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Streets of music

On Thursday November 14 Melbourne Music Week (MMW) spilled out onto the CBD streets.

More than 20 buskers performed for those in the city after business hours in secret venues, laneways and main streets. The night featured songs intrinsically linked to Melbourne – like Crowded House’s Four Seasons in One Day – as well as a portrayal of the city’s cultural diversity.

Photo by John Tadigiri: Summer Liu playing guzheng, a Chinese Oregon. Council divided on pill testing By David Schout impact on policy, proponents hope it might “If a pill has an element in it that is Canberra’s Groovin’ the Moo festival – a change minds about the contentious issue. unexpected … if that information is able to “resounding success”. be relayed to someone, then the chances of Cr Nicholas Reece said it was clear that The City of Melbourne has The City of Melbourne hosts some of the someone taking that drug has suddenly gone alternative solutions to the growing issue state’s largest music festivals, at venues from very, very likely to very, very unlikely.” voted in favour of a pill testing such as the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and had not worked. “The reason I’m so passionately in favour of trial at music festivals within Melbourne Showgrounds. “What do I know? I know that the drug supporting this and conducting a pill trial policy of saying to people ‘just say no’ is not the city, at odds with the state The number of drug-related ambulance in Victoria is that the evidence overseas working,” he said. government and Victoria attendances within the city in the past five suggests it will lead to less harm, fewer years has more than doubled. deaths, but no commensurate increase in the “We’ve got to try something new and I think Police. acceptability of taking those drugs.” a trial of this is a small step but one that is Councillors in favour of the trial were at worth doing.” In a rare divided debate at a recent meeting, pains to point out their endorsement of the A report tabled at council said evidence from councillors voted 7-3 in favour of advocating trial did not validate illicit drug use, but pill testing trials in Europe suggested it was Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the evidence for the trial which would test possibly rather aimed to save lives. an effective way to change behaviour, reduce was irrefutable and “we can’t stick our heads harmful and even fatal drugs to alert harm and inform the public. in the sand”. “This is about providing people with potential users. information that they otherwise mightn’t Further, the report considered Australia’s And while the council’s stance has no direct have,” Cr Rohan Leppert said. first pill testing facility trial last year – at Continued on page 3. 2 CBD NEWS ISSUE 60 Three centuries and three lives When residents moved into The Gill on A’Beckett Street in the early 2000s, they knew the heritage- listed building had an interesting history.

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Follow us on Twitter @CBD_News_3000 The Gill as a tobacco factory, circa 1889. Source: State The Gill residents (left to right): Christoph Hewett, Gaetana Lucci, Maree Marchingo, Daria Wray, Anne Hotta, Tony Like us on Facebook Library Archive. Grybowski. cbdnewsmelbourne Follow us on Instagram Christoph Hewett said when he bought his “Eventually, last year, I found an article cbdnews apartment, he was told it was built in 1929 about the building’s opening dated October by the Salvation Army. The Gill is well known 27, 1889 and realised it meant it was having for its long service as a hostel for men. its 130th birthday in 2019.” Publisher: Hyperlocal News Pty Ltd But soon after moving in he learned its “I told the other owners and we all thought ABN: 57 623 558 725 history stretched back to the previous we should do something, so that’s when I Editor: Sean Car century. started putting all the little bits together into [email protected] this great story.” “I did a bit of research and everything said Journalists: that the building was built in 1889,” he said. They took the story to the National Trust of Meg Hill Australia, which was impressed enough to “At that point I thought, now that I own in A man eating at the Gill Memorial Home, 1995. Source: [email protected] award the building a plaque. State Library Archive. this building I need to capture as much David Schout of that story as I can and try and find out There’s a sense of pride in the fact that Majesty’s Theatre). [email protected] more about it – what happened in those lost their red brick warehouse home has a story 20,000 copies are printed and years?” spanning three different centuries and three Then, a bequest from pastoralist Joseph Gill “lives”. allowed the Salvation Army to purchase the distributed exclusively within The process of uncovering that history has building. In 1929 it was transformed into a Melbourne's CBD each month. CBD helped form a tight-knitted community in The building was built in 1889 as a tobacco hostel for homeless men. News works for advertisers because the building. In October the residents threw warehouse for Melbourne-based importer people like to know what is happening a 130th birthday party for the building they Moss, White and Co. Around 1915 it was For 70 years the building accommodated in their neighbourhood. initially believed to be only 90 years old. turned into a box factory. and fed 300 men each night and provided a Views expressed by contributors are not day centre, chapel, counselling services and “Gradually over the eight years I’ve lived It was designed by Nahum Barnet, who was those of the publishers. dentist from the building. here I would find out new things like who renowned for warehouse and mercantile the architect was, or why the Salvation Army buildings around Melbourne. He designed In 2001 Brady Group completed bought the building in 1929, and just kind of the Workmen’s College Building (now development works and it reopened as a collected things over eight years,” he said. RMIT) and the Alexandra Theatre (now Her residential apartment building.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no CBD News ISSUE 60 CBD NEWS 3 Council divided on The Matthew Guy-effect pill testing still haunts local residents Continued from page 1 By Meg Hill But other councillors were staunchly that had already been built around them Previous plans for 58-66 LaTrobe St had against a trial within the municipality, caused a lack of privacy, sunlight and fresh been rejected by the council, leading to the backing the state government and A site with development air, and that the 58-66 LaTrobe St tower amended plans that were approved last Victoria Police to reject a pilot scheme. permit that highlighted the would block off another section. They also December. “This is aiding and abetting. It is an said construction noise had been a constant repercussions of former Cr Leppert said the area, north of LaTrobe idealistic stance that is not consistent with issue. St, was outside areas where controls had the law,” Cr Beverley Pinder said. planning decisions when the “The proposed building now is adjacent to been set in place for mandatory separations “I really do think this needs to be permit was approved last year 33M. If you approve this, then 33M is going and podium heights since Matthew Guy was thrashed out in the chambers at Spring St is up for sale, with work likely to be constricted on all sides,” one resident Planning Minister. and police headquarters. That’s really the told the December council meeting. “I have full sympathy with the objectors,” he place for it.” to start soon. “I’ve lived on the eastern side of 33M on level said. Cr Philip Le Liu went as far as to say vote Residents at 33 MacKenzie Street six since it was built in 2012. It used to be a “Unfortunately, our job isn’t to decide in favour would be “supporting the drug (33M), whose south-east side faces the great place to live. The views and atmosphere whether or not the setbacks and tower trade”, and said reverting to traditional development site at 58-66 LaTrobe, fear of the surrounding neighbourhood were part separations are adequate, in my opinion methods was the answer. that a new 34-storey tower will enclose their of what I loved about being a resident.” they’re not, our job is to decide whether building. “A trial leads to full testing. Even though “However, this is all gone. 33M is surrounded or not the application complies with the that might be seen as a small step, it is still The City of Melbourne unanimously by high-rise buildings.” planning scheme in a very discretionary part a big one, because it seems we are putting approved the construction of the building in of the city.” the stamp of approval on it,” he said. a Future Melbourne meeting on December “We have no direct sunlight, no privacy, just noise. The lack of sunlight makes people feel “We’re going to disappoint a lot of people “There are ways we can say that you don’t 10 last year, although Cr Rohan Leppert said depressed. Our rooms are cold at most times tonight, but that disappointment needs to actually need drugs to enjoy the music. the plans were not adequate. of the year. Clothes are all wet and smelly go back to that un-named former planning Do you really need to take a drug? I think He said they were compatible with and furniture is also mouldy.” minister who started setting the precedent fundamentally you can go, ‘just don’t take precedent set by former Planning Minister with buildings like 33M.” i t ’.” Matthew Guy and that the fringe pocket The owner of a convenience store on the “If the controls in place had done a good of the CBD, between Victoria Parade and ground floor of 33M also spoke to the council The City of Melbourne isn’t the only job when these towers went up, we’d have LaTrobe St, was not included in subsequent meeting to oppose the development. Victorian council to call for such a trial, far fewer problems than the problems we’re controls in the CBD. with the City of Port Phillip doing so back A 25-storey development north of 33M has trying to solve now.” in 2017. 33M residents said the proximity of towers also been approved.

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Festival Hall is for sale – a year after the Heritage Council granted the iconic live music venue protection.

The sale is being handled by Colliers International via expression of interest, which was due to close on November 28. The hall is one of three parcels being offered either separately or together. Colliers said buyers had two options to earn a return on their investment – as a live entertainment venue or as a mixed- use urban renewal development. Advertising material says: “Festival Hall enables a new owner to continue operating the iconic live entertainment venue. The niche asset may accommodate up to 5400 patrons making it the largest, privately-owned stadium in Melbourne.” Under the mixed-use heading, the agent says: “The prime city fringe location, large Xmas back at Town Hall underlying land area, extensive street frontages and flexible zoning enables a By Aphrodite Feros-Fooke “By supporting our retailers and community variety of exciting future potential uses to groups through funding the Christmas be explored (STCA).” Collective, we aim to show off all that’s on In January, 2018 the hall’s owners revealed The city's Christmas Festival offer here in Melbourne and promote our plans to demolish most of the building was launched at Melbourne city’s hidden gems.” and sell the site to a developer with She said the council was expecting the permission for two 16-storey buildings. Town Hall on November 13. Christmas Festival program to attract record They said the venue was no longer numbers into the city centre. financially viable due to overwhelming The State Library will host the feature competition from larger stadia. projection show, A Very Melbourne Night Highlights include: But the news provoked an outcry from Before Christmas, written by Marieke Hardy Christmas projections at State Library, and narrated by Lee Lin Chin. nostalgic music fans who lobbied for Claudine Ledwidge O'Reilly and daughter Vianne at the Melbourne Town Hall and Princes Bridge, heritage protection. In May 2018, Heritage The city centre will be decorated with launch. November 29 to December 25; Victoria recommended the building be 500,000 LED lights, 2000 big baubles, Mayor, Sally Capp said. Santa’s House at Federation Square, added to the Heritage Register – a request 20 giant nutcracker statues, four neon “People will be able to take part in Christmas November 30 to December 21; that was successful in November last year. Christmas installations and a huge present cooking masterclasses, join a festive silent Commenting on the heritage listing at the box at Southbank. Christmas Compass Virtual Reality (VR) disco as it winds through the city and peruse time, Planning Minister Richard Wynne, at Melbourne Town Hall Visitor Hub, Federation Square’s Christmas tree will pop-up markets in some of our iconic was reported by the ABC as saying the November 30 to December 24; stand at 16m tall and be decorated with buildings and laneways.” listing did not stop redevelopment, but did 30,000 LED lights. Gingerbread Village by Epicure at Level 1 St restrict it. The chair of the City of Melbourne’s small Collins Lane November 30 to December 24; This year the City of Melbourne has businesses, retail and hospitality portfolio, “Important elements of Festival Hall will and introduced the Christmas Collective Cr Susan Riley, said the festive season was have to be retained, including the facade, initiative. vital for the business community. Gravy Day Sing-along at Federation Square, the box offices, the tiered seating, and December 21. the developer will need to work with the “This year we have chosen to showcase “December is the most important period for Heritage Council to ensure that any future our local talent by having businesses and our retail and hospitality businesses and the For more information on the City of development of the site respects the rich groups share how they celebrate Christmas, increased number of city visitors coming to Melbourne Christmas Festival 2019, visit heritage of Festival Hall,” Mr Wynne was which will provide a uniquely Melbourne enjoy our Christmas Festival generates an www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/christmas reported saying. experience for our visitors and locals,” Lord economic uplift of $73 million,” she said.

