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Progress on market redevelopment
At their meeting on August 29, City of Melbourne councillors unanimously endorsed a statement of expectations about the future of the Queen Victoria Market (QVM).
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Push for school on old hospital site
Inner-city parents are lobbying for a school to be built on the old Peter MacCallum Hospital site in East Melbourne, which is earmarked to become a mix-used development site.
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Market war moves to the heritage front
The battle for the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) moved onto the heritage front in mid-September with Lord Mayor Robert Doyle landing a blow and his opponents launching bitter recriminations against the National Trust.
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Step up, Minister
Avid readers of this column will remember our celebration last year when the City of Melbourne finalised the West Melbourne Heritage Review, extending protection to many important places on the CBD fringe, with only the signature of the planning minister needed to put them into the planning scheme.
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Happy 30th, Ross House
The CBD’s not-for-profit hub Ross House is celebrating its 30th birthday on October 11.
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Resident joins in a rewarding run
CBD resident and worker Sumathi Chatna describes herself as “not a runner”, but she is participating in a 10km run at the Melbourne Marathon on October 15 for a good cause.
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Market and State Library lead the way
October brings with it warmer (hopefully) and longer days along with an update on some key projects happening within the city.
Read MoreCitizenship is in demand
108 Melbourne residents officially became citizens on August 23.
Read MoreDaily population boom in the city
Some 903,000 people are in the City of Melbourne municipality on an average weekday in 2016, a City of Melbourne population estimates report shows.
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Are bollards the answer?
In June this year, five-tonne concrete bollards were installed in prominent city locations including Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, Southern Cross Station and the Queen Victoria Market.
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The last school
10 weeks at a writer’s desk
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