Jack Hayes

Jack Hayes

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Latest articles by Jack Hayes

New Melbourne Ferry Terminal now open

July 26th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

The new Melbourne Ferry Terminal, which will act as a “community Hub for Docklands’ residents, businesses and visitors,” is now open opposite Central Pier.

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Shining a Light on the moving image

May 25th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Light. It’s a phenomenon that has mystified humankind for millennia.

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Winter in Chinatown

May 25th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

As the colder months creep in, there is plenty to warm your bones and celebrate in Melbourne’s Chinatown.

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Aurora lands in the CBD

May 25th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

In a move that will come as welcome news to local parents, the team behind Aurora Early Education has opened its third location at QV Melbourne and its first in the central city.

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City still a place to call home

May 25th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Over its residential lifetime, Melbourne’s CBD property market has had a long and chequered history. And no period more so than the past two years.

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Growing the next generation of Docklanders

May 25th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

To leave the world better than when you entered it. It is an ideology many are hopeful to live by and one that underpins all teaching at Gowrie Docklands.

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A fresh face in CBD property

April 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

When it comes to property in Australia, there is no bigger name than Ray White.

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Having a ball with the Melbourne City North Business Association

April 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

In its first event as an official precinct group, the Melbourne City North Business Association (MCNBA) attracted some of the biggest names in Australian and international basketball for the inaugural City Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contest.

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Chinatown readies for a multicultural bonanza

April 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Dust off your Qipao (traditional Chinese dress), your kimono, your sari, or your lederhosen, because Chinatown Melbourne is holding a multicultural festival of epic proportions.

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Influenza Vaccination Day 2022

March 23rd, 2022 - Jack Hayes

In April 2011, the Immunisation Coalition (known as the Influenza Specialist Group back then) held its first free Influenza Vaccination Day at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate House, with a large media presence and 16 volunteers to be vaccinated on camera.

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Melbourne to come alive After Dark

March 23rd, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Our city’s most famous cultural institutions will come alive with a weekend of late-night programming as part of a new push from the Victorian Government to stimulate inner-city spending.

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The awards keep rolling for CBD pioneer

February 24th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

The CBD’s eminent boutique property expert, Gina Donazzan, has again been hailed as Melbourne’s Agent of the Year by independent real estate reviewing organisation, RateMyAgent.

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A dining experience fit for a DAME

February 24th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Dame. A title given to a woman as a special honour because of the work she has done.

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Celebrating the Year of the Tiger in Melbourne Chinatown

January 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

The Year of the Tiger is upon us, and to celebrate, Melbourne Chinatown and the Melbourne Dai Loong Association (MDLA), are kicking the Chinese New Year off with a bang. 

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Helping CBD locals get Functional For Life

January 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

In the age of fitness training conglomerates and international franchises, the personal is quickly fading away from personal training.

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CBD Restaurants open for Christmas

December 20th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

Hard-hit CBD restaurants are welcoming diners back for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, boasting new and improved menu items, Indonesian feasts, an “ultimate” wagyu experience and much more.

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Wrapping up a big year with Donazzan Boutique Property

November 24th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

The whirlwind of a year that is 2021 has left almost no stone unturned in its effects throughout the CBD, good or bad. 

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A big summer ahead at The Kino

November 24th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

With the world of motion picture in hibernation for the best part of two years, an influx of pent-up film is set to grace our screens in the coming months, shaping as a blockbuster summer ahead at Kino cinemas. 

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New campaign to lure residents into the CBD

November 24th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

In 1978, architectural commentator Norman Day described Melbourne as “an empty useless city centre.” 

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A busy year ahead for the Chinatown Precinct

June 24th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

It’s hard to imagine a precinct in the City of Melbourne hit quite as hard from the unrelenting force of the current global pandemic like the CBD’s Chinatown Precinct. 

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