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Hana Assafiri releases memoir, HANA: The audacity to be free

Hana Assafiri releases memoir, HANA: The audacity to be free

May 15th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Known for her impact on social change and women’s empowerment, Hana Assafiri, owner of beloved Moroccan Soup Bar, has launched her latest endeavour – a powerful memoir titled, HANA: The audacity to be free.

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Bonsai master claims world title

May 15th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

Ryan Staggard can truly claim to being a master in the art of bonsai cultivation.

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$15m of vapes seized in record-breaking bust in West Melbourne

May 15th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

Police have undertaken the biggest seizure of vapes at a West Melbourne warehouse, with more than $15 million of the illicit product removed from the market.

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Paid parking proposal in Kensington rejected

May 15th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

The City of Melbourne says it will not introduce paid street parking along the trainline near Kensington Station after it was proposed during a community parking review workshop.

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Council accepts call not to pursue public open space next to North Melbourne Town Hall

May 15th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

The City of Melbourne will not pursue plans to create an open space next to the North Melbourne Town Hall after accepting the Department of Transport’s decision to reject the proposal.

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Futureproofing your bone and muscle health with Life Performance

May 15th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

It is no secret that our bones and muscles decline as we age, particularly after 50.

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Where there’s smoke there’s testing at Metro Tunnel’s Arden Station

May 15th, 2024 - Metro Tunnel

As testing continues, the team is ensuring not just that train services will run efficiently but also that passengers will be kept safe.

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The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum

May 15th, 2024 - Felicity Jack

Mary Kehoe’s history of the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum, published in 1998, is a comprehensive account of the history of the building and tells the story of some of its residents.

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Have we forgotten our role in cooperating with life?

May 15th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

As Vandana Shiva says in her book, The Gift of Food, “If we take care of all the beautiful beings in our ecosystems, in our soils, we will be nourished in return.”

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Local fires are burning

May 15th, 2024 - Simon Harvey

Following the failed 2023 Referendum there is a sense that, while the dust of bitter discussion has settled, the fire for ever deeper “reconciliation” with our Indigenous peoples is burning even brighter.

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