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I sat my exams in Australian embassies all around the world

March 31st, 2022 - Carol Saffer

Over a glass of red at Classico Greco, his St Kilda Rd restaurant, hospitality entrepreneur George Christopoulos regaled me with stories of University High, playing soccer for Australia, living and renovating in Carlton and his stint on the Queen Victoria Market board.

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Informant saw Joe Pearce killed

March 31st, 2022 - Inner City News

Arthur Mueller “Joe” Pearce enlisted to fight in the Great War on August 17, 1914.

Parachuting from a balloon

March 31st, 2022 - Jeff Atkinson

In the early years of the 20th century, ascending into the air was not something that humans normally did.

Lockdown pet becomes a community connection

March 31st, 2022 - Sophie Berrill

Most people assume sight hounds like whippets and greyhounds love nothing more than to run, but the truth is quite the opposite.

Zoo puts the spotlight on wildlife photography

March 31st, 2022 - Melbourne Zoo

For most people, reaching for their mobile phone to take a photo when they see an animal has become instinctive. But a new study is suggesting that the way we photograph wildlife could have a serious impact on how people perceive that species.

First, they look after us then, we look after them

March 31st, 2022 - Susan Henderson

Our March morning coffee meeting was again held outdoors on a beautiful sunny day. One of the aims of the Melbourne Neighbour Network is to educate and share information on issues of mutual interest, including services provided by various organisations.