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Tragedy on our streets
Thursday, January 20 was going along like any other until I received a phone call from St Vincent’s Hospital ICU. The “Can you please get here ASAP” call is always ominous.
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Learning from others
Around the world, cities are all regulating short stays, sometimes with eye-watering penalties greater than the property value of the apartment involved.
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Concerns grow over heritage-listed building, but Planning Minister says there’s “no plan” for destruction
A fight to save a city icon from destruction is underway after Minister for Planning Richard Wynne called in an application that proposes to redevelop the site of the heritage-listed Shell House.
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Unison CEO hopes council housing project could be the first of many in the CBD
When Unison CEO James King first got wind that the City of Melbourne was looking to transform one of its CBD properties into housing for rough sleepers, he knew his organisation was well-placed to deliver its vision.
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Late-night pub bid rejected
A bid to extend the opening hours of a proposed Bourke St hotel from 1am to 3am has been rejected by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
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Resident fears for her safety as luxury apartment tower becomes a hotbed for violence, drug activity
A resident of a lavish CBD skyscraper says she no longer feels comfortable living at her newly developed apartment building as it becomes overrun with violence and illegal drug activity.
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Horse-drawn carriage operators fight to keep their livelihoods
For the few horse-drawn carriage drivers left operating in the CBD, one of whom began his career as a teenager 55 years ago, the hope of keeping their livelihoods alive is quickly fading.
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“They are missing, we miss them”: Plan to bolster city’s student reputation
More than a third of the CBD’s student population have left the city since the onset of COVID-19, and a plan has emerged to arrest the slide.
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Yarra Pools left disappointed by council’s rejection in Greenline
Final plans for a four-kilometre green trail from Birrarung Marr to the Bolte Bridge have been released, but the City of Melbourne has opted to not progress with a swimmable pool along the Yarra River.
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“Everyone has COVID”
Despite dire warnings about COVID ripping through the CBD and decimating the workforce, brave defenders of the culture are showing how to deal with it.
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A family day at Yayoi Kusama’s NGV exhibition
Helen Silver appointed new president of State Library Victoria
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