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Supporting our city businesses
Melbourne businesses are the lifeblood of the city, and the City of Melbourne is offering services to help support businesses affected by COVID-19.
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Welcome relief for Queen Vic Market
Having initially offered 25 and 50 per cent rent relief for food and non-food related traders, respectively, Queen Victoria Market (QVM) management was quick to respond with 100 per cent relief for all traders last month as the threat of COVID-19 spread.
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Council extends construction hours
The City of Melbourne has temporarily adjusted the management of construction activity in “certain cases” in the municipality in a bid to fast-track construction projects, save jobs and help limit the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).
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City of online literature
The CBD and surrounds is defined in part by its public libraries, with Melbourne listed as a UNESCO City of Literature. There is something iconic, and unique, about the State Library of Victoria, the City Library, Boyd and the Library at the Dock.
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Increase in homeless despite government measures
Despite an unprecedented expansion of Australia’s welfare system, there has been an influx of those in need of homelessness support, according to the Salvation Army’s CBD chapter.
Read MoreCouncils granted extra time for budgets
The state government has extended the deadline for council budgets and annual reporting due to the impacts of COVID-19.
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Fit, healthy and coping
Outdoor workers are now highly visible in the CBD and many are upbeat about the value of their jobs in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
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A new way of thinking
The choir sings online to an audience it cannot see and ministers preach to parishioners they cannot hear.
Read MoreMass arrests for commercial burglaries
Fifty-four people have been arrested in an operation targeting commercial burglaries in the CBD and surrounds.
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Caring for one of our oldest residents
Amid all the current stresses of COVID-19, arborist Dan Kollenburg is continuing to care for Australia’s oldest olive tree, which is forming part of a new development at Wesley Place in the CBD.
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