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Bite Sized Rides: the cycling group connecting CALD communities across Melbourne

Bite Sized Rides: the cycling group connecting CALD communities across Melbourne

September 30th, 2025 - Sabrina Caires

New research from RMIT reveals how outdoor activities can reduce loneliness among culturally and linguistically diverse women – here’s how one community group is making that happen.

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Champions of Carlton: celebrating the Blues’ greatest players

September 30th, 2025 - Sean Car

A new book by Carlton historian and writer Miles Wilks is shining a light on the rich cultural legacy of the Carlton Football Club and its place in the community.

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Cricket great Chris Cairns inspires local Melbourne school community

September 15th, 2025 - Sean Car

New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns visited the Academy of Mary Immaculate in Fitzroy in September, delivering an unforgettable message of resilience and optimism to students, staff and parents.

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Legacy gift opens doors for Parkville students during Include a Charity Week

September 10th, 2025 - Sean Car

As “Include a Charity Week” (September 1 to 7) highlighted the transformative power of leaving gifts in wills, a powerful example has emerged in Parkville, where a bequest to Janet Clarke Hall has unlocked life-changing opportunities for students.

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Carlton Inc. breakfast focuses on Parkville Station and local revival

September 9th, 2025 - Chris Jackson

Carlton Inc.’s quarterly networking breakfast on September 9 brought together more than 40 local business and community leaders at Brunetti Classico on Lygon St for a morning of connection, updates and shared vision.

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The man behind the East Melbourne Community Choir

September 3rd, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

Since stepping in as choir director in March, Richard Lawton has brought decades of vocal expertise and breathed new life into the East Melbourne Community Choir.

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City considers parking restrictions for MCG attendees

September 3rd, 2025 - Inner City News

The City of Melbourne is considering introducing parking restrictions aimed at curbing illegal parking by MCG visitors in East Melbourne.

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Aligned For Life Pilates: A space for mindful movement

September 3rd, 2025 - Sabrina Caires

Tucked away just off Lygon St in a bright, airy space that used to be the old Carlton Movie House’s projector room, this Pilates studio offers individually tailored programs in private, duet and small group settings.

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Junior Rangers program returns to Royal Park these school holidays

September 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Children will have the chance to become Junior Rangers and explore the hidden wonders of Melbourne’s wetlands these school holidays, with the City of Melbourne launching a hands-on program in Royal Park.

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Friends of Jimmy Watson’s formed as Carlton icon turns 90

September 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Few addresses in Melbourne carry the cultural weight of 333 Lygon St, Carlton. Home to Jimmy Watson’s Wine Bar since 1935, the site has been at the centre of Melbourne’s food, wine, and social life for nine decades.

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Safe living in the city

Safe living in the city

November 1st, 2023 - Rob Moore
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