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Melbourne International Comedy Festival set to grace city stages
Good old belly laughs are back as tshe Melbourne International Comedy Festival prepares to hit the stages with a sensational line-up of acts.
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Melbourne’s Food and Wine Festival celebrates 30 years
Renowned chefs from the world over will arrive in Victoria this month to celebrate food, culture and community for the 30th anniversary of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival (MFWF).
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Melbourne Fashion Festival makes Fed Square the unifying “heartbeat”
The iconic PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is set to awaken 2022 with an extensive program of fashion and art coming together in the most creative, celebratory way.
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Popular arts space moves to the Queen Victoria Market precinct
A popular outdoor arts space in Southbank is set to be relocated to the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct as part of a plan to recover and revitalise the precinct.
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Collin St’s most famous residents continue to entertain through lockdown
Situated on a perch high above the CBD, two nesting Peregrine Falcons have captivated the eyes of many throughout Victoria’s sixth lockdown.
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“All hands-on deck” to help new arrival of Afghan refugees
For Amelia Tauoqooqo, a Cohealth nurse on the COVID-19 frontline in Melbourne’s CBD, the call to assist Afghan refugees has been heartbreaking but concedes “you’ll never find a more pragmatic, resilient group of people”.
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Lockdown-weary lawyer captures Melbourne’s marvellous bygone era in new book
A lawyer who began a “little project” of posting historical photos of Melbourne on social media in a bid to beat pandemic blues, never imagined he would publish a book.
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“Melbourne Key” to unlock city tourism
A new attraction and experience pass will breathe life back into Melbourne’s battered tourism, retail and hospitality industries thanks to the City of Melbourne (CoM), which envisages the “gamification” of experiences across the city.
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CBD traders urge Melburnians to shop locally for Christmas
After another hard year of lockdowns, CBD traders are urging Melburnians to support small businesses by shopping locally this Christmas.
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Protestors storm CBD after construction industry shutdown
Melbourne’s construction industry was been shut down for two weeks after crowds of protesters rallied in the CBD over two days in September.
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What is a SIT test and why is it important?
Councillors prepare to head overseas to represent Melbourne on world stage
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