Latest articles by Carol Saffer
I wanted to be a ballet dancer
It took Gregory Ladner 20 years to write his memoir.
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Raise the Age: a new issue on the voter radar
Three candidates who stood for the Victorian seat of Melbourne committed, if elected, to keep very young children out of the criminal legal system and prisons by raising the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14.
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Taste the delights of Eritrea
Nima Hamid’s reason for relaunching her Little Eritrean Kitchen is summed up in two words; “loves cooking”.
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Celebrate Christmas in Carlton
The Kathleen Syme Library is holding its annual Community Christmas Party on Saturday, December 17.
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East Melbourne community Christmas Picnic
The gates of the majestic Bishopscourt estate will open to welcome members of the East Melbourne community to celebrate Christmas with an afternoon of music and entertainment on Sunday, December 17.
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Community grant supports East Melbourne residents
East Melbourne Group vice president Jenny Owen applied to the City of Melbourne for a Community Connected Grant only to be told that the grant funding was not for organisations; it was meant for individuals.
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Di Stasio Carlton is not just another pizza place
Italian restaurant Di Stasio Carlton took out the Best Restaurant design at the Eat Drink Design Awards.
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Ten prizes of $1000 each up for grabs for video editors
Cinema Nova is calling on film buffs and video makers to create the best pre-show video entertainment for the chance to win part of a $10,000 prize pool.
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Create a meaningful piece of jewellery and an unforgettable memory
Growing up in South Korea, Heecho Oh knew she wanted to be a designer; she loved art, and drawing was a passion.
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The backstory behind the Bequest
SPLENDID, the exhibition of the Brookes Bequest, a carefully considered connoisseur’s collection of sterling silver of outstanding merit, is at The Johnson Collection (TJC) in East Melbourne until March 23, 2023.
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Melbourne indigenous author takes top two writing prizes
Bardi Jawi man, Bebe Backhouse is the winner of the 2022 Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Award and the Life Writing Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers.
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La Mama offers the freedom to explore or fail
Betty Burstall founded La Mama Theatre after visiting New York, where she discovered the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, founded by Ellen Stewart, an American theatre director.
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She gets things done
Marie Iafeta has a big smile and a humble disposition.
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Come hear what the candidates have to say
The four women standing for the seat of Melbourne in the upcoming Victorian Election will speak at a public forum on Monday, November 7 at 7pm at the Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton.
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Melbourne Cemetery volunteer gardening group makes ground with help from SMCT
Locals concerned with the state of the Melbourne General Cemetery joined together to form the volunteer group Greening the Cemetery under the auspices of the Princes Hill Community Centre in September 2021.
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Dress to impress with fashion for the planet
The Young Mercy Links at the Mercy Hub in Carlton North is a group of post-high school young adults committed to social justice and mercy through volunteering and education.
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Funding needed to stop Carlton Toy Library falling off the financial cliff
There is a small red brick heritage building on Cardigan St that was once a home for pregnant single women, a child community health service, and now is where the Carlton Toy Library lives.
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Fenton Food and Wine: an idea that flourished
Cooking only with what is in season provides peak tastes and supports the environment.
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See a Melbourne view last experienced nearly 100 years ago
Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building’s dome promenade opened to the public on Saturday, October 29.
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Melbourne Fringe Festival puppet cabaret was a hit
When the lights dimmed in the Meeting Room at Trades Hall, and the melodic sounds of Anohni opened the performance of They Came From Uranus, the audience knew they were in for a treat.
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