Politics

The Wild West of OC elections

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Owners’ corporations (OCs) are often referred to as a fourth tier of government – and our elections are just as political!

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Government hypocrisy on the record

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Hansard can be decidedly inconvenient for pivoting politicians.

New mural for Melbourne

February 24th, 2021 - Adrian Doyle

As the planet completes another rotation of the sun, and things really ramp up in 2021 I hope all readers had a fun and somewhat normal holiday.

In a 1970s era gold-tiled lobby nestled into a 1920s facade on Russell St, you walk past a mysterious red door hiding a theatrette behind, and an old-school letterboard asks you to choose between a clunky lift and faded timber stairs.

Portraits of a fictional artist

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Photographs no longer reflect the world; rather the world reflects them. They deliver a version of reality that at a surface level is consumed as “truth”.

Metro Tunnel project puts art in the picture

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

There’s still plenty of time to see the work of celebrated photographers at the Metro Tunnel project’s construction sites.

Playground for doggies

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Off-leash areas, badly-needed in parks within the CBD, could have a dual role.

Tomato City – delivering fresh produce for 75 years

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Queen Victoria Market (QVM) stall Tomato City has been in owner John Pontelandolfo’s family for almost 75 years.

Cultural competency on the rise

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

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.