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New life in Parkville Gardens
A small ray of sunshine has pierced the grey skies of winter and the recurring gloom of lockdowns.
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“You’re never, ever going to get bored”; Greens councillor
Elected in 2012 at the age of just 27, Greens councillor Rohan Leppert is a Town Hall veteran of sorts. But he admits that in his third term, the role is harder than ever.
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So much more than basket weaving!
Neighbourhood Houses are magical places. There are more than 400 houses scattered across Victoria and each one is completely unique – existing to serve the needs of their particular local community.
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A novel approach to ageing well
Many hands made light work for North Melbourne’s newest street library at Clayton Reserve.
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Community consultation (part two)
Quite honestly, the band of stalwart residents in the Kensington Association are cynical about “developers” and their motivations! The prevailing perspective would be that they are out to make “big bucks”, nothing more.
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Marine rescuers making a difference
If you’re at the beach and see an injured seal, what do you do? If you’re at a pier or jetty and see a bird tangled up in plastic or fishing line, who can help it? If a turtle, dolphin or stingray looks like it’s in trouble, who do you call? The answer is Melbourne’s Zoo’s Marine Response Unit.
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The cheeky boy scout
With a love for the outdoors, Bruno is a dog that has given his owner Adeline Antolis both cheek and trouble.
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Another Rotary year begins
After 18 months at the helm, on July 1, 2021 Neville Page handed over to Sainab Sheikh as the new president of the Rotary Club of North Melbourne.
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These 33 men are in indefinite lockdown
Right now, 33 men are being held in indefinite detention in the middle of Melbourne at the Park Hotel in Carlton. They have committed no crime. They have fled war, persecution, violence and torture, and tried to seek a safer life.
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Thrift or uncommon sense?
Do you remember your grandmother mending clothes, saving buttons, using dad’s singlets as cleaning cloths and never wasting leftovers?
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North Melbourne hostel curfew scrapped
Mailbox smashed in hit and run, leaving $5000 damage
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