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Elizabeth St shut down to build luxury penthouse garden
While the city slept through the early hours of the Queen’s Birthday public holiday, a spectacular feat of logistics and engineering took place high above the streets.
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Windfall for Athenaeum Library
The Melbourne Athenaeum Library is celebrating after securing a $10,000 state government grant that will help buy new Victorian-made timber tables to complete its major refurbishment.
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Smaller, “superior” office tower approved for La Trobe St
A 31-storey office building less than half the size of a previously approved development at 383 La Trobe St has been endorsed by the City of Melbourne.
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High calibre female president a first for the State Library
Christine Christian OA has been announced as the new president for the State Library of Victoria – the first woman to hold the position in the library’s 165-year history.
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Truffle trouble
Troubles rather than truffles were being shared at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) on the weekend of June 19 and 20 as Melburnians took advantage of the lifting of the travel ban to catch up
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Sweet success for home-based chef
Early last year, Michelin-trained pastry chef Aidan Robinson went from working frantic 80-hour weeks to being jobless. What he did next is an inspiring small business success story in the age of COVID-19.
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Raising the Platform for quality Plumbing
When it comes to residential and commercial plumbing in the CBD, it isn’t often you come across a business that will treat your property as it is their own. A business that will go that extra yard to ensure peace of mind and guarantee the highest standard of customer service.
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Sentia: a balanced approach to early learning
Sitting on the northern banks of the Yarra, nestled between the Melbourne Aquarium, the Immigration Museum and Enterprize Park, you’ll find Sentia Early Learning: an oasis of industry-leading early childhood education
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The definition of heritage, and why it matters
Discussions surrounding definitions of heritage have progressed massively in recent years, with social heritage, as opposed to purely architectural significance, brought to the forefront fantastically by the ongoing Hoddle Grid Heritage Review.
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City living is a walk in the park
Sebastian has been forming a growing bond during the past seven to eight months as his relationship blossoms with his partner’s golden retriever, Apri
Read MoreJack Ladder live
The marquee lights were blazing away at the Forum Theatre on Flinders St on Thursday, May 6.
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Releasing the spirit of LEGO
CBD resident Jan van Schaik makes his own sculptural toys out of LEGO and exhibits them around the world.
Read MoreHelping our fellow humans
Beneath the City of Melbourne FOMO ads and the public decorations from various quarters that, “The city is back, baby!”, the pain and scars caused by the ravaging of COVID-19 remains highly visible.
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Walking the path to a better neighbourhood
Walking. It was one of the simplest and most joyful pleasures that many of us enjoyed during even the hardest moments of lockdown.
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The reflection of an augmented city
There was a time when talking to yourself in public meant that you were crazy. Now when I’m at the lights or on a tram it seems normal.
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Celebrating National Reconciliation Week
The Koorie Heritage Trust is marking this year’s National Reconciliation Week by partnering with the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Inside a studio eyrie
When it comes to creating a studio, most artists find a rustic back shed or share an old warehouse with others and work in an enclosed kind of way at ground level.
Read MoreYes, yes, yes, Minister!
We have had three Ministers for Consumer Affairs since We Live Here started its advocacy role representing apartment owners and residents five years ago.
Read MoreWomen’s public safety in vertical villages
The dangers lurking in public places are told to women from a young age. The advice is that these risks should be managed by adapting behaviour and/or restricting engagement accordingly.
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Metro Tunnel magic is a sight for sore eyes
There’s more to the Metro Tunnel than meets the eye – at least going by the project’s latest striking idea to support businesses in Melbourne’s CBD.
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