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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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The locals helping to ensure the city is one for all
In an effort to prioritise the importance of architecture, design and urban amenities in the city, the City of Melbourne has established a new Design Excellence Advisory Committee, which includes two locals from North Melbourne.
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“Molesworth Musos” strike a chord
Staving off the COVID blues is what it’s all about for North Melbourne local Ash Voellner.
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All the ingredients to a balanced life
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.
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Act of kindness brings a smile to isolated international student
Alone, far from family, and living in her West Melbourne home without a heater while trying to undertake her doctoral research, Arianna Oddo was feeling the winter chill.
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Fury over parking fine after the council temporarily changed the rules on Kensington Rd
A tram ride through fear, memory and survival: VIGIL arrives at Arts House this April
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