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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.
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Heritage 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.
Read MoreNew late-night trams for LaTrobe St
Visitors to Marvel Stadium, St Vincent’s Hospital and the State Library can now stay out later, with the rollout of a new late-night tram timetable for Route 30.
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More security upgrades
Construction of permanent security barriers on Princes Bridge has started, with steel bollards and reinforced reinforced blocks to be installed on both sides of the bridge.
Read MoreProblem with fake beggars
Local police have been cracking down on “fake” beggars and anti-social behaviour in the CBD.
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New container-stalls for QVM
Heritage Victoria (HV) has granted permission for the installation of a further 12 free-standing shipping containers to be used as stalls at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM).
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Hospitality wage theft in the city
Hospo Voice has continued to expose city-based hospitality employers underpaying their staff as the Fair Work Ombudsman conducts investigations into exploitation exposed by the union last year.
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Culture, colour and family for CNY
Family and culture will be the focus of celebrations at the 2019 Chinese New Year Melbourne Festival to bring in the Year of the Pig in February.
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It’s Ellen again
Melbourne MLA Ellen Sandell has defied a statewide swing to Labor to retain her seat by the same margin as last time – 2.4 per cent.
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Melbourne’s Garden of Gethsemane
The gothic-styled Wesley Church on Lonsdale St, a congregation of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), is surrounded by scaffolding, with a 35-level office tower ascending next door.
Read MorePeople’s panel torpedoes civic space
The “people” have torpedoed the City of Melbourne’s five-year ambition to relocate parking and trader amenities under Queen Victoria Market's (QVM) heritage-listed sheds in order to build a new civic space.
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Inspectorate raps Doyle candidates
Councillors and candidates who ran on the ticket of former lord mayor Robert Doyle have been reprimanded by the Local Government Inspectorate over how they declared their campaign donations.
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City takes three awards
CBD-based organisations won three of the eight Melbourne Awards this year.
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It’s never too soon
Intrepid locals have prepared themselves for the worst at a free defence workshop run by the Fitness and Martials Arts Center in Collins St.
Read MoreLots of love for local police
Decisive action, which quickly ended November 9’s Bourke St terrorist attack, has brought public accolades and respect for local police.
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Murder of a neighbour
It’s 8 am and Pellegrinis on the corner of Bourke and Crossley has just re-opened. There’s soon a queue for coffee and a blanket of media waiting outside. Cameras are clicking and footage is being recorded.
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