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The Eight Hour Day movement
The Melbourne General Cemetery is a treasure store of Victoria’s history, and it was one of my favourite walks during lockdown.
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New report: it’s curtains for some owners
Another major fire risk has been uncovered in Melbourne – curtain walls containing flammable aluminium composite cladding (ACP).
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Busy little biter
The bull ant in the pic, photographed in the Flagstaff Gardens, is like any you might find in your back yard. He looks ferocious and dangerous, and he’s rather pleased you think so.
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A day in the life of a Greens MP staffer
If you’ve ever called, emailed, or popped into Ellen’s office, there’s a good chance you’ve spoken to one of us.
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That feeling – powerlessness
It must be terrifying to stand on the shore and watch a tsunami approaching! What can I do? What can I do to protect myself, my family, my community? So little time! A feeling of powerlessness to confront or respond to a force of nature.
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The “daring new concept” premiering at Arts House
Leading arts organisation Speak Percussion is coming to the Arts House on August 18 for the world premiere of their latest work Scream Star.
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Metro Tunnel lets the robo-dog off the leash
It’s not Bring Your Dog to Work Day, but Metro Tunnel Project crews have been joined by a four-legged friend all the same.
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Parkville Gardens AGM
First things first – a calendar entry. Parkville Gardens residents, please book yourself up for our annual general meeting (AGM).
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Sing your way to good health
If you’re passing by Christ Church Kensington on Tuesday nights, you might notice the warm glow of stained glass in the dark and hear murmurs of song drifting from the building.
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Move to a less energy-intensive lifestyle
The answer to create the change we need is not in technocratic solutions to sustain our current lifestyles; it is in changing our human behaviour.
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Neighbourhood Houses – thinking globally, acting locally
Kensington locals fight against proposed development which would be “completely out of character”
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