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Bridging the link with China through language
Chinese language and business specialist Kate Ritchie says she thinks language is the key to better engage with the CBD’s Chinese community.
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Uplift for office development
City of Melbourne councillors have supported a proposal to build a 22-storey mixed-use development above a commercial car park in Little Lonsdale St.
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Wind harvesting
The City of Melbourne, Melbourne University, RMIT and Federation Square are sourcing renewable energy from a proposed Pacific Hydro wind farm as part of the Melbourne Renewable Energy Project.
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Support for monster tower
City of Melbourne councillors have supported the construction of a 61-storey, 196m student accommodation tower in Franklin St.
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Swanston St settles after flooding
The good news for this month is the miraculous recovery of a building at 55 Swanston St which some said was doomed to become little more than a backdrop for street performers.
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Permanent Bourke St bollards installed
The 440 temporary concrete blocks that had been placed around the CBD are in the process of being replaced with the new permanent solutions.
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Huge celebrations for Year of the Dog
Chinese cultural celebrations will stretch from the CBD, through Southbank and into Docklands during next February’s Chinese New Year.
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Learn something new in a laneway
Other than getting coffee from quirky cafes or admiring street art in the CBD laneways, you can also learn how to make sushi or create your own beauty products.
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The City of Melbourne has postponed its Elizabeth St transformation for 12 months to accommodate a nearby office tower development.
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Archaeological findings at QVM
Archaeological digging at Queen Victoria Market’s heritage sheds has revealed artefacts from 19th-century Melbourne.
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Residents “shut out” from planning
Murky accounting on Munro deal
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