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Kensington midwifery clinic lives to fight another day as lease extended
A Kensington family clinic will keep its doors open for at least another two years after the City of Melbourne resolved to extend its lease after the clinic came under threat of eviction.
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Family’s dismay over book detailing life of a West Melbourne legendary strongman
The family of a man who ran a West Melbourne gym and performed legendary feats of strength, including pulling a fully loaded tram uphill with his teeth, has spoken out over a book they say is full of inaccuracies and tarnishes their father’s legacy.
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New pocket park for North Melbourne gets tick of approval
A new pocket park is coming to North Melbourne by transforming two existing reserves into a bigger park.
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Kids’ respiratory clinic in North Melbourne can ease demand on Royal Children’s Hospital
Local community health service provider Cohealth is reminding parents that they can take their unwell children to a GP-led respiratory clinic (GPRC) for kids in North Melbourne instead of the overwhelmed Emergency Department at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH).
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New owners snap up iconic Witches in Britches theatre
The curtain will soon fall on West Melbourne’s iconic Witches in Britches theatre after a new owner snapped up the building for the first time in nearly three decades.
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Council to install pedestrian crossing for new North Melbourne Primary School campus
A new zebra pedestrian crossing is set to be installed to serve the new North Melbourne Primary School campus before classes start in the new year.
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Resident’s shock and dismay over “unfair” parking fine in her own street
A North Melbourne resident is contesting what she says is an unfair fine after parking in a street she believed was “excepted” for residential permit holders.
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Parking restrictions to change along Hawke St
The City of Melbourne is extending parking restriction operating times in a busy pocket of West Melbourne after residents found it increasingly difficult to get a parking space.
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North Melbourne street to honour former Victorian Premier Joan Kirner
A new street in North Melbourne will be named after Victoria’s first and only female Premier Joan Kirner, after City of Melbourne councillors voted in favour of a proposal put forward by a developer.
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Students get their hands dirty for wildlife
A group of early learners from Haileybury’s City Campus in West Melbourne have learned more about local wildlife and increasing biodiversity within the school’s terrace gardens as part of the City of Melbourne’s Gardens for Wildlife program.
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Fire engulfs shop in North Melbourne
Calls to decriminalise begging rejected by police
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