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Melbourne Dog Lovers Festival 10th birthday paw-ty
The Melbourne Dog Lovers Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday on October 26 and 27, relocating to its biggest stage yet at Melbourne Showgrounds.
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“A big win for the community”: history signs find a new home
After years of not knowing whether North Melbourne's “beloved” history panels would live on, a new home has been found.
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North Melbourne social housing redevelopment unveiled
One-hundred-and-twenty-seven homes were opened at the Abbotsford St site on September 22.
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“There’s a thing called a phone”: Kensington coffee window debacle now resolved
Kensington dog-walkers and pram-pushers can once again order their flat whites and long blacks through Local Folk’s serving window on Bayswater Rd.
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Lavender (Lavandula)
Plants are medicine and if we look to nature there are many healing properties offered in nature, which do not require plastic packaging.
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New leaders emerge for Parkville Gardens
As confidently predicted last month, the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association’s (PGRA) AGM and social evening held on Monday, September 9 was a great success.
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Metro Tunnel celebrates third station milestone
Melbourne’s inner north and south will be closer together than ever before when the Metro Tunnel opens next year, with a train from Arden to St Kilda Rd taking less than 15 minutes.
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Forgarty St panels
The panels bearing the name “True North” were launched on Fogarty St, North Melbourne, on the afternoon of October 13 on a wall enclosing the Citywide Asphalt Group premises.
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The democratic process – a reflection
As we digest promotional material provided by candidates for the City or Melbourne (CoM) election, a deeper look – an historical look – might be appropriate. Democracy is fragile.
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Only the Liberals will get Melbourne back in business
For more than 150 years, we’ve all taken great pride in the nickname for our city being “Marvellous Melbourne”, a nickname that – legend has it – was coined by a visiting London journalist named George Augustus Sala.
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Council sells off North Melbourne property, formerly home to health services
Public housing residents file lawsuit against the state government over housing demolition plan
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