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Night bars, speciality shopping on the cards in market rebirth
More events, eating options and enhanced specialty shopping could be on offer at the Queen Victoria Market in a bid to lure more visitors to the historic landmark.
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Nicholas Building on the market
You may have heard the recent news of the Nicholas Building on Flinders Lane going up for international sale for the first time in 48 years.
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The definition of heritage, and why it matters
Discussions surrounding definitions of heritage have progressed massively in recent years, with social heritage, as opposed to purely architectural significance, brought to the forefront fantastically by the ongoing Hoddle Grid Heritage Review.
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Plans approved despite “facadism” calls
City of Melbourne councillors have approved renovation plans for an Exhibition St restaurant, despite them being labelled “facadism” by a heritage group.
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Centreway Arcade’s lost heritage
We were saddened and somewhat baffled to see construction hoardings pop up inside the Centreway Arcade in March.
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A big problem requires even bigger solutions
Welcome to the eighth of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
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Is Melbourne’s only world heritage site under threat?
The Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens is the only UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in Melbourne. Some heritage advocates are worried that development in the area may pose a threat to the listing.
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Reimagining Capitol Arcade
One of the CBD’s quietest and classiest little pieces of urban infrastructure is up for reimagining with at least six shops now available for lease.
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Council has its say over state-wide infrastructure
The City of Melbourne has had its first say on the Victorian Government’s draft 30-year Infrastructure Strategy, after the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) endorsed the council’s submission at a meeting earlier this month.
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Housing definitions
I congratulate the News for initiating its series on the role of housing in our society. I missed the first four articles, but have caught up with the last two. Unfortunately, they were sometimes confusing because they used different terminology interchangeably. This lead one contributor to suggest that the government had announced a $5.3 billion public housing program. Sadly, not a cent of that money will be spent on public housing.
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A rare find
Angliss funding boost
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