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We all know Victorians are a diverse bunch, but the Metro Tunnel Creative Program is about to find out just how diverse a community we have.
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Melbourne Zoo announces 2022 Summer Cinema program
For a unique and exotic location to watch a movie you can’t go past the Melbourne Zoo.
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Happy New Year, inner-city locals
As your local MP, I am thrilled to be able to contribute to the Hyperlocal News.
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Down the rabbit hole with Gerald Diffey
The ephemera in Gerald’s Bar in Rathdowne St, Carlton, furniture and everything on the walls and the shelves, has a back story.
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Melbourne’s historic cemetery
During its 170 years of operation, the Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton has become the final resting place of many of the important figures of Victoria’s and Australia’s colonial and later history, including seven Premiers of Victoria and several Prime Ministers of Australia. However, the managing of the cemetery by its trustees has been a source of considerable controversy.
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Vernon Ransford: the elegant left hander
The holiday season is with us and top level cricket at the MCG makes its seasonal appearance in the East Melbourne area. The high point is the Boxing Day Test, this year being an Ashes series against England. The MCG was the place where Test cricket was born in 1877 and was also the venue of the first One Day International in January 1971.
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Aboriginal man wins top prize for artwork depicting identity and sexuality
As a proud gay Aboriginal man, Ronald Pepper didn’t hold back in putting his all into a recent piece of artwork which took home the top prize in the Koorie Art Show.
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Public housing tenants came together to improve their housing
Late last year I welcomed the state government’s new program to have structured consultation with public housing residents in Flemington and North Melbourne through the Pave the Way Forward Program (PWFP).
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Firstly, a very Happy New Year to all. I am thrilled to advise that the City of Melbourne (CoM) is about to commence a Heritage Study of Parkville.
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Associate Member’s exciting appointment
Dr Noor Shah Kamawal was originally a member of Carlton Rotary Club in 2011-2012 when he completed a Masters in Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne as a recipient of an Australian Government Scholarship. Dr Kamawal graduated from Nangarhar University, Jalalabad, Afghanistan with a Degree in Medicine in 2007.
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Wildflowers bloom on Gatehouse St
The science of food
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