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Residents “shut out” from planning

June 26th, 2019 - David Schout

CBD residents are largely unheard in council planning matters and deserve a greater say in the city’s direction, a leading voice on citizen juries has said.

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Heritage tax dodges

June 26th, 2019 - Meg Hill

Owners of state-listed heritage buildings in the CBD triggered a tax loophole earlier this year and escaped hundreds of thousands of dollars in land tax. Now, a bid to drag local heritage overlay into the loophole could cause an inundation of new tax dodges.

CitiPower road closure

June 26th, 2019 - CBD News

Little Bourke St will be closed to traffic between Russell St and all of Waratah Place for 11 weeks from August as part of CitiPower’s CBD upgrades to the electricity network.

Shared zone “an accident waiting to happen”

June 26th, 2019 - David Schout

A serious accident at a busy cyclist and pedestrian zone on Swanston St is “waiting to happen” according to a concerned user.

Still no cladding loans issued

June 26th, 2019 - CBD News

Since the state government introduced its cladding rectification agreement (CRA) scheme in October last year, not a single loan has been granted to an owner affected by flammable cladding in Victoria.

A stable space for young people in need

June 26th, 2019 - David Schout

A world-first youth crisis accommodation centre has opened in the CBD, in what providers hope will provide greater stability for the city’s young people doing it tough.

Pro bono work brings rewards

June 26th, 2019 - Rhonda Dredge

Pro bono work has its pleasures. One definite plus is that you can be free and easy about allocating work, inviting rather than directing who should get involved.