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Hosier Lane apartments are only a facade
Opposition to a planned multistorey apartment building in Hosier Lane has forced the issue to debate at an upcoming City of Melbourne meeting.
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Kinfolk wins
Social enterprise café and caterer Kinfolk was awarded twice at the Melbourne Business Network’s Business 3000+ Awards ceremony in June.
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Hoarding plan stalled
A 2017 City of Melbourne plan to beautify hoardings is still waiting to be implemented amid the city’s construction boom.
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The “gold rush jeweller”
“Because of the publishing house pressures to meet a certain number of pages and edit out much of the history, we end up getting history books that give credit to prime ministers and kings and queens,” Dr Douglas Wilkie told the Docklands History Group last month.
Read MorePolice operation nabs over 50 in CBD
A recent targeted police operation in the CBD saw over 50 fines slapped on pedestrians, motorists and cyclists.
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Office sale
The Uniting Church and developer BPM have sold an eight storey office tower located at 130 Little Collins St to a locally based investor.
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Woolf at fortyfive
Shakespeare’s sister was named Judith and she died young – “alas, she never wrote a word”.
Read MoreOverdue greening for Davisons Place
A City of Melbourne project aimed at greening Davisons Place, which has been in the pipeline for more than a year, is still more than four months away from completion.
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Catching those falling through the cracks
A pilot program providing mental health support for vulnerable people not covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has made big strides in its first few months.
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Big awards for small businesses
The City of Melbourne recognised the contribution of small businesses to the city on June 27 through the 2019 Lord Mayor’s Commendations.
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CBD power upgrade
Australian theatres take centre stage at fortyfivedownstairs
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