Business
Proving the way to a Melburnians heart is through the stomach
Not many people can run a small business through a pandemic and continue to beam with positivity, but franchisee Tarn Evans continues to prove Ferguson and Plarre Bakehouse truly is “baking people happy”.
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New life for an old favourite
Can a sequel ever be as good as the original?
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Vacant shopfronts revived in the CBD
A host of empty shopfronts in the CBD’s eastern end are set to be transformed into space for artists, artisans and entrepreneurs.
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Fifth CBD precinct group emerges
A new CBD-focused precinct association, representing businesses in the growing “city north” catchment, will soon be established with the support of the City of Melbourne.
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Dining scheme set to return after injecting $40m into the city
The City of Melbourne’s popular Melbourne Money scheme – which pumped $40 million into the city’s economy – is set to return for “another round” once the sixth lockdown ends.
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The Collins Street Precinct looks to a brighter future
After numerous government-imposed lockdowns and ongoing restrictions, the Collins Street Precinct looks ahead to a brighter future and continues to actively plan for the year ahead.
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CBD economy back to normal in three years; Report
Melbourne’s CBD economy will “roar back to life” and return to pre-COVID levels in the second half of 2024, new research by Deloitte Access Economics suggests.
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Bakery crumbles amid lockdown pressure
Melbourne’s fifth lockdown has been the final straw for a Melbourne CBD bakery, which will close within weeks.
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A busy year ahead for the Chinatown Precinct
It’s hard to imagine a precinct in the City of Melbourne hit quite as hard from the unrelenting force of the current global pandemic like the CBD’s Chinatown Precinct.
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Businesses pick up the pieces after another lockdown
Businesses in the CBD have been dealt a devastating blow after the city was plunged into yet another lockdown. CBD News spoke to a number of eateries, cafes, and restaurants, as well as hair and beauty salons who have been left counting their losses after the state’s COVID-19 restrictions again turned the once-bustling streets of the city into a ghost town.
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Graffiti is not unsafe
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