Market job a “smart phone detox”
International students are adding flair and imagination to the selling of products at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) and market stall holders are helping them adjust to life in lockdown Melbourne.
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Locals want space for dogs
More than 250 locals have signed a petition asking for an off-leash area in Flagstaff Gardens.
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Biggest candidate forum yet tunes in for election debate
Residents3000 and East Enders hosted their biggest ever meeting on October 1 – a Lord Mayoral meet-the-candidates forum.
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Creative writing award winners share their stories
The Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards returned in 2020 after a three-year hiatus. CBD News spoke with two prize winners – Yamiko Marama and Andrew Harris – about their stories
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Collins St falcons set to fly
Melbourne’s much-loved peregrine falcons at 367 Collins St have seen their chicks hatch successfully again this spring and online viewers are eagerly (and nervously) awaiting their first attempt to fly.
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Almost 30 years on, can residents again lead CBD recovery?
In the early 1990s, a recession-hit Melbourne looked to new residents as a vital part of central city revitalisation. Nearly three decades on, could this be the blueprint for success again?
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Digital time capsule captures unseen Melbourne
During Melbourne’s lockdowns, the City of Melbourne has captured a “digital time capsule”, a series of photos of some of the city’s most iconic and never-before-seen locations.
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The Melbourne Athenaeum’s 181 years
Approaching its 181st birthday in November, the Melbourne Athenaeum is living through its third pandemic.
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Crown jewel on the market
Expressions of interest to purchase one of Melbourne’s most prestigious and history rich buildings closed at the end of October. It may soon change hands for only the fourth time in its long history.
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Proposal to bring Benaki to Melbourne
Developer ISPT has lodged an application for the redevelopment of the former Land Titles Office (LTO) building which would include a 30-storey tower and the world’s first permanent Benaki Museum outside of Greece.
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Fears lead to fewer fines
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