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I wish I had green fingers
I wish I could … I wish … yes, I know … it’s not too healthy to wish for skills you feel you lack … “work with and appreciate what you’ve got”, they say. But I protest! My Dad had very green fingers and at least three of my siblings have! Why not me?
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What have we learnt?
We can ask this question of ourselves – individually, personally. We can ask the question of (or about) our workplace (or employer). We can also ask it about our governments – local, state and federal.
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The Macaulay drama
Melbourne’s Deputy Lord Mayor sings an aria of lyrical beauty, Melbourne’s Lord Mayor joins him in a heartfelt duet, Cr Leppert wipes his brow, and someone sings a song from the wilderness. The story unfolds, the boat is launched, the crowd applauds.
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I’ll miss the growl of my hot exhaust!
Let’s have a go at rethinking the life we have lived with our cars.
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Community
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.
Read MoreAdaptation in a post-COVID-19 community
Maybe it’s not useful to talk about a “post-COVID-19” time, because post-COVID-19 doesn’t equal post-pandemics! I think that’s already clear because we’ve effectively got a very frisky COVID-21!
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Community consultation (part two)
Quite honestly, the band of stalwart residents in the Kensington Association are cynical about “developers” and their motivations! The prevailing perspective would be that they are out to make “big bucks”, nothing more.
Read MoreCommunity consultation (part one)
“Not a very sexy topic, but very important!”
Read MoreThe case for a Kensington precinct plan
Iconic precincts are never “planned”, they evolve. Those who have been privileged to travelled to London, Istanbul, Rome, Hanoi, Tehran or any other ancient city, know an iconic place when they savour one.
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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Finally, some movement on Macaulay
Elephant calf trifecta for Melbourne Zoo
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