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City-first timber offices
Plans have been released for a 10-storey timber office structure above Melbourne Central shopping mall, pitched at the “socially conscious generation of worker”.
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“Hack” Fed Square
As Heritage Victoria deliberated on Federation Square and the state government worked on the public consultation process for its review, the square’s management invited the public to help co-design its future.
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CBD hotel sale
The Ibis Budget hotel on 101 Elizabeth St was put up for sale in June.
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Tower plan above heritage building praised
Heritage activists have lauded an approved 19-storey office building atop the historic German Club as a “positive outcome”.
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A night at the Nicholas
The Nicholas Building contains its own collective oral history. It’s unverified and inconsistent, but stems from the imaginative character of the building and its tenants.
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Calls for warmer street lighting
A new study has found that bright lights in the city can actually be disconcerting, making people feel unsafe as if the lighting is trying to cover up danger.
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Local government reforms are a “backwards step”
Greens councillor for the City of Melbourne Rohan Leppert has slammed the state government’s proposed changes to multi-member ward structures as part of its plans for a new Local Government Act.
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Capitol Theatre transformed
RMIT University’s iconic 1920s-era theatre has been transformed into a cultural and educational hub, which sees a valuable cultural asset delivered back to the community.
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Citizenship blockbuster
On June 5, the City of Melbourne welcomed 275 new Australians in what was the largest citizenship ceremony in the municipality’s history.
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Lending a hand at lunch
When you’re on your lunch break in the city, you don’t expect to be confronting police and offering support to those in distress.
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Council switches on Power Melbourne
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