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Surf Coast and Bellarine cafés face permanent changes
The Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula cafés must adapt to a new model of business as social distancing regulations remain, local café...
Jul 6, 20202 min read


Congo family find a new home on the Murray
A group of Congolese refugees have found a safe and peaceful home in Echuca thanks to the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project. Brigidine...
Jul 6, 20202 min read


Charity starts young for a tireless volunteer
Giving hope is what drives 23-year-old Canh-Vinh Nguyen, whose charity aims to help disadvantaged Vietnamese people, both in Vietnam and...
Jul 3, 20202 min read


WIL in the time of Covid-19
If you had asked me what worried me about Work Integrated Learning (WIL) 12 months ago, a global pandemic wouldn’t have even crossed my...
Jul 1, 20203 min read


Locals fight to keep ‘sacred’ Preston market
The decision to move and rebuild the “sacred” and historic Preston Market is a big mistake, supporters say. Darebin Cr Gaetano Greco said...
Jul 1, 20202 min read


Court gives new hope for critically endangered possum
The Friends of the Leadbeater’s Possum group has welcomed as a “landmark decision” a Federal Court ruling that VicForests broke the law...
Jul 1, 20202 min read


Fee rises a “slap in the face” for uni students
The Federal Government’s plan to more than double the cost of arts, humanities and communications degrees is a “slap in the face” for...
Jun 20, 20203 min read


Cycling boom: Now is the time to get serious about road safety
Cycling groups are calling for a major improvement in road safety as cars return to the once near-empty streets and meet a dramatic...
Jun 13, 20202 min read


Mission impossible: maintaining social distance in frontline health care
Front line health care workers such as district nurses say it remains impossible to do their work while maintaining proper social...
Jun 8, 20202 min read


Back to school a mixed blessing – and an opportunity
Going back to school should be an opportunity to take a fresh look at school schedules and how they operate, one VCE student says. Year...
May 19, 20203 min read


School the key to good outcomes for children
“Kids should be in school, not in prison”, a leading Melbourne social service organisation says. Jesuit Social Services spokesman Andrew...
May 12, 20203 min read


‘It’s not safe’: people with mental health issues switching to online services
People who previously used mental health services such as emergency departments are saying they no longer feel safe there, a psychologist...
May 12, 20203 min read
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