Tag: melbourne
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Dear Diary at The Toff in Town
Written for Broadsheet First kisses and teenage angst revived to make you squirm all over again YWCA’s Dear Diary event returns this year for a hilarious girl’s night out at the The Toff in Town. Host and comedian Rose Callaghan presents the teenage diaries of grown women who have bravely volunteered to share tales of […]
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Moonee Valley grows from its once European roots
Moonee Valley continues to thrive as little Europe on the Melbourne map, however things are changing for the once densely Italian and Greek community. Moonee Valley Councillor Samantha Byrne who represents the Leisure and Active Communities portfolio says these communities have had a big and good influence on the area. “Historically its always been known […]
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Seafood and Sparkling Festival
Written for Broadsheet Expect raw fish, laksa, seafood okonomiyaki and mussels galore. An abundance of bubbly and Australian seafood will take over Welcome to Thornbury for the Seafood and Sparkling Festival. The line-up of vendors includes Mike’s Mussels, Tasmanian Pacific Oyster Co., Miss Katie’s Crab Shack, Broad Island Shokudo, Rai Thai and NZ Street Food. […]
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Greek Film Festival
Written for Broadsheet Sixteen feature films, plus an Australian-Greek short-film festival. The Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival returns for its 24th year in 2017. It celebrates the best films out of Greece as well as the work of Greek-Australian filmmakers such as award-winning film writer and director Sotiris Dounoukos (Joe Cinque’s Consolation), and philosopher and […]
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Heyfield community rallies against the closure of local timber mill
Hundreds of people from the Heyfield community have rallied to Parliament House in Melbourne this morning in support against the closure of the Heyfield Timber Mill. Wellington Shire Councillor representing Heyfield, Malcolm Hole described the support from Melbourne and Gippsland communities as well as the timber industry in the north-east as phenomenal. “Most of […]
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Sunday Penalty Rate Cuts: Vox pop
We asked people in the street for their opinion on The Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates. Pan Pan I’m from the country – a working week is Monday to Friday. Weekends are for spending time with family. Businesses shouldn’t even be open. Michael With the old policy, employees were […]