Politics » Council Affairs
Council calling on locals to have their say on the CBD’s “Future Streets”
The City of Melbourne opened its 10-week consultation process with the community in August on its Future Streets Framework – a strategy which looks to completely reshape the CBD’s street space for decades to come.
Latest
New French restaurant a “massive investment” to the CBD
There are plans for a new, and lavish, $10 million French-themed restaurant to be operated by renowned restaurateur Chris Lucas in the CBD. In what will be welcome news for food lovers, the three-storey restaurant called “Batard” will be situated at 19-21 and 23-29 Bourke St and will feature a rooftop bar and courtyard.
Read More
QVM traders say increased costs would hurt business
Queen Victoria Market (QVM) traders say uncertainty looms over the future of their businesses after being informed they will face additional fees to cover rising operational costs.
Read More
International students strain under work restrictions
Work restrictions introduced by the federal government in July that limit international students to 48 hours per fortnight are having wide-ranging effects, with some students feeling the economic pinch and others being forced to leave the country entirely.
Read More
Locals, stakeholders endorse CBD end of Greenline, less convinced about Docklands side
Hundreds of residents and stakeholders have strongly endorsed designs for the eastern “city” end of the City of Melbourne’s flagship Greenline project but have expressed less certainty about the western “Docklands” side.
Read More
The founding of Melbourne and its changing faces
On August 30, 1835, European settlers sailed from Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) aboard the schooner Enterprize. They landed on the north bank of the Yarra River and established a settlement, on the corner of William and Flinders streets – today known as Enterprize Park.
Read More
The robust CBD garden providing calm amongst the chaos
In a densely populated corner of the CBD, a small garden plays a modest but important role in meeting the human and social needs of local residents.
Read More
Becoming Eliza, being Anna O’Byrne
Melbourne-raised, Anna O’Byrne’s elevation from the Australian Girls’ Choir to becoming an internationally renowned star soprano has been an incredible journey and an atmospheric ascendency.
Read More
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s movie concert series returns
The last tickets are on sale for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) eighth and final performance of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back this October.
Read More
Unity, Culture, Hope: Songs for Freedom play for change
Marking the 40th anniversary year of 16-year-old Yinjibarndi boy John Pat’s death, Songs for Freedom is a moving assembly of soul, blues and country music by the Freedom Collective, advocating for change in the alarmingly disproportionate incarceration rates of Aboriginal children in Australian prisons.
Read More
Melbourne’s Arts Precinct to be transformed by a new garden, Laak Boorndap
Port Phillip uncertainties
Download the Latest Edition