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Caiafa booted off council. Riley back
A judge has removed City of Melbourne councillor and Queen Victoria Market trader Michael Caiafa and replaced him with former Team Doyle councillor Susan Riley.
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Will the real Melbourne please stand up
The ambiguity surrounding the place name “Melbourne” is a continuing challenge for those who live and work within postcode 3000.
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Noise wars: A guide to CBD survival
If you are thinking about living in the CBD, you would do well to find a spot in these three garbage-truck-restricted zones.
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Minister is aiming for a positive legacy
New Planning Minister Richard Wynne says he’s got the best job in town.
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From busking to the city’s top job
New Melbourne council CEO Ben Rimmer is returning to the city which gave him a start in life – as a young busker playing violin for extra cash.
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Green light for spending
Melbourne’s “people’s panel” has given a green light to the City of Melbourne to increase rates, sell assets, borrow money, spend more on “green initiatives”, maintain community services and cut capital works spending.
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Protest against removal of Palace interior
Passionate supporters of the Palace Theatre gathered on November 23 to protest the removal of interior fittings by developer Jinshan Investments.
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Council compromised by donations
City of Melbourne councillors were unable to consider a planning application last month because too many of them had received election campaign contributions from the developer.
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Melbourne CEO reflects on seven years at the top
After seven years in the top job, the city’s top bureaucrat moves on this month at a time of unprecedented tensions around population growth within the CBD.
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Nightly truck procession to continue
Sleep-deprived CBD residents were offered little hope of respite from the hundreds of nightly trucks movements when the City of Melbourne discussed waste management last month.
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