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Pre-polling proves a hit
Post-election analysis shows a high number of voters in the CBD cast their ballot paper before the May 18 federal election.
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Grappling with Queen Vic Market management
An expert on community participation has criticised the Queen Vic Market (QVM) people’s panel six months after it wrapped up, while the City of Melbourne (CoM) has revised the market’s ongoing management structure.
Read MoreCrime down
Latest crime statistics have revealed that criminal incident rates this year in the CBD have gone down by 3 per cent.
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City-first timber offices
Plans have been released for a 10-storey timber office structure above Melbourne Central shopping mall, pitched at the “socially conscious generation of worker”.
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“Hack” Fed Square
As Heritage Victoria deliberated on Federation Square and the state government worked on the public consultation process for its review, the square’s management invited the public to help co-design its future.
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CBD hotel sale
The Ibis Budget hotel on 101 Elizabeth St was put up for sale in June.
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Tower plan above heritage building praised
Heritage activists have lauded an approved 19-storey office building atop the historic German Club as a “positive outcome”.
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A night at the Nicholas
The Nicholas Building contains its own collective oral history. It’s unverified and inconsistent, but stems from the imaginative character of the building and its tenants.
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Calls for warmer street lighting
A new study has found that bright lights in the city can actually be disconcerting, making people feel unsafe as if the lighting is trying to cover up danger.
Read MoreLocal government reforms are a “backwards step”
Greens councillor for the City of Melbourne Rohan Leppert has slammed the state government’s proposed changes to multi-member ward structures as part of its plans for a new Local Government Act.
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“It’s time for a public review”: Push for election overhaul
Vegan push into CBD coffee market
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