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Southbank residents dealt a joker
A proposal by casino operator Crown to build Australia’s tallest building, Queensbridge Towers is set to bypass all normal planning processes and Southbank residents and owners are outraged.
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Short-term letting must be regulated
The NSW government has swept aside the recommendations of a parliamentary report and announced a new consultative process to decide how short-stays will be regulated.
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Airbnb: facts and smokescreens
Founded in San Francisco in 2008, Airbnb has been promoted as an online booking platform that supports young creatives and people on low incomes, hoping to make extra money out of spare rooms.
Read MoreParliamentary inquiry into short-stays
The long anticipated Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Owners Corporation Amendment (Short-Stay Accommodation) Bill 2016 will start in March.
Read MoreA big year for We Live Here
We Live Here recently celebrated its first birthday and what a year it has been!
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Big win for residents in parliamentary vote
The Owners Corporation Amendment (Short Stay Accommodation) Bill 2016 has been referred back to the Environment and Planning Committee for inquiry.
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City Schools for City Kids
The State Government announced on Tuesday, October 11 that it is going to buy land to build a primary school in Docklands and also to build new schools in North Melbourne and Fishermans Bend.
Read MoreVertical living
Melbourne has a long history of apartment living.
Read MoreCall for action on court ruling
Apartment residents, the hotel industry and developers of high-rise apartment buildings are under threat unless the State Government acts.
Read MoreWe Live Here policy on short-stays
The We Live Here movement has developed a draft policy on short-stays that will be presented to all forms of government.
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Hub offers hope for homeless
An unwanted tag: Singapore meeting exposes City of Melbourne’s dilemma
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