News & Views Taylor Swift’s Eras tour boosts Melbourne’s spending by $174 million The results are in: Taylor Swift’s Eras World Tour performances in Melbourne over the weekend boosted the city’s economy by around $174m.
News & Views More than 60 Melbourne women have been sent used condoms in the mail More than 60 women who attended a Melbourne private school in the late 1990s have allegedly received used condoms in the mail.
News & Views Melbourne public housing tower residents offered $5 million settlement over lockdown The Victorian government has proposed a settlement in a class action with residents of public housing towers who were forced into a sudden COVID-19 lockdown.
Entrepreneurs Standing out to support more women in the male-dominated Jiu-Jitsu world Jiu-Jitsu is a traditionally male-dominated art form, but one woman in Melbourne is trying to shift the tune.
Screen Time to dispense with tokenism on screen: What leading actors & producers told a Melbourne conference We dropped by Melbourne’s ACMI to hear powerful leading women talk about aging, representation, diversity and bodies on the screen
News & Views Melbourne to get three new statues of prominent women The City of Melbourne has committed to build three statues of prominent women in a bid to address the massive gender imbalance in public art.
Health rights and gender-based violence Melbourne mural commemorates women and children killed by male violence Sherele Moody has instigated the creation of a mural to commemorate lives of women and children lost to violence in Australia.
News & Views Surprise, surprise: The Melbourne Club vote to prohibit female membership after 142 years The men-only Melbourne Club will not be changing its rule anytime soon to allow women in as members, even after 142 years.
News & Views Small businesses are renting apartments to house women escaping domestic violence Small businesses are making huge leaps to support women escaping from domestic violence by donating temporary housing to them.
News & Views Relief for Melbourne hospo and retail, as Andrews announces Wednesday reopening Hospitality and retail businesses in Melbourne will be able to reopen from Wednesday, as Victoria records zero new COVID-19 cases.
News & Views Why one Melbourne hair salon is going above and beyond on COVID-19 safety measures Earth To Betty salon director Madeline Frawley is going above and beyond to make sure clients feel safe when visiting her business.
Business ‘I’ve been waiting for this day for so long’: Melbourne hairdressers reopen, with thousands of appointments to reschedule Hairdressers in Melbourne have been allowed to throw open their doors and start catching up with 12 weeks’ worth of cancelled appointments.