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An end of year OCC health check-up
It unfortunately doesn’t take many chats with other CBD owners before you realise the unique challenges of being on an owners’ corporation committee (OCC) in the city. A range of upcoming changes to the Owners Corporation Act 2006 (OC Act) have improved how OCCs will be able to operate. Yet what makes a good OCC isn’t just the law but the people in and around it.
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Happier days for heritage
Christmas may have come early with news that the Sir Charles Hotham Hotel on the corner of Spencer and Flinders streets is finally getting the tender, love and care it’s deserved for decades.
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Celebrate the festive season on Collins St
After continued lockdowns for the past four months, the Collins Street Precinct Group (CSPG) and its members have been busy preparing for Melburnians to return to the city for the festive season.
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“Happily exhausted”: Lord Mayor absolutely loves her job
The final subject of our Councillor Profile series doesn’t need much of an introduction. Lord Mayor Sally Capp has become the face of our city during her three-and-a-half-year reign in the top job, and she continues to prove why she’s the right leader during a crisis.
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The best bratwursts in Australia
If you’re looking for the best bratwursts in Australia, look no further than Bratwurst Shop & Co at Queen Victoria Market (QVM).
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A Very Koorie Krismas
The city will be celebrating Christmas with an Indigenous twist this year thanks to the Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) which is also throwing an end-of-year art exhibition showcasing more than 100 works by Aboriginal artists.
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Reason for optimism
Hello. It is said a week can be a long time in politics. Well, it’s been a month since my first regular column in Hyperlocal’s fleet of newspapers. A long month. An important month. A month that showed politics at its best. And at its worst.
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New campaign to lure residents into the CBD
In 1978, architectural commentator Norman Day described Melbourne as “an empty useless city centre.”
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Huge height increase for office tower next to Melbourne Club
A proposed office tower at the “best business address in the country” is set to be almost 60 metres taller after new plans were endorsed by the City of Melbourne.
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Plans to restore 109-year-old hotel to former its glory
A historic hotel dubbed an “eyesore” at a prominent CBD site could be restored to its former glory under an $48 million plan to be considered by the City of Melbourne.
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Passions ignited by Flower Show debate
Fight for sign lost in Supreme Court
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