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City Square cash deal By Shane Scanlan said. “But, one way or another, we’ll have the cash to buy back the public space.” Fears have been allayed that Cr Wood said the council decided the sale and repurchase of the square was the City of Melbourne may not the cleanest way to deal with the matter have the cash to buy back the because it was not known what condition or remaining parts of the square would City Square when the Metro be available when the rail project was Tunnel project is complete. completed. “We don’t know at this stage exactly how Th e council earlier this year sold the square much of the square will be used for Metro to the State Government for around $67 Tunnel,” Cr Wood said. million and it was feared the money would “We know there will be less public open be spent on the Queen Victoria Market space, but not the absolute fi nal design. (QVM) renewal project. However, the City of Melbourne is working In April 2014, the council resolved to with Metro throughout the entire process establish a fund to pay for the QVM. to ensure the fi nal design is mutually benefi cial for everyone, most importantly It also resolved: “Commencing from 1 the residents, workers and visitors to the July 2014, all profi t proceeds from the sale city.” of any other surplus or redundant City of “Th e cleanest way is to sell the lot and Melbourne land holdings will be deposited negotiate the repurchase when the time into the fund.” comes at the mutually agreed value, But Deputy Lord Mayor and fi nance chair providing it is in line with the approved Arron Wood says funds received from masterplan.” the sale of the City Square will be held in “It was impossible to negotiate a binding trust to an agreed amount currently under agreement when there was so many negotiation with the Valuer-General. unknown variables.” “As part of the arrangement we have come Th e signed deed states that: "It is Energetic Santa Claus! to with the state is to establish a fund in trust envisaged that upon completion of the so money is available to buy back the public project the authority (DEDJTR) will space when the time comes,” Cr Wood said. retain ownership of the below ground Star-jumps in the middle of Flinders St aren't generally associated He said it was not known when the Metro lots together with any of the surface that Tunnel project would be fi nished using the is occupied by any of the new station with the fat man from the North Pole. City Square to build the CBD South station. entries. Th e remainder of the surface lot will be purchased by council subject to But someone forgot to tell this energetic photographer Barry C. Douglas last month. “It could be fi ve years, it could be six years, the design and functionality of the public Santa who was snapped by roving or it could be longer than that,” Cr Wood space being to the satisfaction of council." And in all that clobber too! Impressive.

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3P[[SL3VUZKHSL:[4LSIV\YUL=0* T:   E: [email protected] W: www.npm.com.au ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 3 oBike could be state issue CBD is the jobless capital By Sunny Liu the CBD. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle Some 2387, or 15 per cent, of working CBD Th e CBD is a “port of entry” for residents reported they were employed at has indicated the City of cafes or restaurants in 2016. Melbourne has limited international students who are Across the City of Melbourne, 7500 more power to regulate oBike new to Australia, contributing people were employed in the food services and may ask the state to high unemployment rates, a sector between 2011 and 2016. government to intervene. demographic expert says. Mr Kuestenmacher said hospitality was where international students would most It’s a stepping stone for students who might likely fi nd casual or part-time work. When asked about his tolerance level on Census employment data released in move after they fi nish their degree or move oBike, Cr Doyle said state government October shows from 2011 to 2016, the “When so many students live here, the for work,” Mr Kuestenmacher said. regulation might be needed. percentage of full-time workers living in the obvious employment opportunity is CBD has dropped from 61.4 to 49.2 per cent, When international students fi rst come to hospitality,” he said. “If we are not happy after a reasonable much lower than Victoria’s current average Australia, they typically would choose to live period of time, then we need to ask the “If we look at the workforce in the CBD, it’s a of 57 per cent. in the CBD to be close to their universities. state government for regulatory change typical student profi le. Th e students live and in order to forcibly remove those bikes,” Meanwhile, 15.1 per cent of CBD residents “A large share of the housing stock in the work casually here because it’s convenient.” CBD is specifi cally targeted at international he said. reported they were unemployed in 2016, Th e general census data released in June up from 11 per cent in 2011 and more than students who only need accommodation for In October, the Cities of Melbourne, Yarra shows CBD residents’ personal median twice of the state’s unemployment rate. a few years,” he said. and Port Phillip signed a memorandum weekly income was $431 and household of understanding (MOU) with oBike’s Th e fact that one in three CBD residents Professionals, who work in the CBD and have median weekly income was $955, both lower operator, specifying guidelines for the are students currently attending a tertiary less knowledge about the housing market, than the state median of $644 and $1419 company to better manage its dockless institution is likely the explanation. might fi nd accommodation in the CBD respectively. bikes such as removing damaged bikes or before moving onto surrounding suburbs “Th e Melbourne CBD’s demographic was bikes blocking footpaths. Simon Kuestenmacher, director of research with cheaper rents and larger spaces. at the Demographics Group, said most more affl uent 10 years ago,” said Terry Council has the power to confi scate bikes residents in the CBD were students or recent “Th e majority of student accommodation Rawnsley, partner at economics and found to be non-compliant. But Cr Doyle migrants who had not yet found a job, hence and high-rise apartments in the CBD are planning fi rm SGS. said, despite the MOU, clutter caused by shoebox-sized, which the students don’t the high unemployment rate. “Over the years we have seen more young bikes showed only limited improvement. mind but professionals and young families people living in the CBD. Th e student He called the CBD “the most extraordinary might want more space,” Mr Kuestenmacher “We’ve signed the MOU and all I can say accommodation and small one-bedroom and special residential area in Australia”. said. is that their compliance seem to be better apartments have attracted students and in the City of Melbourne. Nevertheless, “It serves an entirely diff erent function than Th e Australian Bureau of Statistics’ data workers with lower income,” Mr Rawnsley it’s still not ideal,” he said. the majority of neighbourhoods in Australia. shows that hospitality is the top employer in said. 4 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38 Vacant property tax doubts By Sunny Liu

Th e State Government wants to charge owners’ tax on the 2500 empty residential properties within the City of Melbourne but is vague about how it arrived at that number.

From January 1, Vacant Residential Property Tax (VRPT) will see owners charged an annual 1 per cent rate on their property’s capital improvement value if no one lives in the property for more than six months in a year.

Th e State Revenue Offi ce (SRO) claims Cyclists enjoyed extra protection in Exhibition St on November 17. more than 2500 properties within the City of Melbourne sit empty, the highest number among the 16 inner Melbourne suburbs “audited”. Th e auditing process relies primarily on self- “Pop-up bike lane” reporting by property owners. Treasurer Tim Pallas’ media advisor Elliot Giakalis would not give details about how data was collected for fear that property for safer cycling owners might fi nd loopholes to avoid paying tax. Shadow Treasurer Michael O’Brien said the while also improving traffi c fl ow,” Bicycle “We can’t disclose how it’s all done. Because VRPT scheme could be based on inaccurate Network’s chief executive Craig Richards people will be able to get around that,” he Cyclist welfare advocates data. said. said. “Th e SRO checks this quite closely.” from Bicycle Network taped “Th e SRO has no way of knowing how many But the City of Melbourne said Bicycle From January 15, owners will need to report nights a property is occupied. Unless Daniel up the southbound bike lane Network’s “pop-up bike lane” was put up their own properties to the SRO via an online Andrews expects Victorians to prove to without council’s knowledge or approval. portal and penalties will apply for non- in Exhibition St on November bureaucrats where they sleep, this tax will compliance. Council slammed Bicycle Network’s “ad-hoc only hit honest people who try to do the right 17 to promote safe bicycle actions” which it said could “unintentionally Mr Giakalis said the SRO “engaged in thing,” he said. riding. create safety risks to pedestrians and other investigations, fi eld visits and other audits, “Many people will not be willing to tell tax road users, including cyclists”. IT-assisted research, risk analysis, data offi cers where they sleep or how often they Th e lane is only designated for cyclists matching and data mining” to detect non- A City of Melbourne spokesperson said a sleep there – but this is what Daniel Andrews between 7.30 and 9.30am on weekday compliance. permanent bike lane was not likely to be now demands.” mornings. created on Exhibition St anytime soon. But the reliability and accuracy of such “Th is new tax is poorly thought out and Bicycle Network believes vehicles often measures remains ambiguous. “Exhibition St is one of the priority locations another broken Labor promise,” Mr O’Brien block bicycle access and poses safety (for improving cycling facilities) however, It is unclear exactly which “government said. risks to cyclists, despite restrictions. the creation of a permanent bicycle lane is and non-government entities” provide Premier Daniel Andrews said: “While in the Th e 100m Exhibition St bike lane between not a simple task,” the spokesperson said. information about the usage and tenancy of fi rst instance this will be a self-reporting Little Lonsdale and Lonsdale streets was a property. “Th e Melbourne CityLink Act, parking tax, there are opportunities through utilities taped to separate cyclists from vehicle access, intersection design, centre island Th e government is also unable to provide data and other data for us to check on traffi c from 7.45-8.15am on November 17. trees as well as access for retailers, a data breakdown for suburbs within a compliance.” “Th e pop-up protected bike lane will businesses and residents are just some of the municipality. Holiday homes, city apartments used show how easy it is to install protected complex, competing technical matters to be Another State Government spokesperson for work purposes and new residential bike lanes and how they increase safety resolved before a permanent bicycle lane said the 2500 number was “just an estimate”. properties will be exempted. for bike riders and other road users, can be established.”

St Michael’s Uniting Church 120 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: 03 9654 5120 Sunday Services in December All services conducted by Rev Ric Holland and supported by glorious music

St Michael’s will look at the Christmas message, casting aside the mythology and sentiment - but consider what really did (or didn’t) happen.

December 3, 10am – “A Time to Break Down Barriers” December 24, 10am – “Lessons and Carols – With a Difference” Music: The Choir of Hard Knocks Music: St Michael’s Singers December 10, 10am – “Oh My Word! What Next?” December 25, 9am – “What Really Happened at Christmas?” Music: Erika Tandiono, Principle Soprano with St Michael’s Orchestra Music: St Michael’s Singers with a selection of Brass & Timpani December 17, 10am – “A Spirited Approach” Music: Classical Harpist Megan Reeve, Music for Christmas The Thinking Person’s Church ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 5 Huge celebrations for Year of the Dog

and its expansion throughout Melbourne Chinese cultural celebrations was just the beginning. will stretch from the CBD, “As the peak body, the FCA has the capacity and a duty to present the festival as widely as through Soutbank and into we can,” he said. Docklands during next “Our thing is to stand up for what we believe February’s Chinese New Year. in – for what we must do to preserve and celebrate our heritage.” About 70 diff erent member groups of the Ms Su said Chinese New Year was a Federation of Chinese Associations (FCA) fundamental part of people’s lives and was will display, perform and celebrate the a great time of family, happiness and gift dawning of the Chinese Year of the Dog over giving. two weekends starting on February 16. “We always celebrate Chinese New Year,” she A Chinese delegation comprising the He said. “It’s in our blood.” Nan Province Arts Company and the Shao So far, the program has scheduled events in Lin Monk Chinese Culture and Martial Arts Federation Square, Queensbridge Square, Academy’s martial arts team will perform. Southbank Promenade, South Wharf, FCA president Junxi Su explained that a Harbour Esplanade, Library at the Dock, riot of colour and movement would engulf Th e District Docklands and St Kilda. It is the city for seven days, ending with a gala expected that this list will also extend to the concert on February 28. Queen Victoria Market and the Immigration Ms Su said the budget for the Melbourne Museum in Flinders St. Chinese New Year Festival was smaller this Th e FCA represents 132 organisations and year, but would involve more grassroots From left: FCA members Charlie Zhang (Australian Chinese Cultural Association), president Junxi Su (Chinese Per- was formed 39 years ago to speak as a single cultural participation by various Chinese forming Arts Development), and vice-president Th omas Ling (Foochow Association of Victoria). voice for the Chinese community. groups. Mr Ling said: “Th e Chinese Consulate looks One of the highlights, she said, would be could expect to be blown away by the opera, cooking, language, stilt walking, to the FCA as the true representative of the a fl ash mob of 500 people performing authenticity of the celebrations. martial arts and a dinner for international Chinese community.” traditional cultural dance in Queensbridge students. Among other off erings would be He said the motivation for the formation of Square. demonstrations, music, dance, performance, FCA vice-president Th omas Ling said the association was in response to a request Th e detailed program of events is still being food, lighting, lessons, story telling, costume Chinatown would have specifi c celebrations, from funding bodies to deal with a single developed, but Ms Su said Melburnians shows, gymnastics, art, parades, Qi Pao, but Chinese New Year was a statewide event organisation. 6 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38 Christmas Appeal for Capitol Theatre crimes alert

