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Boyd Park update
The City of Melbourne says it will release a draft concept plan for the new park behind the Boyd Community Hub later this year.
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Underspending on works and staff blowout
How does the City of Melbourne manage to consistently underspend its capital works budget by tens of millions of dollars every year?
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Hotel project underway
Construction of a new 16-storey hotel at the site of the former Tow Truck Building at 167 City Rd is now underway.
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A look into Fishermans future
The City of Port Phillip’s Fishermans Bend Community Forum opened to the public for the first time last month.
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Eco-friendly festival
Australians waste $8-$10 billion of food every year – that is four million tonnes of edible food!
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Yarra River revamp
Parks Victoria (PV) will trial floating food and beverage services on the Yarra River this summer between November 2017 and February 2018.
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Climbing for charity
On Saturday, September 2, some 630 firefighters from around the world climbed all 28 floors of the Crown Metropol Hotel in a bid to raise $500,000 for charity.
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City joins WeChat
The City of Melbourne has officially joined Chinese social media platform WeChat.
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Forced to walk!
Their ship can no longer navigate upstream, so Melbourne Day re-enactment players were forced to walk from Southbank to Enterprize Park on August 30.
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Trivia returns
The local favourite Southbank Trivia Night will return to the Boyd Community Hub on Wednesday, September 13.
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Swan St bridge delayed
Further delays along City Rd and Alexandra Ave can be expected until the end of the year after the State Government revealed it had been following inaccurate plans for the upgrade of the Swan St Bridge.
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Public art and the city
How does public art behave? How important is community understanding of art? How do we give voices to contemporary constructions of indigenous story?
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A snapshot of Montague
Photographer Vicky Ellmore shared a series of intriguing images online last month capturing Montague during a walking tour of the precinct as part of Open House Melbourne.
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Melbourne remembers Monash
Sir John Monash is being honoured in Southbank, nearly 100 years since he rose to international prominence on the battlefields of the Western Front during World War I.
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Melbourne Fringe presents ‘Out of the Echo Chamber’
Melbourne Fringe is back in September with Out of the Echo Chamber, a theme that encourages conversation between artists and audiences alike.
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Elli’s prized portrait
Former ‘Profile Picture’ interviewee Elli Bardas has recently taken out the top prize at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale with a black and white portrait of her aunt.
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Instagram for music
Melbourne-based singer Fem Belling will perform little-known American jazz songs by popular artists in her upcoming performance “Unsung” at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
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Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets
Director Matthew Lutton takes on the decadent and gothic work of William S. Burrough in Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets come to life at the Malthouse Theatre this month.
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Ballet in Wonderland
Renowned choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is taking on Lewis Caroll’s classic tale and translating it into dance with the performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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Doggie Dollar
Meet local residents Charlton Wang and his 8-month old French Bulldog Dollar.
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