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CBD laneways come to life with local art
Forty laneways throughout the CBD will be transformed into public art attractions in a program designed to keep artists employed during the pandemic.
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Mooted tower near QVM could destroy iconic art laneway
An iconic street art laneway in Melbourne’s CBD could face the wrecking ball after the City of Melbourne approved plans to build an adjoining 41-storey tower development.
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Push for a better-designed city welcomes local input
The City of Melbourne’s newly appointed Design Excellence Advisory Committee brings together industry experts, academics and community members to work through design challenges and opportunities facing Melbourne. CBD News spoke with two locals who form part of the inaugural committee.
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City Loop safety upgrade sits idle with no contractor in sight
Workssites near Parliament Station and Flagstaff Gardens continue to sit dormant as the state government desperately tries to find a new contractor to finish a safety upgrade of Melbourne’s City Loop.
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High-rise, high-risk
The build-to-rent high-rise towers proposed for the Marvel Stadium precinct could become high risk ghettos for short-stays.
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Council has its say over state-wide infrastructure
The City of Melbourne has had its first say on the Victorian Government’s draft 30-year Infrastructure Strategy, after the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) endorsed the council’s submission at a meeting earlier this month.
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How would your building rate?
The City of Melbourne is partnering with the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) to rate 20 apartment buildings in water and energy use efficiency.
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Interim planning controls
Chief amongst planning news in an otherwise quiet period within the CBD is the introduction of the Victorian Government’s new interim planning controls for the CBD and parts of Southbank – Amendment C262 to the Melbourne Planning Scheme.
Read MoreA big month in planning
Another month and another slew of planning applications have made their way on to Urban Melbourne’s radar – most notably 200m+ towers at 293-303 LaTrobe St and 350 Queen St.
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Call for plan for the central city
Some order may come to the apparent planning chaos within the CBD if City of Melbourne planning chair Cr Ken Ong has his way.
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Money blowout on graffiti removal
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