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The pull of the centre
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) returns to Melbourne in June, with over 300 artists participating in more than 70 events around the City of Melbourne area.
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Snapped Melbourne
Winners of “Snapped”, a biennial photography competition by the City of Melbourne Libraries, were announced on May 15 after a record 2000 entries were sorted through.
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A true man of Melbourne
As a 14-year resident of the CBD, our community can rest assured that the City of Melbourne’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Hanney has its best interests at heart.
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Homelessness as an election issue
On May 2 the Lord Mayors of the capital cities held a crisis meeting to put homelessness on the political agenda in the lead-up to the federal election, urging the major political parties to appoint a Homelessness Minister to Cabinet.
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Bourke Street Mall could go smoke-free
Smokers could be booted from Bourke Street Mall after the City of Melbourne sought public opinion on a smoking ban.
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Ugly blocks set to go by year’s end
Eyesore concrete blocks at five CBD locations are set to be replaced by bollards, planter boxes and street furniture by the end of this year.
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$250 million back up
CitiPower is upgrading the electricity network in the CBD with work on its substation that will ensure the CBD is not without power for more than half an hour if an outage hits.
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Riders win $2.6 million bike lanes on Exhibition St
The City of Melbourne has backed a $2.6 million plan to install permanent and protected bike lanes on Exhibition St after a study showed it was a crash hot spot.
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CBD a winner in council budget
Streetscape, heritage and open space works in the CBD headline the latest City of Melbourne budget
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A Green gift
While Greens MP Adam Bandt is to be congratulated for tightening his grip on the seat of Melbourne, the result leaves many wondering why the major parties put forward such weak candidates.
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Complaints soar amid extended city construction hours
Balcombe Laneway no longer sad
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