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Calls to reopen public housing for community programs
Community organisations in Kensington and North Melbourne are calling on the government to reopen public housing so they can run vital programs for vulnerable residents.
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Driven by diversity
First-term City of Melbourne councillor Jason Chang said he was driven onto the council by a desperate need to give a greater voice to the city’s Asian community.
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Businesses stung by another lockdown
Small business owners in Melbourne’s north-west have spoken of their heartache of enduring yet another lockdown, with many struggling to stay afloat and finding ways to pay staff.
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Refugees, racism and football on the curriculum at school visit
Invited to ask questions of their famous guest, the students of Debney Meadows Primary School (DMPS) approached the moment with a sense of innocence but also understanding.
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Kensington Neighbourhood House welcomes the community
English language students at Kensington Neighbourhood House (KNH) fashioned welcome signs in 17 different languages to display in the foyer as part of Cultural Diversity week in March.
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Opera with determination comes to the Lithuanian Club
Not many people at the age of 25 can boast that they’ve been a director, a costume designer and an on-stage lead in a company made up of some of Australia’s finest young singers.
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Calls to decriminalise begging rejected by police
Calls from legal groups to decriminalise begging have been opposed by Victoria Police, who warned it could not regulate “professional beggars” in the CBD without the law.
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Residents leading the vaccine conversation
For the past six months, Baeda Abdikadir has played a key role easing community concerns about COVID-19.
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Grass not looking Greener on the other side for Kensington
Kensington is set to be rezoned from the Melbourne federal electoral division to the Labor-held Maribyrnong electorate.
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Community triumphs: North Melbourne Hill Primary School to become second campus of North Melbourne Primary School
In a massive win for the community, the Victorian Government has agreed to make the proposed North Melbourne Hill Primary School (NMHPS) a second campus of the existing primary school.
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New harvest for Citywide
Council calls for the release of long-awaited West Gate Tunnel Project traffic modelling
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