Environment
Threatened grasshopper jumps into new habitat
The Matchstick Grasshopper is an example of a “morabine” grasshopper, an Australian family of flightless grasshoppers found nowhere else in the world.
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Getting it right in Macauley
Factories with saw-toothed roofs, empty floodplains and huge development sites present some of the tests for the Macauley Structure Plan passed recently by the City of Melbourne.
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Crowdfunding campaign gives green light for local whisky distillery
Kensington will soon be home to its first whisky distillery after a huge crowdfunding campaign raised $700,000 in just nine days.
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Looking back on technical school history to better understand its importance
To celebrate 150 years of the Education Act being passed in the state, Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is holding a Tech School photographic exhibition and looking back at the importance of public education.
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Historic West Melbourne pub under threat from development
A heritage pub in West Melbourne that dates back to the gold rush era is under threat after a proposal was submitted to convert the building into apartments.
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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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A tale of two consultations
Horse dies in carriage incident
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