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News from Parkville Gardens - Feb 2023

February 15th, 2023 - Tom Knowles

Christmas celebrations, sporting galas, the Lunar New Year and school holidays have all passed by, and it’s back to school and back to work.

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Elephant calf trifecta for Melbourne Zoo

February 15th, 2023 - Melbourne Zoo

Melbourne Zoo is celebrating the safe arrival of three Asian elephant calves in as many months, making now the best time to plan a visit.

Arts House’s month of dynamic dance and motivating stories

February 15th, 2023 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

For the month of March, North Melbourne’s Arts House will be home to the inaugural FRAME: A biennial of dance, with five vivid and diverse works already on the line-up.

West Melbourne’s cuddliest little dog

February 15th, 2023 - North West City News

Winnie is known to be the cuddliest dog around town. In fact, Winnie’s owner Pat said if you even look at him, he’ll “beg for a cuddle”.

Metro Tunnel art to add splashes of colour this Christmas

December 14th, 2022 - Metro Tunnel

Melbourne’s rail history is being celebrated with a collection of historical images – some dating back nearly 150 years – as part of a huge Metro Tunnel arts program this summer.

Flights of fancy

December 14th, 2022 - Howard Birnstihl

As a photographer, one of the most helpful gadgets I ever designed for my local welding man to bring to fruition was a pipe with a clamp at one end and lateral hole at the other.

Managing pests using nature – part two

December 14th, 2022 - Jacqui van Heerden

There are many causes for pests. Prevention, through planning and design, I recommend as the first step in managing pests naturally then observation and monitoring and then control.