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DIY wills and their hidden risks

DIY wills and their hidden risks

September 20th, 2023 - Peter Nevile

With the overall cost of living on the rise, it is understandable that many people will opt for the cheaper option of a DIY will kit, which can be purchased at your local post office.

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A better balance on heritage

September 20th, 2023 - Evan Mulholland

Recently, the City of Melbourne has been working with consultants to conduct a review of heritage protection in North Melbourne. The Planning Panel’s report raises questions over where our priorities should lie.

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A sustainable art precinct 

September 20th, 2023 - Adrian Doyle

A few months ago, I secured a lease on some land on the edge of the city on King St. 

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Lively AGM delights CBD residents

September 20th, 2023 - Susan Saunders

Where do you find people gathering to enjoy an AGM? 

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Come for Wakuda’s dining, and stay for the karaoke

September 20th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

There is a new venue calling Melbourne’s Midcity Centre home promising to deliver a dining and entertainment experience that “fosters connections and creates lasting memories through the universal pleasure of good food and fun times”.

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Observing the universe: the Great Melbourne Telescope, 1875

September 20th, 2023 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

The open-air reflector telescope at the back of the Great Melbourne Telescope Building faces up to the skies, its seemingly delicately filigreed barrel looking like something from a circus act. 

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Pakana woman Lola Greeno takes out Macfarlane Prize

September 20th, 2023 - Edmund Coleman

Lola Greeno, a Pakana woman, has been awarded the $50,000 2023 Don Macfarlane Prize at Craft in the CBD.

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Cash without the cure

September 20th, 2023 - Barbara Francis & Rus Littleson

Victoria’s proposed tax on short-stays will generate cash for the state government while ignoring internationally recognised solutions to tackle problems with the industry.

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A little less conversation, a little more musical

September 20th, 2023 - Edmund Coleman

When producer David Venn began floating the idea of an “Elvis Musical”, his mother was ecstatic.

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China’s National Symphony Orchestra to tour Melbourne

September 20th, 2023 - CBD News

The China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) will return to Australia this year following a six-year absence and will play at Southbank’s Hamer Hall on December 2.

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