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Overdose fatals spark calls for health-based solution

March 23rd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A CBD-based non-for-profit community health agency that works with vulnerable citizens says there is a lot of work needed to educate the community and “shift perceptions” of people who use drugs.

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“We need to start thinking about retail”

March 23rd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A small business owner at the much-loved Royal Arcade says shopping vouchers similar to the popular Melbourne Money scheme should be offered to boost the struggling retail sector.

AMES supporting Afghan refugees in making Melbourne home

March 23rd, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

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.

Ensuring the freshest “weird and wonderful” produce is at your doorstep

February 24th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Coming from different career fields, husband-and-wife duo Gary and Janine Hunt took on The Chicken Pantry with one thing in mind – they knew what it felt like to be market shoppers and the kind of businesses they would want to shop from.

Off The Wall: New exhibition by indigenous artists blows audiences away

February 24th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

A stunning new exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) brings together the work of three Indigenous artists and their individual experiences of loss and reclamation, as well as stories of their families, culture, and country in Naarm.

New bike lanes for Royal Parade and Flemington Rd

February 24th, 2022 - Ellen Sandell

For several years, I’ve been advocating loudly to the state government to fix the bike lanes on Royal Parade and Flemington Rd.

Mentoring the next generation of women on the Metro Tunnel

February 24th, 2022 - Metro Tunnel

To mark International Women’s Day this March, the Metro Tunnel Project is celebrating the brilliant women leaders working on our city-shaping project.

Fighting an unfair committee

February 24th, 2022 - Barbara Francis & Rus Littleson

Nerida Pohl has provided an update on the committee scandal at her inner-city building …

“Vertical Village” design standards inquiry

February 24th, 2022 - Dr Janette Corcoran

In August last year, Victoria’s Legislative Assembly authorised an inquiry into apartment design standards – but where does this leave our existing residences?