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Lord Mayor calls for urgent help amid “extremely worrying” report into the city’s ailing economy

Lord Mayor Sally Capp will meet with federal and state treasurers to urge targeted city support beyond March after a council report outlined a devastating economic impact of COVID-19 on Melbourne almost 12 months on.

Owners’ corporation changes shut down

A bid to make it easier for owners’ corporations (OCs) to take legal action against corrupt developers has been shut down in the Victorian upper house.

A major heritage gift

If you’ve been following heritage news in the CBD for a while now, you may remember a brief moment in 2014 when the Bourke St Target Centre made the news, inspired by our calls to remove its cheap cladding to reveal one of Melbourne’s longest hidden heritage gems.

Central Equity wins HIA Apartment Complex of the Year 2020

Central Equity has taken out the prestigious Housing Industry Association (HIA) Victorian Apartment Complex of the Year 2020 Award, for its recently completed landmark apartment tower Melbourne Grand. 

Design meets heritage to create the ultimate Melbourne loft

Every now and then a property comes along that is crafted to perfection. 

Chinatown has a Niübi

Walking down Little Bourke St through Melbourne’s busy Chinatown Precinct, you’d be forgiven for walking past Heffernan Lane without a second glace, but if you did, you’d be missing out on an iconic piece of Melbourne history. 

Old Danks Store Yard, Bourke St, during demolition, 1958

As the photographer Pierre Robin stopped outside the John Danks & Co Store Yard at 409 Bourke St, it is likely he had one thing in mind; to record the site before it disappeared from view.

Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Courtney Barnett was in Babe Ruth mode, hitting an extraordinary home run during lockdown when she recorded and filmed with her band at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building. 

Troubled novel captures a bad summer