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The Albion Hotel

June 15th, 2022 - Felicity Jack

The Albion Hotel was rebuilt in 1926, the year that our present Queen Elizabeth was born.

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The unfortunate dirty truth about clean energy: part one

June 15th, 2022 - Jacqui van Heerden

Like many others I have been buoyed by the promise of electric and hybrid cars and solar energy as doing the right thing by the planet.

Local stalwart and workers’ rights devotee honoured with Queen’s Birthday award

June 15th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A North Melbourne resident who has worked tirelessly representing the rights of blue and white-collar unions has been awarded a Queen’s Birthday honour.

Your Melbourne Greens team continues (and grows by one!)

June 15th, 2022 - Ellen Sandell

I have some news: at the time of writing (early June), my baby is due in one week! And before I embark upon a short period of maternity leave, I wanted to ‘officially’ announce that I’m putting up my hand to continue as your state MP for Melbourne at the Victorian election in November.

Congratulations to 300 cladding winners!

June 15th, 2022 - Barbara Francis & Rus Littleson

The latest figures from Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) website show that about 35 per cent of cladding-affected apartment buildings have been selected for financial assistance for remediation works. Only “extreme risk” or “high risk” buildings qualify for state government funding.

Apartment living – the new normal

June 15th, 2022 - Simon Harvey

In contrast to most European and Asian cities, other than for social housing, Australian cities have not been characterised by apartment blocks, but this is changing in places like Kensington and North Melbourne.

A suspicious death

June 15th, 2022 - Howard Birnstihl

There has been a murder in the garden. The whole of North Melbourne is buzzing and the renowned Italian Detective Ento Mologist, more lately of the yard [the backyard], has been brought in to investigate.

Barring – Nganjin: an exhibition of Stolen Generations survivors

June 15th, 2022 - North West City News

An Aboriginal art exhibition capturing the stories of grief, loss, and resilience from Stolen Generations survivors will be held at Federation Square as part of National Reconciliation Week.

Creating calm

June 15th, 2022 - North West City News

During the endless lockdowns, I started stitching. Nothing fancy, just simple embroidery to start with. Now a patchwork quilt is slowly taking shape. However, it is not the end result that’s important. It’s the quiet daily act of sitting and stitching that is beneficial. My eyes following the thread, my hands busy, mind calm.