Environment » Sustainability
Recycling goes solar
The City of Melbourne has proposed a $24.7 million investment in waste management infrastructure across the city, including two new waste recovery hubs and 51 solar-powered recycling bins.
Latest
New Local Government Minister announced
Victorian Upper House Member for Eastern Metropolitan Shaun Leane was sworn in as the new Minister for Local Government on June 22.
Read More
Council fast-tracks new cycling lanes
New cycling lanes spanning the CBD and beyond will be installed in the next 12 months as the City of Melbourne ramps up its bicycle infrastructure pledge.
Read More
Hotel outbreak
At the time of publishing the July edition of CBD News, a cluster of 14 COVID-19 cases had been linked to the Stamford Plaza Hotel on Little Collins St.
Read More
Honouring the unsung heroes of the pandemic
For every tale of hardship during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been another of kindness and selflessness.
Read More
Residents meet again
CBD residents’ group EastEnders met on June 15 for the first time since lockdown began in a Zoom meeting with Lord Mayor Sally Capp and Cr Jackie Watts.
Read MoreStrategy to ease life for elders
The City of Melbourne is finalising its draft four-year plan to address the needs of older people living in the municipality.
Read More
Mass protest makes a return
After months of quiet the Melbourne CBD ws filled with tens of thousands of protestors on Saturday June 6, in a local iteration of Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the world.
Read More
Yesterday, I was crying
It has been an emotional road back for businesses as they rebrand themselves for a different CBD in the interval between the old regime and the new.
Read MoreMove to simplify apartment rules
The City of Melbourne has moved to overhaul its relationship with apartment dwellers after three months of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses.
Read More
Blender finds new lane for street art
Empowering community for a safer future
Download the Latest Edition