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    A Heap of New Bondi Beach-to-City Bus Services Have Been Added to the Timetable

    From September 23, the popular 333 Bondi route will have buses running every three minutes during peak times.

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    A Bunch of Sydney's Brutalist Buildings Could Be Saved From Destruction

    If the City of Sydney proposal is passed, nine Modern Movement buildings will be heritage listed.

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    Flinders Street Station Is Going Pink for Women's Health

    The high-tech new LED lighting system will bathe the building in a new hue — and it's the first of several planned colour changes.

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    Australia's First-Ever Car Subscription Service Carbar+ Has Just Launched in Melbourne

    Rent a vehicle on a month-to-month basis, for as little as $169 a week.

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    The New Zealand Government Will Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags Over the Next Year

    Soon the bags will disappear form checkouts around the country.

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    How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into Your Main Hustle

    Here's how you can do what you love and make more money than in your regular nine-to-five.

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    Frankston City Council Is Offering Grants to Help Businesses Get Off the Ground

    The city is funding great business ideas to the tune of $30k.

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    These Proposed Rental Reforms Could Make it Slightly Less Painful to Rent a Home in Melbourne

    Melburnians generally deal with a cacophony of crap when renting — but the Victorian Government's proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act could help change that.

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    Thousands of Uber Drivers Are Set to Strike Across Australia This Morning

    Drivers will strike until 9.30am in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    Five Courses That'll Help You Get Ahead in Your Job

    An extra course in UX design or team leadership will look mighty good on your CV — and will have you in prime position come promotion time.

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    An Electric Scooter Ride Sharing Service Is Set To Trial In Australia Later This Year

    This could be Australia's next doomed ride sharing service.

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    Coles Has Backflipped on Its Plastic Bag Ban and Will Give Them Out for Free Indefinitely

    All 15c reusable plastic bags at Coles will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld.

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    This 79-Storey Sydney Skyscraper Could Soon Be the City's Tallest Residential Building

    The 270-metre-tall mixed-use tower will be constructed in the current George Street Event Cinemas space.

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    #SydneyDoesntSuck Is the City of Sydney's New Campaign Against Single-Use Plastic Straws

    The campaign hopes to curb Australia's 10-million-a-day plastic straw habit.

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    Melbourne Is Trialling a New Tap-And-Go Payment System for Buskers

    Twenty Melbourne buskers will trial the Alipay system over the next six weeks

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    Google, Tourism and Ziplining Helped Save and Restore This Rotorua Native Forest

    A Rotorua-based ziplining company is restoring virgin native forest.

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    CityLink Has Rebranded And Is Changing How Much it Charges Customers for Tolls

    Some fees have dropped, but a new credit card fee has also been introduced.

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    Melbourne's First Reusable Coffee Cup Sharing Network Is Launching This Week

    Next time you forget your keep cup, you can borrow a Viva La Cup.

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    Seven Things Every Architecture Lover Must See at Open House Melbourne

    Scale the rooftops of Melbourne Central, head underground in a former explosives store or take a look around one of Melbourne's finest modernist homes.

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    The Queen Victoria Market Has Been Granted National Heritage Listing

    Which throws a spanner in the works of Melbourne City Council's planned multi-million dollar redevelopment of the site.

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    Instant Phone Charging Might Soon Become a Reality

    It's all thanks to Australian research into quantum 'super' batteries — and the more that are used, the faster your phone would charge.

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    Melbourne's Airport Rail Link Is Another Step Closer to Becoming a Reality

    If re-elected in November, the Labor government will commit $5 billion to the project, matching the Commonwealth government's contribution.

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    New Designs Have Been Revealed for Apple's Proposed Federation Square Store

    The controversial development is now a two-level rectangular-shaped building heavy on glass, mesh and white surfaces.

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    McDonald's Will Phase Out Plastic Straws in Australia by 2020

    While it's a big win for the environment, it also has unwelcome consequences for some members of the community.

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    Construction Has Begun on Britomart's New Luxury Hotel and Laneway

    On the former site of The Britomart Country Club.

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    Flinders Street Station Has a Colourful New Light Display

    The high-tech LED lighting system is made up of 1100 lights and 20 kilometres of cable.

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    The NSW Government Has Launched New Late-Night Safety Campaign "Ask for Angela"

    In an attempt to curb instances of violence, sexual assault and predatory behaviour in the CBD.

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    A Massive Overhaul Has Been Announced for Melbourne Airport

    Plans include expanded pick-up and drop-off zones, two new runways and a makeover for Terminal 2

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    Royal Randwick Racecourse Could Soon be Home to an AFL Field

    It's a result of a new partnership between the AFL and the Australian Turf Club.

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    Five Stalls to Visit at Finders Keepers Melbourne Autumn/Winter 2018

    From pet presents and quirky candles to Peruvian snacks.

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    St Kilda Will Soon Be Home to a Fabulous Rainbow Road

    Jackson Street will be transformed into a giant rainbow in celebration of the local LGBTQI community.

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    The NSW Government Is Offering Discounted Car Rego For Those Spending Big On Tolls

    The new Toll Relief program offers discounted registration fees, if you're spending more than $25 weekly on tolls

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    A Huge Exhibition of Real Human Bodies Is Coming to Melbourne

    The world-renowned exhibition offers Australians a rare look inside the human body.

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    Coles Has Also Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free

    All 15c reusable plastic bags at both Coles and Woolworths will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.

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    The Eyesore Barriers Around Sydney's Light Rail Construction Could Be Sticking Around Longer Than Expected

    The ALTRAC consortium has revealed barricades in Randwick, Kensington and Kingsford will remain in place until at least February 2019.

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    Short Courses in Wellington Where You Can Learn New Life Skills

    It's the perfect time to bury yourself in a new project or hunker down and learn a new skill.

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    Melbourne's MPavilion Unveils Its 2018 Architecture Commission

    This year's amphitheatre-like temporary structure has two timber floating roofs and grass-covered grandstands.

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    The NGV's 2018 Architecture Commission Is a Sleek Bamboo Garden and Deck

    The winning design from architecture firms Muir and Openwork will be enjoyed by visitors to the Melbourne gallery from November this year.

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    Lygon Street Could Have Its Parking Bays Switched For Bike Lanes

    A new City of Melbourne proposal suggests replacing the city's parking spaces with bike paths, bus lanes and extended footpaths.

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