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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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The Old Melbourne Cemetery at QVM
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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New milestone for Metro Tunnel HQ
Metro Tunnel headquarters (HQ) on Swanston St notched up its latest milestone when it passed the 100,000 visitor mark recently.
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Heritage laying idle
Vice President, Melbourne Heritage Action
Read MoreSeniors Festival
The 37th annual Victorian Seniors Festival returns to Melbourne this October, with a number of free and low-cost events throughout the CBD.
Read MoreOwners’ corporation bill
The long-awaited Owners’ Corporation (OC) Amendment Bill has been introduced into parliament.
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MBN marks new era
The Melbourne Business Network (MBN) unveiled its new committee at an event at Victory Lounge on Collins St on September 19.
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Start-up gets $25,000
A council grant will give a city-based start-up the chance to develop smart technology in its quest to provide consumers with zero-waste grocery baskets.
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Light the night
The CBD was ablaze in light and colour during the White Night Reimagined festival in August.
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Fed heritage
Federation Square has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register after a year under interim protection.
Read MoreLibrary assault
Police are appealing to witnesses following a sexual assault at the State Library on June 27.
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Laneway protection
The state government has formally adopted new CBD heritage overlays proposed by the City of Melbourne in 2017.
Read MoreMobile doc rolled out
A mobile doctor service that provides free healthcare to homeless people living on the streets of the CBD will be expanded under a new investment from the City of Melbourne.
Read MoreCouncil creates special committee to progress new gambling policy
Robert Doyle has been gone from Town Hall for more than 18 months but the impact of some of his decisions lives on – particularly in relation to conflicts of interest arising from campaign donations.
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90-year neighbours unite for garden
The Immigration Museum and the Port Authority Building have collaborated to deliver a community garden to residents.
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Fringe in search of truth
Melbourne Fringe has turned to truth 37 years into life.
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School of displacement
The School of Displacement is an alternative place to learn about Indigenous history and future and how they relate to displacement. Its third iteration is about to open in Melbourne.
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Czech and Slovak film festival
This September Melbourne’s iconic, and newly restored, Capitol Theatre will host the annual Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA).
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Bartenders score a grant
Melbourne’s first commercially-available bar laboratory has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the City of Melbourne as part of the council’s small business and social enterprise grant scheme.
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