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Locals celebrate Harmony Day
Around 700 people converged on Carlton Primary School on March 18 to enjoy a range of activities, performances and delicious foods as part of Carlton Harmony Day celebrations.
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Legs for days! Black-winged stilt chick strides into new habitat
A newly hatched Black-winged stilt chick is growing into its legs at Melbourne Zoo with ample encouragement from Mum and Dad.
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You can’t value what you can’t see
On International Women’s Day, the Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) recognised the contributions of three of its foremothers by naming three classrooms after them.
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Tom Hogg explains how our health is in our own hands
We have had some great talks at our get-togethers, but Tom Hogg’s contribution was right up there in terms of practical health advice.
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Brown-eyed boy
One-year-old brown Cavoodle Louie has a peaceful and loving character. Two seconds of eye-to-eye gaze across the street are enough for him to jump on you with tongue happily out and tail wagging.
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Victorian-first platform screen doors installed in Metro Tunnel
Platform screen doors are being installed in the Metro Tunnel’s five new underground stations as the project’s all-important milestone of train testing in the tunnels is fast approaching.
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When recycling means joy at Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network
Multi-Club project Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network (RIMERN) opened its East Brunswick warehouse doors in June 2021 to collect good quality, contemporary-style donated furniture, appliances and homewares to be rehomed with Melburnians being helped into secure housing.
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Don’t turn Grattan St into a road of chaos
If the City of Melbourne reinstates its 2021 proposal to turn Grattan St from Bouverie St to Rathdowne St into a one lane each way thoroughfare (revoked in 2022 ostensibly for “community feedback”), the entire Carlton area will be affected.
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Waste not, want not: local solutions to tackle Australia’s waste problem
As a teen, I was captivated by the cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers. The show followed a group of youth from around the world who were chosen by the Spirit of the Earth to help protect the planet from environmental disasters.
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Carlton Conversations with Peter Doherty
The Carlton Residents Association (CRA) holds the Conversations, talks by interesting people, who are usually associated with Carlton.
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Continuing to support the community of East Melbourne
The East Melbourne Neighbour Network was formed in 2017 and our priorities are …
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No. 1 Fertility is in the business of making little “miracles” every day
Driven by a love of family and a commitment to help others achieve their dream of pregnancy, the Melbourne-based boutique fertility clinic has stepped away from the traditional “clinical” surrounds towards a plush, comforting retreat akin to a day spa.
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Elephant calf trifecta for Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Zoo is celebrating the safe arrival of three Asian elephant calves in as many months, making now the best time to plan a visit.
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Term one program gets under way in East Melbourne
The East Melbourne Neighbour Network (EMNN) aims to create a thriving and inclusive community and provide a range of enjoyable health and wellbeing activities for people of all ages. Our term one program is now available.
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Chickens and art exhibitions: my first two weeks leading CNLC
I recently became the executive officer of the Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Inc (CNLC), a Neighbourhood House operating since 1982. Over Christmas, I was lucky to get to New Zealand to visit family. The inevitable question – what’s your new job? You’d think it an easy question but explaining what a Neighbourhood House does isn’t simple.
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Rotarians walk to end polio
World Polio Day was on October 24, when we were all reminded of the wonderful work that has been done to reduce 99.9 per cent of the annual polio cases that had occurred in 1988.
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Community Day in East Melbourne
November has been a very active and busy month for the East Melbourne community. On Sunday, November 20, we had a Community Fete and Sausage Sizzle in Powlett Reserve.
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JWHT Douglas: gentleman cricketer
With the coming of summer, a major event in the East Melbourne area is the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. This year’s match will be between Australia and South Africa.
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The importance of “cyber-hygiene”
The private data of millions of Australians has become the plaything of hackers in recent months. Massive cyber-attacks against large organisations such as Optus and Medibank have demonstrated to individuals and corporations alike just how inadequate current cybersecurity infrastructure and practices are.
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Rolling around the Christmas tree
Move over Xanadu, Carlton’s Piazza Italia is set to become the new home of roller skating with a pop-up roller rink taking over the suburb’s most famous civic space.
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