Melbourne is throwing city-wide events to drag workers back into the CBD, but Friday's foot traffic was 30% below pre-pandemic levels David Adams The City of Melbourne has celebrated its first "FOMO Friday", a series of activations and offers it hopes will draw workers back into the CBD. The initiative comes in partnership with the Property Council of Australia, which has strongly pushed for workers to return to the office after a year of remote work. Pedestrian traffic was down on average levels on Friday, Lord Mayor Sally Capp said, but she described turnout for the first of four activations as a "pleasing result".