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The day the politics started in earnest
July 20 could end up being remembered as the day the City of Melbourne’s well-intentioned Queen Victoria Market redevelopment became a political saga.
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$100 million hit to business during Metro Rail construction
Business acquisitions and disruptions during the construction of Melbourne Metro Rail will cost the CBD nearly $100 million in lost gross value added (GVA).
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No rest for Burke and Wills
It seems there is no rest for Burke and Wills, with the statue of the ill-fated explorers likely to be moved again due to the construction of Melbourne Metro Rail.
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Proposed permanent street closures
The Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) proposes that Franklin and A’Beckett streets be permanently closed, which the City of Melbourne opposes.
Read MoreSharing is tops in the CBD
The CBD has highest proportion of share houses in the state, according to a recent analysis by website flatmates.com.au.
Read MoreBoost for student welcome desk
The City of Melbourne has secured a $150,000 State Government grant that will guarantee its Student Welcome Desk will be open every day for the next three years.
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Tick for open-air tavern
Melbourne councillors have dismissed 25 resident objections to a planning permit for an essentially open-air tavern being constructed in a car park behind Nova Apartments in White Hart Lane.
Read MoreSleep tight on board the sleep bus
A dozen sleep-buses will soon appear in Melbourne’s CBD to shelter those sleeping rough on the streets.
Read MoreBuskers unplugged
Complaints about the level of noise from buskers has led the City of Melbourne to trial a ban on amplified sound in Swanston St for three months from August 1.
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Walls go up on CBD space
The walls have gone up around previously accessible public space in the south-west of the city as this quadrant of the CBD continues to lose ground.
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