Tag: spring
Poetic wordsmiths, historic careers & children’s books
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Slam poetry spectacular
The search is on for Australia’s 2022 poetry slam champion!
Cheer on the Victorian finalists in an electric live event...
Is curiosity in your DNA?
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Miss Anderson's Motor Service
In 1919, young Alice Anderson founded Victoria’s first all-female motor garage.
Through the garage, she provided driving lessons, mechanical...
What’s on at the Library this spring
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Spring into our new season of events
Refresh your thinking this September, October and November, with literary performances and talks, workshops and...
Rosemary in roundabouts, lemons over the fence: how to go urban foraging safely, respectfully and cleverly
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Does anything beat the experience of finding a wild mulberry tree and stuffing a handful of fresh juicy berries in your mouth?...
The sun’s shining and snakes are emerging, but they’re not out to get you. Here’s what they’re really up to
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It’s early spring in southern Australia and the sun is, gloriously, out. You decide to head to your local patch of greenery...
The daily dance of flowers tracking the sun is more fascinating than most of us realise
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When I was a child, I was intrigued by the Queensland box (Lophostemon confertus) growing in our backyard. I noticed its leaves hung...