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Learn to be sustainable
Sustainability Living Festival is again kicking off with some events in the CBD in February.
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Outreach tackles CBD rough sleeping
Homeless advocates believe new assertive homelessness outreach teams in the CBD and suburbs can prevent more rough sleepers from coming to the city.
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Tough assignment for new market chief
With the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) redevelopment nearly ready for shovels in the ground, it’s probably no surprise that its new CEO has an urban renewal background.
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Authority has no cladding powers
Owners affected by non-compliant flammable cladding are going to have to take direct legal action against parties they believe responsible, following a Supreme Court decision.
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Bev’s for Bob
Beverley Pinder-Mortimer is back as a councillor and is this time donating her allowance to Father Bob Maguire.
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More share bikes coming
The clutter of dockless share bikes looks set to increase with more dockless bike share operators launching in Melbourne this year.
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Vale George Ware Dixon
Long-time CBD resident, veteran, actor and teacher George Dixon passed away peacefully in December, aged 93.
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Vale Muriel Craddock
Muriel Craddock, a well-respected character in the CBD’s small business community, passed away in December at the age of 105.
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One year on
A state memorial service was held at the Royal Exhibition Building on January 23 to pay tribute to the lives lost at the Bourke St Tragedy.
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Go slow on QVM permits
Heritage Victoria (HV) has been an extra 60 days to consider an application from the City of Melbourne to restore and modify Queen Victoria Market (QVM) sheds.
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The Wild West of OC elections
Greenline council rift
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