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| Sweet victory for Melbourne small businesses | City-famous hot-chocolatier Mörk Chocolate has been named Melbourne’s 2024 Small Business of the Year. |
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| Melbourne’s hotel supply reaches new heights | More hotels have opened in Melbourne in the past four years than any other Australian city – with visitors enjoying stays in more than 5,000 new rooms as they soak up everything the city has to offer. |
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| Nicholas Reece sworn in as new Lord Mayor | Long-standing City of Melbourne councillor Nicholas Reece has today been sworn in as the 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne. |
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| Switching on Power Melbourne | The City of Melbourne is powering ahead to deliver the benefits of renewable energy for residents and businesses – switching on the first Power Melbourne community battery at Council House. |
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| New provider to transform Melbourne’s waste and recycling services | The City of Melbourne and Citywide have today announced the decision to sell Citywide’s waste business to Cleanaway Waste Management Limited (Cleanaway). |
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| Now or Never returns to Melbourne this August | The City of Melbourne’s newest major festival, Now or Never, will return this August following a phenomenal debut last year.
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| Melbourne shopfronts spring to life with Australia’s lowest retail vacancy rate | One of the city’s most-loved laneways, Centre Place, is springing to life with small businesses as new data shows Melbourne continues to record the lowest retail vacancy rate in the country. |
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| Greenline Project transformation begins at Birrarung Marr | The City of Melbourne has officially marked construction at the Birrarung Marr stage of the city-shaping Greenline Project. |
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| Celebrating the stories of inspiring Melburnians | Applications are now open for this year’s Melbourne Awards – an opportunity for the City of Melbourne to celebrate and thank the people and organisations making a positive difference in our community. |
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| Making room for Melburnians in need | The City of Melbourne is doing its part to help break the cycle of homelessness as its landmark Make Room project approaches completion. |
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