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Office vacancy rate drops

Melbourne’s CBD has the largest drop in office vacancy rates among Australian CBDs in the past six months.

Council moves on CBD pokie entitlements 

The City of Melbourne wants venues with existing poker machine entitlements to voluntarily apply for a significantly lower number when renewing licences with the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) for 20 years from 2022 to 2042. 

CBD heritage under further threat

The Melbourne Metro Tunnel Authority (MMRA) plans to partially demolish the heritage-listed Campbell Arcade as it links Flinders Street Station to its new Town Hall Station.

Tough competition for CBD renting

Renting in the CBD is harder than ever as international students vie for apartments to rent before the new university term starts.

“Asian Grocery” on show

Be prepared to see a makeshift Asian grocery store once you step inside the No Vacancy Gallery at QV. 

Where is Melbourne’s CBD? 

In some documents the CBD includes Docklands and Southbank and in others it only includes the Hoddle Grid.  So, officially, what area does the CBD actually cover? 

End of an era for Modak

After trading on Elizabeth St for 88 years, Modak Motorcycles closed its doors in February. 

Foreign renters can vote

Metro Tunnel project’s Flinders Lane disruptions

Up to five spoil-removal trucks drove through Flinders Lane every hour during daytime to remove 5000 tonnes of debris from the City Square excavation site in February.