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Council eagerly seeks share bike replacement
Without any form of share bikes throughout the CBD, the City of Melbourne has put the call out for new e-bike operators to fill the city’s cycling void.
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Disability access “getting worse, not better”
Disability access in the CBD has gone backwards and has failed to keep pace with the city’s growth, according to a six-time Paralympian and long-time resident.
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Beggar déja vu
“Police have arrested 77 city beggars this year, many of whom were either drug users or professional beggars.”
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QVM bans plastic
Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is telling shoppers to bring their own bags after moving to ban plastic bags and straws.
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On the poor side
German writer Jenny Erpenbeck held her audience spellbound last month at the Athenaeum when she spoke about the prejudices of middle-class intellectuals.
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“Watch this space” on panel
Lord Mayor Sally Capp’s heavily-spruiked residents’ panel is suffering a long and protracted labour and, if born, may resemble an entirely different child.
Read MoreA certain buzz on CBD rooftops
Producing locally-sourced food can be tough in the concrete surrounds of the CBD, but one couple has found a unique way of cutting through.
Read MoreUndercover cops?
It may not look like it, but this building is soon expected to become the CBD’s first purpose-built police station since the 1940s.
Read MoreWho makes the big decisions?
City of Melbourne staff recently “advised” councillors that the city would be spending $50 million on revitalising local roads and public space in West Melbourne.
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Pinless on Flinders Ln
Flinders Lane is not that busy on a Friday afternoon before office workers crowd the footpaths on their way home.
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Locals will be the losers
Why are you standing in a queue for lunch?
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