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The North Melbourne artist confronting ageism
Local North Melbourne artist and So50 founder Magno Barros is using his skills in photography and artificial intelligence to challenge traditional views around ageing.
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The North Melbourne local inspiring the area through design
Growing up in a small town, country girl Tennille Joy Burnup has been taking on city life for the past eight years in North Melbourne where she is also sharing her passion for interior design.
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Writer and intrepid traveller launches new book exploring the Amazon rainforest
Travelling has always given Anthony Ham a sense of purpose.
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Providing musical opportunities one note at a time
For Brennan Smith, music has always been a passion since he left high school and he is now using it to help others realise their own potential.
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Local stalwart and workers’ rights devotee honoured with Queen’s Birthday award
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.
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Local park inspires North Melbourne resident to publish his second poetry book
Dabbling into poetry during lockdowns “for reading as much as writing” has led to a North Melbourne resident looking to publish his second collection of poems.
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Kensington community worker kicks goals for public housing residents
For Kensington’s beloved community worker Erika Lodge, the bushes next to the public toilets at St Kilda Beach used to be her “home away from home.”
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Keeping kids on the straight and narrow
Students are back at university, and some need a briefing on the hazards awaiting them in the big city.
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Ambition and results
Kensington local Alexandra Copeland has been creating art since she was four.
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Celebrating 30 years of Women’s Circus
Kensington local Jenny Pitts has, like many of us, remained constricted to the confines of her home for the duration of much of the past two years. But that hasn’t failed to stop her from embracing her creativity and talents as a performing artist with the Melbourne Women’s Circus.
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Public housing residents create cookbook
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