Politics
Councillor’s trip to NZ provides key learning opportunities
City of Melbourne councillor Jamal Hakim says a recent trip to New Zealand has provided valuable insights into various cultural and social programs that can be embraced back home.
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Three statues of women set to be celebrated in the municipality
Three new statues commemorating significant women in Melbourne’s history will be erected as the City of Melbourne looks to close the gap on gender inequality.
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QR code vandalism makes scrubbing the city clean more difficult
The City of Melbourne is working with Victoria Police to track down the culprits responsible for vandalising dozens of QR codes used for reporting graffiti.
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Time to close the gender gap in statues
Of the 580 statues in Melbourne just nine depict real women. There are more statues of fairies and nymphs than there are of actual real women who lived in this city.
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Council deaf to noisy rubbish truck complaints in Hosier Lane
A CBD resident has expressed frustration over an almost daily pre-dawn garbage collection which starts as early as 1am.
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Council targets less than one in 20 vacant shops next year
The City of Melbourne has set a drastic goal to fill empty shopfronts throughout the city, aiming for less than five per cent of vacancies in 2023.
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Labor pledges $400K to Chinese New Year Festival
A re-elected Victorian Labor Government says it will provide $400,000 for the Melbourne Chinatown Chinese New Year Festival.
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Affordable housing to be pursued as part of A’Beckett St sale
The City of Melbourne says it wants to “incorporate into the potential sales terms” an incentive for a future developer to provide affordable housing at an A’Beckett St property which it is putting on the open market.
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Construction industry delays hamper Queen Victoria Market renewal
Delays facing the revamp of Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM) new Food Hall as well as sheds being closed for restoration “continues to have a significant impact,” a City of Melbourne report says.
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CBD safety and injecting room on the agenda as candidates make their pitch ahead of Victorian Election
Candidates vying for the seat of Melbourne in the upcoming Victorian State Election spoke with CBD residents in October about a number of key local and wider issues.
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