Environment
New Riverkeeper to fight for Melbourne’s iconic waterway
In a wide-ranging interview with CBD News, newly-appointed Yarra Riverkeeper Charlotte Sterrett shares her vision for the river, her thoughts on the proposed Greenline project, and the importance of pushing towards a “swimmable Birrarung”.
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Winter in Chinatown
As the colder months creep in, there is plenty to warm your bones and celebrate in Melbourne’s Chinatown.
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Awards set to showcase inspirational Melburnians
Converting potato waste into Australia’s first certified compostable cling wrap has seen Jordy and Julia McKay take their business to new heights.
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Consumer watchdog investigates QVM products not meeting “labelling requirements”
Victoria’s consumer watchdog has investigated concerns raised in relation to incorrectly labelled products being sold at some Queen Victoria Market stalls, which were found to contain the presence of animal fur.
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The Regent Theatre is getting its very own “glass slipper moment”
The magic of theatre has been amiss during the past few years, and for many performers like local Melburnian Josh Gardiner, the impact has been felt.
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The problem with urban art
People really hate bad tags. It is something that has made legitimate and good street art and graffiti hard to navigate.
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Wedded to the literary canon
It’s not that often that you get such an ambitious book as The Lessons launched in inner Melbourne.
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Aurora lands in the CBD
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
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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The three “Rs”: school’s in at the Old Model School, Spring St
In September 1854, Patrick Davitt and his wife Ellen began their work of instilling the fundamentals of every basic education – the three “Rs” (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) – on the children who attended the newly-built Model School in Spring St.
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CBD bookseller on short list
Authority has no cladding powers
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