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Brunettis to take over council café
A prominent City of Melbourne-owned hospitality venue on Swanston St right next to Melbourne Town Hall will soon be resurrected by popular Melbourne café icon Brunetti Oro.
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Cloud hangs over STH BNK by Beulah, but developer remains “committed to delivering our vision”
Uncertainty continues to loom over the future of Australia’s largest high-rise development STH BNK by Beulah, with the developer understood to be desperately cutting costs in order to save its project.
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“Gets Good Done”: Nicholas Reece launches bid to become Lord Mayor
Long-standing councillor Nicholas Reece has officially announced his intention to run for Lord Mayor at the upcoming City of Melbourne local government elections in October.
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Minister for Planning ignores heritage council to approve Shell House plans
Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has exercised call-in powers to greenlight the redevelopment of the iconic Shell House despite opposition from the Heritage Council of Victoria and the City of Melbourne.
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Council switches on Power Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has installed its first community battery in the CBD as part of its Power Melbourne renewable energy program for residents and businesses, with the Boyd Community Hub in Southbank to receive the next one in July.
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Melbourne’s rising “ghost properties”
A new report has shed light on the significant number of vacant and underused properties in the City of Melbourne.
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The hidden world of Craft Victoria
Tucked away on Watson Place off Flinders Lane lies the only craft and design-focused organisation in Victoria.
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Lord Mayor puts landowners on notice over graffiti
Newly appointed “hands on” Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has wasted no time in zeroing in graffiti in the city calling on private and government entities to pull their weight.
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Melbourne Conversations shifts focus to sports tech at Fed Square
The City of Melbourne’s free Melbourne Conversation series will turn its attention to the digital future of sport on Wednesday, July 17.
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Peak bodies merge to create “a stronger voice” for Melbourne
The Committee for Melbourne and the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to advocate for a “united vision” for Greater Melbourne.
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Man arrested following Hardware Lane hit run
A man has been arrested following an alleged car theft and hit run in Melbourne’s CBD last week.
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Man injured in Hardware Lane hit and run
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to investigate an incident at Hardware Lane in Melbourne’s CBD on July 4.
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New CBD homelessness service for Aboriginal Victorians
The state government has launched a new pilot site for Aboriginal people experiencing or at risk of homelessness on Bourke St.
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Nicholas Reece sworn in as 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Long-standing councillor Nicholas Reece was officially sworn in as the 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne on July 2, pledging to be a “a hands-on Lord Mayor”.
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Council responds to Lay report
City of Melbourne councillors have unanimously supported the Victorian Government’s Statewide Action Plan to reduce drug harm following the long-awaited release of a report into a proposed CBD safe injecting room.
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Council adopts new policy to address “unacceptable” food insecurity
The City of Melbourne will soon publish a new and improved food policy to help support the 32 per cent of people in the municipality who have reported suffering food insecurity.
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“Evocative lozenge”: Collins St heritage icons preserved under new tower plan
The City of Melbourne has given its enthusiastic support of a $276 million development above the heritage-listed Winfield and Rialto buildings on Collins St, in a project the Victorian Government Architect quizzically described as an “evocative lozenge”.
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A safe place for gig workers launches in the CBD
A “Gig Workers’ Hub” where riders, drivers and cleaners can come together and have free access to food and drinks, has opened in the CBD.
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“This is not binary”: City of Melbourne revises bike lane rollout
City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has called out “binary” debates surrounding transport in the city, declaring “everyone is welcome” to Melbourne, as the council called time on its accelerated bike lane rollout last month.
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Second term for Invest Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has unanimously backed a second term for the Invest Melbourne Advisory Board following an overwhelmingly successful first year in operation.
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