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2020 council elections – who is coming and who is going?
With the 2020 City of Melbourne elections now due in less than a year, it’s a reasonable question to ask: which of the current 11 councillors are running again?
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Key CBD site for sale
The state government has put vacant transport land on the southern side of Flinders St on the open market.
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Wesley Place filling up
Continual demand for office spaces in the CBD has ensured two of three buildings at Charter Hall Group’s $1.2 billion Wesley Place development are fully tenanted – almost a year ahead of the building’s scheduled completion.
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Residents fight off rooftop bar
The City of Melbourne approved a six-million-dollar development at 10-16 McKillop St on October 15 after years of conflict between development plans and local residents.
Read MoreLonsdale works underway
Staged lane reductions have begun on Lonsdale St to install a new sewer pipeline between Spencer and Elizabeth streets, as part of the biggest upgrade to Melbourne CBD’s sewer network in 120 years.
Read MoreTherry St building floods again
For the third time in two months, flooding has forced people out of their homes in the Zen Harmony apartments on Therry St.
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Plastic bag-free CBD
The City of Melbourne is supporting the business community with preparing for the introduction of the state-wide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.
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Art grants
The City of Melbourne has awarded more than $800,000 to a diverse range of artists, as part of the latest round of its annual arts grants program.
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Cash for containers
A “Spring Clean” of the CBD on September 21 called on the state government to establish a container deposit scheme (CDS) in Victoria.
Read MoreRecycling resumes
The City of Melbourne and two other local councils restarted household recycling pick-ups on Monday, September 23 after SKM’s biggest processing plant reopened.
Read MoreBig property write-downs but Town Hall’s finances remain strong
As the City of Melbourne (CoM) finally gets cracking with its biggest ever investment in the Queen Victoria Market (QVM), the capital city council has just announced an accounting loss for the 2018-19 year of $181 million.
Read MoreSecurity upgrades complete
Pedestrians now have additional protection along the Bourke Street Mall, following the completion of security upgrades by the state government.
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New CE at cohealth
Victoria St based health organisation cohealth has announced the appointment of Nicole Bartholomeusz as its new chief executive (CE).
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GoBoat arrives
A new boating operator has landed on the lower Yarra River at the Banana Alley berth, offering customers a unique way of travelling on our river.
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Carshare offers interim recycling solution
A popular car-share company is working with the City of Melbourne to offer an interim solution to Victoria’s recycling crisis in September.
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Meet the Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor Sally Capp made back-to-back appearances at CBD resident group meetings in September.
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Stop complaining about culture
It’s been a while since I have written an article. That’s because I have been busy getting Blender Studios set up in its permanent home just near Flagstaff Gardens.
Read MoreZevon Wagons
Alternative country muso Henry Wagons will be performing on stage at The Athenaeum Theatre in Zevon, Accidentally Like A Martyr from October 16 to 26.
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Writing from China
This month your correspondent is travelling as a tourist in China. It is impossible not to draw comparisons between how the Chinese organise their society compared to ours.
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We’re expanding
Melbourne Men’s Shed (the Shed) continues to grow both in numbers and in meeting its basic objectives.
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