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That might mean, for example, service Melburnians look forward providers going out to check on the people they care for. Another example is a to summer every year, but collaboration between CoHealth and the for some groups within the council to deliver a homeless brokerage program. community high temperatures “When we send those heat health alerts out, can pose serious health risks. CoHealth issues resources like movie passes and pool passes to people experiencing The CBD environment adds its own homelessness in the City of Melbourne, so complexities to heat health. As climate they can have respite in some cool spaces.” change escalates, the City of Melbourne has Council prioritises giving advice and making prioritised heat health. sure community members think ahead, as Between 1981 and 2010 Melbourne it’s often small things that can make a big experienced, on average, 8.3 days per year difference. above 35 degrees. In 2018 there were 10 days “We try and make sure people do keep their above that temperature. CSIRO modelling homes cool, that they do simple things suggests that by the 2050s this could increase like close curtains, hydrating themselves, to between 13 and 21 days on average. knowing where cool places are around the city if they have to go out,” she said. Marina Rahovistas, a senior environmental Marina Rahovistas using one of the counil's 60 drinking fountains. health officer at the council, said there were Council’s head of the people city portfolio Cr a number of groups which council action nature of the CBD complicates heat health. Going into summer, the council has engaged Beverley Pinder said the City of Melbourne particularly focused on. in pre-emptive communication with is well prepared for extreme summer “With a heat wave there are often power “Some of those are senior members of the vulnerable community members and aims conditions this year. outages, so people in apartments really need community – 65-year-olds and older, and to ensures that all resources are available to know who their neighbours are,” she said. “Extreme heat is a danger we face every infants and children,” Marina said. while urging people to plan ahead. summer here in Melbourne,” Cr Pinder said. “People need to know if there are elderly “But there’s also groups like international When bad days hit, alerts go out to different “We want to educate people on the risks people there, or someone else who’s students, residents and visitors who don’t channels and create a “ripple effect”. associated with extreme heat and provide vulnerable, who needs assistance so they know the local weather, as well as low practical advice and services to help them can check on them. They could also engage “Once I send out all those messages to socioeconomic groups that of course respond.” with body corporate groups to discuss the all the relevant work areas, all the service includes those experiencing homelessness.” risks and what to do when a heatwave event agencies, then they put their plans into For more information, visit melbourne.vic. Marina also highlighted how the residential occurs.” action,” Marina said. gov.au/heatwaves Christmas @Scots’ Church

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no CBD News ISSUE 60 CBD NEWS 7 “Illogical” plan to lose QVM patrons By Spencer Fowler Steen replacement car parks making driving an “extremely unpleasant” experience. But QVM says its research indicates that only Fears have been expressed that 32 per cent of the 10 million visitors each Queen Victoria Market (QVM) year come by car. Lord Mayor Sally Capp said in a statement will lose business due to the to CBD News that customers parking in the proposed closure of the existing Munro car park in Therry St would be less than 20 metres from the fresh produce in a car park earmarked for a new nearby shed, with the furthest point from “Market Square” . parking at the southern development site “not dissimilar” to that of the existing car park. In a speech to a Friends of QVM meeting “Market Square will add to the attraction, on November 20, property developer and with 1.5 hectares of asphalt transformed into businessman David Legge said half of QVM’s a lovely public space for shoppers, residents visitors would be adversely affected by the and workers of the growing City North area,” “practically illogical” and “seriously flawed” Friends of QVM convenor Mary-Lou Howie explains her concerns to City of Melbourne CEO Justine Hanney. Mr she said in the statement. plan. Hanney arrived at the November 20 meeting just as it was wrapping up. “We have recently finished consulting About 60 people attended the meeting at the with traders, shoppers, workers and local Drill Hall in Therry St. residents and their feedback will now help business plan? Let’s close the car park. He said of the 10 million visitors who came shape the plans for Market Square.” Film director Tom Burstall addresses the meeting Let’s actually piss off our most important to QVM each year, five million arrived by car. customers,” Mr Legge said. Local resident and film director Tom Burstall “You look at this from a business point of earlier told the meeting that the “people’s fiefdom” which received two votes while As part of the QVM renewal program, view and say: We’ve identified our most panel”, which was designed to allow traders residents were restricted to a single vote. the existing 720 parking spaces would be important customers, but now what’s the and the community to have a say in the replaced by 500 underground parks as part “As a friend of these markets I think that the plans, recommended to keep the exiting car of the Munro development on Queen St, response from council would be different park, but this was ignored by the council. and up to 500 parks as part of the council’s if they were answering to the people not proposed “southern development” on “The problem is that people don’t businesses,” she said. Franklin St. understand the main issue — traders and the Multiple traders at the meeting also community are being screwed, we’re having Mr Legge said the planned discontinuation expressed their concerns over a lack our best asset stolen,” he said. of parts of Franklin St and Queen St to of communication from the council accommodate proposed projects including Reason Party MP Fiona Patten said the City with traders who do not speak English, as the “Queen’s Corner building” and of Melbourne’s voting system was skewed well as a loss of the market’s social value and “Market Square”, would block access to the towards a “small gerrymandered business spirit. Council moves ahead with innovation district By David Schout improvements to streets and open spaces to in leveraging emerging technologies and Cr Nicolas Frances Gilley said the best serve and attract workers to the hub. innovation. importance of enhancing the urban realm in areas like City North couldn’t be The area is already home to 21 per cent “This is a really important part of our city Melbourne’s first innovation underestimated. of all knowledge sector jobs in the City of that we need to plan to get right,” he said. district is a step closer after the Melbourne, concentrated in a small parcel “That is so we can facilitate, through the “It’s really exciting to recognise the City of Melbourne approved of land. public realm, the sorts of connections importance of innovation and how you play a role and give it place. And when you give it “future-focused” plans for the By 2025, it will also be home to two new between the workers and institutions in railway stations (Parkville Station and State the City North precinct to enable as much place, it makes it real.” north of the CBD. collaboration and innovation as we possibly Library Station) as part of the Metro Tunnel Lord Mayor Sally Capp said Melbourne can.” project. was in a “knowledge boom” and hoped the In collaboration with RMIT University A draft plan for City North was considered City North would be the first chapter of a plan would result in an “explosion of ideas, and the University of Melbourne, City 12 months ago, before feedback from wider Melbourne Innovation Districts (MID) experiments and innovation”. North – which takes in both universities, stakeholders and members of the plan. the State Library, Royal Exhibition Building community led to changes that were brought The council is yet to announce which part of and the Melbourne Museum – would see Cr Rohan Leppert said the area was vital before council on November 12. the city will take in the next MID.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no CBD News ISSUE 60 CBD NEWS 9 Little Bourke Council to ensure St reopens no more eyesores Little Bourke St reopened on By Aphrodite Feros-Fooke November 8 after a three- Cr Wood said the council had identified month closure for major The City of Melbourne is this site as “needing attention” and its security supply upgrades understanding was there were works encouraging owners of underway for it to become a restaurant. to the CBD’s electricity prominent but derelict CBD The City of Melbourne responded to infrastructure. Heritage Victoria referrals and supported sites to take responsibility for the proposed refurbishment including The street was closed to traffic through conservation works, Cr Wood said. their properties. a section of Chinatown in August. However, sites such as the City of Melbourne CitiPower crews dug four-metre deep The push is being led by the council's Chambers (112-118 Elizabeth St), an trenches through the area and installed finance and governance portfolio chair and example of the so-called boom classical style about 3.3km of conduit tubes. environment portfolio deputy chair, Deputy of the 1880s, have no current plans for work. Next year cables will be installed in Lord Mayor Arron Wood. Cr Wood said the council had not been able the tubes, connecting the newly-built to compel the owner to clean the private Cr Wood said a review of the laws was Waratah Place Zone Substation to the commercial property. currently underway to investigate whether city’s power grid. council’s ability to deal with neglected “The best outcome would be for private CitiPower’s head of major projects buildings could be strengthened using local landholders to invest in these valuable sites Marcus Olive said the complexity of laws, with proposed amendments to be and this occurs in the majority of cases,” he the work, combined with the busy and considered by councillors in 2020. said. constrained location, had made the latest The council is looking into possible 123 Swanston St, a six-level building dating stage challenging. approaches including fines for owners and back to the 1930s, was also mentioned by the Cr Arron Wood outside the Crossley building in Bourke St. “Thank you to all the impacted differential rates for different classes of council as requiring maintenance. properties. traders and the community for their “Most owners do the right thing, the pressure understanding and patience during this Cr Wood said: “In some cases, we may need Mall,” Cr Wood said. is on a handful of sites that need to be vital work,” Mr Olive said. larger fines or other incentives to enable The Sir Charles Hotham Hotel at 2-8 Spencer renewed or sold to owners who will.” councils to deal with derelict and dilapidated “The closure has allowed us to make huge St was bought by education entrepreneur premises as well as absentee owners who Cr Wood said the council had provided six strides in progressing this project that will Shesh Ghale in an off-market deal in 2017 for aren’t responsive to the call to renew such grants for smaller scale restorations through have significant benefits for the broader a rumoured $30 million. prime locations.” the Melbourne Heritage Restoration Fund, CBD once it’s complete.” and would shortly announce more funding The Australian Financial Review reported The work is part of the $250 million “We currently have no jurisdiction over to be “made available to not-for-profit, in February this year Mr Ghale plans to Melbourne CBD Security of Supply private property unless there is an adverse charity, or community-owned or occupied preserve as much of the 1854 building’s project, which aims to ensure the CBD impact on the public realm or the property is heritage buildings, and privately-owned art nouveau facade as possible after being has “double backup” to protect supply a hazard to the public,” he said. heritage buildings that are considered inspired by his restoration of the former lines against unexpected events such as landmarks, a feature of their local area or The sites in question have varying heritage Argus newspaper’s building. extreme weather, fires, traffic accidents or status and some already have approved well-known meeting places”. Cr Wood said he looked forward “to the infrastructure failures. planning permits. Cr Wood said restoration of these sites added owner activating this important gateway into Once completed, it would ensure the vibrancy to the city and ultimately earned a The council supports the revitalisation of the CBD”. duration of a major power outage is the Walk Arcade, a large site and pedestrian return. Job Warehouse, also known as Crossley’s limited to no more than 30 minutes. thoroughfare at 309-325 Bourke St. “At the end of the day it is private owners Building (54-62 Bourke St) is among the The next stage of work will include the that have the responsibility to make the “The Walk Arcade has planning approval and oldest surviving buildings in Melbourne. closure of part of Lonsdale St in early investment to renew these significant sites,” it’s very exciting to think that two new hotels Built in 1848-49, it is a rare example of pre- 2020. will open on the doorstep of Bourke Street gold rush commercial buildings. he said.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no CBD News 10 CBD NEWS ISSUE 60 A committee meeting to remember webcast (a commendable transparency Victoria just ignored. But this council was up There has never been a debate like this measure in itself), I encourage readers to for the debate, unafraid to buy in. about racing, gambling and animal welfare visit the City of Melbourne website and inside Town Hall. Passions ran high with Cr The reports by the officers supporting both have a listen to all three debates, which Cathy Oke in tears over the poor treatment a pill testing trial and the policy shift to By Stephen were conducted with passion, honesty of animals. Ultimately, it was rare defeat for embrace inclusionary zoning were well and powerful arguments. The inclusionary Cr Leppert but was nice to hear Cr Le Liu Mayne argued progressive positions, which both zoning discussion ran for 24 minutes commend him for bringing forward a motion prevailed, although some remnants of the (starting one hour and 32 minutes into that reflected the concerns of many of his old Team Doyle (Crs Susan Riley and Bev proceedings), pill testing went for 43 minutes constituents. Pinder) plus the solitary Liberal councillor As the nation collectively starting at (1 hour and 56 minutes) and the Phillip Le Liu opposed the pill testing horse racing debate went for 55 minutes At the end of the evening it was apparent groaned over petty partisan position. (starting two hours and 50 minutes). that the Capp council has certainly become finger pointing about bushfires However, there isn’t a lot of factionalism more progressive than the previous Robert Town Hall did not necessarily need to weigh or party politics amongst the current Doyle-led councils – witness the earlier and climate change in recent in on the state government’s policy review councillors, which actually leads to better support for declaring a climate emergency on tackling housing affordability but landed weeks, there was a political ray debate, independent thoughts and good and the ambitious transport plan to reduce with what planning chair Nicholas Reece of light emanating from the decision-making. car access in the city. But taking on the declared was a “momentous” policy shift Melbourne Cup was a bridge too far as the Melbourne Town Hall. towards supporting inclusionary zoning to Cr Rohan Leppert’s motion to withdraw Greens suffered an increasingly rare defeat. mandate a slice of affordable housing in new council’s support for the Melbourne The marathon 3 hour and 49 minute Future major developments on private land. Cup Parade down Swanston St on the The conservative Herald Sun newspaper Monday before the Melbourne Cup was responded to all this with a highly critical Melbourne Committee on November 12 will Whether Spring Street agrees is another the most ambitious and contentious article suggesting the Lord Mayor has go down as one of the best meetings ever. matter but the councillors shirked making push by the Greens councillor that we’ve become too left wing and anti-business. This paper has lamented the lack of meaty this change when they last looked at this seen. It attracted 170 overwhelmingly topics coming before council in the post- policy in late 2014 and, with Melbourne supportive written submissions and five The anti-business line is patently unfair but Doyle period, with councillors reluctant to having the lowest amount of affordable oral presentations on the night but ended Victoria is the most progressive state and it put up controversial notices of motion and a housing of any capital city, the switch is well up going down 6-3 with only Cr Nic Frances becomes more progressive the closer you get surprising lack of substantive policy debates overdue. Gilley supporting the two Greens. to the City of Melbourne, so why shouldn’t coming forward from the administration. The support for inclusionary zoning was the council reflect this shifting ground? The Lord Mayor, backed by Cr Le Liu and all Well, that all changed on November 12 when particularly noteworthy for the Lord Mayor the former Team Doyle councillors came up And if only our state and federal politicians there were three issues which dominated Sally Capp, given her strong opposition to with a much softer alternative motion which could conduct respectful public debates on – inclusionary zoning policy, pill testing such a policy in her previous role as CEO of gave the racing industry a minor whack over tricky policy questions without reducing it at music festivals and the Melbourne Cup the Property Council. the animal welfare issues highlighted on to an unedifying slanging match. Let’s hope Parade – all of which could have been The submission supporting a pill testing ABC TV’s 7.30 program but then ultimately we see a lot more of this in the period ahead completely left alone. trial at music festivals was another state backed the parade, albeit with a nudge to as November 12 was quality democracy in If you weren’t there or missed the live government issue that many councils across bring forward the banning of the whip. action. CBD roads resurfaced Christmas Principal Sponsor with used plastic Networking Time to Celebrate Melbourne By David Schout resurface our streets is one way we can support the circular economy and reduce landfill.” While excess plastic on the city The first road to be re-surfaced using streets usually attracts a range recycled plastic was Flinders St, with of angry complaints, the City of works occurring on the stretch of road between Exhibition and Spring streets in Melbourne’s latest innovation October. is by contrast an environmental Works will continue next year on Spring Come along to our Christmas PM Club positive. St, between both Little Collins and Little Bourke, and Flinders and Collins. @ Quay West

