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Trying out the council’s new bike lanes
Back in July 2020, the City of Melbourne approved an accelerated budget to fast-track delivery of more safe bike lanes in the CBD.
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The best berries in Melbourne
Renowned for its fresh produce and welcoming attitude, family-run business Berries Corner has become a beloved staple at the Queen Victoria Market.
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Driven by diversity
First-term City of Melbourne councillor Jason Chang said he was driven onto the council by a desperate need to give a greater voice to the city’s Asian community.
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A big problem requires even bigger solutions
Welcome to the eighth of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
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Road trains and paintings: Indigenous artist Cameron Benson launches first exhibition
For indigenous artist Cameron Benson, driving trucks and painting are two things he does well. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through his Facebook feed on breaks between Geelong and Melbourne, Mr Benson uses his time to paint.
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Some breathing space
Residents of the CBD are thinking about how the spaces of the new city will look in the post-COVID era.
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Empty shopfronts house local art
New artwork is being displayed on empty shopfronts in the CBD under a City of Melbourne initiative to display works by local artists on temporarily vacant spaces.
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Is Melbourne’s only world heritage site under threat?
The Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens is the only UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in Melbourne. Some heritage advocates are worried that development in the area may pose a threat to the listing.
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Reimagining Capitol Arcade
One of the CBD’s quietest and classiest little pieces of urban infrastructure is up for reimagining with at least six shops now available for lease.
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Horse dies in carriage incident
A horse pulling a carriage in North Melbourne has died in unknown circumstances while travelling on a usual route from the stable on Stubbs St in Kensington.
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Landmark Supreme Court short-stay decision
Jazz to take over the CBD
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