Th e CBD’s sorely-missed Th e festive season comes landmark Capitol Th eatre is with shopping sprees, family getting a multi-million-dollar holidays and parties, but makeover to reopen its doors to Melbourne East police also the public. warn CBD residents and

Capitol Th eatre was built in 1924 and visitors of surges in theft. purchased by RMIT in 1999 for use as a lecture hall but was closed due to disrepair Melbourne East police station in 2014. commander Adam Tanner has urged shoppers not to leave any valuables or RMIT University has launched a fundraising presents in vehicles. appeal to revamp the theatre with $2.5 million funding from the Victorian “Christmas is the time when a lot of Government and a further $2 million from people come to the city to shop and that’s the community. RMIT will match the when thieves tend to target shoppers and donations dollar by dollar. RMIT Vice-Chancellor Martin Bean, Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney and fi lm producer Adam Elliot at their vehicles,” Snr Sgt Tanner said. “Just the fundraiser launch. hiding things from plain sight is not a Th e makeover will see the refurbishment of good idea. You are better off taking them foyers, cinema projection upgrades, lighting with you.” and sound installations, new offi ce spaces Its innovatively-designed ceiling refl ects a Mr Bean said the Capitol would also be used and new seats and carpets. Places such as the Bourke St Mall and crystal-lined cave and uses a geometric 3D as a festival and community event space. Swanston St are potential theft hotspots. “We are here in a place that is deep in plastered ceiling. “We will again give the theatre to the people history and memories of the city. When you Snr Sgt Tanner also encouraged people of Melbourne. It will be a place of education walk down Swanston St, the exterior of the Capitol Th eatre once housed world not to give money to beggars, who “prey by day and culture by night,” he said. building gives you little hint of the marvel premieres of silent fi lms with full orchestra on people of good will”. that lies inside,” RMIT’s Vice-Chancellor performances. Th e Duke of Edinburgh Th e refurbishment will also extend the “We suggest not giving any money directly Martin Bean said. opened the Melbourne Olympics at the Capitol Th eatre’s potential for digital to them. Th e council and police work theatre in 1956. screenings, theatrical and musical Th e Chicago Gothic-style theatre tucked closely to support people experiencing productions. away in the Capitol House building on “It’s full of innovation as well as history. It’s homelessness in the CBD and it’s Swanston St is one of Melbourne’s most one of the only two theatres that can show More than 1000 RMIT students are expected important that people notify the police loved landmarks, having been saved from 70mm fi lms as well as modern day 35mm to be using the space every week for fi lm and if they see anyone displaying aggressive demolition many times. fi lms,” Mr Bean said. digital media studies. behaviour,” Snr Sgt Tanner said.

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Archaeological digging at Queen Victoria Market’s heritage sheds has revealed artefacts from 19th-century Melbourne.

Investigations are underway to explore the market’s past. archaeological components of Sheds A, B “It’s also about making sure the council’s and C and excavations of six test trench sites redevelopment of QVM is compliant and have so far recovered the foundations of the protects the heritage and history of the site.” rifl e corps building and some crockery. He called the exploration a “thoroughly Between the 1860s and 1877, the Melbourne planned” process. and North Melbourne volunteer rifl e corps occupied the site of Shed A, which is also the “Th e work we are doing is designed to give indicative location of a Temperance Hall. insights about the extent to which the site is related to the history of Melbourne so that Th e alignment of the former Cobden Lane people can have better appreciation of 19th will be explored at Shed B and alignment of century Melbourne,” he said. the old Fulton St will also be tested at Shed C. “It’s currently being considered for a national heritage listing and if successful, it shows Unlike the eight previous archaeological QVM is a national treasure.” works on the Old Melbourne Cemetery, the current test digs seek to uncover the pre- and post-colonial uses of the market site outside of the cemetery boundary and human remains are unlikely to be found. Archaeologists from Extent Heritage are hopeful they will fi nd more evidence Archaeologists use hand tools to excavate blue stone foundations. of orderly rooms from the rifl e corps establishment, fl agpole and fenced yard, a parade ground and remains of the old streets from early Melbourne. Heritage, said the market was an inseparable “Th e market is considered to be of state part of the city’s history. signifi cance due to its architectural After the preliminary investigations, a report structure, its archaeology component and “Queen Victoria Market is certainly one will be prepared for Heritage Victoria and its social signifi cance in Melbourne and of the most important components of further permits may be sought for more Victoria.” Melbourne’s heritage and that includes the archaeological works. surrounding sites,” he said. Mr Travers also said investigations can also Ian Travers, senior associate at Extent ensure the renewal project preserves the Discovery fragment of crockery. 8 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38 Bridging the link with China through language

By Sunny Liu

Th e Reinforce team in the city. Chinese language and business specialist Kate Ritchie says she thinks language is the key to Through a friend’s eyes better engage with the CBD’s as they strive to be visible and included in Chinese community. CBD-based disability society. Th e fi lm, and a photo exhibition, shows “Language unlocks culture. People overlook advocacy group Reinforce Melbourne through these people’s eyes. the importance all the time,” she said. “It’s all has launched a short fi lm to based on relationship. We can see here that Reinforce is based at Ross House on Flinders the Chinese community is very developed. show the struggles of people Lane and advocates for the rights of people So it’s about opening up the conversation with intellectual disabilities. with intellectual disabilities in Victoria. with the Chinese population here.” Th e six-minute short fi lm can be viewed at Ms Ritchie started her Mandarin translation Hear Our Voice follows the journey of vimeo.com/243021531 fi rm in the CBD, Chin Communications, some people with intellectual disabilities with business partner Charles Qin 25 years ago, when the Australian-Chinese market Multi-award winner Kate Ritchie. was only in its infancy. “Back then people thought we were a bit economically or culturally. China is the mad. Th ey would say, ‘oh you are mad! Who’s Open space delayed number one target.” interested in China?’” “What we do in the Chinese space is helping Now, 25 years later, the reciprocating interest Th e $2.2 million project has been pushed out society and helping everybody be better and communication between China and City of Melbourne has back due to construction of a fi ve-storey off – be it culturally enriched or fi nancially Australia validates Ms Ritchie and Mr Qin’s offi ce building on the adjacent Fivex site at secure,” she said. postponed its Elizabeth forward-thinking approach. 276 Flinders St. Ms Ritchie and Mr Qin have recently been St transformation for 12 Ms Ritchie said the infl ux of Chinese Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the delay in awarded the Lord Mayor’s Commendation migrants, tourists and students had turned months to accommodate public space was “based on maintaining for 25 years of involvement in the CBD. the CBD into a much more vibrant place. a nearby offi ce tower pedestrian safety around construction Chin Communications has also received a activities and allowing the important “Th e CBD has got the longest Chinatown Melbourne Award for the contribution to development. development for our city to get underway”. in the world, Little Bourke St. And it’s an multiculturalism. expanding area of Chinese infl uence.” “We also need to prevent damage to new In May, the council announced it would Ms Ritchie said the CBD’s Chinese public space infrastructure that would likely “Going back 25 years, there was hardly create a much-needed new public space population and the associated economic and result from construction vehicles,” he said. anyone in the city. So having that rich fabric on the southern end of Elizabeth St. cultural diversity would continue to thrive of Chinese visitors and migrants has totally Built on a previous bank site, the Fivex tower and the Australian community needed to Instead, a temporary park will be created transformed the city,” she said. will provide 4000sqm of the offi ce space and between December and February before embrace the cultural shift. will also incorporate early learning facilities. Ms Ritchie recognises the mounting the next stage of the Fivex development “More people speak Mandarin rather than importance of China and its cultural and starts. Th e permanent open space, featuring street English in the CBD. If you want to reach economic presence in Melbourne. furniture, lighting, bluestone paving and out to the Chinese space, wherever you Elizabeth and Flinders streets’ corner is trees, will now be delivered in 2019. “Th e Chinese space is incredibly important. are, it needs to be done in Chinese. So one of the busiest CBD intersections, with I think without China, our whole country the importance of language needs to be 9300 pedestrians pounding the pavement Th e eastern side of Elizabeth St has been would be in a recession, whether you talk recognised,” she said. during the morning peak. permanently closed for traffi c. ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 9 50 years in retrospect By Karina Schulz Wharwood

A retrospective exhibition of Michael Silver’s 50 years of photography will be held at Magnet Galleries from December 7 until January 27.

Having shot 2000 rolls of fi lm a year, there’s a lot of options but he has chosen a mix of portraits, landscapes and everyday stills. It is a celebration of photography as art and a view of the world through his lens. “I don’t consider it to be work, for me it is just something I do for fun,” Mr Silver said. Both portraits of Michael (right) were taken by Neil McLeod – the earlier in St Kilda in 1966, the later in New Britain, PNG in 2012. Magnet Gallery is at 640 Bourke St. See Michael snapped this image outside Magnet Gallery last year. www.magnet.org.au for further information. Melbourne says YES! By Sean Car to the nation that “yes” had outnumbered Out of the 150 federal electoral divisions, Melbourne, the bit I represent, just 38 square “no” 61.6 per cent to 38 per cent, Melbourne Melbourne recorded the equal highest kilometres here in the centre of our great city erupted into a sea of colour, celebration and rate of yes voters in the country, along with voted even more overwhelmingly at about 84 Th e people of Melbourne have euphoria. Sydney, at 83.7 per cent. per cent yes.” spoken and the results are However, the emotional toll of the Th is was closely followed by the seat of “It’s a remarkable decision. It’s a remarkable in: 84 per cent in favour of campaigning that surrounded this often Melbourne Ports, which includes Southbank moment in our history. Now let’s get on with divisive and ugly survey was also clear for and the City of Port Phillip, with 82 per cent it and make marriage equality a reality.” voting in favour of marriage equality. marriage equality – the highest all to see, as many relieved members of the With Victoria also recording the highest in Australia! LGBTQI community broke into tears and In an address posted on Twitter, Lord Mayor number of yes voters (65 per cent) of any embraced those around them. Robert Doyle said he wasn’t surprised that state, Premier Daniel Andrews said he was Th e CBD was the centre of great anticipation Th e party continued in the city long into the the people of Melbourne had led the way in proud to lead the most progressive state in and nerves last month, as thousands of yes night, as rainbow coloured crowds moved voting for equality. Australia. voters gathered outside the State Library celebrations down to the Trades Hall on “What an historic day,” he said. “We’ve just “I never doubted the progressive capital,” he on November 15 to await the results of the Lygon St to enjoy an evening of music and had, in political terms, a landslide of a vote said. “It truly is an honour and a privilege to national postal vote on legalising same-sex entertainment. – a vote for same-sex marriage and marriage lead this state.” marriage. equality.” It was an historic result in our nation’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told As Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) history and one the people of Melbourne can “And you know something that doesn’t the nation that marriage equality will be statistician David W Kalisch announced take great pride in having helped deliver. surprise me. It doesn’t surprise me that legislated by Christmas. 10 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38 Learn something new in a laneway

