The Victorian government announced the scheme with two sentences in its housing statement,but industry figures and stakeholders say it’s likely to fall well short.
The cooling relief centre on Bourke Street – with air-conditioning,cold drinks and visiting healthcare workers – will open when the mercury hits 35 degrees.
You mightn’t have stepped inside one for years,but these days libraries are serving communities in innovative ways beyond books,from filmmaking courses to educational games.
Dog registrations are up by 80 per cent since 2017 and a new census shows “small dogs rule” and that people often name their hounds after hip foods.
The City of Melbourne is revising its master plan for Royal Park and is considering installing lighting due to safety concerns,but experts have warned of the effects on residents and wildlife.
The transformation of a popular CBD laneway was supposed to make diners and pedestrians feel like they were inside an enormous disco ball. The reality was different.
The City of Melbourne will commission and erect a statue of the first woman to run for parliament in Australia as the city pushes to redress its statue gender imbalance.
The Hains family is planning a new 10-level office building behind heritage-listed Portland House,at the Paris end of Collins Street.
The pile of major decisions - worth billions of dollars - is mounting,frustrating developers,businesses and residents.
The council will investigate the benefits of making naloxone – which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – easily and freely available in the city.
Experts are warning Melbourne is fixated on “disposable buildings” after a council voted to knock down a near-new 12-storey apartment block.