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A free ride for the advertising industry?
There’s a marked difference among the world’s major cities on the extent of advertising signs allowed in the urban environment.
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Future-proofing vertical villages
Are our vertical villages becoming obsolete?
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Shy publican supports songsters
Irish poets pride themselves on their art of composition and the publican of The Drunken Poet is modest.
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A very strong Chihuahua
Jessica encountered her four-year-old pet Chihuahua Adriana by chance but once they met, she determined to do all she could to save her.
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Cladding, short-stays and rooming
As evacuees trudged out of the CBD high-rise building that caught fire in February, the media stepped in to interview the victims of this alarming incident that has been blamed on combustible cladding.
Read MoreMelbourne’s solution to heritage?
One of the challenges in urban renewal planning, especially in a capital city context, is designing for new buildings on a site where an existing heritage building is to be retained.
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Accolades for Ludovic
A CBD resident aiming to eliminate waterway pollution has been receiving international recognition.
Read MoreOn the meaning of life and being a badass
This month’s commute has seen me working my way through Michele de Kretser’s “The Life to Come”.
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How to reduce our use of plastic bags
A simple internet search will bring up countless articles on the detrimental impact of plastic bags on the environment. Here are some tips to help relieve the problem.
Read MoreCity life has surprising upsides
Here is what Chris Murphy has to say about his relocation to the city. (Chris is a new Residents 3000 committee member.)
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The realities of community health amid a city petty crime “epidemic”
Blackbird spreads its wings in Melbourne
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