“Flies in the face”: Council rejects Town Hall tower plan
The City of Melbourne has urged Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny to reject a major expansion of Lendlease’s Town Hall Station development, warning the proposal would overwhelm one of Melbourne’s most significant civic gateways and cast new shadows over Federation Square and Flinders Street Station.
Nicholas Building celebrates its centenary
Good Nature Hotel brings new pub and beer garden to Fed Square
Business
AGIBOT showcases robotics future in Melbourne
Some of the world’s latest robotics technology was on show in Melbourne on July 17, as Chinese embodied AI company AGIBOT hosted its Australia and New Zealand Partner Conference at the Ritz-Carlton on Lonsdale St.
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Employers call for 10-point fix to work-from-home laws
Victoria’s peak employer groups have released a 10-point plan to overhaul the state government’s proposed work-from-home laws, warning the legislation risks creating a costly and unworkable system for businesses.
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From Port Melbourne to Brooklyn: How Born Social built a creative agency across two continents
What started as a one-woman social media business in Melbourne has grown into an international creative agency with offices in Port Melbourne and Brooklyn, New York.
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Frontier wars memorial in the heart of the city
Tucked into a tiny pocket of native trees, shrubs and plantings on one of Melbourne’s busiest corners is a surprising monument.
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New cocktail bar to open inside historic Queen St building
A new cocktail bar and private dining venue will open on Queen St next month, adding another hospitality offering to Melbourne’s historic Gothic Bank precinct.
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From Port Melbourne to Brooklyn: How Born Social built a creative agency across two continents
Columns
Planning needs more than box-ticking
The way we plan and design our city has lasting consequences, and Melbourne’s recent planning history offers some useful lessons.
Community engagement: a matter long supported by EastEnders
Local News
Chief Commissioner active in CBD arrest
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush took a hands-on role in a CBD arrest on Wednesday, July 15, police said, when he happened to be driving by a man carrying a chisel who was being chased by officers.
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Twenty-year-old criminal “tasker” arrested over firebombings
Police have made what they are describing as “the most consequential arrest” so far in relation to the recent spate of firebombings of hospitality venues around Melbourne.
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Before we put another tower on Melbourne’s front door, we should ask who gets to decide
Thirty years ago, Melbourne made a planning decision that would fundamentally reshape its civic landscape. It chose to tear down two office towers.
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Open House offers a look behind the city’s closed doors
Seeing behind the scenes of some of Melbourne’s best-known venues and buildings can change the way people experience the city, Open House Melbourne boss Tania Davidge says ahead of the organisation’s annual architecture weekend from July 24 to 26.
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How purpose-built student accommodation outperforms private rental in Melbourne
Before the first lecture, whether arriving from regional Victoria or from abroad, a student in Melbourne has to find somewhere to live. A private rental looks like the obvious path. What it actually requires comes as a surprise.
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Before we put another tower on Melbourne’s front door, we should ask who gets to decide
How purpose-built student accommodation outperforms private rental in Melbourne
City overwhelms in MIFF premiere Mad Rush
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