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2020 council elections – who is coming and who is going?
With the 2020 City of Melbourne elections now due in less than a year, it’s a reasonable question to ask: which of the current 11 councillors are running again?
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Federation Square has a new CEO
In an exclusive first interview with CBD News, Federation Square’s new CEO Dr Xavier Csar said that failed efforts to build an Apple Store at the square had “catalysed” an important discussion around the future of the public space.
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Key CBD site for sale
The state government has put vacant transport land on the southern side of Flinders St on the open market.
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Wesley Place filling up
Continual demand for office spaces in the CBD has ensured two of three buildings at Charter Hall Group’s $1.2 billion Wesley Place development are fully tenanted – almost a year ahead of the building’s scheduled completion.
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Residents fight off rooftop bar
The City of Melbourne approved a six-million-dollar development at 10-16 McKillop St on October 15 after years of conflict between development plans and local residents.
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Yuncken Freeman site to be demolished
A building designed by world famous architecture firm Yuncken Freeman has been given a demolition green light by the council just months after gaining heritage protection.
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Local heritage in ruins
In recent years archaeologists have marvelled over a photo of workers at the Capitol Theatre site in the 1920s. They’re standing next to a picket fence found buried a metre under the ground.
Read MoreLonsdale works underway
Staged lane reductions have begun on Lonsdale St to install a new sewer pipeline between Spencer and Elizabeth streets, as part of the biggest upgrade to Melbourne CBD’s sewer network in 120 years.
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Council’s charged debate on child abuse in places of worship
The City of Melbourne passed a motion last month regarding the safety of children following a charged debate in response to comments by the archbishop of Melbourne that he would not comply with new mandatory reporting laws.
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Extending the free tram zone: Good move or bad?
As state parliament considers the merit of extending the free tram zone, it appears people are split on whether free rides should extend beyond the CBD.
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