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FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2018 ISSUE 47 WWW.CBDNEWS.COM.AU 见 29 页 FREE NOT APPLE SQUARE CULTURE KINGS BACKS DOWN THANK YOU JOHN COUNCILLOR REPORT CARD - page 3 - - page 4 - - page 5 - - page 15 - NO GOBy ShaneZONE Scanlan them in the course of their duties.” Mr Tidy contacted CBD News street art The City of Melbourne (CoM) columnist Adrian Doyle to express his surprise at the council’s assessment. has declared a public lane “I am astounded with this declaration of off-limits for its compliance Rutledge Lane as 'unsafe' due to the fact that officers because they feel school children, international and domestic tourists, residents, locals, workers in threatened by rough-sleepers. adjoining restaurants, the public in general visit and pass through this laneway every In an email to a local resident, local laws single day and yet the City of Melbourne has team supervisor Kosmo Kanatsidis said he declared the laneway 'unsafe' for its staff,” Mr had determined Rutledge Lane was too risky Tidy said. for his staff to enter. “Even more astounding is the fact that “It is my determination that any work the City of Melbourne seems to be doing undertaken in the laneway is of high risk,” absolutely nothing in order to make this Mr Kanatsidis said to resident Mark Tidy on laneway ‘safe’.” September 20. In his email to Mr Tidy, Mr Kanatsidis said his staff had also been verbally abused by Mr Tidy was seeking council assistance on a graffiti artists in Rutledge Lane. waste management matter. He said he was astounded by the council’s declaration that “As a team supervisor I ensure all staff the lane was unsafe. eliminate any risk to their safety while executing the function of their role,” he Mr Kanatsidis wrote: “On-street compliance wrote. “Your patience is appreciated staff have attended the above-mentioned while we continue to explore the safest, location on multiple occasions and most effective means of addressing your have observed individuals behaving in concerns, however we are also mindful that a disorderly and potentially threatening an achieved outcome may not occur in the manner.” near future due to all of the reasons I’ve “As frontline staff, our on-street compliance mentioned.” staff are required to make risk assessments A City of Melbourne spokesperson said it to preserve their safety.” was incorrect to characterise Rutledge Lane “On these occasions staff have actioned their as a "no go zone". best judgement and decided the area was The spokesperson said: “City of Melbourne unsafe for investigation.” staff do conduct regular proactive and “The rough sleepers (homeless) that occupy reactive customer service outreach and the laneway have also made it difficult for operations, including compliance patrols, in staff to enter as our staff have felt threatened. Rutledge Lane and Hosier Lane." One staff member had coffee projected onto Continued on page 2. SERVICING THE MELBOURNE CBD COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MARKET 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK CALL US TODAY 1300 666 888 CBREMELBOURNE.COM.AU 2 CBD NEWS ISSUE 47 No go zone Continued from page 1 "On occasions, unfortunately our staff have experienced verbal and physical aggression from several graffiti taggers, rough sleepers and other persons." Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade “As indicated in the letter sent to a private PO Box 23008 Docklands 8012 citizen by one of our compliance team Tel: 8689 7980 supervisors, our staff are required to www.cbdnews.com.au conduct a thorough risk assessment and Advertising prioritise their health and safety prior to Tel: 8689 7980 entering any area." [email protected] “On one occasion in Rutledge Lane, Reader contributions are welcome. a CoM officer had a hot cup of coffee Please send articles and images to thrown at him – this is workplace [email protected] violence and is not acceptable." The deadline for the November 2018 “The safety of our staff in the workplace edition is Thursday, October 18. is paramount and we take all necessary Follow us on Twitter steps to address any concerns which @CBD_News_3000 Bold QVM night market plans may include making a police report, requesting police presence, pairing up Like us on Facebook “Melbourne’s appetite for a mid-week food our staff or working with local businesses cbdnewsmelbourne The Queen Victoria Market and entertainment market is undeniable and to address ongoing issues." the launch of Hawker 88 for a spring night Publisher: Hyperlocal News Pty Ltd (QVM) has extended its night market season will continue to deliver this,” “In consultation with waste service ABN: 57 623 558 725 market concept with the said market CEO Stan Liacos. providers and Victoria Police, we are continuing to explore various options Editor: Shane