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Vertical democracies
Democracy, the art of thinking independently together, may be the missing element for vertical village wellbeing, but are we prepared to risk the cost?
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Restoration of a sign of the times
Readers may have recently noticed scaffolding coming down from the former Herald and Weekly Times building on Flinders St, completing months of paintstaking restoration on one of our most iconic heritage buildings.
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An upbeat view on city life
On meeting John Dall’Amico at the Kelvin Club, one thing becomes immediately clear when chatting in the club’s cosy surrounds; he’s very involved.
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One woman’s stand gets results
One brave apartment owner has taken on the developer and the management company appointed to administer the common property for the owners’ corporation (OC) and won back residents’ rights that had been eroded in her apartment building.
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Boss Baby, Octo Pram in Melbourne
Hiding among the corporate CBD high-rise you can find amazing places.
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The forgotten telegraphist
On the William St wall of the Supreme Court building in Melbourne there is a small plaque, ignored by most passers-by, which commemorates one of the most significant events in the history of Melbourne and indeed Australia.
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Melbourne Fashion Week 2018
Australia’s fashion came to life as Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood announced this year’s Melbourne Fashion Week program on Thursday, July 12 at Melbourne’s iconic town hall.
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A romance about writing
In the novel Antidote to a Curse, the narrator meets his lover in the iconic Stalactites café in Lonsdale St.
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Max-imum entertainment
Max, a 10-year-old beagle shar pei cross, was recently rescued by CBD resident Jane Lee, 23.
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Phenomenon of street art
It is clear that street art has become an important part of the Melbourne cultural milieu with urban art appearing throughout the city in a variety of contexts.
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Is The Drunken Poet Melbourne’s best Irish pub?
New interactive historical museum opened in the CBD
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