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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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Start-up talent
A start-up/science and research competition in Fed Square attracted 200 entrants on June 23 gunning for a trip to China.
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QVM bans plastic
Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is telling shoppers to bring their own bags after moving to ban plastic bags and straws.
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Next step for West Melbourne
The creation of a new high street on Spencer St and 10,000 sqm of new public open space are just a few of the exciting changes earmarked in the City of Melbourne’s West Melbourne Structure Plan.
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Drug lab in apartment
More large-scale proxy farming
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