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Injecting room report imminent
A make-or-break report that will determine the suitability of a proposed safe injecting facility near Queen Victoria Market will be tabled “soon” according to the state government.
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Residents fed up with skateboarders
Irate CBD residents are considering packing up and moving elsewhere due to the perceived danger and noise created by unruly skateboarders at Chinatown and Her Majesty’s Theatre.
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Residents still “ignored” in planning matters
The president of a CBD residents’ group has said locals continued to be ignored when it came to life-affecting developments within the Hoddle Grid.
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Calls to decriminalise begging rejected by police
Calls from legal groups to decriminalise begging have been opposed by Victoria Police, who warned it could not regulate “professional beggars” in the CBD without the law.
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“Watered down” refugee motion highlights council division
The City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne committee has voted for a “watered down” refugee advocacy motion after heated debate over how to best support the 13 refugees still detained at Carlton’s Park Hotel.
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Councillors endorse new community engagement policy
Locals in the City of Melbourne are expected to have a stronger voice in some council decisions, after councillors endorsed a new Community Engagement Policy in February.
Read MoreTracking high-risk COVID locations
During the recent hotel quarantine outbreaks, a new team of COVID rapid responders from Cohealth worked swiftly to identify hundreds of high-risk accommodation locations in the vicinity of exposure sites.
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Lord Mayor calls for urgent help amid “extremely worrying” report into the city’s ailing economy
Lord Mayor Sally Capp will meet with federal and state treasurers to urge targeted city support beyond March after a council report outlined a devastating economic impact of COVID-19 on Melbourne almost 12 months on.
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Owners’ corporation changes shut down
A bid to make it easier for owners’ corporations (OCs) to take legal action against corrupt developers has been shut down in the Victorian upper house.
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Chinatown has a Niübi
Walking down Little Bourke St through Melbourne’s busy Chinatown Precinct, you’d be forgiven for walking past Heffernan Lane without a second glace, but if you did, you’d be missing out on an iconic piece of Melbourne history.
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Council slams state, federal inaction on housing crisis
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