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Jazzing up the Zoom meetings

September 9th, 2021 - Rotary Club of North Melbourne

With this extended lockdown a lot of people are starting to get a bit tired of Zoom meetings but the Rotary Club of North Melbourne has just responded to this by stepping it up even more by trying to make its meetings more interesting and entertaining.

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Get outdoors!

September 9th, 2021 - Tom Knowles

Spring has arrived and made lockdown strolls around Parkville Gardens more inviting. Blue skies, warm sunshine and glimpses of blossom and flowers do much to lift our spirits.

Thank you, Edith

September 9th, 2021 - Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are principles of Rotary and well known at the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington.

History

The Lort Smith Animal Hospital

September 9th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

The Lost Dogs’ Home was founded in 1913. It was the beginning of a difficult period, with the outbreak of war the following year, followed at its ending with the Spanish flu, and then the beginning of the Depression.

Changing direction: Koorie artist turns road signs into jewellery

September 9th, 2021 - Katie Johnson

As part of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s Blak Design initiative, 11 First Nations artists will present their handmade jewellery at a contemporary exhibition celebrating indigenous design.

All the ingredients to a balanced life

September 9th, 2021 - Sean Car

To many locals living in the North Melbourne area, the sight of a man balancing a large bottle of water on his head as he walks or even rides his bicycle through the neighbourhood will be all too familiar.

Metro Tunnel cross passage construction at halfway mark

September 9th, 2021 - Metro Tunnel

While the Metro Tunnel Project has said goodbye to its four massive tunnel boring machines – Joan, Meg, Mille and Alice – there’s still some serious digging going on under the city as work on the project continues.

Community

September 9th, 2021 - Simon Harvey

The Kensington Association is – in essence – about community betterment, enhancement, improvement … much like many community organisations I suppose – churches, schools, community centres, Rotary, the Neighbourhood House, businesses and the City of Melbourne.