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10 weeks at a writer’s desk
The Wheeler Centre has just celebrated the announcement of its 24 Hot Desk fellowships. The 24 winners receive a stipend and a workspace in the Wheeler Centre for 10 weeks to work on their writing projects.
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CBD’s tallest tower tops out
Aurora Melbourne Central, the city’s tallest tower, topped out at almost 300 metres high on April 5 in a ceremony with the Lord Mayor.
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Making a case for a love triangle
Most people are scared of the legal profession but inside many a crusty barrister or stern judge beats the heart of a romantic.
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Ashes urn coming to State Library
Australia has reclaimed the Ashes, quite literally.
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Caught out
Who was that sitting enigmatically at a table trying to look anonymous? Was it a celebrity author working on her next book?
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White Night expands in 2019
Victoria’s annual White Night will return to Melbourne across three nights in August.
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In praise of fiction
The Paperback bookshop at the top of Bourke St has been going 50 years and it celebrated last month with a bit of fiction.
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“Featureless” design atop heritage building slammed
The City of Melbourne has criticised a “plain” design directive from Heritage Victoria for a development atop the heritage-listed former Melford Motors building.
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Questions still loom over Fed Square
Following Heritage Victoria’s decision to reject a demolition permit for the Yarra Building, Apple and the state government conceded that plans for a flagship store in the square had become untenable.
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Heritage owners exploit tax loophole
A growing number of CBD buildings have had their official values slashed as a result of a heritage land valuation loop hole, saving owners hundreds of thousands of dollars in land tax.
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Christmas carols for locals
Bridging the social gap
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