FREE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 2015 ISSUE 11 WWW.CBDNEWS.COM.AU Food Events Nightlife LUNCH TIME 12 AFTER WORK 14 THE WEEKEND 16 HANDS IN PRINT SMILES ALL ROUND I'M NO HERO HERITAGE LIST BID page 2 page 4 page 7 page 9 Call for resident- free city zones By Shane Scanlan off its fi nancial centre from residential development to protect the level and value of economic activity it generated. A suggestion has been made to He said, while no specifi c residential- ban residential development free locations had been identifi ed, the Bourke and Collins street spines could be from parts of the CBD to considered. protect commercial property Mr Judah said planning overlays owners from unintended extra were already in place to protect from inappropriate development and protection costs. of commercial viability could be similarly considered. Property Council of Victoria deputy City of Melbourne fi nance chair Cr Stephen executive director Asher Judah says the Mayne said Mr Judah had raised a legitimate Postcode 3000 experiment has been so issue, worthy of further investigation. successful, it risked undermining the CBD as a commercial centre. “We can’t have our prime commercial precincts being damaged by residential Mr Judah said, because valuations were development. Th ere is certainly merit in based on “best use” of land, commercial looking at protected zones.” buildings were being taxed as if they were higher-yielding residential towers. CBRE commercial real estate agent Josh Rutman also sees merit in investigating He said this was fl owing through in extra the concept but says the market should rates, land tax and fi re services levies. determine the outcome free of restriction. The Light in Winter “Th e risk is that we are going to erode the “Developers, particularly those from Asia, competitiveness of the CBD as a commercial have been very attracted to the fl exible installation Molecule of Light. centre,” Mr Judah said. “Th e impacts are zoning provisions for the CBD, so we need Federation Square was Molecule of Light radiated an array of colours already starting to be felt.” to be careful about any changes that may on the spectrum along with its dominant illuminated last month as part He said residential development was most cloud their confi dence to buy here and keep mood of purple and magenta. creating jobs and driving economic growth,” of the 'Th e Light in Winter' welcome in the CBD but it was important to Our photo was taken on opening night, guard against unintended consequences. Mr Rutman said. celebration. June 15, when the campfi re was juxtaposed “Based on our experience post-GFC, I am He said the Property Council did not have a against lasers and other more modern forms inclined to lean towards allowing the open formal position on the issue but he wanted Th e event was held to mark the international of lighting. market to determine the highest and best to start a broad discussion. Year of Light and highlighted nightly Th e festival included a solstice celebration demonstrations of Chris Levine’s laser-based on June 20. 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Follow us on Twitter @CBD_News_3000 “Th e market, left to its own devices, would get it wrong,” he said. “You need some idea Like us on Facebook of preservation to maintain an appropriate cbdnewsmelbourne balance.” “We have to realise that we are stewards of CBD News is owned and operated by the city for tomorrow and the generations to Shane Scanlan ([email protected]. come.” au) and Shine Dighe (shine@cbdnews. com.au). He said if commercial activity was driven out of the CBD, the whole rationale and purpose Lifestyle editor: Sarah Harrison - of the residential boom would be lost. [email protected] Bookseller Mary Dalmau with one of the 'Hands in Print' pieces. “Proximity to jobs is the sole driver of the 20,000 copies are printed and increasing land values,” he said. “If they distributed within Melbourne's CBD end up destroying the jobs, then they will each month. 15,000 of these copies have under-mined the very reason for their are delivered by Australia Post into 'Hands in Print' existence.” residential and business letterboxes within postcode 3000. Th e other Mr Crabb does not necessarily support A new piece of Melbourne’s literary culture falls into place next 5000 copies can be found in cafes, resident-free zoning, but he said an restaurants, supermarkets and bars appropriate mix needed to be identifi ed and month with the launch of Hands in Print. throughout the CBD. codifi ed. Hands in Print is a series of artworks Some 14 will be presented in the fi rst public If your business wants to sell to the He sees the greatest danger to the future as based on the hands of contemporary local outing and come from authors within the CBD, speak with us about advertising. unfettered strata-titled towers, which will and international authors and its launch broad categories of local, contemporary, become almost impossible to remove, even View expressed by contributors are not is part of Rare Book Week. international, teenage and children’s. when they are no longer useful. those of the publishers. Th e permanent exhibition is the idea of Residents 3000 president John Dall’Amico Th e pieces will be shared among three Contributions and letters to the editor CBD bookseller Mary Dalmau and stems also sees merit in such a discussion and Collins St venues which are collectively are welcomed. Send words and from an earlier concept which is now supports the need for a master plan for the known as the Reader’s Walk – Reader’s pictures to [email protected] shrouded in a modern city mystery. CBD. Feast Bookstore, Kay Craddock-Antiquarian For many years, Mary traded on the Bookseller and Th e Melbourne Athenaeum. “However, the immediate question is not corner of Bourke and Swanston streets where the residential towers are built but Th e three venues have presented themselves and the shop’s frontage featured a series what some see as ineff ective residential as a single, shared experience for book lovers of bronze castings of authors’ hands. planning,” he said. “Th is could be seen as for some time now and are within metres of having the biggest impact on the economy of “When they put a tram ‘superstop’ on that each other between Swanston and Russell the CBD, not necessarily where residential corner, the castings disappeared and no streets. buildings should or should not be built.” one knows where they ended up,” she said. Ms Dalmau says the collection will be added He said it must be remembered that the City to as opportunities arise in the future. 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