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Council approves esplanade plan
City of Melbourne councillors have voted to accept Places Victoria’s Harbour Esplanade master plan, providing they get to see and approve all proposed buildings.
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NewQuay tower approved
The City of Melbourne last month approved a 17-storey residential tower, to be built at the NewQuay Piazza site.
Read MoreResidents are the big spenders
City of Melbourne residents spend four times as much as city workers in Melbourne’s shops, cafes and bars, new research has revealed.
Read MoreSupport for Docklands fountain show
Docklanders overwhelmingly agree that a one-of-a-kind fountain and flame show in Victoria Harbour would put Docklands on the map.
Read MoreOC breaks solar energy record
An owners’ corporation (OC) at Yarra’s Edge has set a renewable energy record by installing the largest solar system ever retrofitted to a Melbourne apartment block.
Read MoreWaterways team to the rescue
A quick response from the City of Melbourne’s waterways unit on November 27 saved charter boat Mandalay from a watery grave.
Read MoreFraser connection with dome
The crew at the Mission to Seafarers was in good company last month when former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser stopped by for lunch.
Read MoreBunjil tipped to stay in Docklands
Lendlease wants Bunjil to remain part of the Batman’s Hill precinct after it is developed.
Read MoreSome wheely good news
The first of the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel cabins was installed last month, prompting hope that news of an opening date might not be far away.
Read MoreMirvac to start on Docklands commercial development
The developer, which thus far has focused on residential towers along Yarra’s Edge, will start work on a new office building in Bourke St this month.
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