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Chinese New Year to emblazon the city
CBD locals rejoice! The Chinese New Year Melbourne Festival will soon welcome in the Lunar New Year in 2020.
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Your new look CBD News
As we enter a new decade, we thought it was high time that we refreshed your CBD News.
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A message from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp
Melbourne is Australia’s fastest-growing city and will be the biggest by the end of the decade.
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Building a lead on climate change
The City of Melbourne continues to demonstrate the urgency in reducing carbon emissions in our city, both through its own actions and influencing others to act in the community and other levels of government.
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Smoke shuts down city construction
Bushfire smoke blanketing the city in January caused construction to grind to a halt, as conditions became too dangerous for outside work.
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Driven by support
The Salvation Army is in Major Brendan Nottle’s blood.
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A boost to the senses
New beacons along Bourke and Swanston streets will use audio and messaging technology to help people with low vision or blindness navigate the city.
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Building system under review
The world-renowned building professional who led the review of high-rise regulation following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London will be part of an expert panel that leads comprehensive review of Victoria’s building system.
Read MoreCouncil pressures VicRoads on safety
The City of Melbourne has called on VicRoads to reduce speed limits in a western pocket of the CBD after the failure of private requests to address safety issues late last year.
Read MoreA big summer break but your councillors work hard
Being a City of Melbourne councillor can be a time-consuming job but one thing that tends to happen over the silly season is that you get a decent break from public meetings.
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Hubs to support more Melburnians experiencing homelessness
State election – the short answers
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