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Getting ready for Iftar
A small school in Flemington is changing perceptions in the community with its range of community programs and the standard of its events.
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YIRRAMBOI festival promises another stunning showcase First Nations works
Australia’s renowned First Nations festival returns to Naarm for another year, delivering a program of awe-inspiring performances, innovative commissions, and global premieres of creative content.
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Bear With Us: The trending new way to enjoy art
Best friends Vivienne Choi and Jen Wang may not be professional artists, but their enjoyment of doing fun, artistic activities together has led them to opening their very own art workshop Bear With Us.
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North Melbourne public housing residents thank council for strong support
President of the Melbourne Somali Community Inc Awil Hussein has expressed his gratitude to the City of Melbourne for having “developed a good connection” with North Melbourne public housing residents over the past year.
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Push to double fine for out-of-hours construction breaches
One local councillor said it was an “open secret” some developers were happy to cop current fines, and it was time to make penalties a genuine financial deterrent.
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Arts House becomes a vibrant storytelling activity hub
Arts House’s first iteration of its new Equity-Building Curatorial program has begun, and will continue to overtake the space throughout April in the lead-up to the much-anticipated YIRRAMBOI festival.
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Death of an Idea
The collectors were out in force at a West Melbourne gallery in March as a show of museum-quality postcards opened to the public.
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Women should be able to breastfeed anywhere and everywhere
I’ve breastfed three babies. I’ve fed them in Parliament, in churches, in cafes, and even perched on the kerb in cities where there was nowhere to sit. Any time my babies were hungry, I fed them.
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Legs for days! Black-winged stilt chick strides into new habitat
A newly hatched Black-winged stilt chick is growing into its legs at Melbourne Zoo with ample encouragement from Mum and Dad.
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Ellen Mulcahy
Ellen was born in County Cork, Ireland, in December 1859. Her parents, John Mulcahy and Bridget Connell, had two subsequent children, Catherine and Timothy, and the family of five set off for Australia in September 1864. Sadly, five-month-old Timothy died during the voyage.
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West Melbourne Office Returns 307% for Australian Chiropractors Association
“A really strong community”: Council meets in Kensington
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