Latest articles by Meg Hill
“Lessons have been learned”: Fourth time lucky for bike share?
In the past three years, three share bike operators have packed up and left Melbourne. Will the newest company to take the plunge prove more successful?
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Landfill tops Koorie Art Show
“I’ve always used art in a political way,” artist Clinton Naina told CBD News. In December, Clinton was awarded the Koorie Art Show’s top prize for his work Landfill.
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Is Campbell Arcade saved?
Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is revising plans for a controversial underground pedestrian link that planned to demolish part of the heritage-listed Campbell Arcade.
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Outdoor dining fast-tracked
Arrangements to kick start Victoria’s outdoor dining program have been sped up in preparation for Melbourne’s reopening.
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Locals want space for dogs
More than 250 locals have signed a petition asking for an off-leash area in Flagstaff Gardens.
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Creative writing award winners share their stories
The Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards returned in 2020 after a three-year hiatus. CBD News spoke with two prize winners – Yamiko Marama and Andrew Harris – about their stories
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The Melbourne Athenaeum’s 181 years
Approaching its 181st birthday in November, the Melbourne Athenaeum is living through its third pandemic.
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The Koorie Heritage Trust: An interview with Tom Mosby
The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) was established in 1985. Over four decades, it has been through some major transformations.
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Should we be building more towers?
A new development proposal endorsed by the City of Melbourne has raised questions regarding the future of towers and density in the city in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Residents assess their year
Residents3000 held its annual general meeting (AGM) on September 3 with a meeting over Zoom where Lord Mayor Sally Capp addressed residents as guest speaker.
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Development proposal to demolish Hub Arcade
A development application to be considered by the City of Melbourne is seeking to demolish the Hub Arcade on Little Collins St and build a 12-storey residential hotel in its place.
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Over the decades
Dr Andrew Lemon wrote two essays for the local history book Melbourne’s Twenty Decades – one on the 1940s and one on the 1980s. Part of his family history helps to underline what he sees as the underlying factors behind the city’s changes.
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More student accommodation
Despite COVID-19’s interruption to Melbourne’s international student world, a new development application is seeking to demolish a number of buildings to build a 28-storey student accommodation building.
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The Last Dance
Melbourne nightlife has been put on hold indefinitely in order to prioritise health and safety. But Murray Walding’s recently published book The Last Dance has uncovered some of its forgotten past.
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Socialists set sights on city council
In the upcoming City of Melbourne election on October 24, a fresh ticket will attempt to place socialists in the council chamber for the first time.
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Fed Square review released
On August 22 the state government released its recommendations from the review of Federation Square initiated last year and announced an upgrade to the square.
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International students reach out to residents
A group of international students has recently launched a project aimed at connecting their communities to local resident groups in the City of Melbourne
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Emergency shelter extended, but housing needed
Council to Homelss Persons CEO Jenny Smith has called on the state government to announce a plan for permanent housing amid rising homelessness in Melbourne due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Heritage highlights: Hoddle Grid review recommends swathe of new protections
One hundred and thirty-seven individual buildings in the City of Melbourne have been put forward for heritage protection with the completion of the massive Hoddle Grid Heritage review.
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Hotel on Hosier gets the nod
The City of Melbourne has given the green light to a controversial hotel development in the CBD’s famous Hosier Lane.
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