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Expansion of council’s Community Safety Officer program contested
The City of Melbourne’s allocation of millions of dollars to put council-employed community safety officers on the streets has been met with significant opposition.
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Local sexual health services struggle with demand
Changes to the operation of two of Melbourne’s major inner-city sexual health services at a time when sexually transmitted infection (STI) numbers are soaring have reportedly left some user groups and experts concerned.
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Taste & Temptation: Johnston Collection exhibition tour now open
The Johnston Collection house museum in East Melbourne is thrilled to welcome Dr Matthew Martin as guest curator of their latest exhibition tour Taste & Temptation.
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Feed me. Fill me. Fico me.
It reads like a line you shouldn’t say out loud. That’s exactly why you remember it.
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EMERGENCE(Y) at Science Gallery explores survival in a changing world
The latest exhibition at the University of Melbourne’s Science Gallery will explore how humans, ecosystems and technologies might survive and adapt in a rapidly changing world.
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Heritage lottery
Three weeks ago, on Saturday, May 9, there was a wonderful celebration of the 125th anniversary of the opening of Australia's Federal Parliament.
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Parking and heritage remain front of mind in Parkville
On the coldest day of the year so far, around 15 residents of Parkville made their way to a workshop, in Carlton, organised by officers of the City of Melbourne and their traffic consultants.
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The balance at the heart of Yarra Park is about to be broken
For more than a century and a half, Yarra Park has held two important roles.
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The Dewdrop Fountain, Fitzroy Gardens
On a piece of flattish ground near the Gipps St and Clarendon St corner of the Fitzroy Gardens and directly in line with Bishopscourt there once stood a rather impressive fountain.
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A cup of tea cannot be downloaded
Six years of my working life were spent in Aotearoa New Zealand campaigning against pokies with the Problem Gambling Foundation. What I learned sitting with people whose lives had been hollowed out by those machines has stayed with me.
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Lygon St retailers tough it out
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