Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
A dive into the drama of being an urban predator
Some teachers might love this picture-book about peregrine falcons in the city because it doesn’t anthropomorphise.
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Former refugee sets up law practice
Ambition underscores many of the moves by young professionals who set up offices in the CBD, hoping to make their mark on society.
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Last bid to save the Nicholas Building before the election
The campaign to save the Nicholas Building for artists has upped the ante with the release of a grand vision for a rooftop garden and performance space by Urban Creative.
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Melbourne Now on its way back
Visual art has become a centrepiece of the next election with 200 Victorian artists set to benefit from a second Melbourne Now exhibition, announced on October 18 by the state government.
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Feeling a bit introspective
An exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust at Fed Square is providing insight into the mindset of the Blak queer artist.
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Poet gets perfect score
Three of Victoria’s top poets have just left the state and are on their way to Sydney to compete in the Australian Poetry Slam.
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The stresses of menial work
Should young workers put much effort into their jobs or even expect a reward other than pay?
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Learning to live here
There’s a cute little café down a lane off Little Collins St and it’s one of the few open on a Saturday in this neighbourhood.
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Why are you standing in a queue for lunch?
Faces of the CBD - Little Collins St
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The sky’s the limit
It’s not often that a commercial gallery can boast about occupying an entire building in the CBD.
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Faces of the CBD
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Ideas for the mantelpiece
A memorial exhibition for Kate Daw who died during the lockdown is prompting art students and those who knew her to examine her style more closely.
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Saying it with roses
It’s not all politics for the flower guy outside Town Hall even though some of his best customers work within it.
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Readers get to work
The first of the lockdown novels has been released, Dinner with the Schnables, by Toni Jordan, forcing readers to get cracking.
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Does it really matter?
The ideas factory, more commonly known as the Nicholas Building, is set to be protected by a deal brokered by a CBD-based investment company.
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Always on the move
Mick and his mates were having a good laugh down by the river last month at the outrageous claim made in the latest issue of sister publication Southbank News that beggars were earning $1000 a day on the streets.
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Have a heart
A pop-up gallery in Little Collins St is offering a free heart to anyone who can provide information about an act of vandalism to one of their sculptures.
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Architects deliver on promise
Architects are often left out of the equation when it comes to promoting finished buildings, the accolades going to the developer or real estate agents.
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A Flinders St address
When you meet someone who has just moved into the CBD you think that it’s all about what is happening at ground level.
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Queens Birthday honour goes to gallerist
CBD gallerist Anna Schwartz has been awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday list for her services to arts.
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