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A positively inclusive writing group storms the city

May 4th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Writers living with a disability are being invited to explore their craft in an inclusive and celebratory space at The Kathleen Syme Library with monthly writing groups now being held until October 12.

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Falafel Off comes to Carlton

May 4th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

Are you a fan of The Great British Bake Off with wonderful Mary Berry?

Parkville’s urban oasis for rural and regional school children

May 4th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

What began life in 1941 as the American military’s Camp Pell, housing troops in tents with limited cooking facilities and no running water, is now Urban Camp, providing accommodation and educational programs for rural and regional primary school children from around Australia.

Council seeks joint effort to rid the city of graffiti

May 4th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

The City of Melbourne has sought the “urgent assistance” of the state government as it battles to fight a 60 per cent increase in graffiti and tagging since the pandemic began.

The greenest thing you can do the for the planet is have a vasectomy

May 4th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

National director of vasectomy at Carlton’s Mayfair Operating Centre, Dr Justin Low, said he was seeing an increase in the number of younger men and couples who do not want to have kids.

New bike lanes will be “another disaster in the making”

March 31st, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A Carlton resident has raised concerns over a City of Melbourne plan to install protected bike lanes along Grattan St, saying “it’s got debacle written all over it.”

AMES supporting Afghan refugees in making Melbourne home

March 31st, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia is currently working closely with new Afghan arrivals to ensure the transition to life in Melbourne is as simple as can be.