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Curbing bad behaviour with “positive architecture”
There is a concept within design known as “hostile architecture” which describes attempts to use built environment to modify behaviour. As soon as you learn about this you will start to see it everywhere.
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A match made in heaven
Two-and-a-half-year-old spoodle Charlie loves to play tug of war with his owner, Caitlyn. The pair are a “match made in heaven”, she told CBD News last month. They get along fantastically well because both of them are both big time explorers.
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Cladding: are you on the funding list?
Does your building qualify for support from the state government’s cladding rectification fund?
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When the going gets tough …
City residents get going. The online world is buzzing in the time of COVID-19 as humans do what they do well. Innovate. Collaborate.
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And there she was, just riding down the street …
(With apologies to Manfred Mann)
Read MorePutting the relationship first
The massive crack of thunder and the blindingly bright flashes of lightening smashed the darkness in my bedroom to smithereens and snapped me from my slumber at 3am in the morning.
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Flinders St traffic changes for Town Hall Station works
Road users and pedestrians in Melbourne’s CBD can expect significant changes from late May as work on the Metro Tunnel Project’s Town Hall Station moves up a gear.
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Market favourite reopens
Drums Café in the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) has reopened with a focus on takeaway food and delivery after recent COVID-19 restrictions forced the business to close.
Read MoreCalls to withdraw market charter
Eighteen members of the City of Melbourne’s former Queen Victoria Market People’s Panel have petitioned the City of Melbourne calling on it to withdraw a motion adopting its charter for the new public space at Market Square.
Read MoreLocal government elections to proceed
The state government has confirmed that local government elections will still go ahead as planned on Saturday, October 24.
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Future Melbourne virtually reunited
The City of Melbourne had a “historic” Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting on May 5, taking advantage for the first time of new legislation allowing for virtual council meetings.
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Vaping ban divides the community
The City of Melbourne has unanimously passed a motion proposing a ban on e-cigarettes and vaping in selected areas throughout the city.
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Green light for Elizabeth Street works
The redevelopment of Elizabeth Street’s southern end could finally begin later this year after the City of Melbourne gave the green light to construction works.
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$17 million for local art
The City of Melbourne will invest $17 million in the arts to keep Melburnians connected to our creative sector as the city responds to COVID-19.
Read MoreWhat else can small businesses do to set themselves up for success?
Several weeks into this pandemic, we all have been impacted by border and school closures, industry shutdowns, social distancing, dramatic loss in revenue, etc. Finally, we are seeing some positive signs.
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Keen to get back home
Will is waiting for his girlfriend outside the food store in Russell St and Hatchi is getting restless.
Read MoreMicroorganism dismantles Airbnb - will it ever recover?
A big story to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic has been its impact on the Airbnb juggernaut.
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In the time of COVID-19 ….
If the restrictions go on for a long time, will our way of living change?
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Making way for thoroughly modern Melbourne
This photograph, taken in about 1924, represents a time capsule of Melbourne as it was just after World War One.
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