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As Autumn begins to settle in, at City Precinct we are feeling positive about the beginning of a new cycle. As people start to return to the city, we are ready and waiting with open doors and full sanitiser pumps!
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Little Flinders St East, looking east, corner of Swanston St, 1870s
Looking at this photograph taken in the 1870s, it is hard to believe that the photographer was standing on the west side of Swanston St just opposite the St Paul’s Cathedral site. His camera is pointed up Flinders Lane and if he walked up the street far enough he would end up at the Treasury Gardens.
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The time for waiting is over
It is fair to say that nothing in our work in the City of Melbourne is predictable. However, one recent day will stand out in my mind for some time to come.
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Inner city schools for inner city kids
We know what makes our inner city great; vibrant arts and culture, our intricate network of laneways lined with cafes and shops, our bustling streets and lovely parks laid out more than a century ago.
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Knife fights and Airbnb
Another wild fight in an Airbnb apartment in the CBD left a number of young people with stab wounds and residents fuming about the under-regulated short-stay industry.
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Is Melbourne at risk of losing its cultural credibility?
The people disappeared, the shops shut, and the galleries closed. It has been a struggle at Blender Studios.
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Metro Tunnel puts safety for all on the agenda
If you’ve travelled along St Kilda Rd recently you’ll have noticed major progress at the new Anzac Station, which is taking shape with the final wall and roof structures now in place.
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Centreway Arcade’s lost heritage
We were saddened and somewhat baffled to see construction hoardings pop up inside the Centreway Arcade in March.
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A tale of wrecked men
In A Jealous Tide by Anna MacDonald the narrator is a woman who is adept at finding space for reflection.
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Trying out the council’s new bike lanes
Back in July 2020, the City of Melbourne approved an accelerated budget to fast-track delivery of more safe bike lanes in the CBD.
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Red bikes in as city retries cycle scheme
Questions on heritage QVM response
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