Th e name Laneway Learning not only points Other than getting coff ee from to the location of the venue, but also refl ects quirky cafes or admiring street the “Melbourne character”. “Laneway is such a Melburnian thing and art in the CBD laneways, you we want to do something very Melbourne. can also learn how to make We want to promote the idea of being able to sushi or create your own beauty learn anywhere,” Ms Yebra said. Started from the CBD fi ve years ago, products. Laneway Learning has since expanded to Fitzroy, Brunswick, Preston and is looking Tucked away in Bennetts Lane off Little to further expand to other cities in Australia Lonsdale St is Laneway Learning, a non- and internationally. profi t community organisation that runs informal and aff ordable classes designed It has recently been nominated for a to teach people something new without Melbourne Award for its community breaking the bank. contribution. Ms Yebra said, although she did not expect Laneway Learning runs between 14 and 18 to win the award, it was wonderful to be classes every week at the CBD venue and acknowledged. classes range from how to look fabulous in photographs to DIY organic skincare “It’s amazing to have that recognition products and to create your own Christmas and we have been included in the City of ornaments. Melbourne’s Christmas campaign,” she said. General manager Maria Yebra said Laneway Laneway learning employs teachers with Learning provided a venue for people to diverse expertise and off ers them a platform learn in a casual environment and bring to gain experience and publicity. local residents together. “We have a peer-to-peer model where “Most of the people who come to the classes teachers share their knowledge and improve are CBD residents and it’s a wonderful their experience at the same time,” Ms Yebra opportunity for them to meet each other,” said. she said. Laneway Learning is running a series of “Compared to learning through a computer Christmas classes and more information can screen, learning face-to-face is much more be found on melbourne.lanewaylearning. Teaching coordinator Skye Bennett and general manager Maria Yebra. memorable.” com Plenty of Support for monster tower planning bids to be used for short-term accommodation City of Melbourne councillors associated with the student accommodation Planning applications have supported construction on the site. have not slowed down in of a 61-storey, 196m student Th e council’s urban design department criticised the design of the tower: “Th ere Melbourne compared with accommodation tower in are concerns in this project however that diff erence in tone or pigment from facade the previous year. Franklin St. to facade is insuffi cient to avoid visual monotony.” From 2016 to 2017, 1264 applications Th e November 14 Future Melbourne were received by the City of Melbourne, Committee meeting was told 2000 people But Denton Corker Marshall architect nearly identical with the 1265 received in could occupy the building on a working day. Graham Cragy defended the design to the year before. councillors at the November 4 meeting. “Th at makes it as big as a Melbourne suburb Some 902 permits were issued and 126 and to have just seven car parking spots He said: “Our designs are carefully crafted, amended permits were granted between and 250 bicycle spaces, it complies with the creating gestures that are easy to read in 2016 and 2017. Between 2013 and 2015 direction the city is going in,” planning chair their surroundings.” an average of 1325 applications were Cr Nicholas Reece said. “We noted that the built environment that received and 954 permits were issued each year. “And its proximity to fantastic transport has proliferated in the vicinity of Elizabeth links, including the Metro, is noted but I St and Franklin St over the recent period is Th e City of Melbourne’s planning would have thought that perhaps we could visually complicated, messy and a refl ection portfolio chair Nicholas Reece told a have done a little bit better around bicycle of developers and architects trying to one-up Residents 3000 forum in November that spots.” each other.” the amount of planning applications remained relatively strong. Th e tower at 97 Franklin St exceeds the plot Former council planner Daniel Soussan “In terms of the number of applications ratio of 18:1 defi ned in the planning scheme, fi elded questions on behalf of his new being received, the numbers do seem to with developer Scape being awarded employer Tract Consultants. be holding up around the city. Th ere are fl oor area uplift (FAU) to 23.22:1 due to Councillors voted unanimously to lots of talks around developments going commercial offi ce space and a through-link recommend that the planning minister to fall off the cliff in the city, with changes laneway being defi ned as “public benefi t”. approve the application. around foreign investments and infl ated Th e building will contain 734 student beds housing market and that the market is in 615 rooms as well as 142 “city living” units really slowing,” Cr Reece said. ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 11 Hotel Uplift for offi ce development proposed remaining within the development. City of Melbourne councillors Although Charter Hall is reusing 248 of the for Equity have supported a proposal 643 spaces, some 395 of the spaces remain. to build a 22-storey mixed- In a report to the November 14 Future Melbourne Committee meeting, the Chambers use development above a department said: “Acknowledging commerciality and timing of project, commercial car park in Little retention of the car park impacts potential to Th e historic Equity Chambers Lonsdale St. contribute positive and active interfaces.” building on Bourke St will “While adaptive re-use in the city is generally now be redeveloped into a Using a yet-to-be-granted address of 140 supported, it’s recommended that the Lonsdale St, the development sits behind a proposal excludes above ground parking hotel instead of a residential 29-story offi ce tower at 150 Lonsdale St. and adapt the fl oorplates to other uses, or apartment building. demolish the existing car park.” Th e development has a plot ratio of 22.77:1 – exceeding the 18.1 limited imposed by the Council planning chair Nicholas Reece Developer Williamson Properties recent planning scheme amendment C270. acknowledged numerous complaints from originally proposed the controversial residents in the nearby Regency Tower, redevelopment of Equity Chambers into Developer Charter Hall is claiming the extra but praised the quality of the proposal’s a 17-storey tower in 2008 and amended fl oor area uplift because adding 16,000sqm architecture. the proposal in 2010 to include more of commercial offi ce is considered a “public apartments. benefi t”. He said allowing the developer to reduce its commitment to keeping offi ce use within Th e latest amendment application was Th e council’s urban design department the building from 30 years to 10 years was submitted to the City of Melbourne in is critical of the amount of car parking “reasonable”. Artist's impression of the Little Lonsdale St proposal. November and proposed to turn the building into a 250-room “mid-upper scale” hotel. In the application the developer states the amended plans would “integrate and Flinders Street Station turns red showcase the heritage features of Equity Chambers”. Scaff olding is coming down Built in the 1930s, Equity Chambers sits on the site of Melbourne’s fi rst synagogue from Flinders Street Station in at 472 Bourke St and was the offi ce of time for Christmas and by mid- lawyers such as Sir Eugene Pat Gorman. 2018 its facade will be returned Th e new proposed building still sits at 17 storeys and will retain Equity to its original red colours. Chambers’ façade. Th e rear section will be demolished and the current roof will More than 5000 litres of paint and 3.5 tonnes be turned into a podium. of mortar have been used and 700 windows have been restored. Th e internal structure of the current four- storey building will be altered to form Th e station facade’s new colours are based a hotel lobby, restaurant and bar and on its look in 1910. function facilities. A $100-million state government restoration project provided urgent heritage works to preserve and revamp the old station in areas such as waterproofi ng, refurbishing toilets and improving station lighting.

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Flinders St residents are pushing for the City of Melbourne to pick up rubbish from main road kerbs instead of storing bins in laneways to reduce clutter and save fees.

Robyn Bunting, owners’ corporation chair at Cosmopolitan Apartments on Flinders St, said residents could not put rubbish bins in laneways because of dumping and graffi ti. 17-year-old Veun Voan addresses the lunch while Sompeas Sokh looks on. “We have had to take rubbish collection into their own hands. It’s a war zone to live in,” she said. An overfl owing laneway rubbish bin in Hosier Lane. CBD laneways are often used as bin Cambodian storage spaces for adjacent residential buildings and businesses. “Th e bins are often disarrayed and we have pedestrians, cyclists, traffi c and other road Ms Bunting said storing rubbish bins in to get our cleaner to sort out the rubbish to users, especially during peak times when students laneways caused nuisance and incurred make sure appropriate rubbish goes into the clearways are in operation”. designated bins,” she said. high cleaning and penalty fees if the Jenny Eltham, president of East Enders bins were found to be non-compliant by Ms Bunting suggested council contractors residents group, said she was particularly inspire council. should collect bin waste from Flinders St concerned about laneway bin clutters She said the building’s owners’ during clearway times between 7.30 and caused by businesses. corporation would spend $30,000 a year 9.30pm. Cambodian students Sompeas “Business should take ownership of their to hire a cleaner and an independent “Having bins at the front of the building bins and keep their bins clean, neat and in Sokh and Veun Voan impressed contractor to manage garbage collection. would alleviate the issue. Collecting rubbish an orderly fashion,” she said. Th e cleaner’s main task would be to put from roads like Flinders Lane, Flinders St, and inspired a group of local “Using compactors in laneways have made a the garbage out and check the recycled Bourke St makes sense because it saves time big diff erence in laneways in Chinatown. We donors at Th e Australian Club bins to ensure compliance. and money,” she said. should encourage council to employ more on November 17. “We can’t put our bins in the laneway due City of Melbourne media advisor Brian people on their waste management team to the number of bar goers and the late Wilson didn’t answer whether council would and encourage businesses to have better bin Th e 17-year-olds were brought to Melbourne night artists who use our rubbish to make consider collecting rubbish from kerbs, facilities to keep the city clean,” Ms Eltham by the Palti family, which established the a nuisance in the laneway like breaking but said rubbish and recycling collections said. Cambodia Rural School Trust (CRST) after windows and throwing stuff around.” were “timed to minimise the impact on visiting the country as volunteers in 2009. Th e Paltis found that local non-government organisations (NGOs) often benefi tted the organisations rather than people in need, The CBD is a magnet for bike thieves so they started their own in 2011 with 22 students. bicycle stolen. number or other ID numbers. It could Today 72 students are in the program, with By David Amaya avoid the bicycle remaining three months the fi rst university graduates expected soon. “I was inside the shopping centre and I in the police station. After that time, the couldn’t see anything,” he said. Aviv Palti explained that the NGO selected Melbourne’s CBD has property could be destroyed, donated or “talented, disadvantaged children from rural become a massive target for Sen Sgt Tanner said bicycle theft was even sold; Cambodia”. common but never involved violence. bicycle thieves. ■ If people invest money in expensive He said the Pol Pot era had wiped out the “Th ere is no violence included. Th ere are just bicycles, they should invest at least 10 per country’s educated class so, consequently, many opportunistic thieves who are skilled cent of the price in security measures. According to the Crime Statistics Agency education was generally not valued by in breaking the locks.” U-locks and chains made from hardened of Victoria, 508 bicycles were reported parents. steel are the most recommended. Do not stolen within postcode 3000 between July Mr Beltran reported the theft the day after use cable locks because they can be easily Unlike other NGOs, CRST is primarily run by 2016 and June 2017 – 45 more than a year but, as we go to print, his bike had not been cut using bolt cutters; the students themselves and all students are earlier. recovered. Nevertheless, it is important to also rotated through the various aspects of understand that, despite police eff orts, there ■ A good lock could give you 100 per cent Th ese fi gures could be even higher if running a business. are many factors that delay bicycle recovery. security, even in the most insecure CBD every theft was reported. Many people location such as near the State Library Th ey are also expected to volunteer their don’t report such thefts because they Sen Sgt Tanner explained that the challenge and universities; time for two hours a day, fi ve days a week think it is a waste of time. wasn’t to recover the bicycles, but rather to helping others in the community as well as give them back to their owners. ■ Technology brings a whole range of But according to Melbourne East Police perform one month’s community service options to secure bicycles. Th ere are some Station commander Sen Sgt Adam “Th ere have been hundreds of bicycles that each year in rural Cambodia. GPS devices that allow the tracking of Tanner, such a belief is a myth. we have recovered but just a few of them bicycles; and “It’s a hand-up, not a hand-out,” Mr Paltis have come back to the owners because it is “Certainly, when there is an off ence, said. It costs $1000 to educate each of the diffi cult to identify them,” he said. ■ Report the bike as soon as possible. no matter which kind of off ence, it is students for a year. investigated,” he said. To increase the likelihood of recovery and Sen Sgt Tanner said the probability of Veun said education was having a ripple also, to avoid theft, Sen Sgt Tanner gave recovery depended how quickly people Santiago Beltran is an international eff ect within his country. He said CRST was some advice: reported the theft. student who was victim of a bicycle theft creating an inspired group of future leaders. on November 6. He parked his bike in ■ Riders should engrave the serial of the He said many people reported the theft For further information, see www. front Emporium and after 30 minutes, he bicycle on the frame or other details such some weeks later when the information had cambodiaruralschooltrust.org realised his lock had been broken and his as the driver’s licence number, passport become unclear. ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 13 Where are the retirement villages for CBD high-rise residents?

