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Renters getting a rough go under Labor
If you’ve had the misfortunate of attending a rental inspection in Melbourne, you’re not alone.
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Councillor: absence of CBD polling booths for voting in referendum, elections “not good enough”
Local residents were forced to travel to polling centres outside the CBD to vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14 due to a lack of available polling centres.
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Council frozen out by government on liquor changes
Calls for clarification on new late-night venue rules, and what it could mean for CBD residents, are being ignored by the state government.
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Council executive steps down amid conflict-of-interest concerns
A high-ranking City of Melbourne staff member has announced they will step down from their role after declaring they were “ready to move on” less than three years into their term.
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Community devastated by Israel-Palestine conflict
Melbourne’s Israeli and Palestinian communities have shared stories of despair and heartbreak as they grapple with the escalating violence.
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No call yet on Greenline cyclists, construction due to start in April 2024
The City of Melbourne is still considering whether Northbank’s transformation will be cyclist-free, as construction is set to begin after 2024’s Moomba.
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Community invited to have their say on Queen Victoria Market’s “people’s park”
The City of Melbourne has officially launched community consultation for a 1.8-hectare park proposed for the Queen Victoria Market, which would be the largest of its kind in the CBD.
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Council wants to keep Arbory Afloat despite Greenline’s raised walkway designs
Questions have emerged about how the popular floating bar would operate as part of elevated footpath designs at Flinders Walk.
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Council calling on locals to have their say on the CBD’s “Future Streets”
The City of Melbourne opened its 10-week consultation process with the community in August on its Future Streets Framework – a strategy which looks to completely reshape the CBD’s street space for decades to come.
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Locals, stakeholders endorse CBD end of Greenline, less convinced about Docklands side
Hundreds of residents and stakeholders have strongly endorsed designs for the eastern “city” end of the City of Melbourne’s flagship Greenline project but have expressed less certainty about the western “Docklands” side.
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Research into high-rise living and resident satisfaction
Emergency shelter extended, but housing needed
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