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Street pianos bring music

January 25th, 2018 - CBD News

Artistically decorated pianos have popped up at various locations in the CBD as part of the Play Me, I’m Yours street piano project.

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Revolving door for spin doctors

January 25th, 2018 - Shane Scanlan

The City of Melbourne is struggling to get enough “spin” on its media messaging, having churned 17 media advisers since mid-2015.

Town hall rocked to its foundations

January 24th, 2018 - CBD News

Robert Doyle’s troubles have rocked the town hall, with councillors uncertain about the future and whether the Lord Mayor will be back.

Doyle drama – how did it happen?

January 24th, 2018 - CBD News

Tessa Sullivan’s resignation on December 15 was not a surprise. But her decision to take down Robert Doyle was a shock.

Why Robert Doyle should resign

January 24th, 2018 - CBD News

The imminent end of Robert Doyle’s record-breaking nine-year run as Lord Mayor of Melbourne hadn’t happened when this column was first written but, make no doubt about it, it is inevitable.

A greener, more liveable Melbourne?

December 22nd, 2017 - CBD News

Giving more voice to residents and clear responsibilities to developers.

As the end of another year approaches, Melbourne’s heritage arcades are filled with decorations, the art deco Myer windows are displaying their 62nd Christmas windows and Flinders Street Station’s long-awaiting restoration is finally unwrapping itself as a present to all of the city.

Interstellar Cigars

December 21st, 2017 - CBD News

Gary Numan was at the Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. There, amidst the neon buzzing of the Joseph Kosuth show A Short History of my Thought, you could hear the intro to a Gary Numan song, the magnificent droning prelude before 20th-century analogue synths kick in.