Planning
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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Free parking U-turn on cars
The City of Melbourne will encourage motorists back to the city during the Christmas period by offering free on-street parking, despite existing policy that seeks to turn cars away in favour of pedestrians and cyclists.
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A big year ahead at Queen Victoria Market
As the most turbulent year in the Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM’s) history nears an end, the City of Melbourne’s ongoing renewal of the market will come under even sharper focus in 2021 as its traders try to rebuild.
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Buy with confidence: what the owners’ corporation certificate can reveal about a property
Included in your Section 32, will be an OC certificate which should highlight any potential issues with the property. However, without knowing what to look for, purchasers may be lost in a sea of information.
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Proposal to bring Benaki to Melbourne
Developer ISPT has lodged an application for the redevelopment of the former Land Titles Office (LTO) building which would include a 30-storey tower and the world’s first permanent Benaki Museum outside of Greece.
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A review of heritage during the past council term
With City of Melbourne council elections taking place at the time of writing, it’s time to have a look at the past term of heritage, and what to look for in the next council term.
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What could be more Melbourne?
A modest pedestrian arcade in one of the “little” streets, with a semi-secret entrance into the ornate Royal Arcade lined by affordable, no frills multicultural food and a decades-old family shoe repair business, next to an iconic little laneway bar making use of the tiny alcove serving local craft beers and cocktails in jars, guarding another semi-secret club for live electronic music and experimental performances upstairs … what could be more Melbourne than this?
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Melbourne’s CBD hit for six due to COVID-19
While the impacts of COVID-19 have been well documented, particularly on the likes of the hospitality industry in the city, the impacts being felt by landlords with investment properties have also been dramatic, yet they have not received the same level of press coverage.
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