Over the course of 2017 a group of like-minded consultants have been conceptualising a vertical “multi-age precinct” (MAP) in response to the lack of retirement options and the housing accessibility in the inner city.

Marchese Partners architect Simon Drysdale explained that the speculative project could be used to inform government and industry about the very best ways a MAP could host “third-phase” living. He said the consultants had come together after debating what makes Melbourne liveable and, amongst other things, found that within the City of Melbourne there was no dedicated retirement off er. He said team participant Ellen Witte of SGS Economics and Planning had identifi ed “demand” for such facilities and had studied innovative international exemplars that were not based on conventional “gated” communities. Rather, they were based on a common desire to fi ght isolation by mingling a cohort of diff erent ages together. “Our idea presents a mirror image of the Quay West in Southgate was used as a hypothetical exam- ple to demonstrate the concept of a multi-age precinct. city,” he said. “Residents who choose to live in the high-rise of the CBD, Docklands or Southbank should have options. Our idea with conventional high-rise that all too demonstrates ‘ageing in place’ at an urban often result in a “prescribed disengagement level,” Mr Drysdale said. through a lack of diversity of cultural, spatial “Th is idea means that you don’t have to go and architectural options”. back to the suburbs if your city adopts these “Th ose buildings generally keep people apart types of facilities. It’s an idea about social rather than bringing them together,” he said. resilience.” Mr Drysdale said suburban Melbourne Mr Drysdale pointed out that the project had a rich mix, but this was missing from drew a distinction between third phase living Southgate. and aged-care facilities. “A multi-age precinct is exactly that – a mix,” “Our ‘visioneering’ exercise aims to he said. “Good design encourages residents showcase how positive convergences can at every stage of life to be confi dent and happen when an apartment community is it is activated by what we call ‘design for intentionally designed to cater for diversity,” encounter’ and intentional ‘neighbouring’.” he said. Architect Simon Drysdale. However, it is conceded that raw market He said the consultants workshopped what economics were against the likelihood of such a high-density model might look like such a MAP being built without government and generated a return brief. support by providing planning and fi nancial Participating in this “consultant-led thought incentives. the fact that it is partly strata-owned hackathon” are architects Marchese diminishes its chances of it ever being Belinda Coates, director of clients and Partners, quantity surveyors Slattery, SGS suitable.” strategy at Slattery, said the project was Economics and Planning and landscape deliberately aspirational to gain the attention architects Papworth Davies. Th e project was However, Mr Drysdale said, a C or D-grade of government and community stakeholders. later supported by community engagement hotel, offi ce building or a commercial group Capire and wayfi nding specialists car park would provide an ideal starting “Marchese Partners have designed an Vivid Communications. structure for such an exercise. extraordinary aesthetic building which has tantalised the taste buds of Melbourne’s “Th e Quay West apartment hotel in Some of the ideal elements for a MAP decision makers,” she said. Southbank was chosen as the idea proving include: ground because of what is adjacent – Mr Drysdale said: “Th e challenge for ■ Age and socially diverse; because the site bookends Southgate and government is to be able to see the value in we wanted to explore adaptive reuse in a ■ Close to transport and services; the enrichment of communities that would building form as more than a metaphor for fl ow from these types of developments.” ■ Mix of housing types, sizes and price ageing,” Mr Drysdale said. points; and “It would allow people to live in a way that “To be clear, there is no suggestion that this they perhaps otherwise would not be able to ■ Private and public shared spaces. site is currently being converted into a MAP be assisted by the various diff erent fi nancial but, like a large chunk of new development, Mr Drysdale said these ideas contrasted models available and understood overseas.” COWORKING SPACE IN THE HEART OF FITZROY

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And he’s had former (pictured right with staff ) found new prime minister Gough Whitlam as a premises earlier this year but says some CBD customer too. locals still don’t know where Bergerac is. Th e move to Lonsdale St has reinvigorated Th e CBD’s favourite French restaurant his passion for Bergerac. is now located in the legal precinct at 555 “I’m healthy. I’ve got energy. I’ve got a Lonsdale St. good team and I want to keep going,” he said. Th e restaurant seats 70 people, with 30 in Bergerac is named after a provincial town the front room facing Lonsdale St and 40 at in the Périgord region located 89 km east of the back. hustling Bordeaux. Bergerac has a special lunch deal: $34 for Th e winemakers of Bergerac adopted as two courses and the specials on the mirrors their symbol Edmond Rostand’s swaggering change daily. It is also open for Christmas hero, Cyrano de Bergerac, famed for his large lunch, which costs $105 per head or $45 for nose. children. 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Christmas is about to kick off and the heart of the world’s most liveable city is ready to bring festive joyfulness to its residents and visitors.

Th is year’s Christmas looks set to be the Queen Victoria Market: fun day and night biggest and best Christmas ever with an During the day, get the most exotic abundance of activities for the whole family Christmas gifts and post a letter to Santa at to enjoy. the mailbox. Also, make sure you can take a Here we list a series of free CBD events for Wednesday night off to enjoy the variety of you to embrace the magic of this season. food, drinks and live entertainment that the Night Market has to off er. Christmas tree, bigger than ever Myer Christmas windows If you are in the CBD after dark during December, don’t miss the opportunity to An elf embarks on a journey to fi nd the admire the pure magic of the 16-metre perfect Christmas at the Myer Christmas Christmas tree illuminating Federation Windows on Bourke St. Some 30 artisans Square. Th is giant tree is the biggest spent 10 months crafting to bring this Christmas tree the CBD has ever had and Christmas story to life. will sure make an Instagram-worthy photo. Christmas picnic Gingerbread Village Share your Christmas recipes at a picnic Every year from December 1-24 the organised by Th e Newcomers Network at Melbourne Town Hall is transformed into a Queen Victoria Gardens on December 25. gingerbread village showcasing miniature Come with your family and friends and fi nd Melbourne landmarks made of gingerbread. A very Koorie Krismas family and friends at the B Present Snow a good spot under the shade to eat, drink More than 550kgs of gingerbread and 400kgs Dome at Federation Square. People are and meet new people during the Christmas of royal icing have been used to make Celebrate an aboriginal-styled Christmas welcome to take over the Christmas show celebrations. this local attraction. Entry is free and gold at Federation Square on the afternoon of stage every evening until December 24. Christmas Projections coin donations will be made to the Royal December 16. Th is is the third year that the Christmas laneways Children’s Hospital. Koorie Heritage Trust makes Christmas From December 1-25, State Library Victoria a multicultural celebration. Live music, Your walks through the CBD laneways will and Federation Square will be the canvas Santa’s House workshops and fantastic performances will be more fun than ever. Hundreds of lights, of Christmas projections, which this year Until December 24, Santa has arrived from show a diff erent approach of Christmas, or wreaths and ribbons will decorate famous tells the story of the North Pole’s chaotic the North Pole to hear your wishes under should we say, “Krismas”. laneways such as Alfred Place, Manchester preparations for Christmas Day. Stop and Federation Square’s Christmas tree. You can Santa Sleigh Karaoke Lane and Meyers Place. Until December 25, take in the magnifi cent animations projected also get a free photo to capture the moment you will feel the spirit of Christmas at every on these iconic Melbourne buildings at you meet the most generous man on earth. Do you like to sing? Tune in to sing with your turn. night. How our city STREET LIFE has grown!

City of Melbourne planning portfolio chair Nicholas Reece gave a visual representation of the city’s population boom in the past 30 years at a Residents 3000 forum on November 2.

Th e before-and-after maps show what “living in the city” was like in 1982, with 685 dwellings scattered around mainly the Hoddle Grid and Southbank. Th at number had since exploded into 41,199 in 2016, making Melbourne the fastest-growing city in the southern hemisphere. Food and beverages off erings in the city have more than tripled from 604 hospitality businesses in 1982 to 2241 in 2016.