The council has begun resurfacing two of Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood said the the CBD’s business streets using recycled initiative was currently a trial – the results The Melbourne Business Network is celebrating plastics otherwise destined for landfill. of which could see more sustainable asphalting in future. the end of 2019 in style! By using items such as car bumper bars, a hybrid asphalt containing 50 per cent “The City of Melbourne uses 10,000 recyclable materials is now being laid on our tonnes of asphalt annually and we 6pm Wednesday 11 December streets. resurfaced eight kilometres of road last Quay West Conference Centre year,” Cr Wood said. Amid an ongoing recycling crisis throughout 26 Southbank Avenue, Southbank Victoria after China stopped importing “This trial will help us understand foreign waste, the move is seen as an whether it’s possible to use recycled Networking with our Networks! plastic in more of our major projects.” innovative way to reduce landfill. This year we are networking with our networks and will be bringing new “The paving on these historically significant “This is an example of how we can work faces and connections to the celebrations through our collaboration streets will look exactly the same as any other towards building a circular economy. street," Lord Mayor Sally Capp explained. By using recycled plastic and other with principal event sponsors InterAct Melbourne and Entrepreneurs recycled materials on our roads we’re Founders & Startups. “The difference is that using plastic in creating more sustainable infrastructure the asphalt creates demand for recycled and showing there are local markets for products.” recycled materials.” Bookings: www.melbournebusinessnetwork.org.au “We collect 11,000 tonnes of residential Enquiries: [email protected] recycling each year. Using a mix of plastic to

Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no CBD News ISSUE 60 CBD NEWS 11 Collins St and the homeless debate By Rhonda Dredge

You don’t expect guys with a prime Collins St address to be altruistic but King Ng and Jay Hollerich are laying their cards on the table.

They’ve both signed up to do a pro bono job on a city building earmarked for people City assault experiencing homelessness. They are both “haves” – in the sense that they run successful businesses. Yet they are Police are investigating an painfully aware how little it takes to become assault at a licensed premises a “have-not”. in the CBD on October 26. “I asked my mates who all have mortgages how long would your money last if you lost Investigators have been told an unknown your job? The average was four to six weeks,” King Ng and Jay Hollerich in their office at the Paris end of Collins St. man assaulted the victim on level two of Mr Ng said. the Bourke St club at about 3am. He has given the matter a lot of thought since losing their jobs and ending up in a similar owners still have to pay outgoings. The The 40-year-old man was treated for non- the Global Financial Crisis. He had been position, King said. buildings could be refurbished and re-used life threatening facial injuries. working for big development companies during that time. As a property developer, Mr Ng monitors the such as Lendlease and Grocon and suddenly The offender left with a group of people market and looks for opportunities. He wants found himself with some free time. King assembled the team that is doing a pro and was last seen walking on Flinders St. to do something now for the homeless and bono conversion of a mid-rise building into He took up volunteering and it was while he’s taken on the role of program director for a homeless shelter for the City of Melbourne He is described as 170cm tall, medium working at a soup kitchen he observed how the charity Housing All Australians. (announced last month in CBD News) and is build, short cropped black hair and was quickly a person can decline. wearing a red checked shirt. “A lot of buildings in the CBD are empty,” he ready to take on other CBD landlords. “A guy in a suit was hovering around the said. “We’re trying to get landlords to come Police have released images of a man they The pro bono contribution for the City soup kitchen,” he said. “Next week he was to the party to use the building while they’re believe may be able to help them (above). of Melbourne project by the Housing All back. He looked a bit dishevelled. By the next waiting for the next cycle.” Australians team will amount to $4 million Please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 week he was on drugs and alcohol.” He said the buildings might have retail at but another $20 million still needs to be 333 000 or submit a confidential crime Even on Collins St people are afraid of the bottom, but they’re empty above. The raised. report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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There’s still one floor available measures in the recently renovated T&G Building at the Paris end have failed of Collins St and agents are By Meg Hill advertising it as ideal for those with global interests. The City of Melbourne last month called for state-wide Former tenant KPMG has gone and the building has a new casual foyer complete mandatory affordable housing with a bottle shop, patio, music and long, provisions, admitting the inviting bars. developer-incentive policy had The make-over is a far cry from the older style Collins St foyer with its quiet empty not secured any affordable spaces and classical columns. housing in the city since it was

