Hotel boom to flood Melbourne with rooms
CENTRAL Melbourne is experiencing an unprecedented boom in hotel construction with 12 properties being built and as many as another 25 in the planning pipeline.
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Evergreen rider keen to keep Around the Bay
EVERGREEN cyclist Tom Melican has not missed the Around the Bay bike ride since its inception in 1993. But his record was put in danger when wife Vicky booked an overseas holiday for October.
How self-driving cars will put rich in the fast lane
DRIVERLESS car passengers willing — or wealthy enough — to fork out more cash will be able to get to their destination quicker by bidding online for right of way, two Melbourne philosophers warn.
We need to defy the needless strawberry needle panic
THE thought of biting into a strawberry only to have a needle pierce your mouth is frightening but why is cutting them up beforehand too much for many Aussies? Instead we have to watch truckloads of the sweet produce being dumped, writes Rita Panahi.
Know a motorcyclist? This is must-read
A WORLD-FIRST test and rate system has been launched for motorcycle clothing to measure comfort and safety, so riders can dress as safely as possible when on the road.
Shops, hotels planned to replace 1980s arcade
A $105 million shops and hotels redevelopment has been proposed for The Walk Arcade in Melbourne’s CBD.
New plans for La Trobe St high rise
A PROPOSED inner city apartment tower has been reborn as a hotel, with plans lodged with city council for a $29.8 million, 99-room tower on La Trobe street.
Queries over wire-rope barrier truck safety
THE safety of wire-rope barriers being installed along Victorian highways has again been questioned, this time by a national trucking organisation.
How mansions make our outer suburbs less liveable
LIVING in a huge three-bedroom house with a large backyard and movie room in outer Melbourne gives you a better quality of life than residing in a high-density property in Fitzroy, right? Wrong, according to this study.
Addicts opt out of injecting room
DRUG users are staying away from North Richmond’s safe injecting room on weekends, baffling health workers and leading to public drug-taking.
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