CBD News

25/12/2023

Happy festive season to all!

Enjoy this journey down memory lane looking at the famous Myer Christmas Windows through the years.

1. The first ever Myer Christmas Window display, Santa and the Olympics, 1956.

2. Famous Fairytales, 1959 – ‘Cinderella’.

3. Santa goes to Space, 1962.

4. The Wizard of Oz, 1993.

5. Gingerbread Friends, 2013.

6. Bluey's Christmas, 2023

Photography: State Library, The Age and Myer

22/12/2023

With the New Year comes a time of reflection for rental providers (landlords). Should they hold on to their asset? Should they sell it? Should they change agencies?

20/12/2023

With the festive season approaching, La Deli is Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM) one-stop shop for Christmas goods; from cheeses and antipasto, to dips and cold cuts.

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With the festive season approaching, La Deli is Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM) one-stop shop for Christmas goods; from cheeses and antipasto, to dips and cold cuts.

18/12/2023

A new thought-provoking and powerful art exhibition recently launched at Town Hall’s City Gallery invites visitors to confront the complexities and legacies of Australia’s colonial past.

15/12/2023

The CBD’s much-loved City Library is set to undergo a major revamp, creating a more inviting and modern space.

14/12/2023

What's on this weekend in the CBD

13/12/2023

Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, has returned to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre for a second season following its hit run in 2022, with the show’s new season extended to January 7.

Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, has returned to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre for a second season following its hit run in 2022, with the show’s new season extended to January 7, 2024 ahead of opening night on November 23.

11/12/2023

The renewal of a vacant Little Bourke St building as part of the “Make Room” project has begun.

08/12/2023

With the warmer months now upon us, enjoy some new local offerings as recommended by CBD News.

06/12/2023

The new mental health minister has conceded there is “significant drug harm going on in the CBD” but the government had to consider “amenity for both residents and business owners”.

04/12/2023

A newly revamped Queen’s Food Hall at the iconic Queen Victoria Market (QVM) has officially opened its doors, promising to bring a “fresh vibe” to the historic marketplace.

01/12/2023

“I never wanted to be a window on a street.”

For Christine Barro, famed Melbourne fashion icon and owner of Collins St boutique, Christine on Collins, her life, and work, follow a simple philosophy of invention and intrigue.

“I never wanted to be a window on a street.”

29/11/2023

An event at the State Library of Victoria has showcased insights from a three-year, cross-sector study into the city’s current state and future potential.

27/11/2023

It sounds a bit cliché to proclaim, “the next term of council could be the most important ever for the City of Melbourne”. After all, every new term of local government is as important as the last.

24/11/2023

CBD-based homelessness service The Living Room and mental health arts event the Mojo Festival were among the winners at this year’s Melbourne Awards on November 11.

22/11/2023

The final edition of CBD News for 2023 is here!

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20/11/2023

While at times it can feel as though there’s nothing we can do to make a profound difference in the world, the simple act of donating blood could mean that someone has the chance to get their life back.

17/11/2023

Residents at the Spring Street Towers have embraced a new Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection service trial that is aimed at curbing landfill.

15/11/2023

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.

13/11/2023

The Metro Tunnel’s builder has revealed “day one operations” would be in September next year, ahead of the state government’s 2025 schedule.

10/11/2023

Tucked away in the bottom right-hand corner of this watercolour by W F E Liardet are two small windblown figures battling Melbourne’s notorious north-westerly winds.

08/11/2023

It would appear that destiny has drawn Matt Elliott and Queen Victoria Market (QVM) together.

06/11/2023

Calls for clarification on new late-night venue rules, and what it could mean for CBD residents, are being ignored by the state government.

03/11/2023

A seven-week season of Arthur Miller classic play, directed by Neil Armfield, has concluded in Melbourne.

01/11/2023

Local residents were forced to travel to polling centres outside the CBD to vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14 due to a lack of available polling centres.

30/10/2023

A long-awaited Housing Statement has vowed to explore turning unused commercial space into “around 10,000-12,000 apartments and mixed-use properties”.

27/10/2023

Despite their recent recognition on the World’s 100 Best Bars list, Caretaker’s Cottage (ranked 23) and Byrdi (ranked 61) both transcend the label of “hidden gem”, with their unique venue spaces that will have you cursing at Google Maps until you find them.

25/10/2023

The November edition of CBD News is out now!

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20/10/2023

Collins St. 📸 Pat Whelan

18/10/2023

It’s time to unleash your inner disco diva as a new activation takes centre stage in the heart of the city.

16/10/2023

After quitting her job as a professor of medical research, Jaye Chin-Dusting “couldn’t resist” taking over the former City of Melbourne Visitor Hub at Queen Victoria Market (QVM) to expand the Mary Martin Bookshop.

13/10/2023

The open-air reflector telescope at the back of the Great Melbourne Telescope Building faces up to the skies, its seemingly delicately filigreed barrel looking like something from a circus act.

Any minute now you expect to see a human cannon exploding from the top, heading up into space, ready to meet the universe.

But this was the latest in modern technology, not popular entertainment. The telescope, the creation of Irish optician Thomas Grubb, was built in Dublin and shipped to Melbourne in 1868 where it made its way to the observatory, which was built five years earlier.

The open-air reflector telescope at the back of the Great Melbourne Telescope Building faces up to the skies, its seemingly delicately filigreed barrel looking like something from a circus act.

11/10/2023

Lola Greeno, a Pakana woman, has been awarded the $50,000 2023 Don Macfarlane Prize at Craft in the CBD.

Born and raised on Truwana/Cape Barren Island, Ms Greeno creates traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklaces made from shells found on the shores and shallows of Truwana. Ms Greeno has traced the specific technique she uses back six generations in her family, and now teaches the “centuries-old” practice to her granddaughters and communities through workshops.

Lola Greeno, a Pakana woman, has been awarded the $50,000 2023 Don Macfarlane Prize at Craft in the CBD.

09/10/2023

The City of Melbourne has officially launched community consultation for a 1.8-hectare park proposed for the Queen Victoria Market, which would be the largest of its kind in the CBD.

06/10/2023

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”.

04/10/2023

The owner of a high-end clothing shop in the CBD has been left devastated after intruders smashed their way in, making off with an estimated $100,000 worth of stock.

03/10/2023

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02/10/2023

Christina Zhao is no stranger to the City of Melbourne’s Business Precinct Program.

Serving as the inaugural president of the Melbourne City North Association, Ms Zhao is now the new face of the council-endorsed business precinct for Melbourne’s Chinatown.

Along with a new committee and advisory board, the Melbourne Chinatown Business Association (MCBA) promises to take what is the oldest Chinatown in the western world on a new path of “unity and cohesion.”

Christina Zhao is no stranger to the City of Melbourne’s Business Precinct Program.

01/10/2023

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