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It is rocket science
Engineering students aim high at the University of Melbourne but first they have to get experience working in a fabrication lab, which isn’t easy during lockdown.
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Carnage at Parkville car crash
A mother and two children were killed in a high-speed car crash outside the Royal Women’s Hospital in Parkville on August 20.
Read MoreFormer Park Hotel detainee sues federal government
After over a year in hotel detention Kurdish asylum seeker and musician Mostafa “Moz” Azimitabar is suing the federal government for damages.
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Toy libraries risk closure after funding cut
Toy libraries in Carlton, Kensington and Docklands are facing closure after the City of Melbourne chose not to fund their Social Innovations Grant application.
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Royal Exhibition Building buzzing after Pfizer announcement
The Royal Exhibition Building’s state-run vaccination hub was teaming with people after the state government’s announcement that the Pfizer vaccine would be available to people aged between 16 and 39 years from August 31.
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Housing department accused of negligence as tower residents left exposed
Residents of Carlton’s housing estate say they were left vulnerable to COVID-19 once again by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) with multiple elevators in the towers left out of service for months.
Read MoreWomen win big at Parkville’s expanded netball and hockey centre
The brand-new Melbourne Sports Centre Parkville was opened this month, boasting $64.6 million worth of new facilities to support women’s sports.
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Vaccine uptake at Royal Exhibition Building remains sluggish
The Royal Exhibition Building’s vaccination hub was a ghost town when Inner City News visited in late July, with only a handful of people lined up to get their COVID shots.
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Lygon St comes alive after Italy’s win before plunging into lockdown
Lygon St was flooded with a sea of Italian flags, honking cars and jubilant fans after Italy won the Euro Final in early July.
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Lockdown causing mental anguish for housing tower residents
Isolation, family violence, and poverty are running rampant at Carlton’s housing estates as Melbourne’s fifth lockdown wreaks havoc on the residents.
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Plans unveiled for redevelopment of Carlton public housing towers
Barring – Nganjin: an exhibition of Stolen Generations survivors
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