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Inspired by Italy
Parkville resident and Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne Jaynie Anderson’s love of Venetian art began on her 15th birthday when she danced in the moonlight in the Piazza San Marco in Venice.
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I sat my exams in Australian embassies all around the world
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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Earn your corn by the sweat of your brow
Gideon Haigh, freelance cricket-writing journalist and author’s motto “He travels the fastest who travels alone”, is courtesy of Rudyard Kipling.
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Down the rabbit hole with Gerald Diffey
The ephemera in Gerald’s Bar in Rathdowne St, Carlton, furniture and everything on the walls and the shelves, has a back story.
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A voice of unity for all youth
For Emily Unity, standing up for the voices of young people is all she has ever strived to do through her career aspirations.
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Proving passion and work can collide when the timing is right
Hesitant to commit to pursuing music full-time, Parkville resident Stuart Riley explored various careers before finding his way into Orchestra Victoria.
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The value of staying put
Bar owner and writer Emily Bitto is a bit of a towering presence in the vivacious culture of Lygon St.
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The local impact of the Afghanistan crisis
Carlton resident Fahima Iria was a long way from home when she heard the news of the Taliban’s take-over of her birthplace in Afghanistan.
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Keeping up their short game
Not everyone is suffering during the city’s fifth lockdown, particularly two golfers whose short game has prospered.
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Without family who are you?
Your childhood home has a special place in your heart even if it’s a Victorian mansion now reputed to be worth around $20 million.
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Champions of Carlton: celebrating the Blues’ greatest players
The festival putting children’s emotional resilience and wellbeing first
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