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Heritage push for Queen St
The City of Melbourne has welcomed a recommendation to extend heritage protections at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) to include a 200-metre section of Queen St on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Part-closure for three years
Local businesses on Flinders and Degraves streets can expect a challenging few years ahead, with one side of Flinders St to close to traffic for up to three years as part of construction of the new Town Hall Metro railway station.
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Ardern graces our city
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was warmly welcomed by leaders and Melburnians during her visit to the CBD in July.
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Tax loophole finally closed
The state government has quietly closed a tax loophole that cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars and threatened hundreds of thousands more.
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Owners’ fight pays off
A retired couple have taken the fight to both builders and council over a gantry erected directly outside their CBD apartment window.
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Brighter lights for Chinatown
New red lanterns are being trialled in Chinatown in what traders hope will further brighten the cultural precinct.
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Government takes lead on cladding
The state government ended years of speculation last month when it pledged $600 million of taxpayers’ money to remove high-risk cladding from apartment buildings.
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Council declares climate emergency
City of Melbourne councillors moved an urgent item of business last month by formally declaring a “climate and biodiversity emergency”.
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CBD power upgrade
A $250 million upgrade on the CBD’s electricity infrastructure is nearing completion.
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Space for the third age
Melbourne City’s University of the Third Age (U3A) was the first to be established in Australia and is the biggest in Victoria, but the volunteer-run organisation is under increased pressure from rental demand.
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Heritage strategy scrap exposes deep cracks in Melbourne council chamber
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