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QVM heritage assessment

QVM heritage assessment

April 29th, 2017 - CBD News

The Australian Heritage Council is looking for public comments about the City of Melbourne’s nomination of the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) for national heritage status.

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Photographic frenzy!

April 29th, 2017 - CBD News

A collection of 100 maps documenting geotags has revealed that the most photographed spot in the CBD is the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets.

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Getting to the heart of the city

April 29th, 2017 - CBD News

The most popular reason that people choose to live in the CBD is its variety and closeness to social and cultural activities.

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Residents could rule at town hall

April 28th, 2017 - CBD News

Residential interests may dominate the next Melbourne City Council if the Coalition wins the 2018 state election.

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Vale Don Parsons - local legend

April 27th, 2017 - CBD News

Local legend Don Parsons passed away suddenly in his Greensborough home on April 22.

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ANZAC legend lives on

April 27th, 2017 - CBD News

Veteran Anthony Preston and his son Robert braved the rain to pay tribute to fallen soldiers on ANZAC Day.

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Autumn palette

April 15th, 2017 - CBD News

Summer may have left us for another year, but its bright colours will see us through another season!

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Airbnb: facts and smokescreens

April 14th, 2017 - CBD News

Founded in San Francisco in 2008, Airbnb has been promoted as an online booking platform that supports young creatives and people on low incomes, hoping to make extra money out of spare rooms.

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They’re on a roll!

April 13th, 2017 - CBD News

This month, we showcase Shaun Hossack and his street art management agency, Juddy Roller.

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Yarra Turning Basin, 1906

April 12th, 2017 - CBD News

This elevated view, looking west along the Yarra River and Flinders St, taken from the Commercial Travellers’ Club (now the Rendezvous Hotel), shows (left to right): Banana Alley (beneath the railway yards), the railway viaduct (connecting Flinders St and Spencer St stations), Queens Bridge with the Yarra Turning Basin beyond. 

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Women at work – Sands and McDougall staff, 1897

Women at work – Sands and McDougall staff, 1897

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