Latest articles by Matt Harvey
Wiping the ducks clean?
A mural of ducks in Kensington has seen a second instance of vandalism during Melbourne’s extended lockdowns, reigniting a hearty discussion about street art.
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River Nile Learning Centre receives 56k grant to educate young refugee mothers
The River Nile Learning Centre has been awarded $56,000 over two years as part of the City of Melbourne’s social partnerships program.
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Arts House production explores cultural fear
Indigenous performance group Marrugeku is bringing a dance theatre production, which explores the connection to high Aboriginal incarceration rates and detention of asylum seekers, to North Melbourne’s Arts House.
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Public housing residents 16 and above eligible for vaccine
Vaccination hubs have opened up at public housing towers across Melbourne in a bid to protect vulnerable residents from COVID-19, but the announcement has caused confusion about accessibility and eligibility for the vaccine.
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Low-earning sole traders lose again
Arts practitioners and some sole traders are again left without support as lockdown restrictions in greater Melbourne eased and the Victorian Government announced additional support for businesses that continue to be affected.
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Recovering stolen bikes – a wheel chain in the butt
A recent incident of a stolen bike being found has not quite turned out how the owner might have hoped as they were left to cut the lock the thief placed on their own bike and were offered no support from the police.
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