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Cash for containers

September 25th, 2019 - CBD News

A “Spring Clean” of the CBD on September 21 called on the state government to establish a container deposit scheme (CDS) in Victoria.

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Uncertainty rises despite improvements

September 25th, 2019 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne’s latest renewal plans detailing the provision of new infrastructure at Queen Victoria Market (QVM) have failed to ease growing trader concerns of a day market on the decline.

Butts banned on Bourke

September 25th, 2019 - David Schout

Bourke Street Mall will be smoke-free from October 4 after overwhelming community support for a ban led City of Melbourne councillors to vote for its implementation.

Recycling resumes

September 25th, 2019 - CBD News

The City of Melbourne and two other local councils restarted household recycling pick-ups on Monday, September 23 after SKM’s biggest processing plant reopened.

A grand donation

September 25th, 2019 - Spencer Fowler Steen

Developer Cbus Property has donated hundreds of furniture items from a recently closed four-star hotel on Spring St to homes set up by The Salvation Army across Melbourne.

A green transformation of our city

September 25th, 2019 - Sean Car

Director of City Design and Projects at the City of Melbourne, Professor Rob Adams, knows that changing the city doesn’t happen overnight.

Big property write-downs but Town Hall’s finances remain strong

September 25th, 2019 - CBD News

As the City of Melbourne (CoM) finally gets cracking with its biggest ever investment in the Queen Victoria Market (QVM), the capital city council has just announced an accounting loss for the 2018-19 year of $181 million.

Security upgrades complete

September 25th, 2019 - CBD News

Pedestrians now have additional protection along the Bourke Street Mall, following the completion of security upgrades by the state government.

E-scooters for summer?

September 25th, 2019 - Meg Hill

While the state government is yet to let e-scooters into Melbourne, Lime is gunning for a summer trial in either the City of Melbourne (CoM) or the City of Port Phillip.