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CBD trader launches petition calling for stronger police presence

June 21st, 2023 - Violet Li

Popular restaurant chain David’s Hot Pot is petitioning the state government to increase police funding as well as strengthen police numbers after being hit by a series of break-ins.

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Police hunt two men after pensioner fleeced of $1700 in fortune teller scam

June 21st, 2023 - Brendan Rees

Police are searching for two men purporting to be fortune tellers in the CBD, after a man with a cognitive impairment was duped into handing over $1700 in cash.

Community housing comes to the CBD

June 21st, 2023 - CBD News

Right in the middle of the city next to Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is a building with a striking red and white façade, which no-one would guess is the home to a number of community housing residents who have been allocated social housing by not-for-profit housing provider, Housing Choices Australia.

Warehouse chic with industrial influence

June 21st, 2023 - CBD News

This penthouse warehouse at Warburton Lane is a whole floor of 160 metres square, and is one of only three in the building.

The cheapest address in the CBD

June 21st, 2023 - Rhonda Dredge

There’s a lovely little bluestone warehouse in Little Collins St surrounded by office towers.

Council scraps plan for increased busking fees

June 21st, 2023 - David Schout

A win for CBD buskers, with the council ditching a plan to hike up fees from July 1.

An enduring presence in Melbourne

June 21st, 2023 - Chinese Museum

Twenty-five per cent of the current population of the municipality of Melbourne are of Chinese ancestry. They perpetuate the prominence of the community’s enduring presence since Melbourne’s early history of the 1850s.

Vibrant artworks revamp construction sites with colour and creativity

June 21st, 2023 - Shervin Nasiri

The City of Melbourne’s Creative Hoardings project brings together talented local artists and world-class property developers to brighten the corners and growing construction sites of the city.

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