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A pioneering experiment at the Menzies Hotel
Taken around the 1870s, this image shows the Menzies Hotel at the corner of William and Bourke streets.
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Melbourne listening bars hit play for winter solstice
Melbourne will mark the winter solstice this weekend with a city-wide celebration of vinyl, local music and listening bar culture.
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Rotary delivers winter warmth to people sleeping rough
Rotary Central Melbourne has delivered 228 winter-grade sleeping bags to help people experiencing homelessness stay warmer and safer during the colder months.
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Haileybury marks 10 years as catalyst for Melbourne’s vertical school boom
When 17 children walked into Haileybury’s new City campus in April 2016, they became part of a major shift in the way Melbourne thinks about schools.
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Good Nature Hotel brings new pub and beer garden to Fed Square
A new urban pub and beer garden has opened at Federation Square, bringing a fresh all-weather hospitality venue to one of Melbourne’s busiest cultural and sporting precincts.
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Winter event list shows Melbourne shaking off its gloomy image
A packed schedule of activities over winter is set to attract five million people to events in the City of Melbourne and generate more than $2.5 billion, according to the council.
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The rise of the “third room”: How Australians are reinventing their outdoor spaces
There was a time when the backyard was an afterthought. A patch of grass, a rusting barbecue, maybe a plastic chair or two.
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QVM food rescue program turns surplus produce into relief for struggling Melburnians
Thousands of kilograms of surplus fresh food from Queen Victoria Market will now be redirected to people in need under a new food rescue initiative aimed at tackling both waste and rising food insecurity across Melbourne.
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Council backs AI push, framing moment as Melbourne’s “fork in the road”
The City of Melbourne has backed a new push to prepare the city for the workforce disruption and economic opportunities created by generative AI, after councillors supported a motion from Cr Andrew Rowse at the Future Melbourne Committee on May 5.
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Kilkenny Inn site set for new chapter as council backs bigger residential tower
One of the CBD’s most prominent long-dormant corners appears finally set for a new beginning, after City of Melbourne councillors endorsed revised plans for the former Kilkenny Inn site at King and Lonsdale streets.
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Gods, Myths and Mortals
CBD alley to disappear after council sells to developer
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