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Public housing resident stories
The City of Melbourne has provided me with the resources to record podcasts and videos of residents living with the threat of eviction under the state government’s plans to demolish all 44 high-rise public housing buildings across metropolitan Melbourne.
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Supporting the East Melbourne community again in 2025
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.
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Retroactive Documents: local artist and designer’s latest exhibition
Carlton resident and multi-disciplinary artist Steve Hennessy’s recent exhibition brings together decades of collected materials to illuminate the “instability and poly-temporal nature of art”.
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Swingin’ in suds: spider monkeys go wild for bubble bath
From making bubble beards to donning bubble crowns, bathtime is a favourite pastime of the world’s most abundant primate – humans.
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Royal Park Masterplan
Well, the Royal Park Masterplan has been lodged with some amendments, and it can be found on the Participate Melbourne website under Royal Park Master Plan.
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Transformed City Square set to reopen next year
Victorians have been given a glimpse at what Melbourne’s revamped City Square will look like when it opens next year.
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No affordable housing in regional Victoria
Last month we saw another round of reports on how desperate things are for households searching for affordable, secure homes in regional Victoria.
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No sausage and no sizzle: 2024 Melbourne City Council election
It was not that long ago we lined up at a local polling booth to cast a vote for our preferred local council candidate. Waiting in the line was for many distracted by a sausage in a slice of bread provided at minimal cost by a local club or organisation.
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Melbourne’s original aquarium destroyed by fire
Melbourne’s original aquarium was located in the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton.
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There’s an old saying that every government dollar should be treated as if it was hard earned, because it was – by a taxpayer.
Given that Victoria is the highest-taxed state in the nation, this is a pretty fair rule to apply and one I would hope that the government would abide by. Sadly, this is not the case.
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Science Gallery showcases Yandell Walton in Friday night program
Mimi, Carlton’s corner cat, is alive, well and still radiant at 17
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