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Residents 3000 – an AGM and 30 years to celebrate

The recent Forum 3000 on September 1 was the community group’s AGM and 30-year birthday; a time for recapping the year’s successes and welcoming Lord Mayor Sally Capp.

Vertical Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch is about neighbours looking out for neighbours, but can this work in our vertical villages?

Why are you standing in a queue for lunch?

Faces of the CBD - Little Collins St

Cash to ditch short stays!

A city in Arizona, USA is implementing an innovative plan to enhance housing availability for locals.

Principles, fools, and millionaires

Most lawyers adopt the pragmatic view that clients who litigate on principle are either fools or millionaires. That is not to say that people should not stand by their principles, but they do need to understand the consequences.

Working to keep our wildlife safe, including Melbourne’s famous peregrine falcons!

We’re incredibly lucky in Melbourne to share our city home with some amazing wildlife, including the charismatic peregrine falcons who nest each year high on the top of a building in the CBD.

Curing people’s palates one product at a time

From standing on his tippy toes trying to see over the counter as a child, to full-time owner as an adult, it is clear to see just how special Big Vic Deli is to Konstandinos Kardaras.

Layers of Blak exhibition returns for a second year

Eleven Victorian First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and designers have been chosen for their unique talents and ideas to present their stories through exquisite contemporary jewellery.

Rental providers beware!