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Thinking small in waste management
Down a small alley off Flinders Lane, tucked at the back of a car park, a modest environmental experiment is turning food scraps from nearby cafes into water and compost.
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Change to busking rules
The City of Melbourne has introduced new busking regulations under which buskers need to publicly audition for a three-year “premium” permit for the Bourke St Mall.
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10 weeks at a writer’s desk
The Wheeler Centre has just celebrated the announcement of its 24 Hot Desk fellowships. The 24 winners receive a stipend and a workspace in the Wheeler Centre for 10 weeks to work on their writing projects.
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CBD’s tallest tower tops out
Aurora Melbourne Central, the city’s tallest tower, topped out at almost 300 metres high on April 5 in a ceremony with the Lord Mayor.
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Making a case for a love triangle
Most people are scared of the legal profession but inside many a crusty barrister or stern judge beats the heart of a romantic.
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Ashes urn coming to State Library
Australia has reclaimed the Ashes, quite literally.
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Caught out
Who was that sitting enigmatically at a table trying to look anonymous? Was it a celebrity author working on her next book?
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White Night expands in 2019
Victoria’s annual White Night will return to Melbourne across three nights in August.
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Contrasting commercial projects
In this month’s column we look at a couple of contrasting commercial projects in addition to the City of Melbourne’s plans for a new public square as part of the $250 million Queen Victoria Market renewal project.
Read MoreVertical village parcel delivery
Mail types and volume have changed but how are our mailrooms coping?
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Emotionally attached to the art world
The Flinders Lane Gallery has occupied a special place in the streetscape for 30 years and many collectors have fond memories of coming to openings then going out dining nearby.
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Charles Troedel – a great Melbourne lithographer
Charles Troedel was one of Melbourne’s foremost printers in the latter years of the 19th century.
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Construction update – Town Hall Station
Works to build the new Town Hall Station are ramping up, with major construction underway at all three work sites at the southern end of Swanston St.
Read MoreMelbourne is so lucky
A recent visit to Sydney revealed how lucky Melbourne is to have so much anti-landmark heritage in our CBD.
Read MoreMore support for OCs in the new Bill
The long-awaited exposure draft of the Owners Corporations and Other Acts Amendments Bill has now been released by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) for public consultation.
Read MoreKeep politics out of it
The CBD News article by Kevin Jingga, refers to the City of Melbourne presenting to major parties issues, of which one is “climate change”.
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Moments of cruelty exposed
Cruelty to animals will touch the nerve of most readers and Janet Malcolm uses it to great effect in her latest book of essays, Nobody’s Looking at You, just released by CBD company Text Publishing.
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In praise of fiction
The Paperback bookshop at the top of Bourke St has been going 50 years and it celebrated last month with a bit of fiction.
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“Featureless” design atop heritage building slammed
The City of Melbourne has criticised a “plain” design directive from Heritage Victoria for a development atop the heritage-listed former Melford Motors building.
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Questions still loom over Fed Square
Following Heritage Victoria’s decision to reject a demolition permit for the Yarra Building, Apple and the state government conceded that plans for a flagship store in the square had become untenable.
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