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CBD-focused organisations receive grants

February 24th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria (BSRV) has received $13,950 as part of the City of Melbourne’s 2022 Connected Communities Grants program to go towards its mission of greater social inclusion for blind and vision-impaired people in Melbourne.

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You can keep your new year’s resolution!

February 24th, 2022 - CBD News

By February around 80 per cent of us will have abandoned our new year promises to ourselves and, at year’s end, research shows that eight per cent will have fulfilled those resolves.

Push for national response to homelessness

February 24th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

The leader of a charity who threw his support behind a CBD project last year to create an emergency housing shelter says it “doesn’t surprise” him that a national homelessness strategy has yet to be developed.

Policewoman takes out top literary prize

February 24th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

A former policewoman has won the country’s most lucrative literary prize, worth $100,000, for her debut book Black and Blue.

Residents express concern as more bike lanes imminent

February 24th, 2022 - David Schout

CBD residents have expressed safety and congestion concerns as the City of Melbourne pushes ahead with creating more cycling lanes throughout the Hoddle Grid.

A dining experience fit for a DAME

February 24th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Dame. A title given to a woman as a special honour because of the work she has done.

Fed-up residents call for better street tree care

February 24th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Residents are becoming increasingly frustrated over what they say is a lack of care for street trees in the CBD.

PSOs mark a decade of service

February 24th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Victoria’s protective services officers (PSOs) have served a decade on the job with the milestone marked with a commemorative patrol in the CBD in February.