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Metro Tunnel brings world-class artworks to Arden

Metro Tunnel brings world-class art to the daily commute

February 14th, 2024 - Metro Tunnel

The major public artworks that will feature at Melbourne’s five new underground train stations will create a world-class art trail when the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025.

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Kensington Association at a crossroad

February 14th, 2024 - Simon Harvey

The Kensington Association (KA) was formed in 1997 … 26 years ago. In the first edition of North West City News (NWCN) in February 2021, as chairperson of the association, I penned a brief history of the KA, in which I documented some of its achievements.

John Buncle

February 14th, 2024 - Felicity Jack

The Hotham History Project is interested in getting together an inventory of the lanes and alleyways of North and West Melbourne and the stories they tell.

Events season in Parkville Gardens

February 14th, 2024 - Tom Knowles

Good for gardens, lawns, and parks, but not so good for holidaymakers, summer this year has been cool and wet. Perhaps we’ll get our warmest weather now that schools are back.

Our house, in the middle of our street

February 14th, 2024 - Rebecca Smith

Do you know who “owns” Kensington Neighbourhood House? Out of curiosity, we asked this question in our recent participant survey.

The right to repair

February 13th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Repair saves people money, saves resources, creates jobs, prevents waste, and teaches people.

West Melbourne’s unique slip casting ceramics studio

December 12th, 2023 - Georgie Atkins

While most people would be familiar with the process of wheel throwing ceramics, Isabelle Moustra from Too Friendly ceramics uses the intricate technique of slip casting to create functional homewares out of her space at River Studios in West Melbourne.