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Vertical village strategic futures
As from December 1, 2021, owners’ corporations (OCs) with 50 or more lots must have an approved and funded maintenance plan – but is this sufficient for vertical village planning?
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Magnificent Melburnians
Lockdowns have had a profound impact on so many people right across the city. But as I write, I continue to be deeply moved by the ways in which some people have responded.
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COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way our CBD works. This pandemic has been extraordinarily tough for Melbourne, and especially for our CBD.
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Somewhere over the rainbow …
City residents tired of lockdown need to look ahead. Spring is on its way and with it, the thought of winning the COVID battle – one day soon.
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Changing direction: Koorie artist turns road signs into jewellery
As part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Blak Design initiative, 11 First Nations artists will present their handmade jewellery at a contemporary exhibition celebrating indigenous design.
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Proving the way to a Melburnians heart is through the stomach
Not many people can run a small business through a pandemic and continue to beam with positivity, but franchisee Tarn Evans continues to prove Ferguson and Plarre Bakehouse truly is “baking people happy”.
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Resident victory
A stalwart resident at an inner-city apartment complex has reported a monumental victory over developer chicanery and council ineptitude.
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Metro Tunnel creative program marks the legacy of Mirka Mora
The photographer may be unknown, but their picture of artist Mirka Mora, walking down Collins St in 1954, is one of the most recognisable Melbourne snapshots of the era.
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Quiet achiever is as passionate as ever
While he may have been around Town Hall for more than 20 years, Cr Kevin Louey said that the pandemic had meant “throwing the rule book out” when it came to being on council.
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Looking at the city through COVID eyes
As the city clocked up 200 days of lockdown in August, many CBD locals have been forced to adapt their livelihoods and professions to survive the pandemic.
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Upbeat about Little Bourke St
Changing of the guard
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