Business
CEO warns on QVM commerce
After nine months in the job, Queen Victoria Market CEO Stan Liacos has arrived at the same place as his numerous predecessors – that if the business and precinct is prevented from adapting, it may die.
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Melbourne’s Garden of Gethsemane
The gothic-styled Wesley Church on Lonsdale St, a congregation of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), is surrounded by scaffolding, with a 35-level office tower ascending next door.
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People’s panel torpedoes civic space
The “people” have torpedoed the City of Melbourne’s five-year ambition to relocate parking and trader amenities under Queen Victoria Market's (QVM) heritage-listed sheds in order to build a new civic space.
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Inspectorate raps Doyle candidates
Councillors and candidates who ran on the ticket of former lord mayor Robert Doyle have been reprimanded by the Local Government Inspectorate over how they declared their campaign donations.
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City takes three awards
CBD-based organisations won three of the eight Melbourne Awards this year.
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It’s never too soon
Intrepid locals have prepared themselves for the worst at a free defence workshop run by the Fitness and Martials Arts Center in Collins St.
Read MoreLots of love for local police
Decisive action, which quickly ended November 9’s Bourke St terrorist attack, has brought public accolades and respect for local police.
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Christmas carols for locals
Locals are invited to The District Docklands from 7pm on Friday, December 21 for a night of carols underneath Melbourne’s largest and brightest star.
Read MoreMilestone for better urban living
The City of Melbourne’s planning scheme amendment C308, which outlines rules for better urban design for new developments in the CBD and Southbank, has moved a step closer towards legislation.
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Stonewalling laneway repairs
Utility companies digging up Melbourne’s famous bluestone pavements can leave them displaced for up to three months.
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Overall crime figure falls in the CBD
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