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An escapee arrested at the Coffee Tavern
Opened in October 1882 on Bourke St between Swanston and Russell streets, the 90-foot-tall Melbourne Coffee Tavern featured 161 bedrooms and was also home to a sewing machine business owned by Hugo Wertheim.
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Melbourne Writers Festival marks 40 years with Visions & Revisions
Running from Thursday, May 7 to Monday, May 10, this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) features a lineup of more than 150 artists from across Australia and around the world brought together under the theme Visions & Revisions.
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Community engagement: a matter long supported by EastEnders
At our February meeting we welcomed Dinuki Scharenguivel, the council’s manager of community engagement and impact when we debated several aspects of the proposed City of Melbourne 2026-2030 Community Engagement Policy.
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FOGO – for high-rise
CBD residents can now improve their recycling by applying for a FOGO bin from the City of Melbourne. What is the secret of success?
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Immigration Museum begins imagining its next chapter after strong community turnout
The Immigration Museum has taken an early step towards reimagining its future, with more than 650 people attending a recent community open day as Museums Victoria begins work on a new long-term vision for the Flinders St institution.
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Second ACDC Lane arson attack
Three teenage boys were charged and remanded in custody after an arson attack on an ACDC Lane bar on Anzac Day weekend.
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Melbourne singer in new “narcissistic” reading of The Rake Punished
A new production of Don Giovanni, alternatively titled The Rake Punished, opening at the Athenaeum on April 26 interprets the title character of the classic opera as a sex offender. CBD-based singer Eddie Muliaumaseali’i is singing in it.
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Melbourne Conversations: Building the Future Anyway
A free public discussion at Fed Square’s The Edge on Tuesday, April 28 will bring together a panel of young climate leaders working on the frontlines of climate disruption, both locally and internationally.
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Future Melbourne podcast turns to city safety with Inspector Dale Huntington
The latest episode of Future Melbourne turns to one of the most defining issues facing Melbourne right now: city safety.
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Council moves to make graffiti vandals pay
The City of Melbourne is stepping up its crackdown on graffiti, with councillors set to back compensation orders against taggers being prosecuted by Victoria Police in what the council says is the next step in its “You Spray, You Pay” policy.
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Lord Mayor puts landowners on notice over graffiti
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