The BHP building next door looks positively Nathan Mathew: catering to the global worker. adopted in 2014. severe in comparison and even the ostentatious 101 Collins seems a relic of 20th “There is a shortfall of at least 5500 affordable century establishment thinking. Leonie Huddy, on sabbatical from her younger, fitter office worker and are seen rental homes in the City of Melbourne academic post on Long Island, used Google as a step towards creating community. Two new bars opened last month with quite and that is anticipated to increase to to find her way to Hazel and was surprised a fanfare at the funkier Flinders Lane end The T&G foyer was jumping when CBD approximately 23,000 by 2036,” planning to discover a haven even at 5 pm on a Friday of the T&G building, one in the basement News visited compared with other more chair Cr Nicolas Reece said at the November night. and another on the first floor of the heritage staid buildings nearby. Some artistic fit- 12 Future Melbourne Committee meeting. Richard Allen & Sons building which is now Hazel reminds her of a Chicago bar, she said, out elements help such as exposed pipes, “That is simply an unacceptable situation for connected to the T&G. with its exposed pipes and long bar where creative lattice work and great irregular a civilised society and a world’s most liveable she would hang out after conferences doing hunks of granite as bar tops. Restaurant manager Nathan Mathew is city like Melbourne. It is also the case that publication deals. The US dollar buys a lot trying to play down the hype but that’s Bars feature heavily in the new global the current mechanisms in the Melbourne here with current exchange rates and she’s difficult with Google, Nike, Treasury Wine foyer, distinguishing it from the usual Planning Scheme which seek to encourage not complaining. Estates and Accenture as tenants of the coffee shop in a corner model, creating a affordable housing are yet to deliver any floors above. The Netflix vibe of Hazel is not surprising, great place for the lone drinker, snacker affordable homes.” given that the building was bought in 2015 and diner to pick up some gossip. “Hazel is a produce-driven restaurant with Affordable housing refers to rental housing by the Pembroke Group, a global company simple, beautiful food. We have a zero-waste “There’s a younger demographic now,” costed at under 30 per cent of a low- or with offices in Boston, which advertises mentality but we don’t want to preach about says one Collins St observer. “Before there medium-income household’s income. its thoughtful approach to refurbishment it,” Mr Mathew said. were stuffy accountants.” projects. The City of Melbourne’s submission to the You can sit up at the bar at Hazel and order The reno is documented in a newsy in- state government included modelling by The former dentist’s clinic has now been mullet or whiting caught in Corner Inlet house tabloid-style newspaper, available SGS Economics that suggested a mandatory reborn with a design by Hana Hakim for the day before and smoked in-house, while for short perusal at the desk, instead of inclusion mechanism could be used to restaurant lessee, The Mulberry Group, keeping an eye on the scene in Flinders the usual glossy mag. deliver 10,000 affordable housing dwellings connecting it to the new Bates Smart foyer. Lane. in the city. A week later The Mulberry Group opened Commentators say that even lavish Collins St The new foyer has attracted the attention of another bar beneath Hazel, with just The submission recommends a minimum buildings such as 101 have had to upgrade to CBD residents who have to be clever about as much fanfare. This one promised state-wide requirement to be determined keep their A rating. the way they approach a venue to avoid the debauchery. When CBD News visited the by modelling, but flexibility for local large crowds of commuters who swamp End-of-trip facilities such as lockers, showers clientele looked hopeful. governments to increase it where needed. favourite places after work. and bike-parking are now de rigeur for the It also recommends a cash-in-lieu option for developers to fund affordable housing elsewhere if it can’t be included in a development. Caring for our city’s lost dogs Mandatory affordable housing has been implemented to different extents in South they’re easily startled and will even flee from Have access to your pet’s microchip Australia and the ACT, as well as overseas in Summer nights and balmy squealing truck brakes on our city streets.” number or council tag number on your the UK, Canada and the US. mobile; days bring sensational festive Summer is the busiest time for lost dogs as Tamlin Gorter, a researcher at the Australian owners take to the city streets with their pets Call The Lost Dogs’ Home to register your Housing and Urban Research Institute celebrations in our city. For to enjoy concerts in the park or a pint at the lost dog on 9329 2755. The council tag is (AHURI), said the submission was a our dogs however, the bangs of local pub. crucial to identify your pet; significant moment. fireworks and loud concerts “If your dog should flee in fright, chances are Check the lost dogs section of our website “I think it’s a very strong statement to come it will be rescued by The Lost Dogs’ Home,” where all strays are listed; and from the council, but I think it reflects the can strike terror. Ally said. level of need in Melbourne for increased Don’t forget the power of social media affordable housing,” she said. “Our shelter and adoption centres take and list your lost pooch on Facebook too. When dogs are found lost in the CBD, they’re responsibility for stray, abandoned and “The fact that it has been recognised not only collected and sheltered by the Lost Dogs’ If you do find a distressed pup wandering surrendered pets on behalf of the City of in Melbourne but across Australia is very Home in North Melbourne. The shelter the city streets, the North Melbourne Melbourne, and with our animal rescue significant.” rescued 550 pets for the City of Melbourne shelter’s staff will welcome him or her ambulances operating 24/7, you could be last financial year. with open arms. “Perhaps there’s just a bit of momentum reunited with your dog the same day.” there.” “Sadly, summer is a time when owners “Attempting to dig a hole in the closet or “If your dog or cat escapes, our staff provide will consider surrendering their pets as Ms Gorter said AHURI had a strong body hiding under the bed is a dog’s way of them with comfy bedding, nutritious food they move overseas or interstate. Please of research that suggested mandatory escaping the loud noise,” said Ally Brown and water, and loads of TLC while we track surrender them to The Lost Dogs’ Home affordable housing was an effective measure. from The Lost Dogs’ Home. you down.” as our adoption centre will find them a AHURI research includes a report on South “Dogs have an incredible hearing range – To find your lost pet, The Lost Dogs’ Home new, happy home on your behalf,” Ally Australia where there is now a 15 per cent three times that of your average human – so suggests: said. requirement in new developments.

Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no CBD News ISSUE 60 CBD NEWS 13 Unwinding with some wool Council By Rhonda Dredge endorses When you go to a Stitch & Bitch session you’re known by the patterns you choose to knit but it’s the new planning stories that you hear that make their mark.

There’s no use being modest about your guidelines choice of pattern or too philosophical about what keeps you going on a project. By David Schout “This is your chance to be egotistical,” says Fiona, at the regular Thursday group meet in The City of Melbourne has Collins St. adopted tighter regulations Knitters don’t bother to introduce themselves. One lady has a round needle to improve streetscapes in the and her jumper is beginning at the neck. CBD and Southbank. She’s a confident knitter with an eagle eye on the work of others. Planning scheme amendment C308, “They’ll teach you, if you’re stuck making which outlines rules for better urban things in an old-fashioned way with back, design in new developments, will now be sides and sleeves,” she said. sent to Planning Minister Richard Wynne for approval. Four people are knitting and the conversation focuses on hair dyes then Among the changes in the CBD, parking settles on tattoos. Knuckles are prominent for new buildings is to be underground, in a knitting circle and they capture the building services must occupy less than attention of the group. What better place for 40 per cent of the ground floor and, within a tattoo? special character areas, 80 per cent of the frontage of buildings in must display A knitter with mauve hair has a tattoo of windows to “active uses”. a cup on one knuckle but is sick of people asking for a coffee so she’s getting a tattoo of The new guidelines are intended to raise a teapot on an adjacent one so there are no the bar on urban design and maximise the more mistakes. city’s attractiveness and amenity. Craig Burnett takes on a complex project. Knitting is part of her identity as well and Cr Rohan Leppert said the move was “one friends are beneficiaries of the garments that of our most rigorous and comprehensive come off her needles. amendments considered in this city” teaching crochet and likes to stay for the green for a quick-fix shawl and the confident while planning chair Nicholas Reece said She shares a picture of a recipient who Stitch & Bitch session if he doesn’t have knitter has multi-hued wool dominated by a the move was vital going forward. looks like a young Philip Seymour Hoffman anything on after work. vibrant watermelon. wearing an oversized camel jumper. “The changes that come with planning “A friend taught me at uni,” he told CBD A new knitting project is a pleasure, but the scheme amendment C308 will make very This jumper is legendary in knitting circles. News. “He was doing math and I was doing danger is that it could become duty. Those significant changes to how planning and When she first started, she couldn’t be physics. He thought knitting would appeal long stretches between band and armhole projects proceed in Melbourne,” Cr Reece bothered decreasing for the sleeves. to me.” can be tiring. Perhaps pledges could be said. made between meetings. “She had to unpick them,” said the confident Complex patterns require thinking power After a period of public consultation knitter. “They looked like bat wings.” but colours define knitters. Craig said he was “No way,” said Fiona, who intervenes to keep last year in which 41 submissions were worried that he was in love with the model the pleasure of knitting culture alive. Craig Burnett is sitting quietly at the table received, the council asked Mr Wynne to for his pomegranate jumper. listening. He used to be an astrophysicist. Stitch & Bitch, Thursdays 5-7 pm, Morris & appoint an independent panel to review Now he works in Morris & Sons wool shop The bat wing lady girl is going for a muted Sons, Collins St and hear submissions.

