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The buck stops right here
It’s hard not to be impressed by the man in charge of policing in the eastern half of the CBD – Inspector Craig Peel.
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Residents let down on short-stay Bill
Residents hoping for a legislative solution to short-stay rentals in apartments will have to wait until at least 2021 for their next opportunity following the passing of the Owners Corporation Amendment (Short-stay Accommodation) Bill 2016 on August 8.
Read MoreAnother record night market
The Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM) winter night market continues to outperform, with another record season attendance this year.
Read MoreCouncil takes a radical U-turn on Queen Vic
The City of Melbourne has abandoned its renewal plans for the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) and is throwing the market’s problems back on “the people”.
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Killing the culture that laid the golden egg
In a fairly foreseeable series of events, the move of monolithic clothing chain Culture Kings into Melbourne’s iconic Hosier Lane has proved antithetical to the preservation of culture.
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Reflections on “full pelt”for 100 days
Some 100 days into the lord mayoralty, Sally Capp’s energy is undiminished and her learning along the way has sharpened her capacity to effect change.
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Critics open fire on Melbourne Day
The “invasion day” label, which has controversially dogged Australia Day in recent years, has caught up with the CBD-based Melbourne Day, with immediate consequences.
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Telstra plunders CBD for profits
After years of incremental encroachment into the public domain for private profits, Telstra appears to have crossed a City of Melbourne “line in the sand” with its latest rollout of monster digital advertising.
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School holiday gaol break
Emma, 14, at left Olivia, 8, were two of the hundreds of children to “Escape the Gaol” at the Old Melbourne Gaol during the winter school holidays.
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Decision time on CEO Ben Rimmer
Melbourne councillors will decide in the next couple of weeks whether to keep or replace CEO Ben Rimmer, whose four-year contract expires on February 8.
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A lockdown kind of life set in Korea
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