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Upbeat about Little Bourke St
Melbourne Money is back and locals are taking advantage of the 25 per cent discount on meals at cafes along Little Bourke St, giving the street quite a lift.
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Pilot projects in vertical villages
Vertical villages need improvements tailored to our way of living – but how will pilot projects help?
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Don’t be fooled on April Falls Day!
Nearly one in three older Australians have experienced a fall during the past 12 months and one in five of these falls lead to hospitalisation.
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Lots to see at KHT
CBD News caught up with Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) CEO Tom Mosby in March to discuss all things art, design and education happening at the Trust.
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Keeping the baked goods in the family
With Easter creeping up, the smell of hot cross buns is already wafting through the air at Queen Victoria Market thanks to Lawrence Lathouras’ stall Andrew’s Bread Shop.
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The grandeur of Spring St, early autumn 1899
The wealth and extravagance of the 1880s, the era of Marvellous Melbourne, was long gone when this photograph was taken, but it is still evident in the two main buildings you see here – the Grand Hotel on the left and the Princess Theatre on the right.
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I am afraid of police
When I was a kid, I was scared of the police – it’s something that was taught from my dad as we could never really afford good cars and my dad was constantly worried about getting a canary (defective car notice).
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We must protect Victoria’s oceans from gas drilling
Like most Victorians, our beaches and oceans are very special to me.
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Local ingredients and history on tap at new watering hole
A new bar in Flinders Lane’s Tavistock House is steeped in Melbourne’s history, from its location inside one of Victoria’s oldest hotels, to its namesake: the now demolished Yarra Falls.
Read MoreInfluenza Vaccination Day 2022
In April 2011, the Immunisation Coalition (known as the Influenza Specialist Group back then) held its first free Influenza Vaccination Day at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate House, with a large media presence and 16 volunteers to be vaccinated on camera.
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Stonewalling laneway repairs
The Lamb Inn, a “roystering place for shepherds with cheques”, c. 1840
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