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A heartfelt thank you to our community for making IRREGULAR a success
In the heart of North & West Melbourne, a remarkable event unfolded, showcasing the power of community and collaboration.
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Kensington’s local food system … a celebration
Kensington has built a local food system with the help of individuals, groups, community organisations and volunteers working together with the City of Melbourne and Victorian Government.
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Put yourself in their shoes!
These shoes are those of hundreds of Kensington Banks residents feeling disillusioned and angry after receiving an updated map of flood modelling of the Maribyrnong River, which puts their homes at a higher risk of flooding from a one-in-100-year event.
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North Melbourne’s Neil Cole launches new book, reflecting on community law
North Melbourne resident Neil Cole, a former lawyer, City of Melbourne councillor and parliamentarian, has launched a new book chronicling his experiences in community law in the early ‘80s.
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Connection, safety, funding, and coffee
It’s a pleasure to report that Parkville Garden Residents’ Association’s Community Dinner at the Reggio Calabria Club on May 23 was a great success.
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Bonsai master claims world title
Ryan Staggard can truly claim to being a master in the art of bonsai cultivation.
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Where there’s smoke there’s testing at Metro Tunnel’s Arden Station
As testing continues, the team is ensuring not just that train services will run efficiently but also that passengers will be kept safe.
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The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum
Mary Kehoe’s history of the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum, published in 1998, is a comprehensive account of the history of the building and tells the story of some of its residents.
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Have we forgotten our role in cooperating with life?
As Vandana Shiva says in her book, The Gift of Food, “If we take care of all the beautiful beings in our ecosystems, in our soils, we will be nourished in return.”
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Local fires are burning
Following the failed 2023 Referendum there is a sense that, while the dust of bitter discussion has settled, the fire for ever deeper “reconciliation” with our Indigenous peoples is burning even brighter.
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John Buncle
Small businesses’ time to shine
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