Planning
New laws give council stronger hand on derelict buildings
The City of Melbourne is set to receive greater powers to pressure owners of vacant and derelict buildings to act, under state government reforms aimed at tackling some of the city’s most persistent eyesores.
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Melbourne “in character” as San Francisco for US film
Local residents and business owners were alerted late in May to the upcoming filming of “an exciting new international drama feature” in Melbourne’s CBD.
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City overwhelms in MIFF premiere Mad Rush
A feature premiering at MIFF in August showcases Melbourne’s CBD as the dystopian backdrop to a young woman’s mental decline as she confronts economic insecurity and is pursued by scammers and self-doubt over a 24-hour period.
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New queens take the throne as SIX returns to Melbourne
The global musical phenomenon SIX will return to Melbourne this July, bringing a new Australian cast of queens to the Comedy Theatre.
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Now or Never returns with sleep concerts, river lights and Philip Glass tribute
Melbourne’s winter festival Now or Never will return this August with a city-wide program spanning art, ideas, sound and technology, headlined by a rare overnight concert inside the Royal Exhibition Building and a series of large-scale light installations along the Yarra River.
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The Torch and QVWC come together for NAIDOC Week exhibition
A new exhibition at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre will bring together powerful paintings and intricate weavings by First Peoples women with lived experience of incarceration.
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New cocktail bar to open inside historic Queen St building
A new cocktail bar and private dining venue will open on Queen St next month, adding another hospitality offering to Melbourne’s historic Gothic Bank precinct.
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Fed Square features in plans for a 220km Birrarung Valley Walk
A long-term plan for a 220km “connected, whole-of-river trail” along the Yarra, or Birrarung, has been publicly announced, with the walk, from Williamstown to the Upper Yarra Reservoir, expected to open in 2029.
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The Imperial unveils new-look rooftop
One of Melbourne’s best-known CBD pubs has opened its refreshed rooftop, marking the latest chapter for The Imperial Hotel Bourke St.
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Queen Victoria Market stalwart marks 50 years
A family-run Queen Victoria Market business is celebrating 50 years of trading, with a third generation now taking the reins.
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CBD good to work, live and play
There’s an old saying that every government dollar should be treated as if it was hard earned, because it was – by a taxpayer.
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