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Life returning to Collins St

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

It’s a pleasing moment to walk through the Collins Street Precinct and see busy retail stores and restaurants filled with people.

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Victory Parade, August 1945 – “106 minutes of wild cheering”

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

The War in the Pacific was over and despite cold and rain, Melbournians turned out in force to celebrate. It had rained for 90 minutes before the parade of 20,000 service personnel and other war workers marched through the CBD in the early afternoon of Friday, August 24, 1945.

Something For Kate

February 24th, 2021 - Chris Mineral

Two clear examples of the symbiotic relationship between art and music could be found in a couple of art galleries in the CBD.

Frankie’s post-lockdown play

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Frankie, who lives with Biagio in his West Melbourne home, is relishing her newfound freedom in sunny Flagstaff Gardens.

The Wild West of OC elections

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Owners’ corporations (OCs) are often referred to as a fourth tier of government – and our elections are just as political!

Government hypocrisy on the record

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Hansard can be decidedly inconvenient for pivoting politicians.

New mural for Melbourne

February 24th, 2021 - Adrian Doyle

As the planet completes another rotation of the sun, and things really ramp up in 2021 I hope all readers had a fun and somewhat normal holiday.

Losing more of our heritage

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

In a 1970s era gold-tiled lobby nestled into a 1920s facade on Russell St, you walk past a mysterious red door hiding a theatrette behind, and an old-school letterboard asks you to choose between a clunky lift and faded timber stairs.

Portraits of a fictional artist

February 24th, 2021 - CBD News

Photographs no longer reflect the world; rather the world reflects them. They deliver a version of reality that at a surface level is consumed as “truth”.