lockdown need to look ahead. Spring is on its way and with it, the thought of winning the COVID battle – one day soon.
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Comforting little constructions
Abstract painter Andrée van Schaik has sold five out of the seven paintings shown in this year’s Spring 1883 Art Fair.
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Changing direction: Koorie artist turns road signs into jewellery
As part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Blak Design initiative, 11 First Nations artists will present their handmade jewellery at a contemporary exhibition celebrating indigenous design.
Read MoreReady for reopening
While things may have felt quiet on the streets during previous months, at City Precinct, we have been busily working behind the scenes to continue to develop projects that will help support our local community and see the city thrive once again.
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Proving the way to a Melburnians heart is through the stomach
Not many people can run a small business through a pandemic and continue to beam with positivity, but franchisee Tarn Evans continues to prove Ferguson and Plarre Bakehouse truly is “baking people happy”.
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Melbourne’s creative “do-over”
So, all these shops in the city have closed. And now there are whole sections of the CBD up for lease. As COVID does its best to slowly suck the creative soul out of Melbourne, I have been thinking what it could mean for Melbourne
Read MoreResident victory
A stalwart resident at an inner-city apartment complex has reported a monumental victory over developer chicanery and council ineptitude.
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St Francis – a church among the gum trees
There isn’t a sheep (or two), nor is there a kangaroo in this image, but there are gum trees and plenty of other shrubs and trees!
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Metro Tunnel creative program marks the legacy of Mirka Mora
The photographer may be unknown, but their picture of artist Mirka Mora, walking down Collins St in 1954, is one of the most recognisable Melbourne snapshots of the era.
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Quiet achiever is as passionate as ever
While he may have been around Town Hall for more than 20 years, Cr Kevin Louey said that the pandemic had meant “throwing the rule book out” when it came to being on council.
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Looking at the city through COVID eyes
As the city clocked up 200 days of lockdown in August, many CBD locals have been forced to adapt their livelihoods and professions to survive the pandemic.
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