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Landfill tops Koorie Art Show
“I’ve always used art in a political way,” artist Clinton Naina told North West City News. In December, Clinton was awarded the Koorie Art Show’s top prize for his work Landfill.
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Investing in social housing, in the era of working from home
Welcome to the sixth of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians.
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The value of green space
As an urban city dweller, I asked myself why is having access to green space important, how does it impact my life and what is its overall significance?
Read MoreWelcome to Parkville Gardens
Parkville Gardens is a unique eco-friendly neighbourhood in the very north-west corner of Parkville. It has a history and character of its own.
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A true community councillor
When North West City News’s sister publication Docklands News ran Jamal Hakim’s image on the front page of its September 2020 edition ahead of last year’s City of Melbourne council elections, he really would have liked his chances!
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Losing yourself in history
The streets of North and West Melbourne are a treasure trove of history if you go looking in the right places and keep an open mind.
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Babs is full of beans
For Staffordshire bull-terrier Barbara, life is one big walk in the park – but preferably in North Melbourne’s own fully fenced off leash dog park, Clayton Reserve.
Read MoreA brief history of the Kensington Association
The Kensington Association (KA) was formed by a group of residents in 1997. Our mission is to help “protect and enhance the existing amenity of Kensington as well as to monitor development proposals in our community”.
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Arts House prepares to reopen
The threat of a pandemic was not on many people’s minds – despite warnings from epidemiologists – before 2020. But way back in 2018 North Melbourne’s Arts House was asking what would happen if a pandemic came to Melbourne …
Read MoreWelcome to our new community asset
When the media, the all-important Fourth Estate, does its job the community is the better. Transparency is really the life blood of democracy and has been sadly missing at all three levels of government in recent times.
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Barring – Nganjin: an exhibition of Stolen Generations survivors
“Option 2” set to end long Hawke St saga as council moves to lock in greening plan
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