Debate over city’s recovery emerges after agent fined for “multiple signs”
Agents from a prominent CBD commercial real estate company are engaged in a dispute with the City of Melbourne after the council penalised them more than $15K for erecting multiple unpermitted “for lease” signs at a Flinders Lane property.
Horse-drawn carriages banned in the CBD
Night time committee extended for another year
Business
A new era for Chinatown precinct
A new City of Melbourne-backed precinct business association is set to shake up Chinatown in what looms as an historic changing of the guard moment for the precinct and its traders.
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Celebrating the businesses shaping our city
Small business owners are being celebrated for their determination and contribution to the city’s culture and economic prosperity through the 2022 Lord Mayor’s Small Business Awards.
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Council boost for local businesses
The City of Melbourne has continued its support of 10 precinct associations with up to $90,000 each in an effort to help city businesses succeed.
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New restaurant at Fed Square pays homage to Victoria
Showcasing five-star quality dishes in an equally sophisticated setting, Victoria by Farmer’s Daughters is in a league of its own with a determined focus on championing the state it calls home.
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Nevile and Co. Commercial Lawyers: the CBD’s true agents of change
With more than half a century of practicing law, you’d forgive Peter Nevile, founding partner of Nevile and Co. Commercial Lawyers, to be a little stuck in his ways.
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Nevile and Co. Commercial Lawyers: the CBD’s true agents of change
Columns
Vaping’s a searing health debate
But what does vaping have to do with abortion clinic safety zones, the regulation of cannabis and other drugs, voluntary assisted dying, homelessness, and the frequently fabulous functioning of parliamentary committees comprised of ostensible opponents?
Community
Safety summit set to be staged after community voices calls to “find solutions”
A community safety summit set to be held later this year will aim to bring together stakeholders and residents’ groups to address neighbourhood safety concerns.
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Soapbox event set to empower women scientists
An event celebrating women academics in science is set to be held outside the State Library in August as part of National Science Week.
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Local study reveals best office ventilation for COVID and the environment
A world-first research project that tested air circulation in an empty CBD office building has revealed that “displacement ventilation air conditioning” can reduce COVID-19 transmission by more than 80 per cent.
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“Professional beggars” target the city, but police focus on those genuinely experiencing homelessness
A small number of “professional beggars” who are not legitimate rough sleepers are targeting the CBD and Southbank, however, authorities say they are gearing their efforts to people in genuine need.
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Homestay programs asking for local doors to be opened
This month many international students are travelling to Melbourne for semester two, and while their arrival is much-anticipated the need for more homestay hosts until December is becoming apparent.
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Safety summit set to be staged after community voices calls to “find solutions”
Local study reveals best office ventilation for COVID and the environment
“Professional beggars” target the city, but police focus on those genuinely experiencing homelessness
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