Planning
King St development keeps pub, upgrades “hidden square”
A new 23-level office development on King St will keep and upgrade an existing pub and upgrade a “hidden” pocket park in a small CBD laneway, as part of the works.
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RMIT leads charge for all-electric vehicles with new research centre
A new electric vehicle research facility will be established at RMIT University’s city campus, thanks to a $5.2 million funding boost from the state government.
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Pandemic time under review
An anthology of poems has just been released by Poetry Australia that provides a sophisticated and critical snapshot of a year of pandemic time as experienced by poets.
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CBD-focused organisations receive grants
Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria (BSRV) has received $13,950 as part of the City of Melbourne’s 2022 Connected Communities Grants program to go towards its mission of greater social inclusion for blind and vision-impaired people in Melbourne.
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Push for national response to homelessness
The leader of a charity who threw his support behind a CBD project last year to create an emergency housing shelter says it “doesn’t surprise” him that a national homelessness strategy has yet to be developed.
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Policewoman takes out top literary prize
A former policewoman has won the country’s most lucrative literary prize, worth $100,000, for her debut book Black and Blue.
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Residents express concern as more bike lanes imminent
CBD residents have expressed safety and congestion concerns as the City of Melbourne pushes ahead with creating more cycling lanes throughout the Hoddle Grid.
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A dining experience fit for a DAME
Dame. A title given to a woman as a special honour because of the work she has done.
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Fed-up residents call for better street tree care
Residents are becoming increasingly frustrated over what they say is a lack of care for street trees in the CBD.
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PSOs mark a decade of service
Victoria’s protective services officers (PSOs) have served a decade on the job with the milestone marked with a commemorative patrol in the CBD in February.
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Late-night pub bid rejected
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