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We Live Here Short-stay violence spurs action hosts who failed to register. “grossly unfair”. 3. Give powers to OCs to determine if short- The short-stay industry is facing Globally, the move to have hosts register If he really said that, this appalling attitude stays should be permitted. their properties is seen as an essential would just expose the Airbnb so-called Has not happened. regulation on both sides of the measure. safety message for what it is – disingenuous, 4. Revise the proposed (unworkable) Atlantic in Canada and France Following the Airbnb Halloween deaths marketing spin. scheme for individual owners to take as city governments try to in the USA the company has started a out a bank loan to remediate flammable campaign to restore trust in the brand, Victorian residents on their own in cladding and repay the loan via their resolve safety and community setting up a hotline for hosts who feel the cladding debacle council rates. threatened by guests. A handful of high-risk buildings are to be Unless you live in one of the handful of concerns. What about the neighbours? We don’t provided funding by the government. The buildings on the anonymous list of high- figure in the Airbnb economic equation. hundreds of buildings deemed a moderate risk risk buildings that will receive government In Toronto, the city has passed new If we must argue on economics – a have been ignored – see above. funding, OCs are now being forced to take regulations requiring owners to live at the favourite tactic of Airbnb – let’s talk about 5. Engage with We Live Here. Talk to us – out loans to remove their combustible premises and to register with the local the tax that is not paid. we represent more than 200 buildings cladding. Owners can look forward to government as a short-stay provider. In Australia, Airbnb pays about 3 throughout Melbourne and Victoria. We increased levies for years to come, resale of In introducing the new rules, the per cent of the GST that any other can help you understand how to look after apartments will become more difficult and a government had argued that the short-stay accommodation provider pays. This massive strata communities. drop in property prices will be inevitable. industry incentivised landlords to remove tax rort is tolerated by both state and federal Not much has happened since we were Further, if you don’t take responsibility housing stock from the long-term market. governments. invited to a meeting at the Minister for for removing your cladding you can Toronto mayor John Tory says regulating Consumer Affairs’ Office in June and were expect repeated building orders from your the industry is a step in the right direction in invited to provide a submission on the NSW taking on short-stay fire risks municipal council to ensure compliance. “keeping our neighbourhood liveable”. Exposure Draft of the Amendments to the An announcement by the NSW state In our view it is a dereliction of duty by the In Paris, the city government has Owners Corporation Act 2006, the deficiencies government that it is tackling fire risks state government to require residents to take limited short-stays to 120 nights per year of which we have previously reported on. associated with the short-stay industry, is full responsibility for something they had no and insisted on property registration. The Bill was introduced into Parliament welcome news. say in. Like Toronto, Paris has accused Airbnb We Live Here has met dogged resistance in September, but has now stalled and there of compromising community safety and from the Victorian state government Government report card is no indication when debate will resume. exacerbating the housing affordability crisis. even to consider this issue. We have long However, we will be monitoring progress Following their resounding success in the Multinational Airbnb has resisted the campaigned on the nexus between short- very closely. 1918 election We Live Here called on the new rules on both sides of the Atlantic with stays, the infamous cladding debacle and 6. Final Report from a disappointing year: D state government to: arguments focusing on “host and guest the need to take immediate action, but it has - could do much better. 1. Amend the Owners Corporation Act safety”. fallen on deaf ears. With community support from all 2006 to regulate the short-stay industry Rocked by increasingly frequent reports A new proposal by the NSW Department Victorians ‘We Live Here’ will continue to – far beyond the scope of the woefully of violence and the Halloween deaths in the of Planning, Industry and Environment lobby the government until it starts to listen inadequate pro-Airbnb “party” bill that United States, Airbnb has hit back with a will require short-stay hosts to take basic to us. was shamefully passed just before the very narrow safety message. Amazingly, the fire safety measure to protect guests and election. The Airbnb “party” bill made it multinational operator makes no mention of neighbours. even harder for OCs to recoup costs of Campaign donations “community” safety as it resists global moves Under the plan, all short-stay premises As a not-for-profit organisation, donations damage and it completely ignored issues to regulate the industry. would be required to have integrated smoke from individuals and buildings keep our of security, amenity and community The deputy mayor of Paris, Ian Brossat, alarms in bedrooms and corridors, heat campaigns going. To register as a supporter development. lashed out at Airbnb, tweeting that it is sensors in kitchens, fire extinguishers, of We Live Here or to make a donation please No evidence of anything positive has “totally irresponsible given the disastrous fire blankets, emergency exit lights and visit our website at welivehere.net emerged since the passage of the Bill, but consequences Airbnb has had on our towns evacuation maps. ‘We Live Here’ does not accept donations one owner was recently reported as keeping and cities. We are dealing with a company These safety measures sound like basic from commercial tourism interests. a baseball bat near his front door after a that doesn’t have the means to pay its taxes requisites that you would expect to be in stranger wandered into his apartment! in France but can find the means to sign a place in any commercial accommodation 2. Restore powers to OCs to make decisions deal with the IOC (International Olympic business, including a short-stay apartment. about use of a lot, which were lost in Committee).” So, what does Airbnb think of regulations www.welivehere.net Justice Riordan’s Supreme Court decision ive “we l emails to campaign@ Paris City Hall is also taking legal action to mandate fire safety in short-stays? TM in July 2017. here” against Airbnb for payment of a €12.5m According to Domain, Airbnb public welivehere.net Has not happened. (AUD $20 million) fine for failing to remove affairs manager Julian Crowley says it’s

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Business Little Lon returns to its wicked ways By Jack Hayes “I tried several red-brick buildings along Tiecom Ah Chung, or as she was Little Lonsdale St, sadly most of them were commonly known, Yokohama, was a already earmarked for development,” Mr prostitute of Chinese descent working out of If it weren’t for a keen eye, you Wilson said. the cottage for over 15 years. “I was aware of the cottage and the history With the help of Melbourne crime would be forgiven for walking that surrounded it but was apprehensive historian, Michael Shelford, the team at straight past a rare jewel of given its logistical and heritage limitations.” Little Lon were able to track Yokohama’s Melbourne history. Despite the many shortcomings of running journey from leaving China for Hobart, a business out of a tiny red-brick cottage, no getting caught stealing a pound of biscuits, bigger than the average garage, the allure of then jumping ship in the Port of Melbourne Nestled in the north-east corner of the its history became too hard to ignore. after being forced to return home by her CBD, squeezed tight among skyscrapers, Paying homage to a bygone era, Mr family. you’ll find 17 Casselden Place – a quaint late Wilson, together with his brother and co- “Michael [Shelford] found a mention 1870s cottage with a chequered past and an owner, Jared, relive the stories of infamous of her in a 1920s police report. When he appetite for all things wicked. Little Lon characters through their four styles found out we were naming a gin after her, The cottage, which was once a booming of gin. he travelled down to Hobart and dug up brothel in Melbourne’s notorious red-light “Ginger Mick, a fictional CJ Dennis the only known photograph of her – a mug district, also operated as a sly grog shop, character, known as a larrikin throughout shot,” Mr Wilson said. attracting attention from degenerates and the area and small-time criminal. Our The cottage is now licensed for 20 law and order alike. second gin follows the story of Constable people, with a small bar occupying the Almost 150 years later, 17 Casselden Place Bill Proudfoot, a plain-clothed police officer previous waiting room, and a 10-foot gin has returned to its former glory, albeit far patrolling the area Monday to Friday, and still, custom-built to fit through the narrow more virtuously, in the form of Little Lon captaining premierships for Collingwood on doorways, standing in Little Miss Yoko’s Distilling Co. Saturdays – often prone to stopping by the former room of “business”. Working out of the cramped confines of thriving brothel for a ‘cup of tea’,” Mr Wilson On Saturdays, gin masterclasses run Little Lon’s Brad Wilson and Helen Fulle the cottage, whose footprint would be no said. from 3 pm for $65. Guests receive a drink larger than 30 sqm, co-owner Brad Wilson, “Our third, Dutchy Thomas, named after on arrival, a cocktail of their choice and a a film and advertising creative director, Arthur ‘Dutchy’ Thomas, a crook and joker, Casselden Place’s revival, none fascinates tasting of four different gins. admits he was captured by its charm, not who was partial to a drink or 20.” more than Little Lon Distilling Co’s final For more details, visit practicality. Among the four narratives driving 17 character and flavour – Little Miss Yoko. littlelondistillingco.com.

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Residents 3000 How does your garden grow?

The importance of urban plant life on your wellbeing and that of the planet may surprise you.

Are you somewhat overwhelmed when great photos and real-life CBD examples to Street Baptist Church founded in 1845 and How about your own little space? you see climate change demonstrations that inspire. rebuilt in its present form in 1862. Your apartment, your balcony, a small area call on governments to solve the problem for The CoM website also has aGrowing Green Through her work investigating small scale that would be suitable for a garden in your us? Are you sure that they can? Guide for roofs, walls and facades and well plant propagation and the design of low building, maybe? Consider a green wall in You know that there is a serious problem as species lists for various situations when light, but green indoor spaces, she is able to your apartment or adding plants that hang with our climate changing. You care about plants are grown in pots. provide training, consultancy and workshops from the ceiling. the planet and you want it to be there intact, You see, plants and trees are wonderful applying to both home and office situations. But my balcony is too windy, you say. This or even better, for future generations. But sinks for carbon dioxide (CO2) the most Her workshops show how to cultivate and is where you need to find out about wind- how is it going to happen? How can the prevalent greenhouse gas. Vegetation turns maintain indoor plants for a healthier living tolerant plants that do not mind bending in problem be fixed? the nasty CO2 gas into clean and vital oxygen and working environment. a strong wind and that have leaves that can Here is a thought. It is going to happen (O2) that we need to breathe. Sherry has turned an initial experiment withstand stormy conditions. when a large number of individuals – Cultivating relationships between plants, into a non-profit organisation call Planted You can make an important contribution millions in fact, each make their own small people and places. Places (www.plantedplaces.org) with the aim to the planet’s health and your own, by contribution. That surely would make a Maybe not so surprising, is the fact that of: growing more plants. If you already have difference. plant life in general, has a positive effect Offering belonging and welcome for plants around your abode, consider adding Many people in the CBD – residents, on our feeling of wellbeing. Have you dislocated and isolated people such as some more! workers and visitors – try to do their bit by noticed small areas around the city that asylum seekers, refugees and international minimising the use of plastic bags, recycling are well vegetated, engendering a sense of students with limited resources; Christmas at Residents 3000 waste, using worm farms, installing solar community – a sense of belonging? Operating a living laboratory that develops Do not miss our final Forum 3000 event for panels, saving water, using energy efficiently A laneway, a coffee area that’s green and technical horticultural skills; and 2019. Join us at the Kelvin Club on Thursday, and other initiatives. This does not preclude of course parks attract people who enjoy Using the indoor garden to demonstrate December 5 at 6.30pm. It will be time to governments and large organisations of all being together among the trees and plants. and educate how plants can thrive and socialise and reflect on our busy year. types being able to play their role. It has It is well documented that greenery in a help build neighbourhood engagement by Talk to our new committee members about to be “all hands-on-deck” to battle climate city, helps to mitigate undesirable hot spots making a place to share with others. what you would like to see in our community change. and reduce pollution, but above all, people Sherry says that we do not often realise events for 2020. Guests of members are Coming back to our small world in the generally feel good about green places. that the environment indoors is actually not welcome to attend. Melbourne CBD, we see that the City of However, community space does not that healthy. There is indoor air pollution Melbourne (CoM) is doing its best. In necessarily have to be outdoors. The same from manufactured chemicals, fabrics that Susan Saunders 2017 it ratified a climate change strategy to community spirit and feeling of wellbeing give off volatile organic compounds and maintain and further green our city. The can be achieved indoors. Sherry Maddock, a from stale air and dust particles. Indoor vice president Ph: 0412 566 606 Greening our City – Strategic Action Plan resident of the city, has done just that. plants help to alleviate such pollutants and email: sue@residents3000. 2017-2021 was published. It is a highly She has created a beautiful community remove allergens from the air. com.au technical document discussing how to grow garden in a most unlikely, small indoor place a rooftop garden or a green wall, containing at the rear of the heritage listed, Collins

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History Christmas time in the city, 1930

The Myer Emporium expanded to Lonsdale St in the 1920s at a time when this section of Little Bourke St was known as Post Office Place.

