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Bonsai master claims world title
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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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Meet our Volunteers of The Year!
“Just do it online.” Easier said than done! With core services increasingly moving to remote delivery, many community members are digitally excluded from participation in daily life.
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Plenty coming up in Parkville Gardens
Bottle-shop set to open as bar in North Melbourne
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