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Council endorses new planning guidelines
The City of Melbourne has adopted tighter regulations to improve streetscapes in the CBD and Southbank.
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Bigger, bolder library to open doors
A transformed State Library Victoria will open to the public on December 5 after years of redevelopments.
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A tale of netball courting
Both new to Melbourne and seeking new friends, Matt and Emily Butler went from netball teammates to something much more in a tale that celebrates the power of social sport.
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Week of rebellion
From October 7 to 13, the CBD was subject to a variety of different protests, marches, roadblocks and stunts as part of a Spring Rebellion.
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Disability access “getting worse, not better”
Disability access in the CBD has gone backwards and has failed to keep pace with the city’s growth, according to a six-time Paralympian and long-time resident.
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Pledge to help the homeless
Businesses in the CBD have agreed to provide their services pro bono to convert a multi-storey building in the city into a homeless shelter.
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Cladding Bill
The state government passed a Bill last month providing it with greater powers to chase “dodgy” builders for combustible cladding.
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Towards zero-waste events
The City of Melbourne is calling on the community to support its mission to make all of its events environmentally friendly.
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2020 council elections – who is coming and who is going?
With the 2020 City of Melbourne elections now due in less than a year, it’s a reasonable question to ask: which of the current 11 councillors are running again?
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Federation Square has a new CEO
In an exclusive first interview with CBD News, Federation Square’s new CEO Dr Xavier Csar said that failed efforts to build an Apple Store at the square had “catalysed” an important discussion around the future of the public space.
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Council creates special committee to progress new gambling policy
Parliamentary inquiry into short-stays
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