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New park to go smoke-free
The City of Melbourne has unanimously endorsed a motion making its new Market St Park a smoke-free area, in accordance with its local laws.
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Paragon tops out
Melbourne Developer Beulah International is a step closer to completion of its $200 million CBD tower, Paragon, on the corner of Queen and Latrobe streets after it “topped out” last month.
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Housing vulnerable Australians means making tough choices
Welcome to the third 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.
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Putting the egg in Eggsperts!
With all the changes to the Queen Victoria Markets during the Stage Four restrictions, one thing stays the same – the sound of Leo Modaffari’s voice booming through B-shed, spruiking the free-range eggs and natural honey at The Eggsperts.
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Short-stays will endanger COVID recovery
Open letter to the Minister for Consumer Affairs (CAV) and the Minister for Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Metro Tunnel welcomes students to the virtual classroom
While it’s all quiet in Metro Tunnel HQ’s little corner of the city in Swanston St, there’s still plenty for students to learn about the project.
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What could be more Melbourne?
A modest pedestrian arcade in one of the “little” streets, with a semi-secret entrance into the ornate Royal Arcade lined by affordable, no frills multicultural food and a decades-old family shoe repair business, next to an iconic little laneway bar making use of the tiny alcove serving local craft beers and cocktails in jars, guarding another semi-secret club for live electronic music and experimental performances upstairs … what could be more Melbourne than this?
Read MoreA year of surprises
Well, 2020 has certainly tossed all certainty out the window and the year has become one giant surprise after another.
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St James Buildings, Bourke St frontage, 1959
The eastern sections of Bourke St and Collins St are well documented and known for the ambience and fine architecture found in areas such as the “Paris end” of Collins St.
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Renewal – why the city will bounce back
It is spring. A young pair of swans lay an egg. They have built a nest amongst the reeds of the river. They take turns to sit on that one, precious egg. And they sit. And sit. And sit. Patiently waiting for renewal.
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Cultural city
In the 1990s Melbourne was a very different city.
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The presentation of the 2020 B3000+ Awards!! And the winner is …
What do you do in the face of adversity? You innovate, you pivot, but most of all, the show must go on!
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Melbourne’s CBD hit for six due to COVID-19
While the impacts of COVID-19 have been well documented, particularly on the likes of the hospitality industry in the city, the impacts being felt by landlords with investment properties have also been dramatic, yet they have not received the same level of press coverage.
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Bringing your local back to the CBD
“Hospitality is in our DNA” is the all too familiar phrase drawn on a shopfront window or uttered by a friendly face at your local restaurant, pub or café.
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Happy Hour
Please Leave Your Light On is the name of the album by Paul Grabowski and Paul Kelly. It is a sublime and beautiful record.
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Celebrating business in our city
In these challenging COVID-19 times, there are still opportunities to recognise and celebrate success.
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The stupidity of us
If you’re a Melbourne insider you have licence to sling off at the culture because the jokes have been handed down to you as a kid and you’re conditioned to pick them up.
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Do COVID-19 clouds have a silver or red lining for vertical villages?
During the past four months Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) has registered nearly 26,000 reduced rent agreements.
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Artists in isolation
As Melbourne is moving towards the end of lockdown 4, all the artists in Melbourne have been forced to stay at home. And all the studios have been closed.
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