Recycling and the city

HIGH RISE DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN HIGH WASTE.

And another thing . . .

HEY, honey, what's the buzz in a city where modern life has an increasing hive mentality?

Box Offce

Hear 1001 nights' tales all in one evening, in the new stage adaptation of Melbourne author Arnold Zable's much-loved book, Cafe Scheherazade. In 1993, writer Arnold Zable dropped into Acland Street's

Much of the city's historic charm has been lost

MANY of Christchurch's 1870s stone facades ��� its Victorian Gothic Revival architecture ��� were no match for a second earthquake after they were weakened by the quake last September.

City violence up 3.7% in past year

VIOLENT assaults in the city are rising despite the presence of more police and repeated attempts to curb the problem.

Gothic-style history under hammer

A SLICE of Melbourne's architectural history becomes available to buyers on Friday when 95 Queen Street goes under the hammer.

Signs all point to patchy

THERE WERE SOME BIG GAPS BETWEEN BUYER AND VENDOR EXPECTATIONS AROUND THE CITY YESTERDAY.

Tahs send message with mauling of new boys

Melbourne Rebels 0 NSW Waratahs 43

EVENTS

WEDNESDAY Charmaine O'Brien, author of Flavours of Melbourne, discusses her work: 6.30pm. Parkdale Library, 94-96 Parkers Road. Bookings: 1300 135 668

A year on, the Wheeler Centre gathers no moss

WHEN the Wheeler Centre launched 12 months ago in Melbourne with a hectic schedule of talks, debates and readings, there were fears it was aiming too high too fast.

Minister: I don't know who expanded urban boundary

NEW Planning Minister Matthew Guy says he has been unable to determine who made the final decision on last year's contentious expansion of Melbourne's Urban Growth Boundary, vowing to implement a new transparent review system free of political interference.

Gay theme raises a novel question

MELBOURNE the City of Literature is coming out in rainbows. Midsumma, Mardi Gras, and now there's Big Gay Week at the Wheeler Centre, starting with Armistead Maupin on February 27. So it's a good time to pose the question: what is the greatest gay book?

Price of new units falls

THE cost of buying an off-the-plan apartment in Melbourne's inner city declined over the past year, making OTP units a substantially cheaper way to get into the market than buying an existing one.

Another drenching for Melbourne, more to come

HEAVY rains lashed Victoria last night, causing flash-flooding in parts of Melbourne for the second time this week.

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Miracle of regeneration

One force of nature replaces another as fire-ravaged forests revive, writes Frances Atkinson.

VICE REGAL

On Sunday, at Federation Square, Melbourne, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a service to remember the 2009 Victorian bushfires.

Pre-dawn survey sheds light on city's hundreds of homeless

A snapshot of those sleeping rough gives us the knowledge to help.

Australian flights relieve fears of chaos

CAIRO: University students Reuben Sago and Katheryn Meredith, 20, from Melbourne, didn't start to feel concerned about their situation here until Sunday.

Australian flights relieve fears with way out of chaos

CAIRO: University students Reuben Sago and Katheryn Meredith, 20, from Melbourne, didn't start to feel concerned about their situation here until Sunday.