1.30pm Saturday Bourke St Photo by Barry C. Douglas @ BarryTakesPhotos.com ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 17 Permanent Bourke St bollards installed By Karina Schulz Wharwood Police Minister Lisa Neville said the $10 immediately to put in place security “With 720 tram movements and up to 75,000 million CBD security upgrade was tested measures to protect our city and keep pedestrian movements per day, and on busy with speed and weight, using worst-case Victorians safe.” days it can be up to 100,000 people, we face Th e 440 temporary concrete scenarios, to ensure its eff ectiveness. some unique challenges here.” Th e removal and installation of new barriers blocks that had been placed “We have worked closely with Victoria Police will be staged over the next year. Parliament House hosted a Community around the CBD are in the and the City of Melbourne to ensure these Hero Awards ceremony the same day, where permanent structures are as eff ective as they Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the mall bystanders were honoured for their bravery. process of being replaced with can be and where we need them most,” she would not become unrecognisable. Rather, said. he said, the new works would merely add a Ambulance Services Minister Jill Hennessy the new permanent solutions. said: “It’s important we recognise and Th e concrete blocks were installed as a layer of protection. take inspiration as a community from the temporary solution in June. On November 20, Bourke St Mall was the fi rst “Th e emphasis is on creating comprehensive confi dence that each of our heroes showed of nine sites to receive the permanent metal Premier Daniel Andrews said: “Following safe zones to protect people from a hostile to put their own fear aside and step in to help bollards to protect from vehicle attacks. January’s Bourke St tragedy we acted vehicle attack,” Cr Doyle said. someone in a life or death situation.” Liberal voters could be disenfranchised

mired in internal factional politics as an CBD Liberal voters may be ambitious hope to leverage a preference denied an opportunity to vote deal in another electorate. Ms Kanis told CBD News it would be for their party of choice at next insulting to local voters if the Liberals year’s state election. failed to contest the seat. “Th e voters of Melbourne deserve to be After the recent Northcote by-election, party given a choice,” she said. offi cials said the Liberals may also not fi eld a “And, if they abandon the inner city, what candidate in Melbourne next year. does that mean from a policy position,” Lewis Brownlie and Melinda Clarke take a break from the map-making task. Th e ALP has preselected former local Ms Kanis asked. member Jennifer Kanis to contest the seat. She suggested the Liberal Party would no CBD News understands that sitting member longer be interested in specifi c issues of Ellen Sandell is not being challenged for Melbourne on the map relevance to inner city voters. the opportunity to recontest the seat for Th e Greens. Th e Liberals actually outvoted the Labor Party at the last federal election, with Th e Melbourne Map’s producer Melinda Clarke and illustrator Th e Liberals have not preselected a Philip Le Liu attracting 25.25 per cent of candidate and are unlikely to do so in the the primary vote, compared with 24.46 Lewis Brownlie treated CBD workers and residents to a behind- near future. per cent for ALP candidate Sophie Ismail. the-scenes look at the hand-drawn map at Collins Place in CBD News understands the decision Ms Kanis conceded she needed to work November. whether or not to contest the seat is as much hard to win the seat for Labor.

Mr Brownlie could be seen in action, Mr Brownlie has been drawing the map for drawing an updated Melbourne Map at the 16 months and said it was a labouring but free exhibition held at Collins Place from rewarding process. Queen St memorial service November 13 to 19. “Melbourne has really exploded in the past the gun and hid it. Th e original 1990 map, created by Ms Clarke 20 years. Th ere are so many details that A memorial service is being and artist Deborah Young, was also on show. require patience and sticking with it even Th e shooter, Frank Vitkovic, fell to his Just like the landscape in Melbourne, the when you don’t feel like it,” he said. held at St Michael’s Uniting death from an 11th fl oor whilst trying to Melbourne Map has come a long way from escape through an open window. Th e team said it had put in 6000 hours in Church in Collins St on its original version in 1990. researching and illustrating Melbourne’s Several of the offi ce workers still work for December 8 to remember the Th e Hoddle Grid and its surrounding changing landscape and the updated Australia Post today. Many have suff ered suburbs have changed drastically, which will Melbourne Map would be available to the 1987 Queen St massacre. post traumatic stress. be illustrated with the updated map. public next June.

30 years ago a mass shooting took place in Australia Post spokesperson Michael Melbourne when at 4.20 pm a man entered Halloran, who was a young worker in the the post offi ce headquarters in Queen St building at the time, said: “Th is is not only Wind harvesting with a sawn off shot gun and began killing a most signifi cant event in Australia Post’s 200-year history, it is also a signifi cant and injuring the offi ce workers as he moved Th e project consists of 14 universities, event in Australia’s history and action has from fl oor to fl oor. institutions, local councils and companies rightly been taken to commemorate the Th e City of Melbourne, that will purchase 88Gwh of energy from the Eight people were killed, fi ve women and event.” Melbourne University, RMIT three men, some at point blank range as new wind farm development near Ararat. they tried to hide under their desks, all of A moving memorial service of readings and Federation Square are Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood said the them young workers, some with young and beautiful music, will be held at St sourcing renewable energy project would reduce more than 96,000 children. Michaels Uniting Church, corner of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, Russell and Collins streets, on December from a proposed Pacifi c Hydro equivalent to taking more than 22,000 cars Several people were injured but not killed. 8 at 10.30am to commemorate this event. An offi ce worker who had already been shot, wind farm as part of the off the road. his male colleague and another, who had Th e families, and friends of the victims, Melbourne Renewable Energy also been shot several times, tackled the Australia Post workers and the general shooter and a wounded female worker took public are invited to attend. Project. 18 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38

History Melbourne’s 1854 Exhibition in much demand. In 1851 London staged Th e Th e public was captivated with events including the governor’s levees, the mayor’s Great Exhibition in the Crystal fancy dress ball in 1863, a vice-regal ball Palace, Hyde Park. in honour of Her Majesty’s birthday in 1864, and a grand state ball given by His Excellency the Governor in honour of H. R. Six million people passed through those H. the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867. crystal doors and the event became a In 1855, the fi rst lectures at the University defi ning point of the nineteenth century. of Melbourne were held in the Exhibition Spurred by London’s success, industrial Building whilst the university buildings in nations competed to showcase their Carlton were being built. innovative engineering and scientifi c On July 17, 1866 the ship Netherby ran advances. World fairs or “expos” became all aground on King Island. All 500 passengers the rage. made it safely to shore and the survivors Expos are still held, but their heyday was were brought to Melbourne where they the second half of the 19th century. Th e were temporarily housed in the Exhibition Eiff el Tower was Paris’ centerpiece. Chicago Building. built the fabled White City. St Louis’ expo Th e Temperance League of Victoria held was immortalised in the Judy Garland fi lm mass rallies in the building campaigning Meet me in St Louis and Melbourne built the with “objects of utility, taste and curiosity”. pantaloon riding breeches; against the demon drink and it was the beautiful Royal Exhibition Building for its On a site in William St, between Little A self-acting organ, playing 16 tunes, with setting for the fi rst Melbourne Dog Show in expo in 1880. Lonsdale and LaTrobe streets, Merrett’s eight-day clock attached; April 1864, attracting 381 entries. However, before we took centre-stage in design used a framework of timber and iron A pair of boots with revolving heels; and Th e Exhibition Building was eventually our own right, we staged a more modest fi tted with almost 200 large windows and the Part of the heart of a tree curiously demolished in the late 1860s and the Mint, exhibition in 1854 to showcase the industrial roof was also largely made of glass. perforated by ants. which still stands, was erected on the site and agricultural products the colony of Mrs Charles Pasley, wife of the Chief Th e Age newspaper exhibited a steam during 1871-72. Victoria was sending to the Parisian 1855 Commissioner of Lands, described the printing machine, and in fact, the very World Expo. building as: “Th e Exhibition Building is a fi rst edition of Th e Age was printed at the A competition for the design of a building little gem. It is a miniature model of the exhibition on Tuesday, October 17 1854. Rosemary Cameron “capable of being cheaply and quickly Crystal Palace and of much beauty.” Th e building was used again for an Executive offi cer of the Royal constructed” had been won by architect When the exhibition opened, visitors exhibition in 1861 and, as it was one of the Historical Society of Victoria Samuel Merrett and, in just 77 days, a could feast their eyes on exotica such as: few buildings in Melbourne big enough to www.historyvictoria.org.au capacious two storeys were built and fi lled A pair of an improved description of accommodate large public functions, it was

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Melbourne is becoming a smart city – but how might this improve Gary Numan was at the Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. our vertical liveability? Th ere, amidst the neon buzzing of the Joseph Kosuth show A Short History of my Th ought, you could hear the intro to a Gary “Alexa – turn on lights”. “Alexa – play Jingle shared facilities and load spreading. Numan song, the magnifi cent droning prelude before 20th Bells”. “Alexa – stop now. Please STOP!” Signifi cantly, the frequently stated aim of Named after the ancient library of smart buildings is to make occupants more century analogue synths kick in. Alexandria, Alexa is Amazon’s voice control “productive” through optimising their work system and it promises to fulfi l your spoken environment (ie lighting, thermal comfort, Th e Joseph Kosuth show is a whole Th e Pleasure Principle album. His daughter commands - at least simple ones, like air quality, physical security, sanitation, etc), collection of neon signs, with text, a couple Persia appeared on stage to sing My Name dimming your lights or playing music. all at lower costs. quoting Samuel Beckett. And the buzzing is Ruin, a triumphant performance – the From the opposing camp comes Google And Dockland’s 720 Bourke St (the neon hum had a resonance and tone that centrepiece song – and father and daughter Home, which uses the same voice-activated Medibank Building) is a prime example was also reminiscent of the sonic textures embraced on stage afterwards. technology as Google Assistant, off ering of a smart business building, having generated by Ollie Olsen of Taipan Tiger Th e light show is phenomenal. Numan to set your alarm, announce your calendar been offi cially announced as the fi rst Girls. has always been one for lavish sets and appointments, check traffi c or play games existing Australian property to receive a As part of Melbourne Music Week (MMW), lighting design, – apt for his dystrophic (it’s especially good at trivia!). WELL Gold Certifi cation (an international the Melbourne Town Hall became a virtual frayed yearning for optimism HG Wells- Apple, however, is delaying launching its rating of features that support and advance multi-level beehive of activity as bands and esque-ish vibe. Siri-powered HomePod until early next year. human health and wellness). labels took over many of the magnifi cent Banks of side lighting fl ank the stage and It similarly promises to direct your home Less evident, however, are our smart rooms on the same day that Gary Numan Numan places himself between light and appliances in accordance with your wishes, residential buildings – or are they? played Th e Fillmore Th eatre in San shadow during the show with great eff ect. A but claims to do so with a “superior sound Th is is a question that Anthony Bugden, Francisco, California. tour de force performance. Th e encore was quality”. the new managing director of Smart Blocks, For the photographer who helps the epochal Are ‘Friends’ Electric. Th ese devices are just a few examples of is well placed to answer. produce Th e Pub Show podcast, Robert Numan has many admirers amongst what is known as “the internet of things” and Smart Blocks is a national apartment Carbie Warbie, two of the highlights were musicians, such as Cliff Burton and Fear they are making our homes “smarter”. What sustainability program, previously run by the Tyrannamen, rocking out in an intimate Factory as well as Trent Reznor of Nine Inch this means is that by equipping our homes City of Melbourne and the City of Sydney. niche of the subterranean section of Town Nails who found inspiration in Numan’s with network-connected products – or Early this year, Smart Blocks was put out Hall, and the majestic Underground Lovers music. “smart products”. Th ese devices will control, for competitive tender and a consortium playing with the Grand Organ in the Hall of Reznor wrote Hurt, a song that Johnny automate and then optimise functions such headed by Integrated Strata Solutions, the Mountain King. Cash recorded. And at the Tex Perkins Th e as temperature, lighting, security, safety or Urbanise (a strata software provider) and An inspiring selection of musicians Man In Black Johnny Cash Show at Th e entertainment – and they can do this either several supporting companies won the rights embraced the ambiance oozing from the Athenaeum Th eatre starring of course Tex remotely (by phone, tablet, computer) or to expand and relaunch the program, which old Town Hall. HTRK rocked out the Main Perkins, their version of Hurt is one of the from a separate system within your home. they plan to do in early 2018. Hall the chanteuse resplendent in an transformative highlights of a great show. Th e claim is that installing smart products As regards our vertical villages, Anthony Issey Miyake T-Shirt (instead of the classic Another sublime moment arrived when will give our homes (and us) greater believes that owners’ corporations (OCs) HTRK logo T-Shirt). Kudos to Rockin’ Th e Tex Perkins sat stage left and sang Th e Beast convenience and save time, money and face similar order challenges to the Laneways and the City of Melbourne. In Me, accompanied by the exceptional Matt energy. In particular, there is a growing business sector to improve their building’s Some say that Taipan Tiger Girls Greville Walker on guitar. No faking the emotion emphasis upon smart homes conserving environmental performance in energy usage, Street records Instore show in 2016 was here. our resources by using integrated home water effi ciency and waste management one of the best gigs of that year. At the Perhaps drawing on his memories of the controllers to regulate our energy usage – initiatives – but with all the complications of Miscellanea Event for MMW at Melbourne biblical 1974 Brisbane fl ood, Tex Perkins automatically! dealing with people’s private homes. Town Hall, Taipan Tiger Girls went into was total authenticity when singing How However, not all is rosy (or should that be However, Antony holds that with access interstellar overdrive, beyond the guitar High’s the Water Mama. Th e second half of green?) in smartsville. to the right information, decision-making relayers, travelling through the solar system the show, when Th e Tennessee 4 and Tex According to researchers from RMIT tools and assistance with fi nding the right at 44 kilometres per second. and Rachel Tidd perform the Folson Prison University (Dr Strengers and Dr Nicholls) suppliers, these challenges can be overcome. Lisa Mystic Eyes MacKinney was at the Blues set is when the show kicks into high and Lancaster University (Dr Morley and Dr And in doing so, the running costs of our Grand Organ, Bonnie Mercer (Zond) was gear. Hazas), smart devices might also increase common areas can be reduced, better the extra special Taipan Tiger Girls guitar Tex Perkins is superb, and one can imagine energy demand. In addition to the always- environmental outcomes achieved, property guest, Ollie Olsen was at the synths, maybe Johnny Cash singing Th e Beasts of Bourbon networked, always-ready, standby power values increased and communities brought channeling the light signatures of the song Psycho. consumption, they have identifi ed three together with a stronger sense of shared extrasolaire object Oumuamua that was Tex is a great crooner, and he has a deep hidden energy impacts. values. travelling through our solar system at the respect for Johnny Cash, and this is hand in Firstly, smart homes typically need a Currently Smart Blocks is developing time of this show. glove stuff . home control centre and/or network located a new public website with updated Astronomers were in overdrive mode Rachel Tidd is a beautiful singer. She does within the residence (ie to run the array information and new auditing and project over this interstellar cigar, and Taipan Tiger the June Carter Cash parts justice, and Th e of smart devices) and this, itself, requires management services to assist strata Girls music is the sound to listen to for the Tennessee 4 is a ripping, cracking band and energy for cooling or heating. Secondly, schemes fi nd credible service providers. astronomical observers. the show ticked all the boxes, from Jackson the rapid emergence of new software for Next year, after the relaunch of Smart Mat Watson was propelling this brilliant to the reprise of Ring of Fire. household appliances, such as refrigerators, Blocks, this column will provide a detailed ellipsoid musical craft on the drumkit. Th is may lead to more frequent upgrades (as has overview of the new and improved Smart was a transformative, auto-illuminescent been the case with TVs and computers). Blocks – and how it can assist vertical villages set, a hyperbolic sonic delight. Th irdly, new products and services are become smarter. Some moments later, Gary Numan took constantly emerging, such as smart versions If you would like links to the research or to the stage at the Fillmore Th eatre, San of mattresses and toilets that can constantly organisations mentioned, please visit and Francisco, California on Sunday, November monitor and report upon your health. like SkyPad Living on Facebook. 19. His new album Savage is a collection So, how might this smart revolution of material that is a strong piece of work, benefi t our vertical villages? galvanising his old synth machine era Th e distinguishing feature of our mode sound circa Living Ornaments tour and of living is that our homes are apartments his more industrial dystrophic songs of his located in high-rise buildings – which raises latter career. It is a tremendous cohesive the question “how smart are our buildings?” Janette Corcoran work, aligned with a visual representation Like a smart home, a smart building uses Apartment living expert that is akin to the costume and set automated processes to control operations designers of Mad Max 2. Chris Mineral https://www.facebook. such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, Ghost Nation is the song he opens with at com/SkyPadLiving/ email: lighting, security, etc, but on a building- this full-house show and this is the gateway [email protected] wide basis and may also include additional song for Numan fans to get into his new elements such as integrated elevators, material. Th is is followed by Metal, from 20 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38

