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Tea Rooms unveil new-look home at historic building

August 25th, 2021 - CBD News

One of Melbourne’s oldest tea rooms and cake shop hopes to give its new home in the CBD a makeover under plans to be considered by City of Melbourne.

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Fifth CBD precinct group emerges

August 25th, 2021 - CBD News

A new CBD-focused precinct association, representing businesses in the growing “city north” catchment, will soon be established with the support of the City of Melbourne.

Dining scheme set to return after injecting $40m into the city

August 25th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

The City of Melbourne’s popular Melbourne Money scheme – which pumped $40 million into the city’s economy – is set to return for “another round” once the sixth lockdown ends.

Pedestrians benefit from Elizabeth St revamp

August 25th, 2021 - CBD News

More than four years after its proposed start date, streetscape upgrades at the southern end of Elizabeth St have finally been completed.

“Gains have been lost”: Office occupancy plummets again

August 25th, 2021 - CBD News

Repeat lockdowns have decimated Melbourne’s CBD workplaces, with just 12 per cent of office space occupied compared with pre-COVID levels.

From trash to treasure … light-up installation transforms CBD laneway

August 25th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

A colourful art installation featuring preloved dollhouses once destined for landfill has breathed new life into a narrow CBD laneway.

Booksellers unite in new chapter to halt city exodus

August 25th, 2021 - CBD News

Like many booksellers, Dino Traverso of Dymocks bookshop in the CBD has found it tough to attract new customers amid repeated lockdowns.

The flash brothels of Little Lon

August 25th, 2021 - CBD News

A major historical study has been made of the flash brothels that proliferated in the 19th century in an area of the CBD known colloquially as Little Lon.