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Ozanam House to play key role in city’s homelessness support boost
Ozanam House in North Melbourne will play a central role in the City of Melbourne’s expanded frontline response to homelessness, as the council prepares to deliver what it says is the biggest suite of dedicated homelessness services in its history.
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Kensington is growing fast, but where’s the green space?
Walk along Macaulay Rd in Kensington today and the scale of change is hard to miss. Thousands of new apartments have gone up in recent years, with more on the way.
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High Court to hear public housing tower demolition challenge
The long-running legal battle over Victoria’s public housing tower demolition program is heading to the nation’s highest court, in a major development for residents in North Melbourne and Kensington fighting to stop the destruction of their homes.
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All Things Equal: a café where inclusion comes first
All Things Equal and GingerSnap have returned to West Melbourne with their second pop-up café, now operating five days a week and offering six trainees with disabilities the chance to build real-world hospitality skills in a live café environment.
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Council pushes for no-truck zones in Kensington as tunnel impacts deepen
The City of Melbourne has significantly escalated its response to the West Gate Tunnel’s inner-city impacts, unanimously backing a push to investigate 24/7 no-truck zones in suburbs including Kensington, and North and West Melbourne.
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Council report backs return of $2 swims and free lessons after strong summer results
The City of Melbourne is set to make its cut-price pool entry and free swimming lesson programs a regular feature of summer after a new evaluation found both initiatives delivered strong take-up, broad community benefits and measurable gains in water confidence.
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New Pilates studio opens in Kensington with strong local turnout
A new Pilates studio has opened in Kensington, with locals turning out in force to welcome do pilates Kensington at its official launch on May 2.
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“Luminous pulse” shines through Cheng Lei’s story
A “gripping and unexpectedly revealing” work written and performed by journalist Cheng Lei that is premiering at Arts House this month is not just about retelling the suffering of her three-year detention in China, Lei says, but “explor[ing] something universal”.
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Funding lifeline for cohealth clinics, but management concerns remain unresolved
The federal government has pledged a further $1.5 million to help keep cohealth’s general practice services operating in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington for another year.
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Ninetieth anniversary of the Lort Smith Animal Hospital
Honouring the past, shaping the future was the theme of a recent event celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Lort Smith Animal Hospital in North Melbourne.
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Bellair St traders express frustration as street works hurt business
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