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Forgotten South African heroines made rightfully visible
Arts House’s latest exhibition is reshaping the way often-forgotten African women were portrayed by non-African people and men, with South African women at the forefront of telling the historical stories.
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Farm to mug: healthy tea revolutionised
Since purchasing a Bunyip farm in 1999, husband and wife Deva and Lily Wijeyewardene have been making the most of the farm that was previously used to grow herbal teas.
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The Albion Hotel
The Albion Hotel was rebuilt in 1926, the year that our present Queen Elizabeth was born.
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The unfortunate dirty truth about clean energy: part one
Like many others I have been buoyed by the promise of electric and hybrid cars and solar energy as doing the right thing by the planet.
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Local stalwart and workers’ rights devotee honoured with Queen’s Birthday award
A North Melbourne resident who has worked tirelessly representing the rights of blue and white-collar unions has been awarded a Queen’s Birthday honour.
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Your Melbourne Greens team continues (and grows by one!)
I have some news: at the time of writing (early June), my baby is due in one week! And before I embark upon a short period of maternity leave, I wanted to ‘officially’ announce that I’m putting up my hand to continue as your state MP for Melbourne at the Victorian election in November.
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Congratulations to 300 cladding winners!
The latest figures from Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) website show that about 35 per cent of cladding-affected apartment buildings have been selected for financial assistance for remediation works. Only “extreme risk” or “high risk” buildings qualify for state government funding.
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Apartment living – the new normal
In contrast to most European and Asian cities, other than for social housing, Australian cities have not been characterised by apartment blocks, but this is changing in places like Kensington and North Melbourne.
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A suspicious death
There has been a murder in the garden. The whole of North Melbourne is buzzing and the renowned Italian Detective Ento Mologist, more lately of the yard [the backyard], has been brought in to investigate.
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Barring – Nganjin: an exhibition of Stolen Generations survivors
An Aboriginal art exhibition capturing the stories of grief, loss, and resilience from Stolen Generations survivors will be held at Federation Square as part of National Reconciliation Week.
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The Roundtable arrives in North Melbourne
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