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Kensington shop fire leaves locals reeling

June 17th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

A Kensington shop owner is looking forward to reopening her doors soon, after her gift and homewares store was heavily damaged by smoke.

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Community demands better security for JJ Holland Park

June 17th, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

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Low-earning sole traders lose again

June 17th, 2021 - Matt Harvey

Arts practitioners and some sole traders are again left without support as lockdown restrictions in greater Melbourne eased and the Victorian Government announced additional support for businesses that continue to be affected.

Thank you to Paddy

June 17th, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

Most kids in Victoria were celebrating the end of lockdown on Friday, June 11 by returning to school to see their mates. Not so Paddy Williams who, like many North Melbourne kids, has been through a bit of an ordeal.

Recovering stolen bikes – a wheel chain in the butt

June 17th, 2021 - Matt Harvey

A recent incident of a stolen bike being found has not quite turned out how the owner might have hoped as they were left to cut the lock the thief placed on their own bike and were offered no support from the police.

A hospo girl buys the bar

June 17th, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

There are many ways of being a barfly and one involves buying the bar yourself and creating the kind of culture you crave.

Calls to improve lighting

June 17th, 2021 - Ellen Blake

Residents have raised concerns about poor street lighting in the area of West Melbourne where a woman was sexually assaulted in April.

Giving back through Neighbourhood House

June 17th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

Keeping a group of primary school students engaged in their homework for hours is no easy task. But for 16-year-old Angus Niggl, who volunteers as a tutor at the Kensington Neighbourhood House, he takes it all in his stride.