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Without family who are you?
Your childhood home has a special place in your heart even if it’s a Victorian mansion now reputed to be worth around $20 million.
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Marine rescuers making a difference
If you’re at the beach and see an injured seal, what do you do? If you’re at a pier or jetty and see a bird tangled up in plastic or fishing line, who can help it? If a turtle, dolphin or stingray looks like it’s in trouble, who do you call? The answer is Melbourne’s Zoo’s Marine Response Unit.
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When Carlton had its own soldiers
In the 19th century, Carlton had its own troop of soldiers, the Carlton Rifle Company.
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New gallery space for a familiar face
A new gallery is set to open at Collins Place, welcoming former state Member for Bayswater, Heidi Victoria, as its inaugural resident artist with her photographic exhibition, Where to Next?
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Carlton through and through
Carlton is a literary place that historically accepted the book and all of its failings long before other suburbs, chiefly because of Readings and nearby café life where you could talk about them.
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Becoming a dog person
Before getting Kobe the poodle in August last year, Caterina had always been a cat person.
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Bringing Melbourne back better than ever
Young, driven and full of ambition for reviving Melbourne from the pandemic – newly elected councillor Roshena Campbell is passionate about creating a better city than the one we had before COVID struck.
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An investment simply too compelling not to pursue
Welcome to the 10th article of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
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Feelin’ fine at Heartattack and Vine
Amid the hustle of the Thursday lunch rush, Heartattack and Vine owner Nathen Doyle was the calm in the eye of the storm.
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Digging done for Metro Tunnel mega machines
Four huge tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have finished 20 months of digging under Melbourne to create two nine-kilometre-long rail tunnels for the Metro Tunnel Project.
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Council takeover of Carlton’s toy library deemed a “huge win” for families
Melbourne votes on a floral emblem as Garden City vision takes root
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