‘Overblown’ council crackdown on street gardens
The rise of street gardening gave Melbourne’s communities a lift in troubled Covid times, but now the City of Port Phillip is threatening $1000 fines.
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Name change for ‘racist’ Moreland Council wins backing
A controversial bid by an inner-city council to change its “racist” name has won support from the state government.
Changes slated for iconic St Kilda precinct
St Kilda’s bustling tourism precinct is tipped to get a huge makeover, with cars to be banished from some roads to create a pedestrian plaza.
City council cans key feature of landmark project
A final plan for the city-shaping Greenline project has been released, but one key proposal for the Yarra won’t fly.
Controversial QVM upgrade to serve up city cash injection
After being devastated by the effects of Covid, a $268m plan to spruce up Queen Victoria Market is set to deliver a huge economic boost.
Melbourne to become nation’s biggest city
Melbourne will overtake Sydney and regain its title as Australia’s largest city by 2027 with a population of 5.7 million.
How can offices coax workers back?
Most workers still want to spend part of the week at home now lockdowns are over. So what can offices in Melbourne’s CBD do to coax workers back?
First five-star hotel to boost struggling Docklands
A new waterfront hotel that has been dubbed a “resort-style haven” is set to boost Melbourne’s Docklands precinct, which has been hard hit by pandemic shutdowns.
Fight to save trees of ‘enormous beauty’
Dozens of London plane trees are being replaced in the inner city and a heritage group is fighting for them. This is why.
Train line tower plan slammed as ‘ghettos in the sky’
A $25bn proposal to build a wall of towers from the CBD to South Yarra has been slammed as “unaffordable and family-unfriendly”.
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