Only a few years earlier you would have Home Made Cakes”. The window is full of seen horse-drawn traffic dominating tempting cakes, but I wonder how many the street scene, but by 1930, when this people bought their Christmas cakes there. photograph was taken, cars dominated This was the beginning of the lean years the roads, although it was still possible for of the 1930s depression, although the great pedestrians to walk down the middle of the hardships of that decade were still to come. street safely, as you can see in the photo. Besides, making your own Christmas cake From the time traffic congestion became and Christmas pudding was a tradition an issue way back in the 1910s, cars have for most families, starting months earlier travelled from east to west along Little with soaking fruit in alcohol and hanging Bourke St, so in this image the photographer puddings in cloth in anticipation of the is pointing his camera north-west and the consumption of delicious cake and pudding street continues west towards Elizabeth St over the festive season. and the GPO (the General Post Office, on the These were very different days. There was opposite side of the street, out of view – now no Bourke Street Mall in 1930. The shops H&M) before heading up the hill to Queen St dominating that strip of Bourke St were the and beyond. retail giants Myer, Buckley & Nunn and Foy Myer called this new building the Myer & Gibson. They all lined up along the same New Store and its Christmas 1925 advertising side of Bourke St, all drawing huge numbers (as seen in The Herald, November 18, 1925) of customers and presenting what was then a showed a genial Father Christmas looming very modern experience of shopping. over the store, a gigantic sack of toys by his No doubt people lamented the feet, with a message to Melbourne’s children: Myer Emporium, Melbourne. Little Bourke St entrance to Lonsdale St store, c.1930. RHSV Images Collection. commercialisation of Christmas as seen “Meet me in the Myer New Lonsdale St here, but no one could have foreseen the Store!” the absence of children suggests that it’s Asmussen created until his death in 1974. changes that have taken place over the For sixpence children could enjoy the either November or early December and Much as I hate to admit it, and although I following 90 years. One thing stays the same, Myer’s Christmas Carnival and not only a weekday when the children are all safely loved the Myer windows, I was always rather though. There is still something compelling meet Santa Claus, but also receive a gift from tucked away in school. I wonder how many drawn to the gigantic, rather garish Santa about Christmas. The Myer windows are still him. “Children!” exclaimed Santa, “Ask your of the people pictured here were busily that dominated the Foys building on the there and the hunt for the perfect gift for mother to buy you a ticket for the gift you employed on Santa’s secret business. corner of Bourke and Swanston streets. Ours friends and family continues. want.” No pressure there, mother! There were no Myer Christmas windows was a family where the story of the nativity (The RHSV has the perfect gift for nostalgia The clock above the Lonsdale St store in the Bourke St store to gaze into at this was all-important, but I really hankered buffs, our just launched book, Melbourne’s entrance in this photograph indicates that time. They didn’t come until 1956, Olympic after the promise of large and glamorous Twenty Decades, 148 glorious images it’s early afternoon – 12.35pm – and the Games year, when the theme was Santa and Christmas presents that I was sure this Santa of an earlier Melbourne. Just $24. www. presence of those two skinny-legged Father the Olympics. represented. historyvictoria.org.au) Christmases at either end of the building Each year families flocked to the city But back to Myer in 1930 … tells us that it’s the lead-up to Christmas. in increasing numbers to see the magical Each window displays a sign “Xmas You can see a “Toys” sign near the western displays. It was a special treat. At night, Carnival”, so the 1925 Carnival tradition is Dr. Cheryl Griffin end of the building, so that was sure to be a pyjama-clad children, along with parents well ingrained, despite harder economic Royal Historical Society of Victoria busy department. and grandparents, would stare wide-eyed at times. And did you notice the sign in the It’s hard to tell which month it is, but the fairy-tale worlds that the amazing Fred window to the right of this image? “Myer Bigger, bolder library to open doors By David Schout Adjacent to the Swanston St foyer, the new A transformed State Library Hansen Hall will be a collaborative working space encouraging people to meet and Victoria will open to the public connect. on December 5 after years of The new SLV will also feature four new redevelopments. “quarters” on the ground floor. These are: ■ Conversation Quarter: a public forum for The $88.1 million project has drastically lectures, conferences and workshops; expanded the overall floor of Australia’s ■ Ideas Quarter: co-working space for early oldest public library, giving visitors 40 per stage startups and small businesses; cent more space and 70 per cent more seating. ■ Create Quarter: spaces for group work and school programs; and While the library’s notable Swanston St facade will remain largely unchanged, a new, ■ Children’s Quarter: for children and “more welcoming” foyer will allow people families to read, learn and play. to find out what’s on and navigate to other SLV director of experience Sarah Slade told rooms with ease. A render of the State Library's new Conversation Quarter. CBD News the new quarters acknowledged Perhaps the most notable part of the the changing landscape of the modern work redevelopments is the reopening of the careful restoration has included the space while at night it will transform into an environment. 1850s-built Ian Potter Queen’s Hall, the uncovering of original skylights and scraping event space. “In order to meet the changing needs of our library’s original reading room. back of paint to reveal original decorative Aside from this restoration, the library will visitors, the Ideas Quarter (StartSpace) will work. Closed to the public since 2003, the hall’s feature a range of new rooms that cater to the offer a dedicated co-working space for early By day, the hall will continue as a reading needs of the modern user. startups and small businesses,” she said.

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Metro Tunnel Trader Profile The world famous Christmas shop

The Myer Christmas Windows aren’t the only Christmas window display in the CBD, or necessarily the most popular.

Queen Victoria Market’s Ambiance gift said. shop has one of the most intricate and “There wasn’t really a dedicated Christmas impressive shop fronts in the city. store and it’s just grown from that and now “I do all the windows and that’s my we get people from all over the world.” favourite part, doing the displays,” said Mel “A lot of people ask if we’re open all year Martino, who runs the shop with her sister round. We have people who come in from Connie. all over the world, and we have people who “A lot of people come in and say it’s up literally come in with a card that someone Clementine and there with the Myer windows and a lot of else has given them overseas to come to us.” people come into the shop because they Anyone who enters the shop is struck, not walk past and see the windows.” just by the quantity of stock, but the co- Mel opened up shop on the Elizabeth ordination of every single room. company push ahead St section of the market 22 years ago, her “We source our products from all over sister joining her a year later. the world, we go overseas, we’re invited to their coffee (or artisan products), so it’s “I had been a primary school teacher warehouses, show-ins, trade fairs. We have business as usual in Degraves St while Melbourne’s celebrated for 20 years and someone brought it to my about 500 different suppliers and we’ve construction gathers pace on the city- attention that this shop was empty,” she travelled to Hong Kong, India, Italy and laneways are a distinct part of shaping Metro Tunnel Project. said. Mexico to source products,” Mel said. The eastbound traffic lanes of nearby the city’s appeal: just the place to “I always wanted to run a shop, so I “I thought I’d do the silver room out the Flinders St are closed for up to three decided I’d take a term off and try it out and back all silver and white so people aren’t linger with a latte or browse the years – but Melanie and her fellow I’ve never been back.” overwhelmed when they come in. If you’re a businesses are reminding shoppers they unique shops. Originally the shop’s Christmas section silver person you go to that room.” are open as usual. And with Christmas fast was just one cupboard. “If you’re into reds and golds there’s approaching, there is plenty to inspire gift Degraves St is one of the more celebrated “Slowly it’s developed into this. We another room for you.” ideas. thoroughfares, and its array of cafes cater to moved into the shop next door a few years But the whole shop isn’t strictly Christmas Melanie stocks more than 100 different all tastes. But its appeal goes beyond dining later and Christmas has just grown and – there’s also a large collection of non-festive producers – all from Victoria. Alongside and there are several treats at the Flinders St grown and grown.” themed products, including handbags and the edible attractions are delights such end for the discerning shopper. And yes, the shop is open all year round. jewellery. as the Dindi Naturals skincare range At Clementine’s the shelves are packed Surprisingly, demand keeps up. “There’s so much in here but when you (produced in Murrindindi Shire), with its with must-have produce and handicrafts, “We’ve filled a demand for something walk in all you see is Christmas, it takes over.” enticing scents of wattle-seed, lemongrass, perfect as a distinctive gift or a treat for that didn’t really exist in Melbourne,” she pepperberry and mint eucalyptus, as well yourself. as local ceramics, jewellery and much The range features desirable products more. sourced from across Victoria, such as Mount “If people want to support local Zero Olives, Yarra Valley Tea and Mörk businesses this is an easy way to do it,” she Chocolate. said. “They are getting something unique, “What I sell is just great stuff that’s got a something different.” wonderful following but may not have an Melanie extols the virtues of her fellow outlet here,” owner Melanie Ashe said. traders nearby: Il Papiro, selling luxurious Her inspiration for the store was a trip to and elegant stationery, Sine Qua Non Paris, where she struggled to find gifts from jewellery and John Fluevog Shoes. the region and – once home – decided. As So while the Metro Tunnel Project is she explained: “It’s a passion of mine to creating a few essential traffic changes, it’s make sure these businesses have an avenue. business as usual in this popular precinct. I cater for the discerning tourist and the As Melanie said: “Come and explore Melbourne traveller who wants something your town, don’t let the disruption stop of quality.” you – we’re open for business.” Little stands between Melburnians and

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Critic Building the city we deserve By Rhonda Dredge employee safety after dark. The university is working with six councils to deal with hot spots, such as Flinders Street When Jax Jacki Brown arrived at Station and King St. Many of the problems are related to public the town hall for Broadside, the attitudes rather than street lighting. unashamedly feminist festival “I want to shape the cultural perspective,” Jax said. “When they (the public) meet you last month, she wasn’t expecting on the street they have a cultural stereotype to be marginalised. Afterall, she in their head. They ask: what’s wrong with you?” was on one of the panels. “If you’ve had a tragedy, they want you to get it off your chest. I don’t want to give an The outspoken campaigner was told by educational moment. Why not ask my name ushers at the venue to sit in an area for the or about my shirt?” disabled. But the incident was typical of the way that needed to be sorted before a city could Jax has a stay-at-home partner and a child She objected because she wanted to sit gatekeepers feel they have to apply rules and feel right for marginalised people. and thinks of herself as the breadwinner. with her friends. regulations instead of listening to the people Nicole Kalms from Monash University She says there are still not enough raised The ushers persisted so she sent out a in front of them. reported on a study of 21,000 young women platforms on the tram network. message on Twitter which provoked a lot of “Disabled bodies are often policed and in five continents which showed that 47 per “There’s extra strain put on my body as I go support. regulated,” Jax said. She always asks herself cent of women have trouble returning to a out to work,” she said. “I was told to sit in a special spot by myself the question: “What extra work will I have to place in which they’ve had a bad experience Speakers on behalf of sex workers, First in case of emergency,” said the disability do to get into that building?” and 12 per cent will not return at all. Nations, women and disabled people joined rights campaigner, who makes quite an The festival is the brainchild of the “The way we carry internal geographies of forces to criticise the way they are treated in impact in her wheelchair but isn’t about to Wheeler Centre, known for its care of the a city we will not go to or actively avoid are public spaces. be typecast. individual and the session Building the City shaping our whole life access,” she told the Sex workers have to register with the The Twitter campaign worked and the staff We Deserve dealt with ways public space can session. government and are managed by the police got in contact with her. Jax was able to sit in feel threatening, forcing humans to adjust, This has implications for the way women while First Nations people don’t even feel the main part of the town hall. rather than the other way around. move around a city. If they’ve had trouble on safe crossing a road, said Caroline Martin, a Her experience is not an indictment The politics of exclusion is a potent topic public transport that means they use cars all Boonwurrung matriarch. of the City of Melbourne, some of whose and speakers at the festival listed CCTV the time and leave work early. “I come from the strongest warriors of this employees were at the festival to pick up new cameras, policing, over-protective policies She said employers have to deal with how country,” she said. “People should put in the ideas. and criminalisation as some of the factors often they have to order Ubers and consider mileage and find out about us.”

