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Party time at Viva Victoria
Performers from the Caribbean Association of Victoria dance up a storm at the Viva Victoria Multicultural Festival at Federation Square on March 22.
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Welcome to the Capital City Zone
Residents living to the north of Victoria St have had a small taste of what it is like to live in an urban renewal area.
Read MoreDon’t hold your breath on short-stays
The State Government has been quick to put the short-stay apartment rental issue into the spotlight but, so far, has offered only a platform to talk about it.
Read MoreA ‘beautiful set of numbers’
Outlining the second-quarter financial report to the February 10 Future Melbourne Committee meeting, chief financial officer Phu Nguyen told councillors the organisation was tracking towards a $23.36 million surplus against a budgeted surplus of $12.99 million.
Read MoreNew technology, old culture
The CBD’s original cultural heart, the Athenaeum in Collins St, is still beating strongly after 175 years, with a spectacular celebratory performance at White Night on February 21.
Read MoreLet the sunshine in
With the inner city growing at a rapid rate, City of Melbourne councillors have initiated a review of “sunlight to public spaces” planning policy.
Read MoreChill factor for White Night
The February 21 White Night arts festival was more relaxed this year, making it more successful for participants than in 2014.
Read MoreAngus is flavour of the month
At Dusk, Under the Clocks is curated by Kyla McFarlane. Dr McFarlane said the exhibition was a nostalgic walk to a Melbourne that cannot be forgotten.
Read MoreRecognition for small businesses
“We know how hard it is to survive in small business. So it’s saying ‘congratulations’ coupled with a civic recognition for making it.”
Read MoreDensity report ‘spin’ costs credibility
Churchill Fellow Leanne Hodyl got a lot of airplay and column centimetres last month with the release of a report which concluded that CBD apartments are being built at four times the densities allowed in Hong Kong, New York and Toyko.
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Labor candidate begins campaign to claw back Melbourne from Greens
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