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Kensington is growing fast, but where’s the green space?
Walk along Macaulay Rd in Kensington today and the scale of change is hard to miss. Thousands of new apartments have gone up in recent years, with more on the way.
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Winter light on Errol St: the Courthouse Hotel brings the neighbourhood together
There's a particular kind of winter in North Melbourne that doesn't ask you to stay inside.
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1851: North and West Melbourne
July 1, 1851, was an important date in the history of Victoria, and particularly for North and West Melbourne.
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Cooling our neighbourhoods
Changes in land cover due to increased urbanisation can affect the urban environment and climate substantially.
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Autumn shine in Parkville Gardens
Bright blue skies and mild sunny days have been an autumn treat in Melbourne this year. In these conditions Parkville Gardens looks splendid.
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North and West Melbourne: growing with community at the centre
North Melbourne and West Melbourne sit on the edge of the CBD, but they are communities with identities all their own, shaped by history, diversity and a strong sense of local connection.
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Serving the community
It was a tale, not of two cities, but of two sessions. As reported last month, the first session of Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association’s (PGRA) Women’s Safety Workshop, held on the Galada Ave Reserve on March 5, was a great success.
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Trekking through North and West Melbourne to Geelong, and fording the Moonee Ponds Creek
One of the earliest maps of Melbourne, the Robert Russell 1837 map, when Melbourne’s population was only a few hundred shows a “Track to the Saltwater River and Geelong”.
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Are Indigenous decision-making processes required for new technological advances?
Indigenous decision-making processes have historically demonstrated high effectiveness through community-based, consensus-driven, and long-term sustainable approaches that have enabled resilience over thousands of years.
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John Jones 1836-1909: West Melbourne builder
David Evans is a long-time member of the Hotham History Project.
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New pocket park for North Melbourne
New builder appointed for new Kensington Community Recreation Centre
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