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Complaints about irritating smoke

August 17th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

Something needs to be done about the smoke drifting into a resident’s apartment in Haines St, North Melbourne.

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Threatened grasshopper jumps into new habitat

August 17th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

The Matchstick Grasshopper is an example of a “morabine” grasshopper, an Australian family of flightless grasshoppers found nowhere else in the world.

Getting it right in Macauley

August 17th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

Factories with saw-toothed roofs, empty floodplains and huge development sites present some of the tests for the Macauley Structure Plan passed recently by the City of Melbourne.

Crowdfunding campaign gives green light for local whisky distillery

August 17th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Kensington will soon be home to its first whisky distillery after a huge crowdfunding campaign raised $700,000 in just nine days.

Looking back on technical school history to better understand its importance

August 17th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

To celebrate 150 years of the Education Act being passed in the state, Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is holding a Tech School photographic exhibition and looking back at the importance of public education.

Historic West Melbourne pub under threat from development

August 17th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A heritage pub in West Melbourne that dates back to the gold rush era is under threat after a proposal was submitted to convert the building into apartments.

New wave of activations to hit North and West Melbourne

August 17th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Melbourne is set to continue in its rapid reawakening as the weather warms up, with 18 activations soon to be popping up in and around the city.

Sixty-eight-year-old Kensington salon faces heartbreaking closure

August 17th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Long-standing Kensington salon Jissara Hair has been forced to make the tough decision to once again close its doors due to the pandemic’s lasting impact.