Local News

A new way of thinking

April 22nd, 2020 - CBD News

The choir sings online to an audience it cannot see and ministers preach to parishioners they cannot hear.

Latest

Mass arrests for commercial burglaries

April 22nd, 2020 - CBD News

Fifty-four people have been arrested in an operation targeting commercial burglaries in the CBD and surrounds.

Caring for one of our oldest residents

April 22nd, 2020 - CBD News

Amid all the current stresses of COVID-19, arborist Dan Kollenburg is continuing to care for Australia’s oldest olive tree, which is forming part of a new development at Wesley Place in the CBD.

Virtual support through isolation

April 22nd, 2020 - CBD News

Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, Melbourne’s culture continues to flourish. The streets are empty but Melbournians are still learning, creating and recreating from the comfort of their own homes.

CBD’s tallest tower completed

April 22nd, 2020 - Sean Car

Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise Berhad officially completed its $800 million flagship Australian project Aurora Melbourne Central on Latrobe St last month.

International Women’s Day

March 25th, 2020 - CBD News

RMIT University celebrated International Women’s Day at the campus’ after-dark space on Friday, March 6 where the student union came together in support of the day’s 2020 theme #EachforEqual.

Fed Square and City Library could converge

March 25th, 2020 - Meg Hill

Before all of our lives, and all of the news, became dominated by coronavirus (COVID-19) there was news regarding a longstanding debate in the CBD – the status of Federation Square.

Ban on vaping

March 25th, 2020 - CBD News

The City of Melbourne has is proposing to ban e-cigarettes and vaping after an attempt to synchronise the city’s local laws with Victorian tobacco laws.