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When is a plan not a plan?
The City of Melbourne launched its draft Last Kilometre Freight Plan last month, but is it really a plan?
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Festival kicks off with ‘Tanderrum’ ceremony
Thousands flocked to Federation Square on Thursday, October 8 for “Tanderrum”, the opening ceremony of the Melbourne Festival 2015.
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Horse-drawn drama
An incident on Grand Final Day aroused new tensions between the horse-drawn vehicle operators, Melbourne Against Horse-drawn Carriages activists and the City of Melbourne.
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Unhappy with smoking ban
City Square trader Gerard Kelly is not happy with the City of Melbourne’s open-area smoking ban, which enters its second month in November.
Read MoreFree CBD WiFi is delayed
The roll out of the CBD’s multi-million dollar free WiFi has stalled and it is unknown when the project will be implemented.
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Tick of approval for CBD school
Haileybury College will open a CBD-based campus, after Melbourne councillors last month unanimously approved its proposal for a vertical school.
Read MoreProperties to be acquired for Metro Rail
The State Government will compulsorily acquire a CBD apartment building and 14 commercial buildings as part of the Melbourne Metro Rail project.
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It’s poppy time
Poppy Appeal volunteers are out and about in the city selling the much loved, iconic red poppy to raise funds for current and former servicemen and women in need.
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Closing the eye-health gap
Singer Christine Anu was in the city last month to raise funds to improve the eyesight of indigenous Australians.
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No new funds for CBD revival, injecting room in latest state budget
Much-loved laneway to be given new lease on life
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