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How do we turn a drain into valued green space? First, ask the residents

Stony Creek drain: untidy and often slightly threatening,informal green space still has value for residents,which appropriate intervention can enhance. Author provided (No reuse)   This article...

Listen To Older Voices reaches a 1,000 program milestone

1,000 unbroken weekly interviews is quite a record On Monday 23rd October, Listen To Older Voices will celebrate it’s 1,000th continuous weekly...

Bringing back an old idea for smart cities – playing on the street

Play activates cities and engages people, and by appropriating urban spaces it changes what these mean to people. Smart cities promise efficiency and resilience...

Let’s face it, we’ll be no safer with a national facial recognition database

Many more faces to be added to a national database, but will it make us any safer? A commitment to share the biometric...

Stuck in traffic: we need a smarter approach to congestion than building more roads

Traffic congestion is concentrated along particular routes, such as the Eastern Freeway/Hoddle Street corridor in Melbourne. Julian Smith/AAP The equation doesn’t look pretty. Traffic...

Listen To Older Voices : Ellice Hatfull – Part 3

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced by Rob Greaves for Wesley Connect and podcast through the Toorak Times Listen To...

Explainer: what legal benefits do married couples have that de facto couples do not?

De facto couples still often have to go to great lengths to prove their relationship, unlike married couples, who need only furnish...

Interest in tiny houses is growing, so who wants them and why?

A tiny house in the backyard appeals to some as a solution that offers both affordability and sustainability. Tiny houses are now so popular...

As Victorian MPs debate assisted dying, it is vital they examine the evidence, not just the rhetoric

Victorian MPs are about to debate an assisted dying bill. How can they sift through competing claims? Assisted dying in Australia is no longer...

More than just drains: recreating living streams through the suburbs

A drain carries water but does little else,but imagine how different the neighbourhood would be if the drain could be transformed into a living...
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Mikyla Cara Drops Infectious New Single: “If u Don’t Mind”

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Unleashing the Power of Content: A Guide to Effective Content Marketing

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CARL NIELSEN DESIGN ACCELERATOR

  Applications are now open for the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator, supported by a generous bequest from Carl and Judy Nielsen. The accelerator is open to...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.