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Adam Seidel.

The day the music died? Busker numbers falling as passers-by stop donating

The City of Melbourne is issuing far fewer permits than they did two years ago.

  • Gemma Grant

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Cyclist Nicholas Tyrrell and his son Ismo, 7.

Angry cyclists accuse City of Melbourne, lord mayor of peddling ‘spin’ on bike lanes

The council has received more than 1500 submissions ahead of its budget meeting next week, and 94 per cent of those favour bike lanes.

  • Cara Waters
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece with NSW Premier Chris Minns on a 36-hour visit to Sydney.

Harbour City gains unexpected cheerleader in Melbourne’s lord mayor

Nick Reece broke official Victorian protocol when he followed his trip to Sydney with a glowing review.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Errol Street in North Melbourne

Locals divided over plan to close North Melbourne street and turn it into a park

Some back the move to bring more green space to the area while others have raised concerns about the impact on businesses, traffic and parking.

  • Cara Waters
Lord Mayor Nick Reece flanked by security guards in March.

Lord mayor says new CBD guards are ‘biggest change’ since PSOs. There are just 10

Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Nick Reece is expanding his controversial CBD security guard scheme, but only a third of the officers pledged will be rolled out.

  • Cara Waters and Sophie Aubrey
An artist’s impression of a section of the Greenline project.

Greenline funding scrapped as City of Melbourne grapples with financial pressure

Lord Mayor Nick Reece says the ambitious linear park planned for the north bank of the Yarra River won’t be delivered.

  • Tom Cowie
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City of Melbourne brought together the city’s leading lights for a summit on big ideas.

The CBD’s future is car-free and open all hours, say these big thinkers

Melbourne’s leading lights were asked for 50 big ideas for the year 2050. The search took them deep undergound.

  • Cara Waters and Sophie Aubrey
Productivity Commissioner Danielle Wood is keynote speaker at the Melbourne 2050 summit on Friday.

Congestion levy and hybrid work underpin productivity chief’s CBD vision

Melbourne is being challenged to reinvent the CBD from a place to house office workers on weekdays to a week-long destination for recreation and culture.

  • Sophie Aubrey and Cara Waters
Lord Mayor Nick Reece.

Lord mayor lashes electoral watchdog over lack of early voting centres

Despite a steep rise in early voting, there are no pre-polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD.

  • Carla Jaeger
The proposed STH BNK development.

$2.7 billion plan to build Australia’s tallest tower falters

Five years on, after buyers paid deposits for 80 per cent of its planned apartments, the STH BNK project in Melbourne’s Southbank still doesn’t have a builder.

  • Nasteho Said and Anders Melin

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