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Developer takes council to VCAT over permit condition to build hotel
A developer will head to the state planning tribunal to contest a permit condition despite winning the City of Melbourne’s approval to build a 12-storey hotel in the CBD.
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McKillop St to become the latest smoke-free zone
McKillop St is the latest area in the CBD where clean air will be given priority after the City of Melbourne approved a smoking ban.
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Businesses rejoice as world’s longest lockdown ends
Traders in Melbourne’s CBD are pinning their hopes on a robust rebound after finally waving goodbye to the world’s longest lockdown.
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Push to bring back office workers as city emerges from lockdown
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has vowed the council will “run full pelt” at reinvigorating the city’s CBD as it emerges from lockdown, with its priority focusing on the return of office workers.
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Community consulted on future of Carlton Gardens
A range of new protections and facilities for Carlton Gardens have been proposed by the City of Melbourne in a major heritage review.
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Popular arts space moves to the Queen Victoria Market precinct
A popular outdoor arts space in Southbank is set to be relocated to the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct as part of a plan to recover and revitalise the precinct.
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Council unveils plan to revive empty shop fronts in the CBD to keep “city alive and active”
Empty shop fronts in the CBD could become a thing of the past under an ambitious plan that seeks to occupy as many spaces as possible to revitalise the city.
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CBD laneways come to life with local art
Forty laneways throughout the CBD will be transformed into public art attractions in a program designed to keep artists employed during the pandemic.
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Collin St’s most famous residents continue to entertain through lockdown
Situated on a perch high above the CBD, two nesting Peregrine Falcons have captivated the eyes of many throughout Victoria’s sixth lockdown.
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“All hands-on deck” to help new arrival of Afghan refugees
For Amelia Tauoqooqo, a Cohealth nurse on the COVID-19 frontline in Melbourne’s CBD, the call to assist Afghan refugees has been heartbreaking but concedes “you’ll never find a more pragmatic, resilient group of people”.
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Tweet or deWitt: that is the question
Major retailers filling up Metro Tunnel’s stations
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