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Councillor raises questions about Greenline costs

March 20th, 2024 - David Schout

City of Melbourne Cr Roshena Campbell says “a lot of people in Melbourne” would see the money spent to date on the Greenline project as “eye-watering”.

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Matt Harvey brings Wage Against The Machine to comedy festival stage

March 20th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

CBD resident and award-winning comedian and storyteller, Matt Harvey, is gearing up to perform his latest show Wage Against The Machine as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) from March 29 to April 21.

Residents Forum 3000 welcomes council CEO

March 20th, 2024 - Susan Saunders

The City of Melbourne’s (CoM’s) relatively new CEO Alison Leighton joined residents on March 7 to report on the city’s health and give us some insight into what to expect in months to come.

Meet Laurence Hewson: the voice of Flinders Street Station

March 20th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Most CBD commuters going through Flinders St are likely familiar with the vibrant voice of Laurence Hewson echoing over the loudspeakers; a local Melbourne hero fondly dubbed “the voice of Flinders Street Station”.

“They need our compassion, not judgement”: Church leaders make plea for injecting room

March 20th, 2024 - David Schout

Leaders from three prominent CBD churches have called on the Victorian Government to open a safe injecting room in the central city, urging the state’s leaders to recognise a pressing need to help Melbourne’s “most vulnerable”.

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Prosser’s Seafood: Fresh at Queen Victoria Market

March 20th, 2024 - Marilyn Tan

For the past 93 years, Prosser’s Seafood has been providing fresh food to patrons at Queen Victoria Market.

“Chainsaw massacre”: residents condemn Vic Market tree removal

March 20th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

Residents are up in arms over early works that have begun to remove a large roundabout with trees next to Queen Victoria Market as part of a plan to “unlock” a proposed $1.7 billion high-rise tower development.

“Political party games”: 2023 through the eyes of Australia’s cartoonists

March 20th, 2024 - Gemma Grant

An upcoming Melbourne exhibition is set to showcase the work of Australia’s best political cartoonists and provide an insightful retrospective to the year that was 2023.

Experiencing more at the Melbourne Recital Centre

March 20th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) is celebrating 15 years of ground-breaking performances with a range of new membership offers to get you “closer to the music and musicians you love.”