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Councillor raises questions about Greenline costs
City of Melbourne Cr Roshena Campbell says “a lot of people in Melbourne” would see the money spent to date on the Greenline project as “eye-watering”.
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“They need our compassion, not judgement”: Church leaders make plea for injecting room
Leaders from three prominent CBD churches have called on the Victorian Government to open a safe injecting room in the central city, urging the state’s leaders to recognise a pressing need to help Melbourne’s “most vulnerable”.
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“People’s panel” proposes higher tax on vacant properties
A randomly selected group of everyday Melburnians has come together to recommend ways the City of Melbourne can address the “severe shortage” of affordable housing.
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Rough sleepers “tip of the iceberg” in homelessness crisis
The City of Melbourne has launched a new homelessness strategy to address the city’s “housing and homelessness crisis”.
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Police urge traders to be “part of solution” at problem CBD location
Victoria Police wants to work closely with Elizabeth St South businesses to clean up a “perpetual” trouble spot.
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“Significant interest” in adaptive reuse of CBD buildings amid calls for clearer guidelines
The City of Melbourne is pushing for greater clarity on how CBD buildings can be given a second life rather than being demolished.
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Just one-third back giving priority to Aboriginal names, prominent women for new streets
City of Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has criticised survey results that he said gave disproportionate voice to non-residents and older people.
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Council convenes key groups to help fix southern end of Elizabeth St
The Lord Mayor has said that a “targeted approach” was required to make a problematic area near Flinders Street Station “safer and more welcoming”.
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How liveable is Melbourne really? Three-year study lifts lid
An event at the State Library of Victoria has showcased insights from a three-year, cross-sector study into the city’s current state and future potential.
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Spike in heroin deaths but CBD injecting room still in limbo
The new mental health minister has conceded there is “significant drug harm going on in the CBD” but the government had to consider “amenity for both residents and business owners”.
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Works begin on 50 new apartments for rough sleepers
The renewal of a vacant Little Bourke St building as part of the “Make Room” project has begun.
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More delays on Flinder St bike lane projects
A key CBD bike lane project has been further delayed without explanation.
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Design panel praised as new hotel approved following “robust” feedback
A new 207-room CBD hotel has been approved by the City of Melbourne after it told the applicant to go back to the drawing board.
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State government flags converting CBD offices into apartments, but criticised for “nonsense” claim
A long-awaited Housing Statement has vowed to explore turning unused commercial space into “around 10,000-12,000 apartments and mixed-use properties”.
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Council frozen out by government on liquor changes
Calls for clarification on new late-night venue rules, and what it could mean for CBD residents, are being ignored by the state government.
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Metro Tunnel to take first passengers in September 2024, ahead of schedule
The Metro Tunnel’s builder has revealed “day one operations” would be in September next year, ahead of the state government’s 2025 schedule.
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Prescient 20th century tragedy wraps up at Her Majesty’s
A seven-week season of Arthur Miller classic play, directed by Neil Armfield, has concluded in Melbourne.
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No call yet on Greenline cyclists, construction due to start in April 2024
The City of Melbourne is still considering whether Northbank’s transformation will be cyclist-free, as construction is set to begin after 2024’s Moomba.
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Forty randomly selected locals to make up “people’s panel” on affordable housing
The City of Melbourne says “now is the time” to create an Australian-first community panel on the complex issue of affordable housing.
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Council wants to keep Arbory Afloat despite Greenline’s raised walkway designs
Questions have emerged about how the popular floating bar would operate as part of elevated footpath designs at Flinders Walk.
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