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Carlton shooting escalates crime fears
Traders along Carlton’s famous dining strip say they are fed-up with boozed-up revellers running amok as reports of escalating violence and crime plague the streets.
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String of bike thefts in Parkville and Carlton
Multiple bikes have been stolen from outside Parkville and Carlton apartment buildings during the past month.
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Should 10-year-olds be locked up in Parkville?
Ten-year-olds aren’t allowed to create a Facebook account, work at McDonalds or consume alcohol, but in Australia they can still be prosecuted for a criminal offence.
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Residents frustrated that Carlton community centres remain closed
With stadiums packed with more than 70,000 sports fans and music festivals back on, residents of Carlton’s housing estates are frustrated that their community rooms have remained closed due to “COVID concerns”.
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Mad rush for COVID vaccine at Royal Exhibition Building
Melburnians have flocked to the Royal Exhibition Building’s mass vaccination hub in light of Victoria’s fourth COVID lockdown.
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The village helping to raise Carlton’s children
The Carlton Learning Precinct opened in 2020 and was commissioned by the City of Melbourne in partnership with the Department of Education and the Victorian School Building Authority.
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Parkville to receive new infectious disease institute
The Parkville biomedical precinct will soon be home to an Australian Institute of Infectious Disease thanks to $650 million of funding delivered in the Victorian state budget.
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Points system to force detainees to do “useless” activities
Changes to the circumstances of refugees being indefinitely detained in Carlton’s Park Hotel mean they will now be forced to attend activities and English classes in a new points-based system.
Read MoreToy libraries go from strength to strength
“Yes! They’re going to open a toy library!”
Read MoreHow Carlton Scouts blazed through lockdown
From tying knots to camping under the stars, Scouts Clubs are championed for their group-based outdoor activities.
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Zoo puts the spotlight on wildlife photography
Planned tower could threaten Royal Exhibition Building “buffer zone”
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