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Tracking high-risk COVID locations
During the recent hotel quarantine outbreaks, a new team of COVID rapid responders from Cohealth worked swiftly to identify hundreds of high-risk accommodation locations in the vicinity of exposure sites.
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Lord Mayor calls for urgent help amid “extremely worrying” report into the city’s ailing economy
Lord Mayor Sally Capp will meet with federal and state treasurers to urge targeted city support beyond March after a council report outlined a devastating economic impact of COVID-19 on Melbourne almost 12 months on.
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Owners’ corporation changes shut down
A bid to make it easier for owners’ corporations (OCs) to take legal action against corrupt developers has been shut down in the Victorian upper house.
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“Bitter disappointment” over Treasury Square deal
The Treasury Square Gardens deal that will see developers build residential and office towers on prime public land has locals up in arms.
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Long-awaited Elizabeth St works finally begin
Works on the southern end of Elizabeth St have finally begun, almost four years later than first planned.
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Controversial Christmas parking a “success”: Lord Mayor
A third of all cars parked in inner-Melbourne throughout the Christmas and New Year period used a “free parking” voucher, a level of uptake Lord Mayor Sally Capp said justified its contentious introduction.
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More than 500 student apartments approved despite community objection
After two years of deliberation by the City of Melbourne, the inner city will be home to the first private, fully-catered student accommodation in Melbourne.
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Waratah Place is open again
Chinatown’s Waratah Place has reopened to the public after major electrical works closed the historic lanewayfor two years.
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Chinese New Year!
Chinatown will celebrate the Year of the Ox in COVID-safe style with Chinese New Year festivities in February.
Read MoreCBD suffering from lack of international students
Despite the City of Melbourne’s (CoM) efforts to bring international students back to the city, the state government doesn’t seem to be budging.
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The presentation of the 2020 B3000+ Awards!! And the winner is …
Greens romp home for a fifth consecutive term in Melbourne
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