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“Sounding board for the city”: Presidents of Residents forum providing valuable counsel to council
Established during COVID-19 to collate feedback from well-connected locals, the “Presidents of Residents” forum is now a permanent part of decision-making at Town Hall.
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Community throws its support behind leasing South Melbourne Town Hall to music academy
A proposal to make the South Melbourne Town Hall home to Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) under a potentially 50-year lease has attracted huge support from the community.
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Councillor handpicked by Liberals to contest crucial federal by-election
A Melbourne councillor will contest a by-election for the eastern suburbs seat of Aston on April 1, in a move that could see her replaced by Town Hall’s first-ever Indigenous councillor.
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Pedestrian numbers higher than pre-COVID as council makes renewed focus on office workers return
For the first time since the onset of COVID-19, monthly pedestrian traffic in the City of Melbourne has hit a higher level since before the pandemic.
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Wherefore art thou? Five years on, no word on multi-million-dollar public artwork
Local government remains tight-lipped about a key piece of artwork destined for Southbank.
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New linear park set to transform iconic arts precinct
Construction has begun on a much-anticipated green space in Dodds St, which the City of Melbourne promises will be a “sanctuary” for the community.
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Win for Eureka residents as hours cut back on bright business sign
An application for 24-hour illuminated business signs at Freshwater Place that threatened to impact residents at Eureka Tower has had its hours cut back and the signs will be turned off between 11pm and 6am.
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Greenline stage one designs approved as locals have their say
Locals have had their say on the revitalisation of the Birrarung Marr river edge, mostly endorsing the first of five stages in the $300 million “city shaping” Greenline project, along the Yarra River.
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Local author championing gender equality welcomes more statues of women
A local author who has been writing about a lack of women in Melbourne’s statuary for more than 20 years says she is glad the City of Melbourne “is finally listening”.
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Rates to rise as cap doubles, but “modest” increase frustrates
City of Melbourne locals could pay up to 3.5 per cent more for their council rates next financial year, after the Victorian Government doubled the rate cap for 2023/24.
Read MoreNew Dodds St park moves ahead after council called out for “prematurely celebrating” the end of Southbank Boulevard
Work to create a much-anticipated linear park in Dodds St is set to begin in January, with new decorative landscape walls, mounded grasslands, and trees among its features.
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Transformation takes shape at Southbank Promenade
The first stage of the Southbank Promenade upgrade near Princes Bridge has been completed with Lord Mayor Sally Cappy celebrating the improvements just in time for summer.
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Cr Cunsolo elected as new Port Phillip Mayor
The City of Port Phillip has a new Mayor, with first-term councillor Heather Cunsolo elected in what will be just her third year of serving on the council.
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Taylor makes history as Labor retains Albert Park
Labor’s Nina Taylor has become the first woman to serve the Albert Park electorate, after the Southbank resident and former upper house MP claimed victory in the Victorian Election.
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Council CEO stood down immediately after internal probe finding on anonymous donation
City of Melbourne chief executive officer Justin Hanney has finished up in his role earlier than expected after an internal investigation found he should have declared an anonymous donation for a yacht race.
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Southbank Boulevard reaches an end, but new playground splits opinion
The long-awaited $44 million transformation of Southbank Boulevard has been completed, but it was the final piece of the project – a “risky” playground – that got people talking.
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Could this pocket of Southbank decide a knife-edge election seat?
Around 4000 Southbankers will vote in the seat of Prahran for the first time this Victorian Election, and the cohort is likely to have a huge say in who takes the knife-edge seat.
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Council to meet in Southbank
The City of Melbourne will host its next Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting in Southbank on Tuesday, November 22 at 6pm.
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Meet the candidates
Locals will be given another chance to meet their candidates running for the seat of Albert Park ahead of the November 26 state election on November 15 and 16 at the Boyd Community Hub.
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Candidates talk Southbank
E-scooters, low-traffic neighbourhoods, the Arts Precinct transformation, trucks on City Rd, and a “master plan for Southbank” were just some of the issues discussed by candidates for the Victorian seat of Albert Park at a forum in Southbank on November 6.
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Thumbs up for Boyd Park
Business help amid “devastating” impact of lockdown
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