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Almost 100K homes empty in the middle of a housing crisis

Almost 100K homes empty in the middle of a housing crisis

September 11th, 2024 - Ellen Sandell

97,861. That is the number of homes that were left empty in Melbourne last year according to Prosper Australia’s recent report.

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Season of hope

September 11th, 2024 - Tom Knowles

Spring is a hopeful season and that’s the spirit of this month’s bulletin from Parkville Gardens. 

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Parkville Gardens local runs for The Greens in Melbourne

August 29th, 2024 - David Allen

Parkville Gardens resident Aaron Moon is a Greens candidate for the City of Melbourne, a bird watcher, an avid cyclist, and an orthoptist.

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Macaulay Amendment C417

August 14th, 2024 - Simon Harvey

On Thursday, August 8 I logged online to listen to an information session by the City of Melbourne’s planning team, and “have my say” in framing the proposed planning scheme amendment (Macaulay Amendment C417) to the Melbourne Planning Scheme. 

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Labor turns a blind eye to union corruption

August 14th, 2024 - Evan Mulholland

I am sure that most Victorians have been shocked by revelations in the past few weeks about widespread corruption, misconduct, and thuggish behaviour on construction sites around Victoria.

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Billie’s big move

August 14th, 2024 - Sabrina Caires

This timid pup has just made the big move from Darwin to North Melbourne.

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Pushing the Metro Tunnel to its limit

August 14th, 2024 - Metro Tunnel

Test trains have run through the Metro Tunnel for the first time carrying the weight of a full passenger load – but without a passenger in sight.

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A history of the City of Melbourne Bowls Club

August 14th, 2024 - Felicity Jack

More than 150 years of history is recorded in the newly launched book On Flagstaff Hill – A History of the City of Melbourne Bowls Club by historian Alex McDermott. 

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Taking it to the streets

August 14th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

On the streets in cities across the globe, residents are working with governments to jointly shape their streets in efforts to regenerate their cities.

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Surprise changes: Parkville Gardens pushes for its own meeting place

August 14th, 2024 - Tom Knowles

Surprises can be welcome or unwelcome. Parkville Gardens has had one of each in recent weeks. 

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Managing pests using nature – part one

Managing pests using nature – part one

November 16th, 2022 - Jacqui van Heerden
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