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LOCAL COUNCIL NEWS

Wayward Woman Giving Fund

Dear Wayward Sister, I am writing to inform you about the 'Wayward Woman Giving Fund' - a vibrant and collaborative giving circle community I have...

Indigenous creatives join Finders Keepers during NAIDOC Week

      THE FINDERS KEEPERS CELEBRATE FIRST NATIONS CREATIVES WITH CITY OF MELBOURNE THIS NAIDOC WEEK The Finders Keepers and City of Melbourne are welcoming more opportunities for Indigenous...

Monty Diet: How to help the Montague Street Bridge eat less trucks

Years of vehicle hits - It's time to look differently.  Proposal to reduce over-height vehicle collisions with low bridges in Melbourne CBD 18 January 2021 The incidence...

LOCAL COUNCIL NEWS

L2R Dance – Block Party returns this spring!

Get ready to groove and feel the vibes with Melbourne’s best dance crews at Block Party! L2R Dance returns this spring with a fresh edition...

Footscray Community Arts presents BRIGHT

Five installations, Five senses engaged An exhibition of colour, joy and playful freedom Featuring works by Emily Floyd, Darren Aquilina, Megan Hunter, Thomas Miller and Prue Stevenson 10...

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Australia has a new head of state: what will Charles be like as king?

Image: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AAP With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Australia has a new king. The BBC has confirmed Charles will take on the regnal name of...

Sunday essay: if growing US-China rivalry leads to ‘the worst war ever’, what should Australia do?

A military officer salutes during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Should Australia join the United...

FIRST NATION

Wicked – The Musical [Melb]

Rejoycify! The musical phenomenon WICKED flies into Melbourne on Saturday 2 March at the Regent Theatre, with the glittering opening night on 7 March...

Murray Darling’s reintroduced Numbat populations recovering post-drought

Sightings of the endangered species are up in western NSW and SA Reintroduced populations of Australia’s endangered Numbat appear to be increasing within wildlife sanctuaries in the lower Murray Darling Basin, five years after the 2018/19 drought triggered a decline in populations. Ecologists at Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) are hopeful that increased sightings of the species indicate […]

LEGAL ISSUES

‘A clear victory for dogged investigative journalism’: Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in 1982

Image: Dean Lewins/AAP In December 2018, former professional rugby league player and high school teacher Chris Dawson, then aged 70, was arrested and charged with...

A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old: a lesson in the need for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence

Image: Shutterstock Disturbing footage emerged this week of a chess-playing robot breaking the finger of a seven-year-old child during a tournament in Russia. Public commentary on this event...

SAFETY

CRIME SCENE SERVICES: 3 Charnwood Crescent, St Kilda 3182

At approx 7:10pm on Saturday 13 January 2024, Victora Police members from the 'Crime Scene Services' attended 3 Charnwood Crescent, St Kilda 3182 (backs...

When driving near a cycle lane, do you speed up or slow down? Where you’re from may influence your answer

Image: Shutterstock There are clear economic, environmental, safety and health benefits to getting people cycling more, but research shows would-be cyclists are reluctant to start without good cycle paths. The problem for planners and...