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Swingin’ in suds: spider monkeys go wild for bubble bath

November 27th, 2024 - Melbourne Zoo

From making bubble beards to donning bubble crowns, bathtime is a favourite pastime of the world’s most abundant primate – humans.

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Royal Park Masterplan

November 27th, 2024 - Rob Moore

Well, the Royal Park Masterplan has been lodged with some amendments, and it can be found on the Participate Melbourne website under Royal Park Master Plan.

Transformed City Square set to reopen next year

November 27th, 2024 - Metro Tunnel

Victorians have been given a glimpse at what Melbourne’s revamped City Square will look like when it opens next year.

No affordable housing in regional Victoria

November 27th, 2024 - Cory Memery

Last month we saw another round of reports on how desperate things are for households searching for affordable, secure homes in regional Victoria.

No sausage and no sizzle: 2024 Melbourne City Council election

November 27th, 2024 - Martin Brennan

It was not that long ago we lined up at a local polling booth to cast a vote for our preferred local council candidate. Waiting in the line was for many distracted by a sausage in a slice of bread provided at minimal cost by a local club or organisation.

Melbourne’s original aquarium destroyed by fire

November 27th, 2024 - Sylvia Black

Melbourne’s original aquarium was located in the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton.

There’s an old saying that every government dollar should be treated as if it was hard earned, because it was – by a taxpayer.

November 27th, 2024 - Evan Mulholland

Given that Victoria is the highest-taxed state in the nation, this is a pretty fair rule to apply and one I would hope that the government would abide by. Sadly, this is not the case.