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Keir Paterson promises Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Parkville
An elected Albanese Labor Government has committed to funding Medicare Urgent Care Clinics based at GP surgeries and Community Health Centres in at least 50 locations including one in the Parkville medical precinct.
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Y Streetball now open at Carlton Baths
Y Streetball was founded at the North Melbourne Community Centre in March 2017 by YMCA volunteers Dave and Pete to support adults experiencing homelessness or disadvantage and has since grown into a vibrant community program that welcomes everyone.
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Greens tipped to win Melbourne again as Labor look to address decade slide
Ahead of the federal election on May 21, Inner City News looks at the seat of Melbourne and spoke with both Greens leader (and incumbent) Adam Bandt, and Labor candidate Keir Paterson.
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Victorian schoolkids encouraged to get back on the netball courts
Netball Victoria has partnered with the Victorian Department of Education and Training’s Positive Start in 2022 initiative to re-engage primary and secondary students and boost their physical and emotional health and wellbeing after the pandemic.
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Rooming house gets the green light despite strong community opposition, but developers say it will be aimed at professionals
A controversial plan to create a rooming house within a student apartment block in Carlton will go ahead despite plenty of opposition from the community.
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A positively inclusive writing group storms the city
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
Are you a fan of The Great British Bake Off with wonderful Mary Berry?
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Parkville’s urban oasis for rural and regional school children
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.
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Data capture improves local roadways
A two-and-a-half-kilometre stretch of Nicholson St from Alexandra Parade in the north to Victoria Parade in the south is hosting a world-leading traffic management system using the latest technology to reduce traffic jams and improve road safety.
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Getting up close to veterans
Jack Blankley was with the Australian troops in Korea and in 2004 he was marching in a parade at the Shrine of Remembrance.
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The Metro Tunnel completes its biggest trial yet
The great love story of Tofu and Bruno
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