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Council seeks joint effort to rid the city of graffiti
The City of Melbourne has sought the “urgent assistance” of the state government as it battles to fight a 60 per cent increase in graffiti and tagging since the pandemic began.
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Council to review sister city relationships
The City of Melbourne has pledged to review its arrangements with international cities, less than two months after suspending ties with St Petersburg following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Shakahari clocks up 50 years of business in Carlton
The result of a Google search on Shakahari comes up with “Modern pan-Asian dishes served in a bright, Indian-inspired dining room and a colourful courtyard.”
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Melbourne Knowledge Week has something for everyone
Melburnians and visitors alike will have the opportunity to experience the innovations and inventions shaping the city’s future during Melbourne Knowledge Week from Monday, May 9 to Sunday, May 15.
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The greenest thing you can do the for the planet is have a vasectomy
National director of vasectomy at Carlton’s Mayfair Operating Centre, Dr Justin Low, said he was seeing an increase in the number of younger men and couples who do not want to have kids.
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Mirka Mora mural features at local watering hole
East Melbourne’s The Tippler & Co bar and eatery sits quietly in what was once Café Balzac space, owned and operated by Georges and Mirka Mora from 1958 to the late ‘70s.
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Have your say about Carlton’s future
COVID lockdowns were not much fun. But, on the positive side, many people walked their suburban streets searching for fresh air, exercise, and a break from binge-watching and discovered and appreciated more about where they live.
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New bike lanes will be “another disaster in the making”
A Carlton resident has raised concerns over a City of Melbourne plan to install protected bike lanes along Grattan St, saying “it’s got debacle written all over it.”
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Paterson’s push for Melbourne
In less than two months, Labor candidate Keir Paterson will look to return Melbourne as a Labor seat in the upcoming federal election — but he faces an uphill battle.
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AMES supporting Afghan refugees in making Melbourne home
Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia is currently working closely with new Afghan arrivals to ensure the transition to life in Melbourne is as simple as can be.
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Naughtons Hotel throws a birthday bash celebrating 150 years
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