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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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Residents’ fight to keep Queen St roundabout grows after having not “heard anything”
A group of residents are begging the City of Melbourne to reconsider its plan to remove a large roundabout next to the Queen Victoria Market, arguing the traffic strategy “is nonsense”.
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Red bricks ripped up as Hardware Lane revamped
Hardware Lane’s iconic red bricks will be ripped up and replaced by bluestone paving as part of $2 million works to improve the popular CBD dining laneway.
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Council introduces pop-up library on Bourke St
The City of Melbourne opened a new “pop-up library lounge” to the community at 628 Bourke St on October 17.
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Key council reports to be made public far earlier
Locals could be given an extra week to consider important council reports after the City of Melbourne pledged to amend their governance rules.
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Council ramps up graffiti blitz
The City of Melbourne has pledged “faster graffiti removal” than ever before, with its Rapid Response Clean Team now proactively patrolling graffiti hotspots in neighbourhoods outside the CBD for the first time.
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Melbourne CEO reflects on seven years at the top
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