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Third rally in a month amid rising tensions in Palestine
Hundreds gathered at the State Library in July for a rally organised by Free Palestine Melbourne for the third Pro-Palestine march in Melbourne’s CBD in two months, following the escalation of conflict in Gaza.
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COVID-19 forces city transport review
Key transport visions for Melbourne could be adjusted after the City of Melbourne commissioned an independent review into post-pandemic trends in the city.
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Council picks up vaccination slack
Councillors voted at the June 15 Future Melbourne Committee meeting to offer a range of perks and incentives to encourage not just Melburnians but all Victorians to get vaccinated as soon as they were eligible.
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Cohealth backs government’s search for new injecting room
The community health provider long expected to house a new safe injecting facility in the CBD has backed the state government to find a new appropriate site
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Plans lodged to “reinvigorate” David Jones store
Plans for a $30 million revamp could see David Jones’ Bourke St menswear store transformed into a new city landmark, with a flagship retail tenant and modern offices, if approved by the City of Melbourne.
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Man performs sexual act in CBD
Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man performed an explicit sexual act towards a woman in the CBD last month.
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Landlords adopt a personal touch
Shops are renting out swiftly in the west wing of Royal Arcade thanks to “brave” businesses and a personal touch introduced by one of the arcade’s landlords, Ilias Megas.
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Elizabeth St shut down to build luxury penthouse garden
While the city slept through the early hours of the Queen’s Birthday public holiday, a spectacular feat of logistics and engineering took place high above the streets.
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Windfall for Athenaeum Library
The Melbourne Athenaeum Library is celebrating after securing a $10,000 state government grant that will help buy new Victorian-made timber tables to complete its major refurbishment.
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Residents fight off rooftop bar
City of Melbourne’s draft budget raises more questions than confidence
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