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Melbourne honours its brightest changemakers at 2025 Melbourne Awards
Melbourne celebrated the people and organisations shaping the city’s future at the 2025 Melbourne Awards on November 15, recognising outstanding contributions across leadership, creativity, community impact and innovation.
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Cr Le Liu moves to overturn council’s past support for CBD injecting room
The debate over a medically supervised injecting service (MSIS) in Melbourne’s CBD will return to Town Hall on November 25, with Cr Phil Le Liu bringing forward a motion to formally overturn the City of Melbourne’s previous support for such a facility.
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Golden Age completes boutique office tower on Little Collins St
Developer Golden Age Group has announced the completion of 130 Little Collins St – a 28-storey designer office tower that brings new energy, craftsmanship and confidence to the city’s Paris End.
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Melbourne CBD retail surges as Lacoste joins wave of flagship openings
Melbourne’s CBD retail market is continuing its strong post-pandemic resurgence, with global fashion brand Lacoste the latest to secure a major flagship store in the heart of the city.
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Kids kick off the Big Summer Read at Queen Victoria Market’s new library
Victorian children are being encouraged to swap screens for stories these holidays, with this year’s Big Summer Read officially launched at the City of Melbourne’s newest library at Queen Victoria Market.
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Rest in Power: QVWC exhibition honours Isla Bell and a student-led movement against gendered violence
A powerful new exhibition at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) is inviting Melburnians to reflect, remember and act in the face of rising gendered violence.
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Continued public appeal after police assaulted at Melbourne protest
Detectives from the North West Metro Regional Crime Squad have released images and footage of seven people they are seeking to identify after police were allegedly assaulted at a protest in Melbourne’s CBD last month.
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Fed Square turns into a sky-high skills showcase for VCE Vocational Major students
Fed Square was transformed into an open-air classroom of the future on November 6 and 7, as thousands of visitors flocked to Look Up to the Future — a free two-day installation celebrating the hands-on learning offered through the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) and VET programs.
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Get Charmed this Black Friday at The Strand and Melbourne’s GPO
Melbourne’s retail heart will shimmer with style this Black Friday weekend, as The Strand Melbourne and Melbourne’s GPO unveil a one-of-a-kind shopping experience celebrating the joy of personalisation.
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City of Melbourne adopts new Council Plan
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a major long-term strategy to guide the city’s future, with councillors describing it as one of the most significant decisions of the current council term.
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“Youth and Beauty meet at River Festival”
Council backs early years review in push for “fair start” for every Melbourne child
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