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Fitzroy Gardens Conservatory is finally open!
After almost two-and-a-half years of restorations, Fitzroy Gardens’ beloved conservatory is now open to the public.
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Points system to force detainees to do “useless” activities
Changes to the circumstances of refugees being indefinitely detained in Carlton’s Park Hotel mean they will now be forced to attend activities and English classes in a new points-based system.
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Science art gallery to open
Australia’s first science-art gallery will be opening in Melbourne in June.
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Animated possums on show in Carlton
Digital, animated possums are on show at University Square for the next few weeks for a temporary public art piece commissioned by the City of Melbourne.
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City-focused travel vouchers finally land
CBD hotel and hospitality owners are hopeful new state government incentives will help inject desperately-needed cash through their businesses.
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Book launches back up and running
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
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.
Read MoreCarlton businesses struggling to stay open
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
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
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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A first for Victorian Artists Society
Carlton Corner returns for 2024 Garage Sale Trail
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