Columns

Only three lockdowns to Christmas …

A friend jokingly told me recently “The year is flying by, only three lockdowns to Christmas”.

How are you entertaining yourself during lockdown?

“Long walks, kicking the soccer ball and watching the Olympics.”

A vet for all, within and beyond the walls

Supporting education through Rotary

Carlton Rotary Club has been very successful in having talented young post-graduates receive a Rotary International Global Grant Scholarship to enable them to complete master’s degree courses overseas.

Keeping up their short game

Not everyone is suffering during the city’s fifth lockdown, particularly two golfers whose short game has prospered.

Gentle Daisy “lovely company during lockdown”

Seven-year-old golden retriever Daisy and her owner Nyree were out for a walk in Carlton when Inner City News met them in July.

Alan the Carlton legend

Four-and-a-half-year-old border collie Alan has been coming to Carlton Gardens all his life.

Neighbourhood power at work in East Melbourne

Companionship is an asset when it comes to health.

“Squizzy” Taylor shot in Carlton

One of the more notorious incidents that happened in Carlton at that time was a shoot-out in which two crime figures, “Snowy” Cutmore and “Squizzy” Taylor, ended up dead.