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New park mooted for MacKenzie St
A new small urban park complete with garden beds and trees has been proposed for the northern end of the CBD.
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Crowds flock to Melbourne’s Chinese Lunar New Year Festival
The Year of the Dragon began in style with excited crowds flocking to the streets of Melbourne’s Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, February 11.
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Liquor shop faces huge demand under state’s container deposit scheme
A liquor shop acting as the only CBD site where people can cash in bottles and cans under the state’s container deposit scheme (CDS) is struggling to cope with demand.
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Copper doctor Brian James brings life back to historic building
Bringing back the original beauty to the frontages of old buildings is a labour of love for copper specialist Brian James.
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Cheers to Melbourne’s 2024 Food and Wine Festival
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival presented by La Trobe Financial and supported by Visit Victoria will take over the city between March 15 and 24, celebrating Melbourne’s unique eating and drinking culture.
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“Significant interest” in adaptive reuse of CBD buildings amid calls for clearer guidelines
The City of Melbourne is pushing for greater clarity on how CBD buildings can be given a second life rather than being demolished.
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An iconic Melbourne painting you’ve never heard of
If you found out about a little secret, one that has been hiding in plain sight for more than 100 years, completely unobstructed to view and meticulously maintained, can you truly call it a secret?
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Uncertainty for historic bookshop as building goes up for sale
The Hill of Content, the CBD’s oldest and much-loved bookshop, is facing an uncertain future as the historic building it occupies goes up for sale.
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Just one-third back giving priority to Aboriginal names, prominent women for new streets
City of Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has criticised survey results that he said gave disproportionate voice to non-residents and older people.
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Trailblazing ex-councillor and champion of women’s leadership earns prestigious award
Susan Riley, the first woman to be elected as Deputy Lord Mayor in the history of the City of Melbourne, has been recognised with a prestigious Australia Day honour.
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Greens push to curb short-stay issues
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