Politics
Night time committee extended for another year
All 18 members of the City of Melbourne’s first Night Time Economy Advisory Committee (NTEAC) have been reappointed for a further 12 months to continue supporting the city’s recovery from COVID-19.
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Council unleashes eight new off-leash parks, but CBD dogs left disappointed
While the City of Melbourne will establish eight new off-leash dog parks across the municipality, many CBD dog owners have been left disappointed as continued pleas for an off-leash zone in Flagstaff Gardens go unmet.
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An unwanted tag: Singapore meeting exposes City of Melbourne’s dilemma
The City of Melbourne is coming down harder than ever on graffiti, yet street art remains one of the city’s biggest selling points. Can the council have it both ways?
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Plans to transform Elizabeth St in limbo
Three years after the City of Melbourne endorsed plans to pedestrianise large parts of Elizabeth St, the project is now up in the air with zero funding allocated in the latest budget.
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Greens romp home for a fifth consecutive term in Melbourne
Greens leader and Melbourne MP Adam Bandt enjoyed his best Federal Election yet on May 21, winning a fifth consecutive term with an increased percentage of the primary vote, while his party expanded its presence in the House of Representatives.
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Greenline, Queen Victoria Market headline the council’s draft budget as rate rise returns
A record infrastructure spend will see the City of Melbourne pump $50 million and $40 million respectively into the Queen Victoria Market renewal and landmark Greenline project over the next 12 months, in a 2022-23 draft budget that signalled a return to rate rises for locals.
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What the election result means for the City of Melbourne
It was Prime Minister Paul Keating who once said, “when you change the government, you change the country”. He was right, of course. But after this year’s federal election, you can also add “and you change the city too”.
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No new funds for CBD revival, injecting room in latest state budget
The Victorian Government’s latest budget contains no new funding for post-pandemic business recovery in the CBD, or any commitment to a proposed safe injecting facility.
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Doing queue time
CBD residents were forced to queue for 90 minutes at polling booths on Saturday at an election that won’t be forgotten in a hurry.
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Labor look to address decade slide as Greens favoured to win Melbourne again
Ahead of the federal election on May 21, CBD News looks at the seat of Melbourne and whether Labor candidate Keir Paterson can halt the party’s huge slide in first-preference votes since 2010.
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Speaking up - Communicating in vertical villages
A jewel of a theatre: the Bijou in Bourke St
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