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Mailbox smashed in hit and run, leaving $5000 damage
A truck that is believed to have hit and destroyed a brick mailbox in Kensington before driving off has left an estimated $5000 damage bill.
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Spring nesting in full swing at Royal Park
With spring nesting season in full swing, inner city locals are enjoying the array of native birds on display at Royal Park.
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Art hot spot for the ‘hood
There’s a stretch along Victoria St, West Melbourne, where artists, known and unknown, have been at work during the pandemic.
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Locals back the park at Flemington
The rose garden at Flemington Racecourse might be closed to the public but the pig face is blooming near the wetlands and locals are taking advantage of the setting.
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Green shoots sprout hope of theatre return
With the end of lockdown looming, theatre director Catherine Ward has been planting the seeds for her next show – literally from her Kensington home.
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Heritage cottage gets reno go-ahead
A small terrace home in West Melbourne has been approved for “substantial redevelopment” despite being a “significant” heritage building.
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London plane tree to get the chop
A large London plane tree in Kensington will be removed and replaced with a different species after it was deemed a risk to public safety by the City of Melbourne.
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Local Somali leader educates community about COVID
A local Somali leader is helping the community to understand the risks of COVID-19 through her work at the Somali Women’s Development Association Incorporated (SWDAI) in Kensington.
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“Regrettable”: Gym to be turned into office
The City of Melbourne has approved construction at a Boundary Rd apartment block despite a “breakdown” in a relationship between the owners’ corporation (OC) and the developer, and nearly 30 objections to the plan.
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Jazzing up the Zoom meetings
With this extended lockdown a lot of people are starting to get a bit tired of Zoom meetings but the Rotary Club of North Melbourne has just responded to this by stepping it up even more by trying to make its meetings more interesting and entertaining.
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Vocal bike lane critic pushed out of transport role
Arden vision “at risk” as council takes urgent steps to resolve issues
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