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Many more rough sleepers
The 2016 StreetCount has found nearly twice as many rough sleepers in inner-Melbourne than two years ago.
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Residents meet local MPs
CBD residents spent an evening with their local state and federal MPs last month, and ticked off the usual list of issues.
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Human megaphone won’t back down
Meet the man with the big voice who has been sounding off in a major way in the CBD for the last 16 years.
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The emperor is naked
The childhood story, "The Emperor’s New Clothes", comes to mind to describe the farcical “solution” the City of Melbourne is pursuing to rid the CBD of its nightly invasion by garbage trucks.
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Port Phillip uncertainties
Older established tenants of the Flinders Quarter are not as positive about the coming CBD South Metro Station as newcomers.
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Even more garbage trucks in the CBD
As the City of Melbourne tinkers with an expensive, but minimal and piecemeal garbage compactor policy for the CBD, the number of nightly garbage trucks continues to grow.
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Helping the homeless
Our homeless received a boost on June 16 as the redeveloped Youth Projects Living Room on Hosier Lane was officially reopened for service.
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Keeping Melbourne moving
As planning and design work for the Metro Tunnel project gathers pace, we are continuing to actively investigate ways to reduce and manage surface disruption during the extended construction phase of this city-shaping project.
Read MoreCouncil support for pokie venue
The Mail Exchange Hotel is likely to be granted extra trading time from 1am until 3am, following support from the Melbourne City Council on May 3.
Read MoreConflict of interest debate heats up
The debate among Melbourne city councillors on conflict of interest reached new levels last month with accusations and counter-accusations flying.
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Doyle blunts West Gate Tunnel opposition
Call for protection for Guildford Lane
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