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Chinatown welcomes outdoor dining
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the desire of restaurants in Chinatown to reopen and bring back crowds like the old days is stronger than ever.
Read MoreQuestions over delays to council housing initiative
A scheme announced by the City of Melbourne more than a year ago to convert a building it owns in the CBD into accommodation for rough sleepers in collaboration with the corporate and philanthropic sectors has become beset with delays.
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Retail reopens ahead of Christmas trading
CBD retailers finally got their wish in late October as Premier Daniel Andrews gave the green light to reopen two months out from Christmas.
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Market job a “smart phone detox”
International students are adding flair and imagination to the selling of products at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) and market stall holders are helping them adjust to life in lockdown Melbourne.
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Biggest candidate forum yet tunes in for election debate
Residents3000 and East Enders hosted their biggest ever meeting on October 1 – a Lord Mayoral meet-the-candidates forum.
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Digital time capsule captures unseen Melbourne
During Melbourne’s lockdowns, the City of Melbourne has captured a “digital time capsule”, a series of photos of some of the city’s most iconic and never-before-seen locations.
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Crown jewel on the market
Expressions of interest to purchase one of Melbourne’s most prestigious and history rich buildings closed at the end of October. It may soon change hands for only the fourth time in its long history.
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Proposal to bring Benaki to Melbourne
Developer ISPT has lodged an application for the redevelopment of the former Land Titles Office (LTO) building which would include a 30-storey tower and the world’s first permanent Benaki Museum outside of Greece.
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Government needs to invest in housing now
Welcome to the fourth of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
Read MoreShort-stays exploit family violence loophole
In a new low for a controversial industry, short-stay guests have claimed to be victims of family violence to get around the Stage 3 and 4 bans on Airbnb and similar services.
Read MoreSkilling owners’ corporations
It was precisely six years ago in the 2014 November edition of Docklands News that an article appeared on “Owners’ corporation groups sprouting”. Three new groups were identified as supporting the particular needs of Victorian owners’ corporations (OCs).
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Metro Tunnel mega machine sets course for State Library
Work has started to create the latest section of the Metro Tunnel – a one-kilometre stretch from Parkville to the new State Library Station at the northern end of Swanston St.
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Queen Victoria Market - vibrant, colourful, a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds
You see here early morning Queen St as it looked 120 years ago, in the section that runs through QVM to Victoria St.
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Will online dominate retail after COVID-19?
You have heard the expression “I need some retail therapy.” Right now, approaching the end of lockdown, is that how you feel?
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A review of heritage during the past council term
With City of Melbourne council elections taking place at the time of writing, it’s time to have a look at the past term of heritage, and what to look for in the next council term.
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Charcoal Lane
Charcoal Lane was the debut album of Archie Roach where the song Took The Children Away made its first appearance.
Read MoreA surge of innovation is coming
Recently, the Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has admitted to being tired of working from home.
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Sally Capp promises to serve up Melbourne Restaurant Week
Melbourne would host a twice-yearly, week-long festival celebrating the city’s renowned restaurants and cafes, under a re-elected Lord Mayor Sally Capp.
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Sustainability advanced in the City of Melbourne
City of Melbourne councillors have unanimously passed two key environmental motions, combining as a major step toward the council reaching its goal of zero net emissions by 2040.
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Awareness of voting rights for internationals questioned
Having resided in Melbourne for over two years, Archit Agrawal, an international student at the University of Melbourne, believed he knew Melbourne well. But he didn’t know he could vote in the upcoming council elections.
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