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Metro Tunnel on the silver screen at Fed Square
A unique look back at the recent history of the Metro Tunnel Project is on offer at Federation Square, with a series of short films being shown on the square’s big screen.
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The changing nature of our spring fair
Saturday, October 21 was possibly the 40th anniversary of North Melbourne’s annual Spring Festival, but that is an approximation because having started as a grassroots event, there are no records.
Read MoreStinging nettle
In nature plants offer unique and valuable attributes in maintaining health and wellbeing for ecosystems, humans, and other creatures.
Read MoreThe bulldozer is on the block
Anyone who follows “the news” will know there is almost a sense of panic within government ranks in relation to the provision of housing.
Read MoreGive what you can, take what you need
Not knowing where your next meal is coming from is a sad reality for many people. The official term for this is “food insecurity”. It’s an ever-increasing problem, even in the gentrified suburbs of Kensington and Flemington.
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Laurie Shipp – a childhood in North Melbourne in the depression years

Refusing
