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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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Once an ancient waterfall, now a busy port
This photograph was taken in 1906 from one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne at the time – the nine-storey Commercial Travellers Club. The photographer is facing west, towards the area we know today as Docklands.
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Tourism sector calls for short-stay day limit
Tourism industry groups want Victoria to follow other states, including NSW, and impose a limit on the number of days per year that properties can be let as short stays.
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Looking Beyond
I have been working in the city with The Salvation Army for the past 20 years. It is amazing to think that what we successfully trialled and tested 20 years ago is exactly what is required today.
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So much for integrity
In recent days, the Andrews Government teamed up with the Opposition to continue to deny reproductive rights to women.
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A day in the life of a Greens MP staffer
If you’ve ever called, emailed, or popped into Ellen’s office, there’s a good chance you’ve spoken to one of us.
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Vertical village winter blues
Melbourne definitely had a frosty winter, but did we have to shiver?
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The lights are on outside the Palace Theatre on Bourke St, but the show won’t go on.
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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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Our city’s waste and recycling services, an AGM, and 30 years to celebrate
The recent Forum 3000 on August 4 saw a lively discussion about city waste management – a topic that concerns us all.
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A jewel of a theatre: the Bijou in Bourke St
New Craft Victoria exhibition celebrates the beauty of process
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