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How do we keep Melbourne’s vital arts scene alive?
I was so pleased to recently attend the opening night of the War-Rak/Banksia festival at the newly rebuilt La Mama Theatre in Carlton in December.
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Be well and active with your Neighbour Network
While we have had to face unprecedented challenges over the last couple of years, we should not forget to celebrate the small milestones achieved as we come together again in 2022.
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101 Victorians – could you be one of them?
We all know Victorians are a diverse bunch, but the Metro Tunnel Creative Program is about to find out just how diverse a community we have.
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Melbourne Zoo announces 2022 Summer Cinema program
For a unique and exotic location to watch a movie you can’t go past the Melbourne Zoo.
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Happy New Year, inner-city locals
As your local MP, I am thrilled to be able to contribute to the Hyperlocal News.
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Down the rabbit hole with Gerald Diffey
The ephemera in Gerald’s Bar in Rathdowne St, Carlton, furniture and everything on the walls and the shelves, has a back story.
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Melbourne’s historic cemetery
During its 170 years of operation, the Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton has become the final resting place of many of the important figures of Victoria’s and Australia’s colonial and later history, including seven Premiers of Victoria and several Prime Ministers of Australia. However, the managing of the cemetery by its trustees has been a source of considerable controversy.
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Vernon Ransford: the elegant left hander
The holiday season is with us and top level cricket at the MCG makes its seasonal appearance in the East Melbourne area. The high point is the Boxing Day Test, this year being an Ashes series against England. The MCG was the place where Test cricket was born in 1877 and was also the venue of the first One Day International in January 1971.
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Aboriginal man wins top prize for artwork depicting identity and sexuality
As a proud gay Aboriginal man, Ronald Pepper didn’t hold back in putting his all into a recent piece of artwork which took home the top prize in the Koorie Art Show.
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Public housing tenants came together to improve their housing
Late last year I welcomed the state government’s new program to have structured consultation with public housing residents in Flemington and North Melbourne through the Pave the Way Forward Program (PWFP).
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Tech tutorials now open at Kathleen Syme
Council knocks back plans to redevelop a Carlton “eyesore” after citing “significant issues”
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