CBD Local CBD is home for at least a while By Sunny Liu blend of sociality and accessibility. “What the CBD attracts me to the most is the convenience,” she said. Th e CBD is 21-year-old Chinese “It’s all walking distance to shops, student Yuri Ye’s home for the restaurants, amenities and my university.” Growing up in Chengdu, Sichuan, Ms next two years. Ye said she was long used to a life where everything was accessible within a fi ve-to- 10-minute walk. Like the thousands of other international “Only in Melbourne’s CBD am I able to students calling the CBD their temporary access everything I need. Before, I lived home, Ms Ye said she would wait and see in the suburbs and I was not able to walk where life took her but would not likely settle everywhere,” she said. down in Melbourne indefi nitely. “In the city, restaurants close much later “I’m not sure if I will stay here after than the suburbs, so at night there are still graduation. I may look for work after I many places I can go with friends.” graduate and will move depending on where Ms Ye said life within the Hoddle Grid my work is,” she said. was so convenient and comfortable that she Even though she has only been living in could not think of anywhere better to live at the CBD since July, she said she had found the moment. a strong sense of belonging through being “I don’t really need to go anywhere else around other people. when I live and study in the CBD,” she said. She looked back at her life living in south- “I think the Melbourne CBD is the best eastern Clayton with feelings of occasional place to be when I’m in Australia.” loneliness, because everyone lived far apart After the lease at her current apartment and the quietness was just not what she ends, Ms Ye will team up with her university imagined her life to be. friends and look for another apartment to “Living in the CBD, I never feel lonely. stay in the CBD. Th ere are always so many people on the “So to be surrounded by people, especially Elizabeth St apartment because it suited her “I can’t think of anywhere else to live streets and I get to see so many people with many Asians living in the CBD, is what lifestyle. other than the CBD. It’s not that hard to fi nd everyday,” she said. makes me feel home.” “I love the hustle and bustle of the CBD. an apartment to stay and the location just “I see more people in the lift in the Ms Ye is in her fi rst year of Master of If not a city that never sleeps, it’s a city that makes life so much easier,” she said. apartment building than when I went out in Management Marketing at Melbourne stays up pretty late!” she said. the suburbs,” she said. University and said she chose to live at her She said life in the CBD was the perfect

Letters to the Editor

Dead democracy Recently we have witnessed a massive seeing an oversupply of high-rise fl ats in the Top Class change to our city and in particular our CBD. skyline. Strangely this seems to be doing nothing Whilst Melbourne is a far more vibrant city for the growing numbers of homeless nor than a few years ago, most people are against our own children’s chances of aff ording even the increasing “verticality” of the CBD a small fl at. with the current trend towards very closely So why are we continuing with this packed high rise buildings – closer packed close-packed vertical madness and how will that developing cities in South east Asia. Melburnians in the future judge us when we Over the last few years I have asked a idly stand back from stopping this level of wide range of the general public if they unbridled development? thought there should be more tall buildings Simon Watkins in the centre of Melbourne. To a person the resounding answer has been “no”, with many suggesting there are already too many. When asked if they knew how many more were planned, the level of both ignorance and surprise at the answer was remarkable. Th ere are dozens still planned and you maybe surprised to know there are eight pages of skyscrapers existing or proposed (see the independent site: https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/ melbourne and click on “see full building list”). open 24/7 | Yes eight pages (not buildings) with the majority of the taller buildings not yet built sexy & wild | but being “proposed”. Proponents of the current boom include developers, construction workers, shop genuine escorts | owners and some unions, all of whom have vested interest, but who generally do not live in the CBD. Our “World’s Most Liveable City” has most certainly been revitalised with greater numbers of residents and our politicians Send your letters to are quick to point out the low level of [email protected] environmental impact that usually results from these developments, but we are already ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 21

We Live Here Open letter to the Premier of Victoria Dear Mr Andrews, before the Building Appeals Board using issue gets totally out of hand here. complexity of the work, this could take some On Friday December 8, your government Watergate Apartments in Docklands as a test “We Live Here” with a supporter base time. is required to table a response to the case? including 200 buildings throughout the Because of signifi cant consumer concern Parliamentary Inquiry into the Owners For six years through various courts and greater Melbourne area, is a voice for about potentially unsafe cladding, the Corporations Amendment (Short-stay tribunals culminating in a landmark decision reason. We believe there is a place for all taskforce has published an advisory note Accommodation) Bill 2016. handed down by Mr Justice Riorden in the the stakeholders including the tourism for the benefi t of residents, owners, owners Th is open letter from “We Live Here” is a Supreme Court in July 2016 (six weeks after industry, commercial short-stay operators, corporations and building managers. A link means of telling you why, from the moment the introduction of your Bill) which ruled booking platforms such as Airbnb, Stayz, etc. to the advisory note PDF can be found on it was announced on May 23, 2016 by the that owners’ corporations did not have the However, for there to be level playing fi eld, the taskforce webpage at: planning.vic.gov. former Minister for Consumer Aff airs, we power to make rules about use of a lot, the residents must also have an equal voice. au/building-policy/victorian-cladding- determined to oppose the Bill. It was through door is now open for all strata buildings to be “We Live Here” is requesting a seat at the taskforce our campaigning that the Bill was ultimately taken over by short-stays including Airbnb, table for what could be historic discussions For information about some work that is defeated in the Upper House and led to the rooming houses, etc. that would really put Melbourne fi rmly on happening at a national level, see Building Inquiry. If powers are not quickly restored to OCs the map as one of the world’s most liveable Minister’s Forum at tinyurl.com/ya9ny35k” Why don’t we like the Bill? to make rules about their building we could cities. When you came into government in rapidly become a city of ghettoes in the sky. So, whilst you deliberate on your response Campaign donations 2014 you said that you had listened to CBD Dealing with party houses is not the answer. to the parliamentary inquiry we invite you to As a not-for-profi t organisation, donations residents and were fulfi lling an election Th e earlier actions, although ultimately consider the bigger picture. from individuals and buildings keep our commitment to deal with noisy parties and unsuccessful - all on legal grounds not on We look forward to your reply. campaigns going. To register as a supporter unruly behaviour in apartments being rented evidence – between them have clarifi ed the “We Live Here” of “We Live Here” or to make a donation out for short-stays. legal situation, i.e. the only way to regulate please visit our website at welivehere.net Who were the CBD residents you listened the burgeoning and unregulated short-stay “We Live Here” does not accept donations to? industry is through changes to legislation Victorian Cladding Taskforce from commercial tourism interests. You also said that the 2016 announcement and planning laws. update You can reach us at campaign@ followed months of consultation Th is is what “We Live Here” is asking for At a recent meeting with the CEO of the welivehere.net.au. “We Live Here” members with stakeholders and industry on and why we came into being almost two Victorian Cladding Task Force “We Live can make a presentation to your owners’ recommendations made by an independent years ago – to provide a voice for residents Here”, represented by four members of corporation committee upon request. panel into short-stay accommodation. who are, frankly, being ignored in the whole the team, was provided with the following We welcome your comments and Why was there no consultation with debate. update: feedback, and invite suggestions for topics long-term residents who bought into strata Mr Andrews you must be aware that “Th e Taskforce Interim Report has been you would like us to address in this column. communities believing it was going to be governments around the world are grappling provided to the Minister for Planning and their home? Aren’t we the real stakeholders? with the issue of short-stays in residential the report is expected to be made public Were you not aware that in 2011, three buildings and the various means of soon. “We Live Here” will be notifi ed when years before you came into government regulation being adopted by New York, Paris, this occurs. www.welivehere.net the City of Melbourne, having identifi ed London, Amsterdam, Berlin, etc. Th e taskforce is currently preparing an “we live emails to campaign@ a problem with apartments being used You now have an amazing opportunity to audit methodology and rectifi cation strategy here”TM welivehere.net for quasi hotel-style accommodation in put Melbourne on the map by proactively for the non-compliant use of cladding on residential buildings decided to test it out implementing regulation before the whole Victorian buildings. Due to the scale and Swanston Street settles after fl ooding

