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Leaders, grieving families unite in push for CBD injecting room but Premier gives no guarantees
Almost 80 CEOs of community, health and welfare groups have signed a joint letter calling on the state government to open a CBD safe injecting room, but Premier Daniel Andrews said there was no guarantee the facility would open in the central city.
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The one thing uniting both sides of CBD safe injecting room debate
While the potential for a safe injecting room in the CBD is an emotive and often vexed debate, both sides are in fierce agreement on one point …
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“I will not let Danial’s death be in vain”: a CBD injecting room will save lives
In February the Coroners Court of Victoria released a snapshot of Victorian overdose data for the two years to June 2022, which showed that 68 and 64 Victorians lost their lives, respectively, in the first two quarters of 2022 to heroin overdoses.
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“Sounding board for the city”: Presidents of Residents forum providing valuable counsel to council
Established during COVID-19 to collate feedback from well-connected locals, the “Presidents of Residents” forum is now a permanent part of decision-making at Town Hall.
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Council to overhaul on-street parking, simplify “confusing” signs
The City of Melbourne has vowed to make kerbside parking in the CBD more “fair, simple and reliable” after a survey revealed over 80 per cent of people found it hard locate a vacant space the last time they visited.
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Parking woes and delivery access at Little Bourke St on council agenda
The City of Melbourne will consider access to off-street car parking and the need for traders to receive deliveries in Little Bourke St as it looks to increase safety.
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Fashion-forward designers have the future in mind
Melbourne Fashion Hub’s (MFH) pop-up event is back for its third year, with 17 students and graduate designers showcasing new designs that put people and the planet first
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New public art installation an “organic sensory oasis” where plants come alive
Buko Studio and Public Street invite Melburnians to reign in Autumn at BioRhythm – an immersive public art installation that showcases the powerful intersection between nature and technology through a multi-sensory vertical landscape.
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Who wants to be an arts administrator?
The author of a recent novel called Nightbitch spoke at the Wheeler Centre recently about her premise for the book
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The new exhibition reimagining the remnants of our past travels
Postcards: They’re something most of us have sent or received at some stage in our lives, but as time goes on and digital records evolve, so too does both the beauty and significance of these small, yet “fragile time capsule
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New group of refugee traders live their dreams at QVM
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