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CBD Local Quality of life

Jeff Richardson founded the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University almost three decades ago. Now he’s semi-retired and living in a renovated office building in the CBD.

The building on the corner of Elizabeth Jeff now only works at Monash one day and Collins streets, sometimes called a week. He said the centre he founded was “Cashmere on Collins”, is heritage listed. Jeff now probably the biggest health economics and his wife bought what was an office space centre in the Southern Hemisphere. and renovated it into an apartment. Although he had a lengthy critique of “We’ve been living in the CBD for about Australia’s healthcare system and said two years, before that we were in Fitzroy the private healthcare system was used to for almost 28 years and before that in the perpetuate inequalities, Jeff said that his suburbs of Sydney,” he said. health economics took a turn into a different “We were attracted to Melbourne by section of research. several job offers initially, but the attraction “It initially meant looking at Medicare and became what it would be like living close to a Medibank, but after that I switched over to major city centre.” economic evaluation of health and health “Fitzroy was terrific and then we thought technologies,” he said. well let’s see if we can do the same thing but “To do that you have to measure people’s right in the city.” quality of life, so for a long time I’ve been Jeff compared going to the theatre from his looking at how you actually do measure different homes. He and his wife once forgot that.” about their tickets to the Melbourne Theatre He had to downsize significantly when Jeff Richardson in his renovated office building in the CBD. Company until 15 minutes before the moving into his apartment, shedding show. They walked to the theatre from their saw Swan Lake performed by the Bolshoi was his discovery of the Melbourne Welsh mountains of art and belongings collected apartment with two minutes to spare. Ballet.” Male Choir just down the road from his over years of travelling. From the suburbs in Sydney it was an hour “It wasn’t the full Bolshoi Ballet, it was apartment. But that meant the pieces that survived – drive to the nearest theatre. their number three, but the Australian Ballet “I’ve been in choirs on and off for a long and now sit in a glass cabinet together – were “We’ve started going to the Australian would dance circles around them.” time, one of my chief joys in life is singing, chosen carefully. Ballet regularly and they are just The move into the city, at the same time and only five weeks ago I found out about it “We have a print Arabian Nights that’s 300 astonishingly good,” he said. as semi-retirement, has enabled an even and joined,” he said. years old that we bought in Istanbul,” Jeff His career in academia has taken him further hobby-filled life. “They have a huge repertoire and some said. around the world, and every time a job Jeff takes University for the Third Age of it is in Welsh, which is an unbelievably “Or a ballerina that my wife dropped and comes up he attaches a holiday to the trip. classes on poetry, recently studying Under complicated language, but it’s been a shattered into 50 pieces that I spent two “We’ve just come back from a trip which Milkwood by Dylan Thomas. pleasure meeting the singers and getting weeks carefully gluing back together.” included St Petersburg and Moscow and we But he said one of the best developments used to it.”

SkyPad Living Vertical dwelling is now mainstream In-built, multi-function and adaptable exert less effort when preparing our food. nearby facilities (including neighbouring In Australia, the past three years spaces: We vertical dwellers have long This claim is supported by the tremendous apartments). For example, one apartment appreciated the benefits of furniture that growth in services such as Hello Fresh building may offer the use of its theatrette have seen high-rise residential pulls double duty, like our coffee console which delivers pre-portioned fresh in exchange for access to another building’s apartments (ie builds greater that converts into a dining table. ingredients and recipes, Lean Cuisine which conference facilities. But the bar has been raised and what is delivers prepared frozen meals, and Uber However, both these scenarios require than nine stories) comprise 32 increasingly demanded are more integrated Eats which delivers ready-to-eat restaurant significant changes to common property per cent of all new dwellings. facilities which can transform a space to meals. access (and existing by-laws), and so this what is needed at a particular time. IKEA’s Combined with our proximity to trend is more likely to manifest in sites latest response to this takes the form of a actual restaurants, this ease of access to undergoing major redevelopment. This change is well-evidenced in our major robotic wall called, Rognan. prepared food is seeing apartment dwellers If sufficient numbers of residents embrace cities with the City of Sydney now having The transformational power of this demand less of their kitchen spaces and a these trends, the coming year may see some more than 80 per cent of its residents living automated wall comes from its ability to preference to reallocate any excess space to vertical villages fundamentally reinvent in apartments while the City of Melbourne move (thereby providing up to an additional entertainment activities. themselves, while others (with low adoption pips this by having more than 83 per cent of eight sqm of living space), and its capacity Shared amenities: To date, new builds rates) may start to be regarded as “fading”. residents being “high-risers”. to incorporate different facilities on each have sought to offer an increasing array However, installing robotic walls and In view of this, one would think that our side. One side, for example, may have a of in-house amenities – multiple pools, changing floor layouts requires the vertical living preferences should – and I’m desk (which requires the wall to be in one theatrettes, specialised gyms, diverse involvement of an owners’ corporation. And not saying will – have close attention paid position), while the other side might have an entertaining areas, etc. this brings into play both possibilities in by those involved in apartment design and entrainment system (requiring the wall to be However, these amenities come with terms of benefits from group procurement increasingly, redesign. in another position). significant and ongoing maintenance costs. as well as challenges in terms of regulations Indeed, with many existing apartments The idea is that when you are working, you In addition, it has come as a surprise that and permissions – both of which are topics already aged in double digits, and with a do not need to see your TV, and vice versa. many residents do not frequently use these to be explored in 2020! sizeable proportion of these fast approaching While not yet in Australia, the promise is that in-house offerings, often preferring to And until then, I wish all vertical dwellers their twenties, many vertical villages are in it is “definitely” coming down under. socialise outside their buildings. a Merry Christmas. need of some “refreshing”. Downsized facilities: In direct contrast to This is prompting a rethink of about So the question is, what apartment trends the ground-bound (ie house) sector, which in-house amenities and we are seeing the might we see our fellow vertical villagers are seeking banks of double ovens in their emergence of two distinct approaches. incorporate when refreshing their abodes in over-sized kitchens, we vertical dwellers are One approach is towards a user-pays the year ahead? Janette Corcoran increasingly opting for a simpler kitchen option which requires monitoring “who uses Apartment living expert layout. what” and for how long. Here are three trends that are likely facebook.com/ This is not merely because we have less The other approach involves negotiating SkyPadLiving/ to make an appearance: space but that we are also preferring to reciprocal access arrangements with

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Music Lunch Break Museum Music Even Blues Train “BATTS Planetarium Visual Even will be performing their 20th The Blues Train, Queenscliff’s unique Experience” at Scienceworks Anniversary Christmas show on musical experience will be happening on Monday, December 23 at The Spotted Saturday, December 14 and there are some was a great event. Mallard. Keeping the yearly tradition of seats still available. This Blues Train will XMAS EVEN shows alive, the band will deck feature George Kamikawa, hailing from Japan and Melbourne resident for more Playing music from her album The Grand the halls of the Spotted Mallard with special than 10 years, Greenhatch Blues, Sammy Tour, inspired in part by the sounds of the guests Minibikes and DJ Rich – Spanning Owens Blues Band and Safari Motel. There universe recorded by NASA, the audio/visual Time – Moffat. are cool spaces in the train carriages, showed a journey through the universe had Even’s Satin Returns is available on dedicated to each musician. the terrific vibe. coloured vinyl at all the best record stores in It has been a great year so far for All sessions had the “Full House” sign the CBD. They will also be performing with Greenhatch Blues, warming up basements, out. The event was part of the Party Beyond Icehouse at the Zoo Twilights on January 25. recording some awesome music and x Due West Arts Festival at Scienceworks. Celebrating its 20th year, XMAS EVEN is now playing some great shows around the CBD. This disco dance party was held on Saturday, a certified staple in the live music calendar, November 16. guaranteed to be a splendid close to the end Chetna received Also performing after dark at the museum of year for many music lovers in the city. Gigs ■ onesevenfour - 170 Russell St, Friday, were Sui Zhen, DJ Manchild, SHOUSE, December 27 ticket 242 for a MAI, Nuestro Planeta, Rara Zulu and Mike Cherry Bar ■ Blackbear - 170 Russell St, Wednesday, Gurrieri. In exciting news The Cherry Bar has January 8 special deal BATTS will be travelling in March to announced that it will be reopening at the ■ Jon Hopkins - Forum Theatre, Saturday, Austin, Texas for the SXSW Music Festival. iconic rock and roll site that held Pony/ January 4 210 artists from 36 countries will descend Boney on 68 Little Collins St just near ■ Roisin Murphy - Forum Theatre, upon Austin for one of the world’s premier Exhibition St. The bar will re-open in December 15 music festivals. December after Cherryfying the venue. Hungry Jack’s Sunday, December 8 sees the return of the ■ George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Elizabeth St Sui Zhen Sunday Arvo Blues Sessions and this edition Forum Theatre, January 20 Also appearing will be Sui Zhen in the will feature Heinous Hounds. Chris Mineral electronic section. Sui Zhen’s latest album furthers her explorations of the electronic Ballit Narrin Festival email: pop genre with dreamlike 1980s’ ambiances The Ballit Narrin Festival returns again to [email protected] and is entitled Losing Linda (Dot Dash/ the Treasury Gardens on January 26. This Remote Control Records). is a free outdoor music, dance and cultural It has been garnering great reviews and festival celebrating First Nations’ culture and is extending her Japanese 80s production language. Run by Songlines Music Aboriginal skills. Being A Woman is one of the cool and Corporation, this is one of Victoria’s largest unassuming standout tracks on the album. First Nations’ cultural festivals. Losing Linda is the result of work that Sui Mojo Juju, Stiff Gins, Djirri Djirri and Zhen did at an artist in residence gig at Brothers in Arms were some of the stellar performers who graced the stage in the 2019 TopClass Sapporo, Japan in 2018. of Collins Street This is the third album from Sui Zhen edition. following on from 2012 debut Two Seas, and There will be a Welcome to Country and 2015’s Secretly Susan. Tracy Thorn would be smoke ceremony, art stalls, craft and cultural one influence here. workshops and dance performances – all in This year Munich’s Public Possession Melbourne CBD’s Treasury Gardens. featured her track Drive on one of their EPs. That would be the M-zailka Passing Penny Ikinger and Baby 8 Looks EP. Side A is devoted to Sui Zhen, Penny Ikinger and Baby 8 have combined with an original mix and a dub mix of Drive. to create a double-A-side, seven-inch single Drive is the perfect track to play in the car featuring The Divinyls’ Boys In Town covered on a summer’s night. Museum aficionado by Ikinger (previously only available on the Sui Zhen’s Drive is awesome electronic Japanese edition of her Tokyo album). technique and kudos to Martin and Baby 8 have recorded Laughing Up A Follow us on twitter Valentino (aka Public Possession). Storm written by Katie Dixon. They will be playing at The Old Bar on Sunday, December @paramourescort Night market 8 to launch this vinyl gem presented by for FREE lingerie pics Melbourne’s brightest, original and Fantastic Mess Records. Also playing on the everyday to your feed! all-time favourite night market returns to night will be Plaster of Paris. Queen Victoria Market (QVM) for its biggest summer season so far. Courtney Barnett This is your chance to explore street Courtney Barnett performed a great food stalls, great shopping and superb live version of Charcoal Lane with Paul Kelly music entertainment. Gin Springs Bar will during her MTV Unplugged Show that was be happening, with your chance to sip aired on November 17. After playing at the refreshing fruit cocktails. There is also a pop- Milk Records Christmas Party in December, up volleyball court. Barnett will be touring the USA on a solo Last summer one of the highlights was tour in January/February 2020 at theatres Even performing songs from their Satin across the States with support from Hachiku, Returns album. Check the QVM website for who has Shark Attack out on Milk Records musical updates. QVM has been operating since 1878, and Sarah Mary Chadwick has an old-world charm that makes it one of Sarah Mary Chadwick will be performing the most popular markets in Melbourne and at the Rice Is Nice Christmas Party happening a tourist attraction of the highest magnitude. on Sunday, December 8 at the Curtin Hotel. Treat yourself to a delightful Wednesday Also performing on the night will be SPOD, evening this summer at QVM Summer Night and local shoegaze legends Lowlife and new Markets. wave hit maker Spike Vincent.

