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Farewell CBD News – but not goodbye
After 12 years and 133 editions, CBD News signs off not with a goodbye, but a new beginning, as it consolidates with its sibling Hyperlocal mastheads under a new citywide publication, The Melburnian.
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City of Melbourne councillor first-term report card
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