Planning
Steady progress in the planning world
The last month hasn’t been the most active from a planning perspective, however there is still a considerable amount of construction activity in the city and further to come once the Melbourne Metro Rail Project and Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal programs begin to ramp up.
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Hope for a better life
It is not always easy for an 18-year-old to find a job to support themselves, especially if they are a foreign student who has just been in Australia for five months.
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Let’s not lose more lanes
While our experience of Melbourne’s laneways today is often as places for hidden bars, cafes, and canvases for our favourite street artists, a hidden history also lies in wait down many.
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3D printing vertical villages
At Melbourne’s Sustainability Festival in February, four RMIT students showcased their “green innovations”.
Read MoreMulticultural Festival is back
In celebration of Cultural Diversity Week, Victoria’s Multicultural Festival once again makes a return to Federation Square on Saturday, March 25.
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World’s Greatest Shave
The Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave is back this year at Federation Square on March 17, from 11am – 6pm.
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Progressive values to continue
Fear not! The progressive approach to religion won’t be leaving St Michaels church in Collins St with the retirement of Dr Francis Macnab.
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Radical preacher goes the distance
Controversial CBD minister Francis Macnab retired last month, after 56 years at the helm of St Michaels Church in Collins St.
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Farewell to a touch of sparkle
After 166 years of trade, our famous Bourke St jewellery store, Kozminsky, has closed its doors.
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Award-winning help for the homeless
Chair of Youth Projects, Melanie Raymond, was awarded the Order of Australia on Australia Day in recognition for her work with Melbourne’s homeless and disadvantaged.
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Yuncken Freeman site to be demolished
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