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New wave of activations to hit North and West Melbourne
Melbourne is set to continue in its rapid reawakening as the weather warms up, with 18 activations soon to be popping up in and around the city.
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Sixty-eight-year-old Kensington salon faces heartbreaking closure
Long-standing Kensington salon Jissara Hair has been forced to make the tough decision to once again close its doors due to the pandemic’s lasting impact.
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Recognising nearly 25 years in local real estate
There’s few who can profess to know more about real estate in Kensington than Lou Rendina.
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Moulding the next generation of Aussie talent
For Lindsay Saddington, teaching young Australian actors has been a life’s work.
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An ent-icing farewell: fans flock in droves as popular cake store closes
They came rugged up in blankets – and even travelled from interstate – to get their hands on the final slices of cake from a popular North Melbourne bakery.
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Mouse matchmakers bring native back from the brink
A tiny endangered native mouse has a big future thanks to a new conservation breeding program that’s been launched at Melbourne Zoo.
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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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Guggenheim Gumleaf
Either the owner-builder of this gum leaf structure has seen the Guggenheim Museum or influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright paid a visit to North Melbourne before designing his famous art gallery - or so one would imagine.
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Still Sacred and Golden: A reminder of the true gold
An exhibition focused on celebrating plants and cultural practices is being presented at the Koorie Heritage Trust, but while not blatantly obvious from first glance, the work actually explores deeper themes.
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Part two: Moving to a low energy future – energy descent
To avoid further tipping points in our climate system, and to be serious about a sustainable future, we need to use significantly less fossil fuels in order to lower carbon emissions.
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