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Injecting room: No other site considered, as report looms
The Victorian government’s bid to open the state’s second safe injecting facility has only considered one contentious CBD site despite widespread rejection from key stakeholders, as the December release of a key report looms.
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Elizabeth St upgrades put on hold again
Much-needed upgrades to the southern end of Elizabeth St likely won’t begin until 2021, almost four years later than first planned.
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“Christmas is not cancelled”
The City of Melbourne’s annual Christmas Festival will help bring Melbourne back to life with a range of COVID-safe events and enter- tainment for all ages.
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Tram stops for bees?
City greening has become an influential idea in recent years. But what can it look like in Melbourne? How can we green our built-up CBD and its unique spaces?
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City Library’s lifeline
The City of Melbourne will decide the fate of the City Library on November 24, just weeks before the library’s sublease is set to expire on December 15.
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Should the council step in to regulate short-stay operators?
With the majority of the City of Melbourne’s (CoM) 180,000 residents living in apartments, residents’ groups across the city are proposing that the council forms a dedicated unit focused on the needs of apartment-dwellers.
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Post-war heritage on show
The City of Melbourne’s Hoddle Grid Heritage Review is leading an overdue change in atti- tudes towards post-war heritage, according to the Felicity Watson of the National Trust of Australia.
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A good place for buskers
Every busker adds a personal touch to their performance and Jorge Cuba is taking his gig in Degraves St seriously.
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Free parking U-turn on cars
The City of Melbourne will encourage motorists back to the city during the Christmas period by offering free on-street parking, despite existing policy that seeks to turn cars away in favour of pedestrians and cyclists.
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Getting your head around post-COVID
Even the CBD has become a village during the lockdown with small businesses slowly opening their doors and offering hospitality in intimate moments that would have passed unnoticed before the pandemic.
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A dive into the drama of being an urban predator
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