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Do-nut miss out

May 23rd, 2023 - Shervin Nasiri

The most mouthwatering event of the year, the Donut Festival, returns to Queen Victoria Market (QVM) on the weekend of June 3 and 4.

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Clothes and cuts available at CBD pop-up

May 23rd, 2023 - David Schout

Access to new clothes and free haircuts are available for those doing it tough at a Bourke St pop-up in mid-June.

Little foodies enjoy school holiday fun at Fed Square

May 2nd, 2023 - Brendan Rees

Little master chefs have enjoyed a jam-packed program of school holiday fun at Federation Square, after it hosted two days of the Little Food Festival.

Local consultation begins for CBD injecting room

April 26th, 2023 - David Schout

Community consultation for Victoria’s second safe injecting room has commenced, as former police commissioner Ken Lay seeks local views before advising the state government of an appropriate site expected to be in the CBD.

With Docklands at capacity, is it time for a CBD primary school?

April 26th, 2023 - David Schout

After Docklands Primary School hit capacity just two years after opening, should the Department of Education explore opening a vertical primary school in the CBD?

Lighting up Melbourne’s streets after dark

April 26th, 2023 - CBD News

Disco laneways, late-night salsa parties and a moon lantern festival are set to take over the CBD’s streets this year, as part of the City of Melbourne and Victorian Government’s Dusk ‘til Dawn Activation Grants program.

QVM celebrates all the goodness that comes with a new season

April 26th, 2023 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

For the first weekend of May, Queen Victoria Market is celebrating everything that makes the new season unique with an Autumn Harvest Festival.

Tobacconists raided in CBD, Carlton for selling illegal items

April 26th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

Ice pipes, nicotine vapes, and counterfeit cigarettes are among thousands of items seized by police after allegedly illegally being sold at tobacco shops in the CBD and Carlton.