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District for innovation
The City of Melbourne has partnered with RMIT and University of Melbourne to create an urban innovation district in CBD north.
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Come and hear us play
Melbourne Youth Orchestra will surprise city-goers with free concerts from September 28 to October 29.
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Market attendance soars
The Queen Victoria Winter Night Market has recorded its most successful season in its six-year history.
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Have a session with a special local
CBD locals, workers and visitors have a new option for entertainment and learning – City Sessions, hosted by some of the city’s most eclectic small businesses.
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Recycling binned cigarettes
The City of Melbourne is recycling millions of cigarette butts into industrial products.
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Japanese animations to be showed
The entire collection of films made by one of the world’s most loved and acclaimed animation studios, Studio Ghibli, is coming to the Melbourne CBD in August.
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The face of the CBD
Being a 28-year-old Chinese Australian with three tertiary degrees, CBD resident Wendy Liu could very well be the face of Melbourne’s CBD.
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Laneway shrine for Chinese dissident
A shrine has appeared at the CBD’s famous street art laneway, Hosier Lane, in memory of the late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
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Heritage listing for Shell House
Despite being less than 30 years old, Shell House has been included in the Victorian Heritage Register.
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OK for Exhibition St tower
An application to build a 58-storey skyscraper at 57-63 Exhibition St has been supported by the City of Melbourne.
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Smoke-free footpath proposal
Melbourne’s first Shangri-La expected to open its doors in 2026
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