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Council executive Roger Teale steps down amid conflict-of-interest concerns

A high-ranking City of Melbourne staff member has announced they will step down from their role after declaring they were “ready to move on” less than three years into their term.

Business

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Montague gets its first supermarket

November 7th, 2023 - Southbank News

In a welcome sign of the new precinct’s growth, supermarket giant Coles opened a new “Local” store in Montague last month.

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Best places to eat and drink: November

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

Make the most of the warmer weather and longer days. Whether it’s pre-theatre snacks, a fiesta floating on the river or Sunday sessions at Fed Square, here are just a few to tide you over until summer.

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Visitor numbers back on track at South Melbourne Market

Visitor numbers back on track at South Melbourne Market

October 4th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

Visitation levels at the South Melbourne Market have jumped in the past year, reaching near pre-pandemic levels, according to the annual report released in October.

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Come for Wakuda’s dining, and stay for the karaoke

October 4th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

There is a new venue calling Melbourne’s Midcity Centre home promising to deliver a dining and entertainment experience that “fosters connections and creates lasting memories through the universal pleasure of good food and fun times”.

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Staff at Uni Melb’s art school plead for better working conditions

Staff at Uni Melb’s art school plead for better working conditions

October 4th, 2023 - Georgie Atkins

Following an historic, week-long staff strike at the University of Melbourne’s (UoM) Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) bargaining team walked out of negotiations on September 4 after university management failed to acknowledge the union’s core demands.

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Montague gets its first supermarket

November 7th, 2023 - Southbank News
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Best places to eat and drink: November

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes
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Visitor numbers back on track at South Melbourne Market

October 4th, 2023 - Brendan Rees
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Come for Wakuda’s dining, and stay for the karaoke

October 4th, 2023 - Jack Hayes
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Staff at Uni Melb’s art school plead for better working conditions

October 4th, 2023 - Georgie Atkins

Columns

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Anzac Station on the move

November 7th, 2023 - Metro Tunnel

Work on St Kilda Rd’s Anzac Station is progressing in line with the Metro Tunnel’s 2025 opening date, with architectural fit-out well under way and installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment continuing.

Local News

A sit-down with Anthea Loucas Bosha: CEO of Food and Wine Victoria

A sit-down with Anthea Loucas Bosha: CEO of Food and Wine Victoria

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

The role of CEO of Food and Wine Victoria – the overarching body responsible for the celebrated Melbourne Food & Wine Festival (MFWF) and Drink Victorian, among other events and projects – may sound like the perfect job. And, for Anthea Loucas Bosha, it is.

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Southbank Police Station to reduce reception hours amid residents’ crime concerns

Southbank Police Station to reduce reception hours amid residents’ crime concerns

November 7th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

Victoria Police will temporarily reduce the reception hours at Southbank Police Station in the coming months with resources to be redirected towards conducting community patrols.

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Emily selected as ambassador for World Teachers’ Day

November 7th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

South Melbourne Primary School’s dedicated and passionate educator Emily West says being chosen as an ambassador for World Teachers’ Day was an “honour and a privilege”.

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Ray White gets behind Movember

Ray White gets behind Movember

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

Some call it a caterpillar, others a cookie duster, and it has even been referred to as a lip toupee … you’ll probably call it a moustache, and this Movember, local real estate agents, Ray White Southbank, are growing theirs to raise funds for men’s mental and physical health.

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A glittery, sequin-y New Year’s Eve planned for Melbourne

A glittery, sequin-y New Year’s Eve planned for Melbourne

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

The City of Melbourne is digging into the Priscilla: Queen of the Desert playbook for New Year’s Eve 2023, promising a celebration like “no other” filled with glitz, glam and … sequins.

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A sit-down with Anthea Loucas Bosha: CEO of Food and Wine Victoria

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes
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Southbank Police Station to reduce reception hours amid residents’ crime concerns

November 7th, 2023 - Brendan Rees
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Emily selected as ambassador for World Teachers’ Day

November 7th, 2023 - Brendan Rees
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Ray White gets behind Movember

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes
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A glittery, sequin-y New Year’s Eve planned for Melbourne

November 7th, 2023 - Jack Hayes
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