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ACT UP in the city
“Being a young gay boy from Adelaide, landing in Melbourne in the 1990s was very exciting,” Brenton Geyer told CBD News.
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Store still taking wildlife knits
It was all action at the counter of the Morris & Sons last week as people returning to work dropped by to find out what they could make for wildlife victims of the bushfires.
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City arsonist
Police charged a 27-year-old man after several allegedly suspicious fires in Melbourne’s CBD on January 6.
Read MoreLoop Bar extension rejected
A bid to extend trading hours at a rooftop bar that angered local residents in 2018 has been rejected by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR).
Read MoreSeven charged following thieving in CBD
Police have charged seven people following a series of pickpocketing and theft offences on train and tram networks and at popular shopping precincts across the CBD over the past two months.
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The women’s centre without walls
The Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) occupies the site of Melbourne’s first hospital. Its first section opened in 1848. By the end of that century almost the entire block was forming Melbourne’s medical precinct.
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The Future of creative Melbourne
One of my friends who was recently painting in a local laneway runs an important blog on street art. He’s an interesting artist.
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Museum quality work in Flinders Lane
When you are an artist, it’s not just a case of getting the job done. It’s the thought that goes into the work that counts because you want a viewer to retrace those steps.
Read MoreShort-stay abuse despite resident’s VCAT win
Residents in a prestige Melbourne apartment tower report that they are living in fear of abuse and violent threats from out-of-control short-stay guests – despite a VCAT ruling in favour of a resident who complained.
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What’s to come in 2020
The Melbourne CBD middle market performed strongly throughout 2019, continuing its momentum from the preceding year, setting record capital value rates and sharp yields. This momentum is expected to continue in 2020.
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“Pop-up bike lane” for safer cycling
Vertical village “volunteers”
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