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Nine arrested after CBD brawl
Police have arrested nine people following a street brawl in the CBD on Australia Day.
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Experts gather to discuss “city-shaping” Greenline project
Urban design experts and prominent Melburnians will take part in the City of Melbourne’s first-ever public event on its transformative Greenline Project, ahead of major works starting at Birrarung Marr.
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William Angliss Institute “Meating Needs” at FoodBank
William Angliss Institute’s new Meating Needs program has been providing support to Foodbank while upskilling apprentices.
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Meet Laurence Hewson: the voice of Flinders Street Station
Most CBD commuters going through Flinders St are likely familiar with the vibrant voice of Laurence Hewson echoing over the loudspeakers; a local Melbourne hero fondly dubbed “the voice of Flinders Street Station”.
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“They need our compassion, not judgement”: Church leaders make plea for injecting room
Leaders from three prominent CBD churches have called on the Victorian Government to open a safe injecting room in the central city, urging the state’s leaders to recognise a pressing need to help Melbourne’s “most vulnerable”.
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Premier celebrates five years of free TAFE at William Angliss Institute
Premier Jacinta Allan has paid a visit to William Angliss Institute to mark five years since the introduction of free TAFE courses in Victoria.
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More police on the beat: traders call for action at Elizabeth St trouble spot
Frustrated traders have made an impassioned plea for police to address concerns of unruly behaviour and the prevalence of rough sleepers at the southern end of Elizabeth St.
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Rough sleepers “tip of the iceberg” in homelessness crisis
The City of Melbourne has launched a new homelessness strategy to address the city’s “housing and homelessness crisis”.
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Police urge traders to be “part of solution” at problem CBD location
Victoria Police wants to work closely with Elizabeth St South businesses to clean up a “perpetual” trouble spot.
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Crowds flock to Melbourne’s Chinese Lunar New Year Festival
The Year of the Dragon began in style with excited crowds flocking to the streets of Melbourne’s Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, February 11.
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QR code vandalism makes scrubbing the city clean more difficult
Calls for warmer street lighting
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