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Affordable housing and the state election
The election results are in, and a new government will either ignore or choose to deal with housing affordability problems of hundreds of thousands of Victorians of all ages.
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I wanted to be a ballet dancer
It took Gregory Ladner 20 years to write his memoir.
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Rotarians walk to end polio
World Polio Day was on October 24, when we were all reminded of the wonderful work that has been done to reduce 99.9 per cent of the annual polio cases that had occurred in 1988.
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An early Grand Final
This photo shows what a football grand final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground looked like in 1907.
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Party in the Park
Parkville residents celebrated the return of their “Party in the Park” for the first time in three years. In spite of the inclement weather a decision was made to continue with the event on November 20.
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Community Day in East Melbourne
November has been a very active and busy month for the East Melbourne community. On Sunday, November 20, we had a Community Fete and Sausage Sizzle in Powlett Reserve.
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JWHT Douglas: gentleman cricketer
With the coming of summer, a major event in the East Melbourne area is the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. This year’s match will be between Australia and South Africa.
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Melbourne Zoo herd welcomes female elephant calf
Melbourne Zoo is celebrating the safe arrival of a healthy female elephant calf, the first of three expected by January 2023.
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State election – the short answers
Last month in this column we asked the question of the major parties competing at the forthcoming state election – what are your party’s policies on short-stays?
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A comforting tale set in Japan
The Readings Prize was announced on October 26 and already there’s a stand in the Carlton store devoted to the winner Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au.
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Students take centre stage at Fitzroy’s Academy of Mary Immaculate
“Nowhere to hide”: CCTV cameras come to Lygon St
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