Planning
More city heritage under threat
The heritage-graded Kilkenny Inn building at the corner of King and Lonsdale streets is the latest historic CBD building under threat of development.
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A major heritage gift
If you’ve been following heritage news in the CBD for a while now, you may remember a brief moment in 2014 when the Bourke St Target Centre made the news, inspired by our calls to remove its cheap cladding to reveal one of Melbourne’s longest hidden heritage gems.
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Central Equity wins HIA Apartment Complex of the Year 2020
Central Equity has taken out the prestigious Housing Industry Association (HIA) Victorian Apartment Complex of the Year 2020 Award, for its recently completed landmark apartment tower Melbourne Grand.
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Design meets heritage to create the ultimate Melbourne loft
Every now and then a property comes along that is crafted to perfection.
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“Bitter disappointment” over Treasury Square deal
The Treasury Square Gardens deal that will see developers build residential and office towers on prime public land has locals up in arms.
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Is Campbell Arcade saved?
Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is revising plans for a controversial underground pedestrian link that planned to demolish part of the heritage-listed Campbell Arcade.
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Uncertainty over future of “eyesore”
The redevelopment of the CBD’s “most high-profile eyesore” into a large-scale bar and restaurant is up in the air after its developers threatened to pull the pin in the wake of an unfavourable City of Melbourne decision.
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Hands off the roundabout!
Local residents living near the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) have sent a direct message to Lord Mayor Sally Capp and the City of Melbourne to retain the Queen St roundabout as part of its upheaval of traffic arrangements in the precinct.
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Elizabeth St upgrades put on hold again
Much-needed upgrades to the southern end of Elizabeth St likely won’t begin until 2021, almost four years later than first planned.
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Post-war heritage on show
The City of Melbourne’s Hoddle Grid Heritage Review is leading an overdue change in atti- tudes towards post-war heritage, according to the Felicity Watson of the National Trust of Australia.
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New Greenline designs revealed as Birrarung Marr works pushed back
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