Arts & Culture

Retired architect finds his passion for photography

April 27th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

When retired architect Ralph Domino discovered a love of photography just before the pandemic hit, little did he know his work would be recognised globally.

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Chinatown readies for a multicultural bonanza

April 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Dust off your Qipao (traditional Chinese dress), your kimono, your sari, or your lederhosen, because Chinatown Melbourne is holding a multicultural festival of epic proportions.

Melbourne is unsafe and it has nothing to do with graffiti

April 27th, 2022 - Adrian Doyle

If you have walked around the city lately you would be aware of two things: the homeless people that seem desperate and scary and the expensive attack the council seems to be launching against graffiti.

Calls for a summit as “residents ignored in election priorities”

March 23rd, 2022 - Sean Car

The leaders of the CBD’s two residents’ groups have criticised the City of Melbourne for failing to include city-dwellers in its 2022 election priorities to the state and federal governments, calling for a more “deliberative decision-making process.”

More residents could be key to CBD’s future: Premier

March 23rd, 2022 - David Schout

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said Melbourne CBD’s future vibrancy could depend on increased resident numbers and converting office space into dwellings, as the central city grapples with “permanent” changes.

Melbourne to come alive After Dark

March 23rd, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Our city’s most famous cultural institutions will come alive with a weekend of late-night programming as part of a new push from the Victorian Government to stimulate inner-city spending.

Paterson’s push for Melbourne

March 23rd, 2022 - David Schout

In less than two months, Labor candidate Keir Paterson will look to return Melbourne as a Labor seat in the upcoming federal election — but he faces an uphill battle.

Trader’s feel the pinch as bike lanes impact business

March 23rd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Frustration is growing among some CBD traders who say new protected bike lanes are hurting their businesses as a lack of parking turns customers away.