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Three men arrested in series of raids – with cash, drugs, fireworks seized
Police have charged three men from West Melbourne and North Melbourne with drug offences after a series of warrants were executed in early April.
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Residents at wits’ end over parking chaos
Residents in Stanley St, West Melbourne, are growing increasingly frustrated over a lack of parking in their street, arguing the City of Melbourne is not doing enough to fix the issue.
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Brotherhood Books in Kensington up and running after being devastated by floods
Brotherhood Books, a Kensington-based social enterprise, which sells second-hand books online to raise money for community projects, is back in operation after being ruined by flood waters last October.
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Alpha Lewis: a sign of good business
Creating unique and captivating signage is a high priority for the team at Alpha Lewis Signs, but it’s the business’s strong family values that continues to see it thrive.
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Friendly parrot may be banned outdoors after ruffling the council’s feathers
VB, a chatty rainbow lorikeet, loves to greet his West Melbourne neighbours from his cage, and has done so for the past five years.
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Calls to improve Canning streetscape
North Melbourne residents are calling for the streetscape along a section of Canning St to be improved after one described it as looking “degraded”.
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Kensington’s new NABE-ourhood arts space
Ever wanted to have a crack at arts and crafts, but never found that perfectly comfortable space to begin your journey? Or simply wanted a mental break away from your busy life to find a creative outlet … ideally, in your neighbourhood?
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West Melbourne loses a gallery
A small independent gallery in Chetwynd St is being forced to close after three years, reducing the number of galleries in West Melbourne to two.
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Preps at St Michael’s Primary make fabulous start to school journey
Preps at North Melbourne’s St Michael’s Primary School have been all smiles during their first weeks of school.
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Community housing build starts in North Melbourne
Construction of a nine-storey community housing complex in North Melbourne is under way as part of the Victorian Government’s “Big Housing Build” blitz.
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“Improved” response to public housing outbreak
Melbourne’s Somali community celebrates opening of first language school
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