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Margaret Kelly is refusing to leave her home!

VCAT has supported Homes Victoria’s application for evicting Margaret but she is refusing to leave her home at the Barak Beacon public housing estate in Port Melbourne. 

Farmers Market proposed for Lygon St, Carlton

Rotary Club of Carlton and Swinburne’s Business Consulting Project Unit collaborate to explore the feasibility of a Farmers Market. 

Larrikin gangs in Carlton

From the 1860s through to the early decades of the 20th century, the streets of Melbourne and its inner suburbs were plagued by gangs of young men known as “larrikins”. 

“Better to have a loaf on the table than a loaf in the Pub”

The Band of Hope was formed in England in 1847, with a more formal organisation set up in 1855. 

Metro Tunnel achieves major milestone with first test trains 

The first test trains have started running through the Metro Tunnel, marking a major milestone for the project and the beginning of a rigorous, months-long testing phase. 

Cost of living pressures ignite unprecedented need for food relief

The rising cost of living in Australia has driven an unprecedented need for food relief, signalling a systemic issue that requires urgent attention. 

A delightful mid-winter gathering in East Melbourne

While Paris was gearing up for a lively Bastille Day demonstration, on the other side of the globe, the charming neighbourhood of East Melbourne came alive with a heart-warming midwinter get-together. 

Miniature and active  

Red pandas don their mittens for winter 

There’s reason to celebrate these chilly winter days, with the recent gusty winds shedding leaves off trees at Melbourne Zoo revealing some of the zoo’s most elusive residents.