Scanlan launch on September 19 of the Market management is currently working for addressing the issue of defaced waste [email protected] new Hawker 88 Night Market. towards expanding the night market to bins.” 20,000 copies are printed and eventually cover 50 weeks of the year, distributed exclusively within Local police Insp Craig Peel told CBD The new event is the first step in a bold plan solidifying QVM as the Wednesday night Melbourne's CBD each month. CBD News: " I’m not aware of CoM stopping to expand the night market season. destination in Melbourne. News works for advertisers because staff going into Rutledge Lane and comment from same may assist." people like to know what is happening Fresh off the back of a record-breaking “Our goal is to have a Wednesday-based in their neighbourhood. Winter Night Market season, the inaugural night market for almost every week of the "If areas of the city are identified as Views expressed by contributors are not night of the six-week Hawker 88 season saw year within two years,” Mr Liacos said. being unsafe for whatever reason police those of the publishers. more than 15,000 people “transported” to “Given our success so far, we think we can will actively work with stakeholders to Asia. achieve this.” address these issues." 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Encompassing approx. 225sqm of living area, Apartment 1902 enjoys preferable orientation and aspect across the Albert Park Lake, bayside, CBD and St Kilda Road precinct, and features: · Light filled open plan kitchen/dining/living area with full width stacker-doors to covered balcony · Entertainers kitchen with stone finishes and high-end appliances. · Master suite with fully appointed ensuite and walk in robe · Large second and third bedrooms (built-in-robes) · Fully appointed central bathroom (freestanding bath) · Powder room · Three basement car spaces and large storage lot Sam Nathan Sam Nathan Caroll Ann Flanigan Managing Director 0407 552 922 0438 441 843 [email protected] [email protected] 561 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 9329 9432 E: [email protected] W: www.npm.com.au ISSUE 47 CBD NEWS 3 Public and private visions don’t mix By Meg Hill Disgruntled Melburnians gathered in Federation Square on September 19 to protest the Apple flagship store planned to replace one of the square’s buildings. The rally was organised by Citizens for new Victorian Socialists, have taken the Melbourne and guest speakers included community’s side. National Trust CEO Simon Ambrose, Greens “It is an election year, and we’ve had 100,000 councillor Rohan Leppert and Victorian people sign a petition saying that they don’t Socialist candidate Stephen Jolly. want their square turned over to Apple,” The state government provoked outrage Matthew Smith said. in late 2017 when it announced plans for “We’re coming up to an election in the store. There is strong public sentiment November, so we are optimistic that at this against giving the multinational giant space stage anything is possible.” in Federation Square. Melbourne City Council has taken a swipe The fact that the plans were made in secret at the plans, with councillors calling them inflamed the outrage. Since then, Citizens for “appalling”. Melbourne has run a community-focused campaign against the proposal. The September 4 Future Melbourne Committee meeting received 850 Brett De Hoedt, the rally emcee, began by submissions this year from the public airing asking the audience, “If I was going to ask their grievances on the issue. you whose city this was, what would you Lianna Ginnis, Farhanah Azhari, Si Theng - Volunteers for Citizens for Melbourne and students of one of the campaign say?” A forceful reply answered, “Our city”. organisers Shelley Freeman. It’s not just the design matters that are of concern, but also Apple’s conduct. When he asked, “Whose square?” the crowd those buildings and turn it into some kind of Metro Tunnel work, which the interim order answered, “Our square.” glorified retail outlet.” states is a threat to the square. The committee was asked its view on a revised design for the building, but said Citizens for Melbourne member Michael The backing of the National Trust, whose The state government planned for the work it could not comment because not all Smith told CBD News that Federation Square CEO Simon Ambrose spoke at the rally, to start in 2019 and has so far refused to back documents were provided. was of national significance. has been significant. The National Trust down on the controversial plans. nominated Federation Square for heritage Cr Rohan Leppert said there were entire “They’re buildings that Victorian taxpayers However, Citizens for Melbourne says that protection this year, and interim status documents missing from the application.

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