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CBD locals honoured on Queen’s Birthday
From a former City of Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor to a judge to selfless volunteers, a dozen CBD residents have been named in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for their outstanding services to the community.
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COVID-19 forces city transport review
Key transport visions for Melbourne could be adjusted after the City of Melbourne commissioned an independent review into post-pandemic trends in the city.
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Council picks up vaccination slack
Councillors voted at the June 15 Future Melbourne Committee meeting to offer a range of perks and incentives to encourage not just Melburnians but all Victorians to get vaccinated as soon as they were eligible.
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Businesses pick up the pieces after another lockdown
Businesses in the CBD have been dealt a devastating blow after the city was plunged into yet another lockdown. CBD News spoke to a number of eateries, cafes, and restaurants, as well as hair and beauty salons who have been left counting their losses after the state’s COVID-19 restrictions again turned the once-bustling streets of the city into a ghost town.
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Council backs new tower near Queen Vic Market
The City of Melbourne has endorsed development plans for a multi-project site at the corner of Queen St and Franklin streets in the Queen Victoria Market precinct, with one of the sites progressing with a
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Cohealth backs government’s search for new injecting room
The community health provider long expected to house a new safe injecting facility in the CBD has backed the state government to find a new appropriate site
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Plans lodged to “reinvigorate” David Jones store
Plans for a $30 million revamp could see David Jones’ Bourke St menswear store transformed into a new city landmark, with a flagship retail tenant and modern offices, if approved by the City of Melbourne.
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Man performs sexual act in CBD
Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man performed an explicit sexual act towards a woman in the CBD last month.
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Landlords adopt a personal touch
Shops are renting out swiftly in the west wing of Royal Arcade thanks to “brave” businesses and a personal touch introduced by one of the arcade’s landlords, Ilias Megas.
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