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Singing their songs at the Central Telegraph Office, Elizabeth St, early 1920s
You see before you a group of telegraph dispatch operators at the Central Telegraph Office at Elizabeth St, taken in the early 1920s before its removal to Post Office Place.
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Metro Tunnel cross passage construction complete in the west
Following excavation of the Metro Tunnel’s twin nine-kilometre tunnels earlier this year, Melbourne’s biggest public transport project has reached another digging milestone.
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A blockbuster summer ahead for Chinatown Melbourne
As the city wakes from another COVID-19 induced slumber, the CBD’s iconic Chinatown Precinct Association Inc. (CPA) is set to welcome locals and visitors in droves, with a jam-packed schedule of events and offers to end the year.
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Glad to be back
Juries could be reintroduced at the Supreme Court at the end of October and even though there is no news yet about the County Court, barristers are taking heart.
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Thinking big, acting local
For second term councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece, the ability to deliver on big ambitions at a community level is what inspires him most about working in local governmen
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Preserving street art
A recent October council meeting gave the nod to a development which ticks many boxes for heritage, creating a new tower with a generous setback from the heritage facade of 100 Franklin St.
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Indigenous artist creates jewellery to unite community
Indigenous artist Cassie Leatham’s exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust’s (KHT) Blak Jewellery – Finding Past Linking Present weaves together her experiences as a Taungurung woman in more ways than one.
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Bid for 50 new CBD poker machines as councillor slams government delay
An application for 50 new CBD poker machines has been lodged with the City of Melbourne which, if approved, would see the number of licensed machines within the Hoddle Grid alone exceed 600
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Readings set to open new chapter in CBD
A new Readings bookshop is set to open in Melbourne’s CBD, with managing director Mark Rubbo rejoicing that the city would no longer have lockdowns “hanging over our heads”.
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Electric buses to improve CBD air quality
Some of the harmful diesel buses that run along Lonsdale St could be replaced with electric alternatives as early as June 2022, in a move that will lessen air pollution in the CBD.
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We Live Here policy on short-stays
Cladding, short-stays and rooming
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