Council fast-tracks new cycling lanes
New cycling lanes spanning the CBD and beyond will be installed in the next 12 months as the City of Melbourne ramps up its bicycle infrastructure pledge.
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Hotel outbreak
At the time of publishing the July edition of CBD News, a cluster of 14 COVID-19 cases had been linked to the Stamford Plaza Hotel on Little Collins St.
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Honouring the unsung heroes of the pandemic
For every tale of hardship during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been another of kindness and selflessness.
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Residents meet again
CBD residents’ group EastEnders met on June 15 for the first time since lockdown began in a Zoom meeting with Lord Mayor Sally Capp and Cr Jackie Watts.
Read MoreStrategy to ease life for elders
The City of Melbourne is finalising its draft four-year plan to address the needs of older people living in the municipality.
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Mass protest makes a return
After months of quiet the Melbourne CBD ws filled with tens of thousands of protestors on Saturday June 6, in a local iteration of Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the world.
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Yesterday, I was crying
It has been an emotional road back for businesses as they rebrand themselves for a different CBD in the interval between the old regime and the new.
Read MoreMove to simplify apartment rules
The City of Melbourne has moved to overhaul its relationship with apartment dwellers after three months of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses.
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“Hellmouth”: ground opens up on Collins St
Some Melburnians were questioning if the end of the world was upon them when a sinkhole opened up on Collins St on Tuesday, June 2.
Read MoreFighting unemployment and climate change
To combat the two biggest challenges facing Victorians in 2020—climate change and COVID-19—the City of Melbourne has announced a new project to plant 150,000 new trees, shrubs and grasses in the municipality over the next six months.
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Vertical village strategic futures
“Watch this space” on panel
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