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New to living in Melbourne’s CBD?
You have come to live in the city recently expecting to engage in a vibrant, inner-city lifestyle only to find relatively quiet streets and lightly occupied venues, all due to the re-emergence of the pandemic.
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Lawyers, lovers and STDs. How to limit your risk – part one
For those who recently exited or were ejected from a relationship, there can often be increased activity when multiple partners are involved. You may remember the slogan: “If it’s not on it’s not on!”
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101 Victorians – could you be one of them?
We all know Victorians are a diverse bunch, but the Metro Tunnel Creative Program is about to find out just how diverse a community we have.
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Down but not out
It’s 4pm on Sunday, January 23 and it’s still over 30 degrees, probably more on the CBD’s bitumen streets.
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New heights, Turkish delights: Family business thrives at QVM
For Furkan Baydar, co-owner of Lunara Delights, running a Turkish delight business is a family tradition three-generations in the making.
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Aboriginal man wins top prize for artwork depicting identity and sexuality
As a proud gay Aboriginal man, Ronald Pepper didn’t hold back in putting his all into a recent piece of artwork which took home the top prize in the Koorie Art Show.
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Tragedy on our streets
Thursday, January 20 was going along like any other until I received a phone call from St Vincent’s Hospital ICU. The “Can you please get here ASAP” call is always ominous.
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Learning from others
Around the world, cities are all regulating short stays, sometimes with eye-watering penalties greater than the property value of the apartment involved.
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Concerns grow over heritage-listed building, but Planning Minister says there’s “no plan” for destruction
A fight to save a city icon from destruction is underway after Minister for Planning Richard Wynne called in an application that proposes to redevelop the site of the heritage-listed Shell House.
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Unison CEO hopes council housing project could be the first of many in the CBD
When Unison CEO James King first got wind that the City of Melbourne was looking to transform one of its CBD properties into housing for rough sleepers, he knew his organisation was well-placed to deliver its vision.
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