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Expecting hay fever this spring? Don’t blame the plane!
As hay fever season looms, we’re being told to go easy on the humble London plane tree, which despite popular belief isn’t to blame for runny noses, itchy eyes and sneezing.
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Council crackdown on motorbike parking
The City of Melbourne could install “no-stopping” signs on some of the CBD’s busiest footpaths in a bid to free-up clogged walkways.
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Beggar déja vu
“Police have arrested 77 city beggars this year, many of whom were either drug users or professional beggars.”
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Heritage push for Queen St
The City of Melbourne has welcomed a recommendation to extend heritage protections at the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) to include a 200-metre section of Queen St on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Part-closure for three years
Local businesses on Flinders and Degraves streets can expect a challenging few years ahead, with one side of Flinders St to close to traffic for up to three years as part of construction of the new Town Hall Metro railway station.
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Ardern graces our city
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was warmly welcomed by leaders and Melburnians during her visit to the CBD in July.
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Tax loophole finally closed
The state government has quietly closed a tax loophole that cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars and threatened hundreds of thousands more.
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Owners’ fight pays off
A retired couple have taken the fight to both builders and council over a gantry erected directly outside their CBD apartment window.
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Brighter lights for Chinatown
New red lanterns are being trialled in Chinatown in what traders hope will further brighten the cultural precinct.
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Government takes lead on cladding
The state government ended years of speculation last month when it pledged $600 million of taxpayers’ money to remove high-risk cladding from apartment buildings.
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Win for protesters as Federal Court rules against CBD police search powers
Open forum on affordable housing and short-term rentals
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