Latest articles by Sean Car
Council backs Retrofit Melbourne pilot
The City of Melbourne has approved a new three-year Retrofit Melbourne Financial Incentive Scheme, aimed at helping older commercial buildings cut emissions, reduce operating costs and remain competitive amid high office vacancy rates.
Read More
AGIBOT showcases robotics future in Melbourne
Some of the world’s latest robotics technology was on show in Melbourne on July 17, as Chinese embodied AI company AGIBOT hosted its Australia and New Zealand Partner Conference at the Ritz-Carlton on Lonsdale St.
Read More
Melbourne tops nation for night-time economy
Melbourne has recorded the fastest-growing night-time economy of any Australian capital, with new data showing the city added almost 3000 jobs and nearly 180 venues in just one year.
Read More
Employers call for 10-point fix to work-from-home laws
Victoria’s peak employer groups have released a 10-point plan to overhaul the state government’s proposed work-from-home laws, warning the legislation risks creating a costly and unworkable system for businesses.
Read More
New chapter for State Library Victoria
State Library Victoria has appointed internationally recognised library leader Vicki McDonald AM FALIA as its new chief executive officer following an extensive global search.
Read More
“Flies in the face”: Council rejects Town Hall tower plan
The City of Melbourne has urged Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny to reject a major expansion of Lendlease’s Town Hall Station development, warning the proposal would overwhelm one of Melbourne’s most significant civic gateways and cast new shadows over Federation Square and Flinders Street Station.
Read More
NGV celebrates NAIDOC Week with day of First Nations art, music and family events
The National Gallery of Victoria will mark NAIDOC Week with a full day of free programs celebrating First Nations art, culture, music, storytelling and community at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square, on Saturday, July 11.
Read More
From Port Melbourne to Brooklyn: How Born Social built a creative agency across two continents
What started as a one-woman social media business in Melbourne has grown into an international creative agency with offices in Port Melbourne and Brooklyn, New York.
Read More
Refugee stories of resilience shared at Fed Square
Stories of displacement, resilience and rebuilding were shared at Federation Square during a special event marking Refugee Week.
Read More
Work-from-home laws reignite fight over Melbourne’s CBD recovery
The Victorian Government’s move to legislate a right to work from home has reignited a bitter debate over Melbourne’s post-pandemic recovery, with the City of Melbourne, business groups and the housing industry warning the policy will add red tape, weaken city activity and create new uncertainty for employers.
Read More
Council backs infrastructure plan as CBD faces space squeeze
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a new 10-year Community Infrastructure Plan, with the CBD identified as one of the municipality’s most constrained areas for future community space.
Read More
New garden guidelines open door to greener neighbourhood streets
Melburnians will be able to plant small gardens in nature strips, tree plots, laneways and planter boxes more easily under new City of Melbourne guidelines designed to encourage community-led greening across the municipality.
Read More
Street Side Medics calls for volunteer GPs at Bourke St clinic
Street Side Medics has issued an urgent call for Melbourne GPs to volunteer at its Bourke St clinic, as demand continues to grow for free primary healthcare among people experiencing homelessness.
Read More
New laws give council stronger hand on derelict buildings
The City of Melbourne is set to receive greater powers to pressure owners of vacant and derelict buildings to act, under state government reforms aimed at tackling some of the city’s most persistent eyesores.
Read More
Now or Never returns with sleep concerts, river lights and Philip Glass tribute
Melbourne’s winter festival Now or Never will return this August with a city-wide program spanning art, ideas, sound and technology, headlined by a rare overnight concert inside the Royal Exhibition Building and a series of large-scale light installations along the Yarra River.
Read More
Melbourne listening bars hit play for winter solstice
Melbourne will mark the winter solstice this weekend with a city-wide celebration of vinyl, local music and listening bar culture.
Read More
Rotary delivers winter warmth to people sleeping rough
Rotary Central Melbourne has delivered 228 winter-grade sleeping bags to help people experiencing homelessness stay warmer and safer during the colder months.
Read More
Haileybury marks 10 years as catalyst for Melbourne’s vertical school boom
When 17 children walked into Haileybury’s new City campus in April 2016, they became part of a major shift in the way Melbourne thinks about schools.
Read More
Good Nature Hotel brings new pub and beer garden to Fed Square
A new urban pub and beer garden has opened at Federation Square, bringing a fresh all-weather hospitality venue to one of Melbourne’s busiest cultural and sporting precincts.
Read More
QVM food rescue program turns surplus produce into relief for struggling Melburnians
Thousands of kilograms of surplus fresh food from Queen Victoria Market will now be redirected to people in need under a new food rescue initiative aimed at tackling both waste and rising food insecurity across Melbourne.
Read MoreBuy our Journalists a coffee
Support our dedicated journalists with a donation to help us continue delivering high-quality, reliable news
