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School of displacement

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

The School of Displacement is an alternative place to learn about Indigenous history and future and how they relate to displacement. Its third iteration is about to open in Melbourne.

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Blissful bridge

August 29th, 2019 - David Schout

Evan Walker Bridge is noisy no more, after the footbridge connecting the CBD with Southbank was finally fixed by the City of Melbourne.

Czech and Slovak film festival

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

This September Melbourne’s iconic, and newly restored, Capitol Theatre will host the annual Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA).

Bartenders score a grant

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

Melbourne’s first commercially-available bar laboratory has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the City of Melbourne as part of the council’s small business and social enterprise grant scheme.

Expecting hay fever this spring? Don’t blame the plane!

August 29th, 2019 - David Schout

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.

Council crackdown on motorbike parking

July 24th, 2019 - David Schout

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.

Beggar déja vu

July 24th, 2019 - Meg Hill

“Police have arrested 77 city beggars this year, many of whom were either drug users or professional beggars.”

Heritage push for Queen St

July 24th, 2019 - Sean Car

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.

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.