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Contracts for bookseller

August 29th, 2019 - Rhonda Dredge

Getting a publishing contract is like winning a lottery for a writer. To get two at once is enough to make you feel like a millionaire.

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A blessing in disguise

August 29th, 2019 - Rhonda Dredge

Art students at the Box Hill Institute’s city campus are learning how to get viewers to connect both emotionally and intellectually with their work.

School of displacement

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

The School of Displacement is an alternative place to learn about Indigenous history and future and how they relate to displacement. Its third iteration is about to open in Melbourne.

Blissful bridge

August 29th, 2019 - David Schout

Evan Walker Bridge is noisy no more, after the footbridge connecting the CBD with Southbank was finally fixed by the City of Melbourne.

Czech and Slovak film festival

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

This September Melbourne’s iconic, and newly restored, Capitol Theatre will host the annual Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA).

Bartenders score a grant

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

Melbourne’s first commercially-available bar laboratory has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the City of Melbourne as part of the council’s small business and social enterprise grant scheme.

Spice up your Wednesdays

August 29th, 2019 - CBD News

Wednesday nights at Queen Victoria Market (QVM) will continue to be a Melbourne hotspot for food and entertainment, with the springtime return of the Hawker 88 Night Market.