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Having a ball with the Melbourne City North Business Association

Having a ball with the Melbourne City North Business Association

April 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

In its first event as an official precinct group, the Melbourne City North Business Association (MCNBA) attracted some of the biggest names in Australian and international basketball for the inaugural City Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contest.

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No joking matter: Push for swimmable river continues

April 27th, 2022 - David Schout

Despite being the subject of an April Fool’s Day joke by the Lord Mayor, the push for a swimmable Yarra River has gathered pace in recent months.

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The sourer self of Sean O’Beirne

April 27th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

It’s not easy being a critic and Sean O’Beirne struggles modestly with the role in On Helen Garner, the latest in the Writers on Writers series by Black Inc.

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The Howitt family’s life in the inner city in pre-goldrush times

April 27th, 2022 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

When Godfrey Howitt, his brother Richard and other members of their family decided to settle in Port Phillip in April 1840, Godfrey brought a home with him and that is what you see here.

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Retired architect finds his passion for photography

April 27th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

When retired architect Ralph Domino discovered a love of photography just before the pandemic hit, little did he know his work would be recognised globally.

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Chinatown readies for a multicultural bonanza

April 27th, 2022 - Jack Hayes

Dust off your Qipao (traditional Chinese dress), your kimono, your sari, or your lederhosen, because Chinatown Melbourne is holding a multicultural festival of epic proportions.

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Caroline No

April 27th, 2022 - Chris Mineral

Popular ‘60s psychedelic West Coast group The Beach Boys had an obscure song in their catalogue entitled Caroline No. It appeared on their Pet Sounds album.

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Melbourne is unsafe and it has nothing to do with graffiti

April 27th, 2022 - Adrian Doyle

If you have walked around the city lately you would be aware of two things: the homeless people that seem desperate and scary and the expensive attack the council seems to be launching against graffiti.

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Hoddle Grid Heritage Review

April 27th, 2022 - Tristan Davies

A comprehensive review of unprotected heritage buildings across the CBD, the Hoddle Grid Heritage Review has finally been adopted into the planning scheme by the City of Melbourne.

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Residents being heard …

March 23rd, 2022 - Dr Susan Saunders

How a city grows, what kind of place it becomes and whether it is prosperous depends on a small group of decision-makers, each of whom have different agendas and mandates. How do residents fit into the process of shaping our city’s development?

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Festivals and frivolities

Festivals and frivolities

August 2nd, 2015 - CBD News
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