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“Melbourne’s Stonewall” retold in new short film
Twenty-five years after New York’s Stonewall riots, more than 450 members of the Melbourne LGBT community were falsely detained and strip-searched during a police raid on the Tasty nightclub.
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More than a drinking hub
Every week in the CBD there are 30 to 40 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings. There are early morning meetings, lunch time meetings and early evening meetings.
Read MoreJob hopes for disadvantaged youth
Not-for-profit organisation Doxa wants CBD businesses to offer cadetships to disadvantaged youths.
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Plans to clear footpaths of motorbikes
The City of Melbourne has flagged re-marking on-street car parks as motorbike spaces in an effort to alleviate clogged CBD footpaths.
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Services for rough sleepers overhauled
Grassroots homeless charities are to be linked with established housing services under a new City of Melbourne initiative to ensure well-intentioned goodwill is better harnessed in the city.
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“Fearless Girl” arrives amid fanfare, optimism and lawsuits
You may have noticed a bronze statue of a confident, wide-eyed young girl at Federation Square in the past month.
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Towers targeted for takeovers
Apartment towers are facing takeovers by short-stay apartment operators able to turn them into quasi-hotels.
Read MoreA storm of pain is looming
The threat of short-stay operators taking over residential towers stems from a failure of government regulation.
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Calls to dob in drug dealers
Local police and the City of Melbourne on February 14 asked locals to dob in drug dealers.
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Fears lead to fewer fines
Melbourne councillors have been told almost $2 million in parking fines was not collected in the last quarter mainly because of “infringement officers requesting to be paired up over safety concerns”.
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Blender finds new lane for street art
The crew dubbed Melbourne’s “spiritual home” of street art has moved into a new abode near Flagstaff Gardens.
Read MoreCelebrating St Pat’s Day
Since 1897, St Patrick’s Cathedral has been a key focus for St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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Apple missing in Fed Square debate
Apple has been conspicuously absent in the latest saga between heritage and development over its proposed flagship store at Federation Square.
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Police seek mail thieves
Local police are investigating a series of mail thefts from a Collins St building.
Read MoreRhetoric outstrips council commitment
The City of Melbourne is leading a green power shift with the announcement of a transfer to “100 per cent” renewables, but its ambitious plan to reach zero net emissions by 2020 has suddenly been pushed back 30 years.
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Festival follows in the footsteps of the suffragettes
A new festival running in the CBD over the International Women’s Day long weekend will thread together history, gender equality and music.
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On the transport watch
Treasure Jennings loves the Sandy line. She catches it to work in the morning but likes to vary her times so she gets a different public transport experience each day.
Read MoreKids get a piece of library
A $2 million donation to the State Library Victoria will fund an innovative project aimed at hands-on literacy development for children.
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“The Clock” stops time in the city
“It’s always synced to real-time, so you have to come back at different times of day to see something new,” an ACMI staff member explained Christian Marclay's The Clock to a curious homeless man.
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Fire safety expert speaks out
It’s easy to buy an apartment with combustible cladding, according to fire safety engineer Dr Jonathon Barnett, who is working as a consultant on the restoration of Neo200.
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