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Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown rules end for some workers, but Melbourne CBD may be forever changed
Melbourne offices will be allowed back to work on Monday — but after nine months of working from home, the future of the CBD still remains unclear.
Key points:
- Up to 25 per cent of workers will be allowed back in the office from Monday
- Many businesses are unlikely to return to regular in-office work
- Melbourne CBD accounts for about 7 per cent of the nation’s GDP, but there are concerns traders will fail without office workers
When the workers from tech consultancy firm Digital First got together for the first time since March, it wasn’t at their usual office in the city.
Instead, the team convened in a rented-out meeting room in a high-rise just a few blocks away.
Back in September, and in the middle of Melbourne’s second lockdown, managing…
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