By Rhonda Dredge photographing the place prior to demolition. Most of the arcade’s former tenants have Th e good news for this month found new premises nearby, with stamp dealers and cake decorators now selling in is the miraculous recovery of Flinders St and cafes relocated elsewhere. a building at 55 Swanston St Locals have been stoic about the disruption. which some said was doomed Now that 70 per cent of 55 Swanston St is to become little more than a back in operation and a water pipe is being replaced out the front, the mood is more backdrop for street performers. forgiving. “Pipes beneath Swanston St are 80 years old,” More than 40 tenants were evacuated in says building manager Johan Fourie. “I feel September, following the fl ooding of the sorry for City West Water.” basement and destruction of the electrical system. Th e building did not need complete rewiring, as was rumoured, but a new City West Water pinpointed the problem as switchboard had to be imported. a broken water main beneath the footpath in Swanston St. A spokeswoman for Ability English, which occupies three fl oors in the building, said it For six weeks the building was boarded up, was giving classes the day after the fl ooding adding to the general atmosphere of urban at other locations in the city. decay at the heart of the city. Th e educational institution returned to Buildings between the Nicholas Building and Swanston St on November 13 and it is Young & Jacksons are being demolished for business as usual. the Metro Tunnel project and the Port Phillip Arcade was empty when CBD News visited, Vendors at street level were most aff ected save for a lone architectural draughtsman and two businesses have not returned. 22 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38

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Please help us support local businesses CBD South aff ected by Metro Tunnel construction by At City Square, major work to demolish continuing to visit them while works take the rest of the existing car park structure place. started in late November and will continue Visit metrotunnel.vic.gov.au for more until February next year. information about works in your area. A 200-tonne crane will be set up to lift in 33-tonne and 13-tonne excavators, and CBD North other equipment for the demolition. Th e Piling at A’Beckett St is now complete, excavators will be lifted into the bottom Celebrate queer arts and marking another important milestone for level of the underground cark park, CBD North. working to demolish the three levels of the In total, there are 68 piles, each around car park structure. 40 metres deep, in this location to support A number of daytime closures of culture with Midsumma the walls around an access shaft that will be Flinders Lane, between Russell and built in this location. Swanston streets, are required to safely organisation can do to be at the forefront of Construction of the acoustic shed is set up the crane and to enable trucks to While rainbow fl ags swarm the good fi ght.” expected to be complete in this location by remove rubble from the City Square site. the city to celebrate the yes He said the Melbourne CBD, being one of early next year. A detour will be in place via Russell, the largest concentrations of “yes” voters At Franklin St, the installation of 14 steel Collins and Elizabeth streets during these vote, Melbourne’s favourite in the country, provided an accepting sections to make up the acoustic shed closures, with traffi c controllers on site to Midsumma Festival is also environment for LGBTQI individuals. structure is well underway at the Swanston maintain access to residential buildings St end of the site. Installation of the acoustic and businesses. back with a bang. “Th e Melbourne CBD can be a really safe panels for the frame of the shed will also Th e public will be able to watch space for queer people and the epicentre begin next in December. demolition activities behind the hoarding Being Victoria’s biggest queer arts and of the queer culture as well,” Mr Santangeli Th e shed, which will be more than at City Square when viewing windows are cultural festival, Midsumma celebrates said. “In that sense it does give us a central 20 metres tall and 70 metres long, will installed along Swanston St in coming and amplifi es the voices of the LGBTQI place for us to reach out.” minimise construction noise levels for weeks. community with a range of free events in Midsumma has recently won a GLOBE nearby residents and businesses during 24- Demolition of buildings between Young the city from January 14 to February 4. Community Award for connecting the gay hour tunnelling activities. and Jackson and the Nicholas Building is Program manager Daniel Santangeli community and has been named a fi nalist Demolition is continuing at LaTrobe St, progressing and expected to be complete (pictured above) said Midsumma was a for the Melbourne Award. with three of nine buildings complete. Th e in December. festival for and by the gay community. Th e Midsumma Carnival at Alexandra demolition of the remaining buildings, Port Phillip Arcade on Flinders St is now Gardens will kick off the festival with a likely including the nine-storey apartment closed to the public in preparation for “What we are trying to do is looking at 100,000-person crowd on January 14. building at 200 LaTrobe Street and the the construction of the new underground those other minority voices and trying to former Hungry Jack’s site, will continue station with a direct connection to Flinders empower them and bring them to the fore,” No Vacancy Gallery at QV will host a nation- until March next year. Street Station. he said. “Often something we think about wide queer art award during the festival and Th ere are upcoming changed traffi c Work has begun to prepare the arcade a lot is ‘it’s hard enough for people who expressions of interests are still open. conditions expected to be in place in for demolition in January 2018. are gay to engage in the world. How much An exhibition of contemporary artists Franklin St West, between Swanston and Pedestrians should follow the signage harder is it for people who are gay but also responding to the library’s queer archives, Stewart streets, from December. to access Flinders Lane and Scott Alley have a disability?’” We Are Here, will be held at State Library Th ese long-term closures are required in businesses via either Degraves or Midsumma Festival off ers a stage for artists Victoria. this area for service relocation followed by Swanston streets. with diverse backgrounds to showcase the construction of another access shaft. Midsumma Horizon, an art party at State their work. A detour will be in place for all Library Victoria encouraging party-goers westbound traffi c via Th erry and Elizabeth Mr Santangeli also said the winning of the to dress as their beloved queer fi gure from streets. “yes” vote was a giant step forward but also history, will close the festival on February 3 One lane will remain open on Franklin St marked the start of a long journey. and 4. West for eastbound traffi c. “It signals the fi ght has only just begun. We For more information about Midsumma are also discussing what a cultural and arts Festival, visit midsumma.org.au

Construction is underway as • Saturday 9 December 2017 we build a new underground (7am-6pm) Legend station at City Square with a • Saturday 16 December 2017 direct connection to Flinders (7am-6pm). Local vehicle access Street Station as part of the Work zone Metro Tunnel Project. Vehicle access for local residents and businesses Diversion for through traffic Collins St Flinders Lane closures will be available under Russell St FLINDERS LANE A number of daytime traffi c management. closures of Flinders Lane are Pedestrian access will Swanston St DAYTIME CLOSURES required for trucks to deliver be maintained. equipment and remove debris City Square from the site at City Square. Further closures of Flinders FROM NOVEMBER 2017 Lane are planned in early Elizabeth St Flinders Lane, between 2018 to complete these works. Russell Street and Swanston More information Street, will be closed to traffi c Flinders Ln on the following days: To fi nd out more, visit St Paul’s Cathedral • Monday 27 November 2017 metrotunnel.vic.gov.au (9am-6pm) or call 1800 551 927. ZO770892 • Saturday 2 December 2017

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Critic Charity begins in Bourke St down even though his sleigh was double- Publishers are rushing out parked and the inspectors were as prevalent as elves in their little Noddy caps. Christmas specials this year to “How long will he be?” Barry asked, once make people think. Myer’s sells again inspecting the note on the door. “I saw him dash down the hill,” said the cards to support the needy but publisher. the publishing industry can be Well that decided it, what with Dasher and Prancer and all of the other reindeers just as charitable. making a hullabaloo outside the door, Barry put down the box on the doorstep and Boxes were arriving at bookshops as prepared himself. early as September. By October the specials A kind of Christmas fever had struck his were laid out on tables for bookshops to fertile brain and he had gone way past the recommend. point of return when the idea of a nativity One delivery guy arrived at Th e Paperback scene took off . in Bourke St and was surprised to fi nd a note have a choice turn of phrase. about cricket. Th en the visitor admired the “Welcome,” he cried. “Welcome to the on the door: “Back in 10 minutes”. Take the guy they call Toots. He’s a publisher’s works in the window. Th en the 2017th Christmas. It has come early this Th at meant he had to hang around on a professor at one of the universities. Th ey gave homeless guy butted in. year.” busy working day. him a chair to get him off the street. Barry “I’ll sign for the books mate,” he said. He knew there were several copies of the He could have spent a few choice words wasn’t sure why he’d traded in his nice little Tony is a solid bloke with a beard and an homeless tome in the box and he off ered one about those who make their living, selling perch on Bourke St for one in the back blocks existential air about him, so Barry handed to their new saviour. stories to the public, but he didn’t want to of Wollongong as the place was tootling him the docket and was just about to offl oad “What’s it called?” Tony asked. sound like Barry from Brighton. along at a great pace when he arrived. at the doorstep when a dark note played in If only Barry had read it. “Keep your doors open,” Barry would have Waiting outside the door were a bunch of an otherwise upbeat cantata. Paperback Books is recommending several said. “Otherwise you’ll miss out on your readers – a publisher, an interstate visitor, “Not there,” Tony instructed him. “Or fi ctions for the Christmas period, including Christmas specials.” a barrister, a Filipino smoker and a new someone‘ll pinch them. Leave them here.” Atlantic Black by A S Patric, First Person by Something more subtle was required, homeless guy called Tony. He had stayed put He patted the ground beside his little stool. Richard Flanagan, Go Went Gone by Jenny particularly as the delivery guy was feeling a rather than take up a chair in academia and Th e gesture took a while to summon up Erpenbeck, Winter by Ali Smith and Under bit like Joan of Arc, in that he was delivering Barry respected him for that. the appropriate Christmas spirit in Barry. He the Cold Bright Lights by Gary Disher. a box set of novels dealing with the angst It doesn’t take much to spark up a was a trusting kind of character but he knew of the middle class. On off er was a special reader. Soon they were having a party. First he was carrying gold. Only the most sensible release on poverty in the 21st century with the publisher bummed a smoke off the reindeers were put on the Christmas rounds Rhonda Dredge fi rst-person accounts by the homeless. Some Filipino. Th en the barrister shared a story and Barry didn’t want to let the company [email protected]

