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New heights, Turkish delights: Family business thrives at QVM

January 27th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

For Furkan Baydar, co-owner of Lunara Delights, running a Turkish delight business is a family tradition three-generations in the making.

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Aboriginal man wins top prize for artwork depicting identity and sexuality

January 27th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

As a proud gay Aboriginal man, Ronald Pepper didn’t hold back in putting his all into a recent piece of artwork which took home the top prize in the Koorie Art Show.

Tragedy on our streets

January 27th, 2022 - CBD News

Thursday, January 20 was going along like any other until I received a phone call from St Vincent’s Hospital ICU. The “Can you please get here ASAP” call is always ominous.

Learning from others

January 27th, 2022 - Barbara Francis & Rus Littleson

Around the world, cities are all regulating short stays, sometimes with eye-watering penalties greater than the property value of the apartment involved.

Concerns grow over heritage-listed building, but Planning Minister says there’s “no plan” for destruction

January 27th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A fight to save a city icon from destruction is underway after Minister for Planning Richard Wynne called in an application that proposes to redevelop the site of the heritage-listed Shell House.

Unison CEO hopes council housing project could be the first of many in the CBD

January 27th, 2022 - Sean Car

When Unison CEO James King first got wind that the City of Melbourne was looking to transform one of its CBD properties into housing for rough sleepers, he knew his organisation was well-placed to deliver its vision.

Late-night pub bid rejected

January 27th, 2022 - David Schout

A bid to extend the opening hours of a proposed Bourke St hotel from 1am to 3am has been rejected by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

Resident fears for her safety as luxury apartment tower becomes a hotbed for violence, drug activity

January 27th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A resident of a lavish CBD skyscraper says she no longer feels comfortable living at her newly developed apartment building as it becomes overrun with violence and illegal drug activity.

Horse-drawn carriage operators fight to keep their livelihoods

January 27th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

For the few horse-drawn carriage drivers left operating in the CBD, one of whom began his career as a teenager 55 years ago, the hope of keeping their livelihoods alive is quickly fading.