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Local author launches debut novel
Carlton-based author Matthew Hooper is excited to unveil his debut novel, A Cold Season, a project that has been years in the making.
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Council elections, Royal Park and “sky-rail”
As I sit in my study on a rainy day, clearly September wasn’t the glorious spring month we normally have so let’s hope October brings better weather!
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Victorian Supreme Court Judge was startled!
This was the headline in a recent The Age article on the human rights class action being taken by public housing residents living in Melbourne’s towers.
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Third station milestone
The Metro Tunnel is bringing two of Melbourne’s most important precincts closer together than ever before with major construction finished at Anzac Station.
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Gas streetlights in Melbourne
In the early days of Melbourne, streets were dark and dangerous. The only lights that enabled you to see your way along the street were the oil lights that publicans were obliged to have outside their hotels.
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Only the Liberals will get Melbourne back in business
For more than 150 years, we’ve all taken great pride in the nickname for our city being “Marvellous Melbourne”, a nickname that – legend has it – was coined by a visiting London journalist named George Augustus Sala.
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Cardigan St in Carlton to transform with futuristic climate action game Reworlding
Carlton’s Cardigan St will be closed for two days of “urban play” in October to step into the future of Reworlding – an immersive, street-wide event aimed at envisioning a new, sustainable community for Melbourne.
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The new no-cost dedicated youth mental health service in Parkville
Mental health in the state of Victoria has seen some recent scrutiny, especially with the 2021 Royal Commission investigation.
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Doherty Clinical Trials to conduct trial of needle-free vaccine for avian influenza
East Melbourne based Doherty Clinical Trials is calling on healthy volunteers to participate in a new Phase I clinical trial of a needle-free vaccine for avian influenza.
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City of Melbourne unveils plan for workers’ memorial
The City of Melbourne has sought expressions of interest for a new workers' memorial to honour those who have lost their lives on the job.
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Spring is in the air
Empowering young voices for climate action in Carlton
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