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Some breathing space
Residents of the CBD are thinking about how the spaces of the new city will look in the post-COVID era.
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Frankie’s post-lockdown play
Frankie, who lives with Biagio in his West Melbourne home, is relishing her newfound freedom in sunny Flagstaff Gardens.
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Metro Tunnel project puts art in the picture
There’s still plenty of time to see the work of celebrated photographers at the Metro Tunnel project’s construction sites.
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Playground for doggies
Off-leash areas, badly-needed in parks within the CBD, could have a dual role.
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Tomato City – delivering fresh produce for 75 years
Queen Victoria Market (QVM) stall Tomato City has been in owner John Pontelandolfo’s family for almost 75 years.
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Cultural competency on the rise
Where the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift online upended many organisations last year, Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) manager of education and visitor experience Rob Hyatt said the trust’s Building Aboriginal Cultural Competency workshops had soared in popularity.
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New councillor is a “unionist at heart”
Having snuck into the final councillor position at last year’s local government elections, CFMEU member and new councillor Elizabeth Doidge said she was looking forward to helping shape and reactivate the city that she loves.
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How do we solve a problem like rough sleeping?
Welcome to the seventh 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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Changing our thinking inside the grid
This COVID-19 pandemic has hit us all hard, but for those who spend their lives in our CBD and inner city, it’s really changed things dramatically.
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It’s all about the vibe
Independent operators are the lifeblood of the CBD as they wait and assess which way the economy is going.
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The sourer self of Sean O’Beirne
Greens and tenants join forces to save Nicholas Building
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