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Wards in the City of Melbourne: and then there were none!
Local governments are “local” and the division of a municipality into wards has been the bedrock of localism and local governance both across Australia and here in the City of Melbourne. Well, at least until …
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East Melbourne provides the perfect setting for Penny Tangey’s debut adult book
Penny Tangey’s humorous cosy crime novel is ready to hit the shelves on February 24.
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Happy New Year from Parkville 2026
Ten years ago, I offered to take on the role of president at the Parkville Association annual general meeting.
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Why Neighbourhood Houses need fair funding to keep their doors open
On Thursday, December 11, more than 125 community members gathered at Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre for a simple but powerful act: handing over the voices of our community to their local representatives.
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The Fitzroy and East Melbourne Bowling Club
In Fitzroy in 1865 the idea of a local bowling club finally came to fruition. A committee was elected. The name was confirmed as the Fitzroy Bowling Club and rules were put in place.
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Melbourne is inclusive, creative, sustainable and confident in its diversity
It’s a privilege to spend so much of my time in places where Melbourne comes together to celebrate, to belong, and to imagine what comes next.
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The old Carlton and United Brewery
Just north of the CBD, the block surrounded by Swanston, Victoria, Bouverie and Queensberry streets in south Carlton was the site of one of Melbourne’s earliest breweries. Remnants of it can still be seen there today.
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Mimi, Carlton’s corner cat, is alive, well and still radiant at 17
Long-time Carlton locals and Melbourne Uni alumni may remember a certain small tuxedo cat who held court for years on the corner of Faraday and Cardigan St. That cat is Mimi – now a remarkable 17 years old and still very much adored.
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All aboard: Metro Tunnel open to passengers
Thousands of excited Victorians descended upon the Metro Tunnel’s five new state-of-the-art underground stations on November 30 as the project opened to passengers for the first time.
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“How do you feel about the rollout of the vaccine?”
Cricket club livid over council ripping up turf pitch
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