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Parkville Gardens host women’s safety workshop
It was a beautiful autumn evening in Parkville Gardens on Thursday, March 5; perfect for the first session of the Women’s Safety Workshop hosted by the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association (PGRA) and funded by the City of Melbourne.
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We need a secondary school in Arden
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The good news …
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Changing names: Flemington, Flemington Bank, Flemington Bridge
When first subdivided and sold in 1849 the area bounded by Boundary Rd, Racecourse Rd, Rankins Rd Kensington and Macaulay Rd, with the Moonee Ponds Creek in the middle, was known as Flemington. Stubbs St is the north-south road in the middle.
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Up and running
First up, the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association pays tribute to our former state member Tim Read and wishes him well in his battle with cancer.
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Five years on, still fighting for Kensington Primary
Our local schools are the heart of our community. They’re where our kids learn, grow, make friends, and discover who they want to be.
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Community “consultation” in North and West Melbourne
By any reasonable measure, 2025 was a year when governments' community consultation in North and West Melbourne failed – and failed badly.
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Setting the stage for 2026
Good cheer was the order of the day at the first meeting of the newly constituted committee of the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association (PGRA) this month.
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Real versus fake Christmas tree. Which one is better for the environment?
If you celebrate Christmas, Christmas trees are an important symbolic feature of this celebration. Traditionally they offered hope during the long harsh winter months and became a family ritual of decorating and spending time together.
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