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Hidden secret of Melbourne: Athenaeum Library

March 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

Above the trundling trams, ever-present cars and the comings and goings of bikes and pedestrians on Collins St sits a venue that has been there since Melbourne’s beginnings.

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Farewell to the Caiafas: a beloved family business at Queen Victoria Market

March 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

After 52 years M&G Caiafa bread and pastries has been sold, with the siblings who ran it for the past three decades now starting to experiment with sleeping in.

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Fresh food traders warn Queen Vic Market is “on life support” amid redevelopment

February 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

The future of the Queen Victoria Market as a place to buy good quality, reasonably priced fruit and vegetables is under threat, according to the market’s friends’ group, with fresh food traders warning many businesses may not survive the precinct’s ongoing redevelopment.

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From Melbourne pantry to national shelves: Aunty Jenny spices up independent grocers

February 25th, 2026 - CBD News

Just four months after officially launching in Melbourne’s CBD, homegrown spice brand Aunty Jenny is heading national.

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How love sparked Kadio’s rise at Queen Victoria Market

February 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

After arriving in Melbourne from Port Macquarie, Tash Macleod “fell in love with the diversity, the bustle of the city”, and decided to stay.

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Hidden Secrets: A historic glow returns to Swanston and Collins

February 25th, 2026 - Sean Car

Amid the rush of trams, shoppers and office workers at the corner of Swanston and Collins streets, a small but significant piece of Melbourne’s past has quietly been brought back to life.

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The hidden financial hurdles most church boards face when planning to build

February 4th, 2026 - CBD News

You’ve been part of every conversation. The church’s vision is clear, the support is strong, and the dream of a new building feels like it’s finally within reach.

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Fire Services Museum of Victoria: Keeping watch on our fires

January 27th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

Thanks to its venerable old building and dedicated volunteers, the Fire Services Museum of Victoria offers visitors time out, a sense of perspective and some learnings about fires and fire safety.

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Fruit and veg fury over waste charges at Queen Vic Market

January 27th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

Fruit and vegetable traders at the Queen Victoria Market are up in arms again over proposed waste charges, despite market management maintaining that the changes simply bring them “into alignment with all other market traders”.

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Churros Spanish Donuts: learning about life’s treats at QVM

January 27th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

Family, giving and good vibrations – both percussive and of a spiritual kind – are what motivate Queen Victoria Market (QVM) stallholder Christian Silva.

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Pantscraper is looking well

Pantscraper is looking well

October 1st, 2018 - CBD News
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