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Pandemic therapeutics centre announced for Melbourne following historic $250 million donation
The establishment of Parkville’s very own global centre for pandemic therapeutics has been announced following a significant philanthropic donation from international businessman and philanthropist Geoffrey Cumming.
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Community rejoices over hard-fought bus service increase
The Parkville Gardens community is celebrating after its campaign to increase bus services to its neighbourhood – which included continued advocacy from local Greens MPs – was finally a success.
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Council approves plan to demolish bowls club cottage for green space
A weatherboard caretaker’s cottage next to the Princes Park Bowls clubrooms will be demolished to make way for open space after plans were approved by the City of Melbourne.
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Calls mount to address illegal parking in East Melbourne
Calls are being made to increase the amount of the parking officers patrolling East Melbourne as illegal parking continued to upset residents.
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Take part in a wren-watch to protect local birdlife
The Superb Fairy-wren polled 400,000 votes to win the Guardian Australia/Birdlife Australia bird of the year for 2021.
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Public vote will choose the 2023 pride tram
For the third consecutive year, a design-wrapped tram will travel in the annual Midsumma Pride March in 2023 and around the Melbourne tram network until the end of the year.
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Melbourne Museum hosts Bricktionary exhibition
An interactive exhibition of Ryan McNaught’s best-selling book The Bricktionary: The Ultimate A-Z of LEGO, is now at Melbourne Museum until January 29, 2023.
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Borrow kitchen items from a unique Carlton library
Behind the Carlton Kitchen Library’s green wall is a space stacked to the ceiling with a wonderful variety of kitchen appliances and utensils available for borrowing by the local community.
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The Mary MacKillop mural worth a thousand stories
East Melbourne’s Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre unveiled a long-awaited mural on September 7 during an intimate gathering to celebrate the Sisters of Saint Joseph’s 120 years of service at the same location.
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Let the Indonesian festivities begin
Festival Indonesia Inc. and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Melbourne are coming together again for a two-day only festival to celebrate all things Indonesian: culture, tourism and trade.
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VCAT knocks back tower at much-loved East Melbourne heritage site
What goes up must come down
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