Arts & Culture
The backstory behind the Bequest
SPLENDID, the exhibition of the Brookes Bequest, a carefully considered connoisseur’s collection of sterling silver of outstanding merit, is at The Johnson Collection (TJC) in East Melbourne until March 23, 2023.
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Melbourne indigenous author takes top two writing prizes
Bardi Jawi man, Bebe Backhouse is the winner of the 2022 Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Award and the Life Writing Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers.
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Native Bushfoods Garden opens in Carlton North
Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) has launched its new Native Bushfood Garden at its Princes St centre in Carlton North, providing Aboriginal bushfoods and space to educate the community on native plants.
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Authorities aware of anti-social behaviour at emergency accommodation sites
Authorities say concerns about drug activity and anti-social behaviour at an East Melbourne serviced apartment block and hotel being used to house people experiencing homelessness are being taken seriously.
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Plans lodged for new hotel at Corkman site
Six years after illegally demolishing Carlton’s historic Corkman Hotel, the developers of the Leicester St site have submitted plans to the City of Melbourne to construct a new three-storey hotel.
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Skyrail questions grow for Park St level crossing removal
News of the Park St level crossing removal in Parkville has been met with growing concern with many questioning how the design of a skyrail option would work.
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Come hear what the candidates have to say
The four women standing for the seat of Melbourne in the upcoming Victorian Election will speak at a public forum on Monday, November 7 at 7pm at the Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton.
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Owner of historic building appeals council rejection of dermatology centre to VCAT
The owner of a century-old building in Parkville is taking the City of Melbourne to the state’s planning tribunal after a plan to redevelop the site was knocked back, leaving residents who objected to the proposal reeling.
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Campaign launched to find hospitality operator for the Fitzroy Gardens Pavilion
The Pavilion at the iconic Fitzroy Gardens could be home to a hospitality operator after an expression of interest (EOI) campaign failed to find a tenant to use the venue as a multi-use community space.
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Melbourne Cemetery volunteer gardening group makes ground with help from SMCT
Locals concerned with the state of the Melbourne General Cemetery joined together to form the volunteer group Greening the Cemetery under the auspices of the Princes Hill Community Centre in September 2021.
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A year into the council term: the view from Carlton
Melbourne International Comedy Festival returns with local acts
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