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Marching for justice
On March 15 this year more than 5000 people gathered in East Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens, many dressed in black, many carrying banners.
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Public housing residents’ voices have to be heard
Deborah Glass, the Victorian Ombudsman, investigated the state government’s lockdowns of high-rise public housing in Flemington and North Melbourne last year and came to the conclusion that residents’ human rights had been violated.
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Celebrating National Reconciliation Week
The Koorie Heritage Trust is marking this year’s National Reconciliation Week by partnering with the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Cyber security for schools
Carlton Rotary has been very proud to partner with cyber security expert, Robyn Treyvaud in presenting evening webinars for parents and children.
Read MoreHere we go again!
As I started to write this month’s column, I was planning a very full week of meetings. Then, midnight locked us down for a further seven days, how quickly life in this COVID world can change!
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What brought you out today during this snap lockdown?
Shopping for weekly groceries at Queen Victoria Market; otherwise, only Netflix is entertaining me.
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Friday night at the Curtin
My friend told me that if you want to meet the critics, you go to the Curtin Hotel in Lygon Street on a Friday night.
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Well-connected to city life
The first gig that Jackey Coyle and Jules Pennell attended after lockdown was on January 15.
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Healthy habits, happy animals
How do you get a giant tortoise to step on to scales to be weighed? How does an elephant learn to lift its feet for a nail trim? How can we teach a gorilla to present their shoulder for an injection?
Read MoreCarlton 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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Hospital staff gear up for charity run to support their patients
Wards in the City of Melbourne: and then there were none!
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