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Business help amid “devastating” impact of lockdown
CBD businesses will benefit from a $20 million lifeline after the state government declared local businesses had been “uniquely hit” by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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CBD’s first new park in 40 years
The first new park in the CBD in 40 years is nearing completion on Market St at the foot of the Collins Arch development.
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Calls for local government reform
Cr Jackie Watts has led a push by councillors calling on new Minister for Local Government Shaun Leane to undertake a review of the City of Melbourne Act 2001.
Read MoreSave Campbell Arcade
With tunneling continuing unabated on the Metro Tunnel, Melbourne Heritage Action (MHA) is concerned that plans for demolition in one of the city’s most significant arcades are still not publicly available, or seemingly open to any scrutiny or objection.
Read MoreHigher Places
Nat Vazer’s debut album Is this Offensive And Loud was launched during the COVID-19 era, and it is a ripper of an album.
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The stains of time
Whether it’s the sound of the trams rattling down the road or the endless rows of amazing and fascinating restaurants that both delight and challenge the taste buds, there are many things that make Melbourne great.
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Living food boxes for those in need
If this pandemic is teaching us anything, it is demonstrating the importance of relationships – to each other, to place and neighbour, and to food and plants.
Read MoreShort-stays in the aftermath of COVID-19
An open Letter to the Premier of Victoria and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne …
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A winter’s walk in Fitzroy Gardens, 1913
It’s a stark but beautiful winter scene in one of Melbourne’s oldest parks, a landscape laid bare. The skeletal elm trees stand like proud sculptures extending skywards, their shadows creating faint stripes of light and shade along the pathway in the silvery sunlight.
Read MoreHomelessness
It only happens to the lazy. It only happens to the drug addled. It only happens to those that can only be described as a burden on society.
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Getting creative with jobs support
The Metro Tunnel Project will provide a huge boost to the Victorian arts community in the coming months, with more than $150,000 of new commissions announced for local artists.
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Recycling goes solar
The City of Melbourne has proposed a $24.7 million investment in waste management infrastructure across the city, including two new waste recovery hubs and 51 solar-powered recycling bins.
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New Local Government Minister announced
Victorian Upper House Member for Eastern Metropolitan Shaun Leane was sworn in as the new Minister for Local Government on June 22.
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Hotel outbreak
At the time of publishing the July edition of CBD News, a cluster of 14 COVID-19 cases had been linked to the Stamford Plaza Hotel on Little Collins St.
Read MoreHonouring the unsung heroes of the pandemic
For every tale of hardship during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been another of kindness and selflessness.
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“Hellmouth”: ground opens up on Collins St
Some Melburnians were questioning if the end of the world was upon them when a sinkhole opened up on Collins St on Tuesday, June 2.
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Lighting up Chinatown
The City of Melbourne has begun installing 80 new permanent red and gold lanterns in Chinatown to brighten the precinct as more visitors return to the city.
Read MoreMigrant workers underpaid at restaurant
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $209,000 against the restaurateur of Dainty Sichuan, which operates a number of restaurants in the CBD.
Read MoreLight Scape
Immerse yourself in a brilliant sound and vision show at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (RBGV) in June and July.
Read MoreReflecting on heritage
The current shutdown has given many of us pause to reconsider our impact on the world and the way we structure our lives and build our cities, and heritage should take a place in that discussion.
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