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Good news to report from Parkville Gardens

Good news to report from Parkville Gardens

June 17th, 2025 - Tom Knowles

The season has officially come and gone but there are still bright splashes of autumn colour here and there in Parkville Gardens. They make a cheerful complement to the evergreens that predominate.

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School students get a sneak peek of Parkville Station

June 17th, 2025 - Metro Tunnel

Grade 6 students from primary schools in Sunbury and Cranbourne recently got a sneak peek at Parkville Station ahead of the Metro Tunnel opening later this year.

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How should land be prioritised in the city?

May 14th, 2025 - Jacqui van Heerden

Globally, people are flocking to cities creating all sorts of demands and economic opportunities. Along with this unfortunately comes greed.

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Supporting our Queensberry Cup

May 14th, 2025 - North & West Melbourne Precinct Association

The North & West Melbourne Precinct Association (NWMPA) is proud to support the 2025 Queensberry Cup, a lively billycart race and street festival hosted by the North & West Melbourne Neighbourhood Centre.

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PGRA attends 2050 Summit

May 14th, 2025 - Tom Knowles

After all the excitement of our Neighbours’ Day event and Easter egg hunt, the past month has been relatively quiet for the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association (PGRA). We’re planning a surprise event for late June so watch this space.

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West Melbourne, a Sense of Place is launched

May 14th, 2025 - Felicity Jack

It seemed like a cast of hundreds as we all lined up for our group photograph. There were the writers, (those who could not be there and were represented by a family member), the editor and the layout/designer and the members of the subcommittee of the Hotham History Project who had overseen the publication.

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Melbourne needs more sports ovals, but we need to get it right

May 14th, 2025 - Ellen Sandell

Right around the corner from my house is JJ Holland Park, one of the best parks in the City of Melbourne.

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More Metro Tunnel milestones ahead of 2025 opening

April 16th, 2025 - Metro Tunnel

Trains have travelled more than 100,000km inside the Metro Tunnel – the equivalent of two-and-a-half trips around the earth’s circumference – as operator Metro Trains takes over management of the project’s three completed stations.

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Autumn … Waring Wombat Season

April 16th, 2025 - Jacqui van Heerden

“Autumn symbolises the inevitability of change and the beauty of transition. As summer fades away and nature prepares for winter slumber, the autumn season serves as a reminder of life’s ever-evolving nature.”

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North and West Melbourne from above: July 1938

April 16th, 2025 - Felicity Jack

This photograph of a part of North and West Melbourne taken from the air is fascinating for two reasons: the photograph itself, and the biography of the photographer.

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Lots to see at KHT

April 13th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen
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