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Port Phillip City Collection
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The Listening Place soundscape
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Clarendon Street Stories
History showcase
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Commemorating World War Two
FIRE! Commemorating 30 years since the St Kilda Town Hall fire
HerStory: Women commemorated in the City of Port Phillip
Histories of Port Phillip
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Did you know? Ten lesser known stories from the City
History of Linden New Art gallery
Dugga Beazley
Dot Elsum
Roger Backway
Montague: a community lost and found
Speaking stories: digital histories 1
Speaking stories: digital histories 2
Early views: Images from the Port Phillip City Collection
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Amendment C142port – Review of Heritage Overlay 6
Amendment C185port – Montague Commercial Precinct, Fishermans Bend – Extension of Interim Heritage Controls
Amendment C186port – Montague Commercial Precinct, Fishermans Bend, Permanent Heritage Controls
Amendment C122port – St Kilda Road South Precinct
Amendment C151port - 77 Park Street, South Melbourne - Permanent Heritage Controls
Amendment C173port - Tiuna Grove, Elwood - Interim Heritage Overlay
Amendments C188port & C200port - HO7 - Extension of Interim Heritage Controls
Amendment C191port - Extension of Interim Heritage Controls - Tiuna Grove
Amendment C174port - Extension of Heritage Overlay 8 – Tiuna Grove Elwood
Amendment C160port - Update Amendment
Amendment C161port Part 1 and 2 - Update amendment
Amendment C171port - St Kilda Marina
Amendment C149port - Victorian Pride Centre
Amendment C203port Planning Scheme Review
Amendment C189port - 12 Hotham Grove, Ripponlea (Interim Heritage Overlay)
Amendment C206port - Review of Heritage Overlay 7 and Surrounds, Permanent Heritage Controls
Amendment C209port - Review of Heritage Overlay 7 and surrounds, (Interim Heritage Overlay)
Amendment C214port - Proposed Heritage Overlay for 21 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne (Interim Controls)
Amendment C215port - Proposed Heritage Overlay for 21 Dorcas Street South Melbourne (Permanent Controls)
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