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一个由前规划部门去年批建的这 墨尔本市政已经投票赞成在本市 个饱受争议的开发项目即将开建 举办的音乐节上试验毒品检测， 出售。 该意见和维州州政府以及维州警 对于在麦肯锡 方正好相反。 （MacKenzie）街33号的居民来 在最近的一次会议上，市政 说，在他们的东南面就是位于拉 议员们的辩论以7票赞成3票反对 筹伯（LaTrobe）街58-66号的开 收场，赞成者呼吁推进测试从而 发工地。他们担心自己的住宅楼 提醒潜在使用者注意那些有害甚 会被一座新起的34层大厦包围。 至致命的毒品。形成这样泾渭分 去年12月10号，墨尔本市政 州立图书馆即将重新开放 明的意见阵营实属罕见。 在未来墨尔本会议上一致通过了 尽管墨尔本市政的立场对现 撰稿 David Schout 分是重新开放了19世纪50年代建 有政策不会造成直接影响，但是 该大楼的建设，尽管市政议员罗 造的伊恩·波特（Ian Potter）女 汉·莱伯特（Rohan Leppert）表 经过多年的翻建，维多利亚州立 支持者们希望他们的意见能改变 王大厅，这是图书馆最初的阅览 人们在这个争议问题上的看法。 示该规划方案并不完备。 图书馆将于12月5日以其崭新的 室。 维州几个最大型的音乐节 他说，虽然这项方案符合 面貌向公众开放，为普通市民提 自2003年对公众关闭以来， 前任规划厅厅长马歇尔·盖依 供一系列新的服务和设施。 就是在墨尔本市辖区内的场地 大厅的精心修复包括揭开原始天 举办的，比如悉尼·麦雅室外 （Matthew Guy）的预案，但是 该项目耗资8810万澳元，极 窗和刮掉油漆以展示原始装饰作 音乐广场（Sidney Myer Music 位于维多利亚大道和拉筹伯街之 大地扩展了澳大利亚最古老的 品。 Bowl）和墨尔本皇家展览会场 间的中央商务区边缘地带并不属 公共图书馆的总面积，为使用 白天，大厅将继续作为阅览 （Melbourne Showgrounds）。 于中央商务区的辖区。 者增加了40%的空间和70%的座 空间，而晚上则变身为活动空 麦肯锡街33号公寓楼的居民 位。 在过去的五年里，市内与毒 间。 品相关的救护车出勤量翻了一番 表示，附近已建的高层已经给他 尽管图书馆在斯旺斯顿 除修复之外，图书馆新开放 多。 们造成烦恼，包括隐私打折，光 （Swanston）街的气派正门基本 的空间还可以满足现代用户的种 线受阻，空气也不流通。接下来 保持不变，但一个新的“更受欢 赞成实施这项试验的市政议 种需求。 员们不厌其烦地指出，他们支持 拉筹伯街58-66号大楼又将要遮 迎”的门厅则可以方便人们轻松 毗邻斯旺斯顿街门厅的新汉 挡住他们住宅楼的另外一面。而 获得馆内的活动信息，并导航到 此举不代表他们也支持滥用毒 森（Hansen）大厅将是一个鼓 品，这么做是为了挽救生命。 且他们无时无刻不在忍受着建筑 其它房间。 励人们见面和交流的协作工作空 市政议员罗汉·莱伯特 噪音的困扰。 也许重建中最值得注意的部 间。 在十二月的市政会议上，一 （Rohan Leppert）说：“这样做 位居民就抱怨称：“现在拟建的 的目的是为了向人们提供他们很 大厦紧挨着麦肯锡街33号公寓 市政规划 创新城区 可能无法通过其他途径获悉的信 楼。一旦获批，那么33号楼的四 撰稿 David Schout 到2025年，作为地铁隧道项 息。” 面就都被包围了。” 目的一部分，它还是两个新火车 他还说：“如果一个人知晓 “自从2012年大楼建成，我 在墨尔本市政批准了中央商务区 站，即帕克维尔(Parkville)站和 了药丸里的意外危险成分，如果 就一直住在33号楼东侧的第六 北城区的“着眼未来”计划后，墨 州立图书馆站的所在地。 这个人再把该信息传递给下一个 层。我家曾经是一个非常棒的住 尔本的第一个创新城区朝目标又 北城区将标志着墨尔本创 人，那么人们服用这种毒品的可 所，周围的街景和氛围也是我乐 近了一步。 新城区（MID）计划的第一章。 能性会从很高骤降至很低。” 于住在这儿的原因。” 与墨尔本皇家理工大学和 市政议员罗汉·莱伯特（ Rohan “我之所以强烈支持在维州 “然而，这一切全没了。33 墨尔本大学的共同合作，北城 Leppert）表示，该区域对于利用 进行毒品检测试验，是因为在国 号楼被高层建筑包围了。” 区——包括两所大学、州立图书 新兴技术和创新至关重要。 外已有证据表明测试会减轻伤 “我们楼里没有阳光直射， 馆、皇家展览大楼和墨尔本博物 他还说：“这是本市一个非 害，降低死亡率，同时受检毒品 没有隐私，只有噪音。照不到阳 馆——将看到街道和开放空间的 常重要工作的一部分，我们需要 的使用率并未增加。” 光，人都抑郁了。我们的房间全 改善，以最好地服务和吸引更多 有计划地去做好。”w 提交给市政的一份报告称， 年都冷冰冰的，衣服永远干不 人到中心。 “因此，我们可以通过公共 欧洲毒品检测试验的证据表明， 透，还散发着怪味儿，连家具都 在这么一块小小的区域里， 领域促进城市北部工作人员和机 这种方法可以有效改变使用者的 发霉了。” 却集中了全墨尔本市区21%的知 构之间的各种联系，以尽可能多 吸毒行为，降低伤害，并且提高 识型岗位。 地开展协作和创新。” 公众的认知。

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*Terms and conditions apply. See our website for full details. 24 CBD NEWS ISSUE 60 A tale of netball courting said. “I was pretty much expecting him to be Both new to Melbourne and like ‘would you like to hang out some time?’ Or ‘do you want to go on a date?’. And then seeking new friends, Matt and he went ‘alright see you later, thanks for the Emily Butler went from netball lift’ and got out of the car!” teammates to something much “When I got home my housemates said ‘why do you have to wait for him to ask you out, more in a tale that celebrates why don’t you just ask him’?” the power of social sport. “So I texted him that night and he said yes.”

It was January of 2012, and the pair had Matt’s awareness on the court was strong moved to Melbourne for differing reasons. that night. Off the court, not so much. For Matt, a Kiwi, it was a chance to see what “I probably should’ve just pounced and all the fuss was about in a city his friends had asked straight away,” he conceded. long raved about. For Emily, a move from The pair hit it off immediately, and quickly the Gold Coast eventuated after her mum became inseparable. relocated to Melbourne. They played a number of seasons through Like anyone in a new city, both were keen to social netball group Melbourne Netball. meet new people, but were unsure how. Earlier this year, the pair got married in New Emily’s sister, a doctor, suggested she join Zealand, with Matt taking Emily’s surname. her in playing mid-week mixed netball. Knowing her sister’s busy schedule, it was They now have their first child, keeping them initially a way to get some time together. busy as they chatted to CBD News. Emily and Matt Butler on their wedding day. Emily enjoyed the mid-week games and Both speak highly of social netball in after a season or two, the team moved from In Matt’s first few games, Emily was travelling thought ‘oh actually, he’s pretty cool’.” Melbourne, as both a way to keep fit but a competition in Ascot Vale to Flagstaff overseas, but when she returned he caught more importantly an avenue to make new After one game, Matt needed a lift home. Gardens in the CBD. her eye. Not that it was the goal. friends. Or, in this case, life partners. Despite it being well out of her way, Emily The move, however, would see some of the “To be honest, I wasn’t really in that mindset “Moving to Melbourne and being new to the offered to drive him. men on the team pull out. Mixed netball of meeting anybody that way,” Emily said. city, I found it such an awesome way to meet requires three males on the court at any one They would chat all the way home, and new people really quickly,” Emily said. “I’d been single for about three years so I was time and, as such, they were stuck. continued to do so for half an hour parked on all the dating apps and thought there’s If you’d like to get involved with mixed or outside Matt’s place. A callout on Facebook promoted one of no other way to meet anybody anymore. women’s netball at Flagstaff Gardens, visit Matt’s friends to say “he knew a guy”. It wasn’t for a few weeks of playing that I “I thought ‘this is going amazingly’,” Emily melbournenetball.com