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A firm controlled by a Kuwaiti sheikh has lodged fresh plans to build a 10-storey apartment development in a prime position next to the Port Melbourne beach, opposite Station Pier.
A long-running battle over the land, which has stood derelict for more than a decade, escalated in 2018 when Planning Minister Richard Wynne intervened to block a proposed 175-apartment complex on the site.
An artist’s impression of the proposed mixed-use development at Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne.
Sheikh Mubarak al-Sabah’s firm took the minister to the Supreme Court to challenge his ability to take over planning authority for the site, but lost the case.
Cord collectors and scavengers: inside the race to rescue hard rubbish
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Pianos, sideboards and dining tables. Antiques. Washing machines. Hard rubbish season is upon us and, for the savvy bargain hunter, there are steals to be had. But thereâs a risk that anything not reclaimed from the streets will be picked up by trucks and crushed on the spot for landfill.
Scavenging for hard rubbish gems isnât new, but what is new is the online, concerted push to save working items from landfill.
Cord collectors and scavengers: inside the race to rescue hard rubbish theage.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theage.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A council in an affluent area of Melbourne has copped fierce backlash from locals for spending $200,000 of taxpayer s money to prove it supports the LGBTI+ community.
Port Phillip Council plans to fork out the obscene amount of money for a Rainbow Tick accreditation to show it is committed to safe, inclusive practice for LGBTQIA+ people .
Greens councillor Katherine Copsey is behind the time consuming and costly proposal, which could take up to two years to get accredited by the Quality Innovation Performance.
Taxpayers would foot the $200,000 bill, which will go towards a project facilitator, training and temporarily replacing staff while they are receiving the training.
A public park has become a battleground between students attending one of Melbourne’s first “vertical schools” and residents aggrieved at having to share the open space.