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Loop Bar extension rejected

January 22nd, 2020 - CBD News

A bid to extend trading hours at a rooftop bar that angered local residents in 2018 has been rejected by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR).

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Seven charged following thieving in CBD

January 22nd, 2020 - CBD News

Police have charged seven people following a series of pickpocketing and theft offences on train and tram networks and at popular shopping precincts across the CBD over the past two months.

The women’s centre without walls

January 22nd, 2020 - Meg Hill

The Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) occupies the site of Melbourne’s first hospital. Its first section opened in 1848. By the end of that century almost the entire block was forming Melbourne’s medical precinct.

Puppeteers bring Regent back to life with War Horse

January 22nd, 2020 - Meg Hill

The Regent Theatre has reopened with the award-winning War Horse after an almost year-long closure for restoration works.

Council divided on pill testing

November 27th, 2019 - David Schout

The City of Melbourne has voted in favour of a pill testing trial at music festivals within the city, at odds with the state government and Victoria Police.

Three centuries and three lives

November 27th, 2019 - CBD News

When residents moved into The Gill on A’Beckett Street in the early 2000s, they knew the heritage-listed building had an interesting history.

The Matthew Guy-effect still haunts local residents

November 27th, 2019 - Meg Hill

A site that uncovered the dark repercussions of former planning decisions when its planning permit was approved last year is now up for sale, with work likely to start soon.