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Future of Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival secured
The City of Melbourne’s officially endorsed business precinct association for Chinatown has secured the rights to host the Lunar New Year Festival following years of changing hands.
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Former councillor Cathy Oke joins Arron Wood’s team for Melbourne
Former Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood has revealed his team to challenge incumbent Lord Mayor Nick Reece at October’s City of Melbourne election, which sees the surprise return of a former long-term councillor.
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Asako Saito vies to become first Japanese councillor elected to Melbourne
North Melbourne resident and state government public servant Asako Saito is hoping to become the first Japanese councillor to serve the City of Melbourne if elected at October’s elections.
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Voices for Melbourne targets Metro Tunnel opening to help revive city
Voices for Melbourne’s Lord Mayoral candidate Greg Bisinella says a domestic tourism campaign leveraging next year’s Metro Tunnel opening was needed to “bring Victorians back to the city”.
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Franklin St transformation final design revealed
The designs for the Franklin St transformation have been given the tick of approval by the City of Melbourne and are expected to make the city streetscape the “envy” of people outside the precinct.
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Melbourne officially welcomes Koreatown
Healeys Lane has officially become Melbourne’s own Koreatown, following a unanimous City of Melbourne vote at the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting on September 3 to “put a ring on it”.
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“Left in the dark”: council not included in housing target discussion
With the state government’s final housing target announcement looming, the City of Melbourne has called for greater transparency and a collaborative approach to be adopted to help set an achievable target.
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Lonsdale St heritage building to be turned into 22-storey office building
The building at 436-450 Lonsdale St was vacated in 2021 because it failed to meet fire safety regulations.
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Melbourne’s Arts Precinct to be transformed by a new garden, Laak Boorndap
The Victorian Government has released new designs and a new name for the 18,000sqm urban garden in the centre of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation.
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Jamal Hakim reveals “Future Postcode 3000” policy
Lord Mayoral hopeful Cr Jamal Hakim has launched his team’s plan to revitalise Melbourne’s CBD through a suite of policies that revive the city’s creative sector and “tactical” greening initiatives.
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William Angliss Institute graduate takes out top prizes at Victorian Training Awards
Facelift for Flinders St entrance
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