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QVM renewal finances: the numbers aren’t the only problem
The latest financial reckoning for the Queen Victoria Market renewal has again exposed a problem that has followed the project almost from the beginning: the City of Melbourne has never been particularly good at explaining how it is paying for it.
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Council backs one-year multicultural advisory committee pilot
The City of Melbourne will establish a multicultural advisory committee to strengthen community input into council policies, services and communications after councillors unanimously endorsed a one-year pilot on August 4.
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QVM review process only raising further questions
The City of Melbourne’s terms of reference for its independent review into Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd have landed, but they may only deepen the governance question that has surrounded this process from the beginning.
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Delivering for Melbourne
Melbourne is one of the world’s great cities because we never stand still. We embrace new ideas, celebrate our diversity and back the people and businesses that make our communities thrive.
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Work-from-home laws reignite fight over Melbourne’s CBD recovery
The Victorian Government’s move to legislate a right to work from home has reignited a bitter debate over Melbourne’s post-pandemic recovery, with the City of Melbourne, business groups and the housing industry warning the policy will add red tape, weaken city activity and create new uncertainty for employers.
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Victoria needs a fresh start
Over the past decade, Victorians have watched our state drift further away from the opportunities and prosperity that once made it the envy of the nation.
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Council backs AI push, framing moment as Melbourne’s “fork in the road”
The City of Melbourne has backed a new push to prepare the city for the workforce disruption and economic opportunities created by generative AI, after councillors supported a motion from Cr Andrew Rowse at the Future Melbourne Committee on May 5.
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ATET legal mess lays bare major questions for the City of Melbourne
The $7 million Supreme Court fight over Docklands floating events space ATET has now reached the point where the City of Melbourne can no longer plausibly present it as just another difficult regulatory dispute.
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CBD budget doubles down on safety, support and a more walkable city
The City of Melbourne’s latest budget makes clear that, for the CBD, safety and street-level confidence remain the council’s central political and civic priority.
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Keeping Melbourne’s CBD strong by backing the people who power it
Melbourne’s CBD is often described as the engine room of our city: busy, diverse and always evolving. But what has stood out to me most over the past few months is not just the pace of change, but the people and communities working every day to keep that engine running.
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