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Melbourne Zoo residents keep cosy through winter
As Melburnians shiver through the coldest months of the year, some of Melbourne Zoo’s quirkiest residents have taken a novel approach to beating the winter chill.
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Carlton menswear retailer offers personal service
Bonaparte Men’s Boutique has been a fixture on Lygon St in Carlton for 22 years.
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More than 150 objectors and still climbing!
Many thanks to Inner City News for its great article on the proposed development at 35-39 Royal Parade and the residents gathering last month. We now have more than 150 objections to the development.
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A win for Victorians and a plan to get one million homes off gas!
Hello! I’m Samantha, your Greens MP in the Victorian upper house representing the Northern Metropolitan region. I’m very happy to share that your local state MP for Melbourne, Ellen, has welcomed beautiful baby Luca into the family. Ellen is taking a short period of maternity leave but her staff, and mine, are here to help.
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Carlton’s citizen soldiers
Up until 1948, Australia had no permanent standing regular army. Instead, it relied on “citizen soldiers”; young men who lived at home rather than in a barracks and held regular civilian jobs, but who donned a uniform to parade and train in military skills in their spare time, after work and at weekends.
Read MoreMorning coffee meeting
There was once again a good turnout for the monthly East Melbourne Neighbour Network (EMNN) Morning Tea on Friday, July 8.
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Why have you come to visit Carlton Gardens?
I recently finished my exams and I wanted to go to a park, so I looked up this place and it’s very beautiful in autumn.
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Grandma’s little helper
Five-month-old border collie Shadow lives with a busy family of four. Lucky for her, grandma Pippa breaks up the long hours when everyone is at work and school by taking her out to play fetch.
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Residents meeting
Finally, the newly-formed Carlton Estate Tenants’ Association (CETA) has had its first meeting, this occurred on June 20.
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Passionate volunteer awarded outstanding community leadership award
In 2010-11 the Rotary Club of Carlton instigated a Community Leadership Award to recognise people in the local community who have demonstrated by example a commitment to initiating programs and/or supporting their communities.
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A day for reflection
Calls renewed to address anti-social behaviour at emergency accommodation in East Melbourne
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