Residents 3000 A greener, more liveable Melbourne? (MPS) rules are determined by the State Tree Retention and Removal Policy 2012. Th e (For example, Bjarke Ingels, whose Government, some residents expressed latter provide clear guidelines for the City’s approach to building design has had a major Giving more voice to residents concerns about the forest of new high- arborists to implement a city-wide greening impact in his native Denmark and in the and clear responsibilities to rise developments underway and those policy and rules that citizens, businesses, US, as described well in the movie Big Time, developers. planned (as revealed by the DAM). Th ey and developers are required to follow. recently screened at ACMI). were concerned as well by the lack of clear Th ese documents were made available to Some at the meeting suggested that vision for the future shape of the city under EastEnders members and discussed by city co-operation on city greening and green Cr Nicholas Reece, chair of the City of the present process of building-by-building offi cials at their regular coff ee morning held design could be transformed if it were Melbourne’s (CoM’s) planning portfolio and approval. in September. to be mandated for all TPP applications. deputy chair for the environment spoke at Disappointment was expressed regarding A major issue under the MPS, however, is Th e present system of allowing design the Forum 3000 meeting of Residents 3000 the role of the CoM in presenting resident that developers are not required to observe to go ahead without consideration of and EastEnders on November 2 at the Kelvin views on some recent developments and these principles and rules when they seek environmental impact is simply ineff ectual. Club. its apparent reluctance to establish better a town planning permit (TPP). Th ey are Genuine developer involvement in city While new to the council and to his mechanisms for consultation on the strategic obliged to comply only after TPP approval. greening policy can only be achieved if it portfolio, Cr Reece gave a refreshing view of vision for the city. Cr Reece indicated that he Th ey are neither obliged to inform the city becomes a central element of the MPS and how the CoM’s vision for future Melbourne was aware of these problems and expressed nor neighbours of the likely impact of the is integrated with the TPP approval process. could be invigorated. Contacts between a willingness to continue to consider ways development. Neither are they explicitly Such an amendment to the MPS could be the City of Melbourne and residents have forward in the future. required to contribute actively to the green considered as part of the proposed future improved in recent times because of the Developer’s responsibilities for green governance of the city. emphasis on design quality. increasing willingness of key councillors and design at the planning stage? While community and “non-public” Cr Reece stimulated a vigorous debate offi cials to discuss Melbourne issues with Residents expressed particular concern participation is broadly encouraged and committed to continue in dialogue resident groups. with the lack of signifi cant developers’ under the Central City Urban Forest with residents. His commitment was much He referred to the CoM’s Development responsibility for achieving the CoM’s goals Implementation Framework (p.53), appreciated by all present. Activity Model (known as the DAM), that for greening the city. little evidence is provided of voluntary Residents 3000 wish to acknowledge provides a 3D map overview of all CBD Th e most important statements of the incorporation of green design in residential the active participation of EastEnders in buildings (in simplifi ed form) that are either city’s goals in this regard are contained in its development planning in the CBD. sponsoring the November 2017 Forum 3000 built, under construction, approved for annual plan and budget and, in the longer- Cr Reece agreed that Melbourne’s event. construction, or under application. term, documents outlining the CoM’s plans approach could be and was going to be Th ese maps are available on the CoM for greening the city: Urban Forest Strategy improved in this regard. He cited Sydney’s website (developmentactivity.melbourne. 2012-2032, August 2014, and Central City emphasis on design quality as being a vic.gov.au/). Residents groups have Urban Forest: Precinct Plan 2013-23. stimulus for the adoption of a similar Bill Allan Member, previously been involved in the development Details of policies, guidelines and rules approach by the CoM. It can be added Residents 3000 of the DAM tool. applying to these plans are provided in notes that modern architects are having a major www.residents3000.com.au Whilst it is well known that the CoM available to residents and businesses: Tree impact on integrating environmental and does not control all city developments Protection in the City of Melbourne; Tree neighbourhood concerns into individual and that the Melbourne Planning Scheme Valuations in the City of Melbourne; and buildings. 24 CBD NEWS ISSUE 38

Planning Another big year for CBD planning Th e $600 million mixed-use What was initially a relatively development has frontages to both Little Collins and Spring Street. Golden Age Group quiet beginning to 2017 is fast purchased site from Grocon during February drawing to a close with progress 2017 for $75 million, consequently enlisting Bates Smart to redesign the project. being made on a fl urry of In addition to the hotel the project is set projects. to include 138 apartments across 39 levels in a building with frontage to Spring Street Charter Hall’s $600 million Wesley and views over the parliamentary precinct. Place project at 130 Lonsdale St is now Starwood’s signature sees it manage a underway with ground works signalling second building fronting Little Collins Street the commencement of construction on the which will rise to 26 levels and include 250 premium grade offi ce tower by Lendlease. hotel suites plus amenities such as a bar Charter Hall is pushing ahead with restaurants, conference rooms and a gym. the development after securing pre- Th e hotel is tentatively slated to open in commitments within the 33-storey, COX 2020, meaning a construction start is likely Architecture-designed tower which accounts next year. As the curtain draws to a close on 2017 for about 30,000sqm within the 55,000sqm Construction on Wesley Place is underway as Stage 2 receives endorsement from City of Melbourne. tower. there’s plenty to look forward to in 2018 130 Lonsdale St forms Stage 1 of Wesley CBD’s north, with the 63-storey EQ Tower which delayed the start of construction of the with construction proper on the $11b Place, as Charter Hall pushes a second directly opposite. 226m Elenberg Fraser-designed tower. With Melbourne Metro Rail Project set to tower through planning that will eff ectively UNO Melbourne will rise a total VCAT fi nding in its favour, CEL Australia commence in addition to the fi rst stage of bookend the massive site. 210m behind the retained facade of the was ready to recommence works onsite. the Queen Victoria Market Redevelopment. Stage 2 of Wesley Place at 150 Lonsdale St Commonwealth Motors building, which However, these plans were scuttled after On the skyscraper front Aurora Melbourne was recently endorsed by City of Melbourne. is fi nished in an Art Deco-style and will Colonial Range decided to take the matter to Central should be topped out by year’s end Th e proposal would see the existing car comprise approximately 60,000sqm of fl oor the Supreme Court. while construction on Queens Place, 308 park onsite partially demolished to allow for area with SP Setia reconfi guring the existing Following on from its decision to walk Exhibition Street and the massive West construction of the 23-storey tower which permit to include a hotel across the tower’s away from the project it has since emerged Side Place project should be in full swing. will sit atop the existing structure. lower levels. that CEL and Colonial Range have agreed Olderfl eet, Premier Tower, Collins Arch and Also designed by COX, 150 Lonsdale Elsewhere, after a protracted legal battle to collectively sell their respective sites. 80 Collins Street will also fi nally begin to St would rise to an overall height of 80m with a Singaporean rival, developer CEL Th e landholdings are being marketed off emerge from the ground and start making above street level with a fl oor area ratio Australia has walked away from its Tower market through Colliers International with their mark on the CBD skyline. of 22.77:1, which exceeds the recommended Melbourne project. Demolition of the both parties expecting $150 million for the And with that I hope you have a safe and 18:1 plot ratio. Th e proposed fl oor area uplift existing building on the corner of Bourke combined blocks which now encompass enjoyable break over the holiday period and is supported by the delivery of commercial and Queen streets ground to a halt in 140-150 Queen Street and 27 McKillop I look forward to what should be a big year offi ce space as the public benefi t. 2013 following a dispute about access to Street. Combined, they form a 2500 sqm for construction in Melbourne. See you in A mixed-use tower at 111 A’Beckett St is the property and damage to the adjoining development site. Watch this space. 2018. moving forward after new owners SP Setia buildings at 140 Queen St and 27 McKillop And fi nally, Golden Age Group has concluded a deal to purchase the site from St. announced that it has signed an agreement Laurence Dragomir Singaporean developer Tong Eng for $61 Fellow developer Colonial Range fi led with Starwood Capital Group to enter Laurence is an Urban million mid-year. Th e project now dubbed legal action in the Victorian Civil and into a joint venture to manage the hotel Melbourne director with UNO Melbourne is set to join a growing list Administrative Tribunal seeking to have the component within its 85 Spring Street expertise in the CBD of Elenberg Fraser-designed towers in the planning permit for the project revoked, development. urbanmelbourne.info

Heritage Reasons to be cheerful What better time to look at the past year Melbourne directed at fi nally updating our MHA wishes all readers a great holiday As the end of another year in heritage, and unveil MHA’s own Santa city’s heritage protection for the 21st century. season and start to 2018, as the NYE wishlist for 2018? New guidelines were written that will fi reworks explode over a city fi nally seeing approaches, Melbourne’s While some notable losses of heritage see heritage-listed places treated far some real movement towards protecting its heritage arcades are fi lled with in the CBD – such as 488 LaTrobe, the better. Th e Guildford and Hardware lane greatest treasures. uncertainty over the fate of the Queen precincts were studied and will soon be decorations, the art deco Myer Victoria Market, the continued bomb-site protected and strong moves were made to windows are displaying their status of the former Palace Th eatre and advance comprehensive heritage studies of 62nd Christmas windows and approved facadism of the Elms Family and Southbank and the entire CBD – something Greater Western pubs – sit as lumps of coal not seen since 1984, when Around the World Flinders Street Station’s long- in our Christmas stocking, there was much in Eighty Days was the Myer Christmas awaiting restoration is fi nally to celebrate about this year in heritage windows theme. Tristan Davies activism. Th e next year should see these studies President After almost a decade of lobbing by MHA, put into the planning scheme, permanently unwrapping itself as a present to Melbourne Heritage all of the city. the National Trust and other community safeguarding many areas of the city for many Action groups, 2017 saw real action at the City of more years to come. ISSUE 38 CBD NEWS 25 䲶䟽⅒ᒶ䗾᧕ߌশ⤇ᒤ

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Lunchtime city dodgeball Residents accuse Planning player Devrim Van Dijk Minister Richard Wynne of recently covered himself in refusing to talk about saving glory at world championships, the historic Spinks Tinsmith but the real action is here at building at 488 LaTrobe St. Flagstaff Gardens. Demolition on the Victorian-era building is due to start soon to make way for a Mr Van Dijk represented Australia and won high-rise development and residents bronze in Canada. But he is also a member said they were counting on Mr Wynne’s of Simply Energy, which will contest a grand decision to grant interim heritage control fi nal on November 29. to save the local gem. Simply Energy has been playing in the Sharon Vladusic, resident at the competition every Wednesday for fi ve adjacent Royal Flagstaff apartments, said seasons. residents and Greens MP Ellen Sandell Mr Van Dijk said: “We always look forward had submitted two petitions with 1500 to Wednesdays, because it’s dodgeball day. signatures to Mr Wynne’s offi ce but had Th ere’s defi nitely a trusting team chemistry not received any meaningful reply. that has developed over this time. We work Th e ongoing fi nger pointing between the well together both in the board room and on state government, the City of Melbourne the dodgeball courts and we haven’t looked and residents over the failure to grant back since we started!” Devrim Van Dijk in action. interim heritage protection on the Simply Energy are confi dent that they will 100-year-old building has dragged on for of sports and physical activity programs Team registrations are now open for the make the upcoming grand fi nal, which more than 12 months. designed to get inner-city workers out of the upcoming 2018 Autumn season, which will will be held at Flagstaff Gardens courts on offi ce and active on their lunch breaks. start in February. Ms Vladusic said she had received November 29 at 1pm. “standard responses” from Mr Wynne. Soccer, basketball, netball, barefoot Register a team in any of the Active Mr Van Dijk said: “Th is season we’re going bowls, dodgeball and urban street cricket Melbourne City Sports competitions “We are running against the time clock for the win with the goal to set the record competitions are all available and are held by emailing activemelbourne@ here. Th e demolition order is still in place straight!” at the Docklands Sports Courts and Flagstaff limelightsports.com or call 9690 2180. and we are not getting any satisfactory Active Melbourne City Sports has a range Gardens courts. answers from the minister,” she said.