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New CBD bars given go-ahead
As CBD nightlife continues to bounce back from COVID-19, new bars on Lonsdale St and Bourke St have received a thumbs-up from the City of Melbourne.
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Wesley Place comes alive
Wesley Place, Lonsdale St’s newest lifestyle precinct, is now open to the public.
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City of Melbourne Bowls Club is pennant champion!
The City of Melbourne Bowls Club (CoMBC) cleaned up at the 2020/2021 Midweek Metropolitan Pennant Championships awarded by Bowls Victoria, by claiming victory in its four eligible grand finals last month.
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Theatregoers win in Exhibition St upgrades
The CBD’s East End theatre district is set to become a “beautiful boulevard” under new streetscape improvements on Exhibition St.
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Ground broken at 555 Collins
Building has begun of Amazon’s new $1.5 billion corporate headquarters in the CBD in a major boost to the city’s economy
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Singing in the Pub with the Australian Welsh Male Choir
The Australian Welsh Male Choir is adding its voice to the revival of arts and culture in the CBD post-COVID with the return of its monthly Wednesday meet-ups at the Charles Dickens Tavern.
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Plans submitted for A’Beckett St
Plans for a $4.45m “stacked vertical village” tower featuring shops and restaurants in the CBD will soon be considered by City of Melbourne.
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New 80 Collins precinct emerges
Following a staggered opening amid COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria last year, the retail and dining precinct at 80 Collins St has emerged as an exciting new offering at the “Paris End” of the CBD.
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Citizens continue calls for climate action
Thousands of school students took part in a rally in the CBD in May demanding urgent action on climate change from the federal government.
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Council focus on food and organics waste
The City of Melbourne will roll out a new food and organics bin service in a bid to reduce the amount of waste heading to landfill.
Read MoreBig screen music
Some of the best bands and musicians of many genres have worked over the years with animation artists to produce the most sublime pieces of art.
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Disco dog!
“He’s very cheeky” is the first thing owner Teagan said of three-year-old Japanese Spitz Disco, when CBD News met her on Bourke St in April.
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A true pioneer in Melbourne’s boutique property market
With almost 24 years specialising in Melbourne’s boutique, heritage and premier residential property market, Gina Donazzan knows a thing or two about high-end real estate.
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New gallery space for a familiar face
A new gallery is set to open at Collins Place, welcoming former state Member for Bayswater, Heidi Victoria, as its inaugural resident artist with her photographic exhibition, Where to Next?
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A new look Woolworths at QV
Shoppers in the CBD are set to experience a refreshed Woolworths QV Melbourne supermarket from today, with an expanded fresh food experience, new convenient shopping options and health at the heart of its offering.
Read MoreLiminality – the time and place we find ourselves in
COVID-19 has caused many emotions to stir within me as I’m sure it has for you.
Read MoreModern slavery and vertical villages
The nature of modern slavery is that it hides in our plain sight.
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How building community can help revitalise our CBD
2022 will be the 30th anniversary of Postcode 3000, the 1992 planning policy that successfully brought population and, therefore, vibrant life back to a dying Melbourne city centre.
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Explore the Greek Precinct
Greek migrants significantly helped shape Melbourne into Australia’s cultural hub.
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The parade that almost didn’t happen
To celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934, well-known philanthropist, businessman and he of Cherry Ripe fame, Sir Macpherson Robertson, sponsored a trail-blazing air race from Mildenhall RAF Base in East Anglia to Melbourne.
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