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What’s it like to grow old in the CBD? Council strategy released
Inequality and disadvantage are affecting the CBD’s senior residents in worrying areas, according to a new report by the City of Melbourne.
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Comedians crowned at Moomba launch
While this year’s Moomba Monarchs have been unveiled as comedians Nazeem Hussain (right) and Julia Morris (left), it was Mr Hussan’s mother Mumtaz (centre) who stole the limelight at the festival launch on February 12 after being crowned a temporary Moomba Monarch!
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Virus hits local economy
With politicians and economists predicting major hits for the Australian economy due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, local authorities are urging a proactive response.
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Hosier incident polarises the city
On Monday, February 10, news broke that a masked group of people had paint-bombed half of Hosier Lane during the weekend.
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Green light for shed restoration
Heritage Victoria has given the City of Melbourne the go-ahead to undertake major heritage restoration works to preserve Queen Victoria Market’s historic open-air sheds.
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Where is Marriner’s Jazz Club?
The long-awaited reopening of world-renowned Bennetts Lane Jazz club remains uncertain despite two rounds of planning approval.
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Red bikes in as city retries cycle scheme
An Uber-owned company will deploy 400 electric bicycles onto Melbourne’s streets in March to fill the casual cycling void in the city.
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Bike bans on busy footpaths
Motorbikes will be banned from pedestrian hotspots in the CBD under a City of Melbourne plan to reclaim space for pedestrians.
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Cities unite behind new climate targets
The City of Melbourne is following Sydney’s lead in adopting more ambitious targets to reduce its carbon emissions.
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Council tackles city flood risk
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