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Time to shift the narrative to residents
The constant calls by our Lord Mayor for office workers to return to the CBD, while understandable, continue to demonstrate that the council isn’t focusing enough attention on a resident-led recovery.
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CBD-focused organisations receive grants
Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria (BSRV) has received $13,950 as part of the City of Melbourne’s 2022 Connected Communities Grants program to go towards its mission of greater social inclusion for blind and vision-impaired people in Melbourne.
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Push for national response to homelessness
The leader of a charity who threw his support behind a CBD project last year to create an emergency housing shelter says it “doesn’t surprise” him that a national homelessness strategy has yet to be developed.
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PSOs mark a decade of service
Victoria’s protective services officers (PSOs) have served a decade on the job with the milestone marked with a commemorative patrol in the CBD in February.
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More vulnerable on a scooter
There’s a spot where the bicycle path beside the Yarra enters the area known as Birrarung Marr on the way into town.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival set to grace city stages
Good old belly laughs are back as tshe Melbourne International Comedy Festival prepares to hit the stages with a sensational line-up of acts.
Read MoreA library encouraging childhood imaginations to “run wild”
Highlighting the value in nourishing and supporting a child’s imagination, the City of Melbourne has opened up a new pop-up library in Federation Square.
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Melbourne’s Food and Wine Festival celebrates 30 years
Renowned chefs from the world over will arrive in Victoria this month to celebrate food, culture and community for the 30th anniversary of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival (MFWF).
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Melbourne Fashion Festival makes Fed Square the unifying “heartbeat”
The iconic PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is set to awaken 2022 with an extensive program of fashion and art coming together in the most creative, celebratory way.
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Unison CEO hopes council housing project could be the first of many in the CBD
When Unison CEO James King first got wind that the City of Melbourne was looking to transform one of its CBD properties into housing for rough sleepers, he knew his organisation was well-placed to deliver its vision.
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