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Supporting our new arrivals
Local community groups now have a chance to offer support and friendship to refugees arriving in Australia through a program backed by government and run through Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA).
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North Melbourne to shimmer with Candlelight Concerts
Free Candlelight Concert series returned to Fed Square for the second consecutive year in February, with the ticketed version of the series to soon feature two shows celebrating musical icons Taylor Swift and Adele at the Meat Market in North Melbourne.
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A small inconvenience
The two suspicious characters hanging about at the top of the pic are mosquito larvae, commonly known as wrigglers, and their companion at the bottom is a red mite.
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Lost turtle winds up in North Melbourne
A turtle captured having a shell of a time strolling the streets in North Melbourne is lucky to have been rescued before making its way towards a busy road.
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Investing in local waste programs
The Kensington Community has been successful in receiving a grant from the Victorian State Government’s Circular Economy Communities Fund for a waste program.
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The Roundtable arrives in North Melbourne
There is something new in the Errol St Reserve in North Melbourne; a seven-metre diameter public table filled with edible plants.
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Kensington Community Fresh Food Market
If you live in Kensington, you probably know that locals have been interested in sustainability and climate focused projects for many years.
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A year of reckoning – 2023
The year is upon us. On behalf of the Kensington Association, greetings to all North-Westies.
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A new Victorian Housing Minister
I welcome the appointment of Mr Colin Brooks as the new Victorian Minister for Housing and look forward to him improving public housing by first assessing in detail the programs of the Andrews Government.
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Shirley Andrews: 1915-2001
Shirley was born in Sandringham and completed her secondary schooling at St Michael’s Grammar School in St Kilda before enrolling in a science course at the University of Melbourne in 1934.
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Kensington shop fire leaves locals reeling
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