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High Score game audio conference launches in Melbourne this October

August 28th, 2025 - Xianghan Meng

High Score, a game audio conference, will launch in Melbourne on October 4 and 5, reshaping how people think about immersion and audio storytelling in game soundtracks.

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RESET: A free festival for greener living

August 27th, 2025 - Alexandra Randall

With spring now upon us, Federation Square is hosting a festival all about sustainability, creativity and environmental care as audiences are invited to take a breath and RESET.

City safety and security dominate discussions over new Council Plan

August 27th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

The City of Melbourne has bolstered its focus on city safety in its draft strategic Council Plan, with some councillors calling for a crackdown on protests.

Blackbird spreads its wings in Melbourne

August 27th, 2025 - Sean Car

Tucked into 66 Flinders Lane within the Collins Place precinct, a bold new chapter of Brisbane hospitality royalty has quietly taken flight in Melbourne.

Zero affordable homes delivered under central city uplift scheme

August 27th, 2025 - Sean Car

Almost a decade after it was introduced with the promise of delivering community benefits, the state government’s central city floor area uplift (FAU) scheme has failed to produce a single affordable housing unit in Melbourne’s CBD or Southbank.

Council seeks to make community consultation more transparent

August 27th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

Council has welcomed the development of new guidelines aimed at improving transparency during community consultation periods.

Construction begins on $200m redevelopment of historic Hotel Lindrum

August 27th, 2025 - Sean Car

A new chapter has begun for one of Melbourne’s most iconic heritage sites, with construction officially commencing on the $200 million redevelopment of the historic Hotel Lindrum on Flinders St.

Fixing a broken system: How Inner Owners’ Corporation is bringing integrity to strata management

August 27th, 2025 - Sean Car

When Michael Cimino first set out to build a career, he was determined not to follow in the family footsteps.

Coroner’s report finds fatal overdoses are on the rise

August 27th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is calling for the Victorian Government to implement a long-term, strategic approach to drug harm reduction, following new data showing fatal overdoses in Victoria are now at their highest level in a decade.