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Digging done for Metro Tunnel mega machines
Four huge tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have finished 20 months of digging under Melbourne to create two nine-kilometre-long rail tunnels for the Metro Tunnel Project.
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Marching for justice
On March 15 this year more than 5000 people gathered in East Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens, many dressed in black, many carrying banners.
Read MorePublic housing residents’ voices have to be heard
Deborah Glass, the Victorian Ombudsman, investigated the state government’s lockdowns of high-rise public housing in Flemington and North Melbourne last year and came to the conclusion that residents’ human rights had been violated.
Read MoreCelebrating National Reconciliation Week
The Koorie Heritage Trust is marking this year’s National Reconciliation Week by partnering with the National Gallery of Victoria.
Read MoreCyber security for schools
Carlton Rotary has been very proud to partner with cyber security expert, Robyn Treyvaud in presenting evening webinars for parents and children.
Read MoreHere we go again!
As I started to write this month’s column, I was planning a very full week of meetings. Then, midnight locked us down for a further seven days, how quickly life in this COVID world can change!
Read MoreWhat brought you out today during this snap lockdown?
Shopping for weekly groceries at Queen Victoria Market; otherwise, only Netflix is entertaining me.
Read MoreWell-connected to city life
The first gig that Jackey Coyle and Jules Pennell attended after lockdown was on January 15.
Read MoreHealthy habits, happy animals
How do you get a giant tortoise to step on to scales to be weighed? How does an elephant learn to lift its feet for a nail trim? How can we teach a gorilla to present their shoulder for an injection?
Read MoreVolunteering and its surprising benefits
The East Melbourne Group (EMG) is an incorporated residents’ group that works to connect the community of East Melbourne and Jolimont and to protect and improve its heritage and amenity.
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Are Carlton’s significant heritage places protected?
Community Trivia Night in East Melbourne

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