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Ever heard of the Cathedral Room?
Next to the wonderful, spectacular Gothic Bank on Collins St there’s a side entry up a few stairs.
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Peach Melba
The Grand Salvo seventh album Sea Glass (Mistletone Records) is an old-school concept album with a maritime theme.
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Mini tunnel boring machine on show
The first of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will build the Metro Tunnel’s twin 9km rail tunnels is on its way to the Port of Melbourne. It will then be transported to North Melbourne for assembly.
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Premium office space for CBD
As the industry slowly begins to crank up for a big 2019, one of the big news stories for the year actually broke in late 2018 just as we were all winding down for the holiday period.
Read MoreCommuting and content go hand in hand
Consuming content and commuting – at least on transport where you’re not behind the wheel - go together for me, and, looking around me on the tram, for most people.
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Colonial defence to history and music
At the corner of William and A’Beckett streets, opposite Flagstaff Gardens, nestles a red brick Art Deco building – one of the few remaining low-rise buildings in a sea of tower blocks.
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Helps around the office, addicted to fetch
You’d think the hustle and bustle of a CBD office would not be a dog-friendly place.
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Words to get by
If you live in the CBD everything you need might be just a block away.
Read MoreSewer works completed
The major $25 million infrastructure project to build an additional sewer along Spencer St is now complete.
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Laneway Learning is back for 2019
Ever wanted to play the ukulele or learn a bit of French? Or maybe you want learn how to get the most out of your superannuation?
Read MoreBlockchain for residential blocks
“Blockchain will do for transactions what the internet did for information” and thereby change many aspects of our vertical lives.
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Haven’t times changed!
It’s been 29 years, but the change to Melbourne’s CBD is remarkable – as evidenced by the soon-to-be-released new version of The Melbourne Map.
Read MoreNew Nicholas Building gallery
Flinders Lane Gallery will be moving to the first floor of the historic Nicholas Building in March after 29 years on Flinders Lane.
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Men’s Shed looking for new members
Melbourne Men’s Shed in its sixth year is recruiting new members and is also keen to attract more women.
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Working is no laughing matter
By 7.30 am office workers were spilling out of the great mouth of Flinders Street Station but they weren’t exactly laughing about the prospect of taking up their desks again for 2019.
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“Vertical Village” proposed for 435 Bourke
There could be a new addition to Melbourne’s skyline, with Cbus Property proposing a 200m tall “vertical village” in the heart of the CBD.
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Bourke St redevelopment
In December, the City of Melbourne submitted a planning application for a $232 million redevelopment of a Bourke St precinct.
Read MoreHeritage hearings for Fed Square
Progress may soon be made in the year-long public battle over a proposed Apple store in Federation Square with three days of public hearings announced for April.
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Young Coders tackles gender diversity
Young Coders, a not-for-profit organisation founded in June 2017, is running entirely free coding classes for children in the CBD.
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Bright sparks brings AI to aged-care
When Adam Jahnke’s grandfather had a nasty fall in 2016, his family faced a predicament familiar to those with elderly loved ones.
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