Jack Hayes

Jack Hayes

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Latest articles by Jack Hayes

An oasis on the edge of the city

May 22nd, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Step away from the hustle and bustle of the Hoddle Grid, just a short walk from Spring St to Fitzroy Gardens, and you’ll find The Conservatory; a horticultural paradise with floral displays all year round.

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Melbourne’s one-of-a-kind planning and property practice

May 22nd, 2024 - Jack Hayes

When the founder of CBD-based Planning & Property Partners (PPP) Mark Naughton decided to leave the familiarity and safety of a multinational law firm to start his own practice, he was presented with a litany of questions; many of which he answered: why not?

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A milestone for the mysterious

April 24th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Ask any Melburnian what makes their city famous, and inevitably, laneways, art and culture will dominate their responses.

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Experiencing more at the Melbourne Recital Centre

March 20th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) is celebrating 15 years of ground-breaking performances with a range of new membership offers to get you “closer to the music and musicians you love.”

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A new leader in Melbourne real estate

March 20th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Suzie Inglis has lived and thrived in just about every real estate role you can think of.

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Crowds flock to Melbourne’s Chinese Lunar New Year Festival

February 20th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

The Year of the Dragon began in style with excited crowds flocking to the streets of Melbourne’s Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, February 11.

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An iconic Melbourne painting you’ve never heard of

February 20th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

If you found out about a little secret, one that has been hiding in plain sight for more than 100 years, completely unobstructed to view and meticulously maintained, can you truly call it a secret?

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A combining of culinary minds

January 24th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

When Waselin Nerul was approached with the opportunity to lead his own restaurant, he only had one prerequisite: it had to be in the city.

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An insight into the value of Belongings

January 24th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

We live in a material world. We’re surrounded by objects, but have you thought about how important these things are in your life? Do you have a few favourite things you absolutely can’t live without?

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Big screen at Fed Square serves up unforgettable Australian Open experience

January 23rd, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Thousands of fans will descend at Fed Square as a big screen broadcasts all the action from the 2024 Australian Open.

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Pulling the veil of an iconic fashion doyenne

November 21st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

“I never wanted to be a window on a street.”

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New openings to enjoy in Melbourne this summer

November 21st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

With the warmer months now upon us, enjoy some new local offerings as recommended by CBD News.

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The changing state of Melbourne’s rental market

November 21st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

With the New Year comes a time of reflection for rental providers (landlords). Should they hold on to their asset? Should they sell it? Should they change agencies?

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A pairing like no other

September 20th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

Finding Pearl Chablis and Oyster bar isn’t a case of blink, and you’ll miss it (because you’ll need to do more searching than that).

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Fresh faces setting Chinatown business precinct on a new path

September 20th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

Christina Zhao is no stranger to the City of Melbourne’s Business Precinct Program. 

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Come for Wakuda’s dining, and stay for the karaoke

September 20th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

There is a new venue calling Melbourne’s Midcity Centre home promising to deliver a dining and entertainment experience that “fosters connections and creates lasting memories through the universal pleasure of good food and fun times”.

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A different kind of consultant

August 23rd, 2023 - Jack Hayes

Starting your own business is never an easy feat, particularly when your orbit in the ultra-competitive, and often cut-throat, world of consultancy.

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First Table serves up their offering to Melbourne foodies

August 14th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

Popular restaurant discovery platform, First Table, has confirmed its much-anticipated Melbourne launch, marking another delicious milestone in its Australian offering.

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A building built on gold

July 26th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

The year is 1858, and Melbourne is on its way to becoming the most affluent city on the planet, as the rush for gold gripped Victoria, and the world.

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A Royal opening for Melbourne’s new retail icon

June 21st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

When you walk into the Royal Arcade, you are stepping back in time. 

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