Arts & Culture

Book launches back up and running

Book launches back up and running

April 1st, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

Some tough and amusing writers attended Readings book launches last month as lit culture burst out from its hibernation with a vengeance.

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Chalk portrait inspires hope for refugee

April 1st, 2021 - Spencer Fowler Steen

A chalk drawing on the pavement outside Carlton’s Park Hotel, where daily protests demand the release of around 12 refugees detained there, has inspired hope for an asylum seeker locked up in Papua New Guinea.

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Carlton businesses struggling to stay open

April 1st, 2021 - Katie Johnson

With 28 per cent of street-facing shops in Carlton temporarily closed or completely vacant by the end of 2020, the suburb is struggling to bounce back from last year’s lockdowns.

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Friday club opens to support business

April 1st, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

There’s a double-fronted brick house in Agnes St, East Melbourne, that has an open door on Fridays for businesses at the “pre-revenue” stage.

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Injecting room report imminent

April 1st, 2021 - David Schout

A make-or-break report that will determine the suitability of a proposed safe injecting facility near Queen Victoria Market will be tabled “soon” according to the state government.

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Carlton community garden “a melting pot” of cultures

April 1st, 2021 - Katie Johnson

From composting, to e-waste recycling, to caring for local chickens, the Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre’s (CNLC’s) community garden is a hub of activity.

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New technology to be trialled at Argyle Square

April 1st, 2021 - Katie Johnson

Argyle Square will become the site of a new trial into data-collection technology that could become a permanent feature of Melbourne’s streets and parks in the near future.

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Women speak out about sexual abuse

April 1st, 2021 - Rhonda Dredge

The CBD had its own version of the March 4 Justice on March 15 as thousands of women spread throughout the Treasury Gardens then launched smaller protests at significant sites around the city.

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Vizard House “a home away from home”

April 1st, 2021 - Katie Johnson

Caring for a sick loved one is already an emotionally taxing experience without the added pressure of travelling long distances to do so.

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Parkville parkrun returns after COVID hiatus

April 1st, 2021 - Katie Johnson

After lockdown put a stop to community sport and gym memberships for more than eight months, the Parkville Parkrun is more popular than ever since returning.

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RIMERN survives and thrives

RIMERN survives and thrives

June 3rd, 2025 - Keith Ryall
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