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RMIT leads charge for all-electric vehicles with new research centre

February 24th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A new electric vehicle research facility will be established at RMIT University’s city campus, thanks to a $5.2 million funding boost from the state government.

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Seduction and purchasing an off-the-plan apartment

February 24th, 2022 - Peter Nevile

Regrettably, the skilful art of seduction, leaving one irresistibly drawn to a place which may or may not be desirable, is sadly becoming lost, replaced by the far less romantic notion fostered by a number of social media apps, including Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and others.

At work at the Wheeler Centre

February 24th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

It takes a great deal of patience to publish an anthology of contemporary poetry involving 102 contributors.

Pandemic time under review

February 24th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

An anthology of poems has just been released by Poetry Australia that provides a sophisticated and critical snapshot of a year of pandemic time as experienced by poets.

CBD-focused organisations receive grants

February 24th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria (BSRV) has received $13,950 as part of the City of Melbourne’s 2022 Connected Communities Grants program to go towards its mission of greater social inclusion for blind and vision-impaired people in Melbourne.

You can keep your new year’s resolution!

February 24th, 2022 - CBD News

By February around 80 per cent of us will have abandoned our new year promises to ourselves and, at year’s end, research shows that eight per cent will have fulfilled those resolves.

Push for national response to homelessness

February 24th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

The leader of a charity who threw his support behind a CBD project last year to create an emergency housing shelter says it “doesn’t surprise” him that a national homelessness strategy has yet to be developed.

Policewoman takes out top literary prize

February 24th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

A former policewoman has won the country’s most lucrative literary prize, worth $100,000, for her debut book Black and Blue.

Residents express concern as more bike lanes imminent

February 24th, 2022 - David Schout

CBD residents have expressed safety and congestion concerns as the City of Melbourne pushes ahead with creating more cycling lanes throughout the Hoddle Grid.