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Look up #happycity and here’s what you’ll find

The same things tend to make people happy-such as nature and colour. (Jardin des Curiosités, Lyon, France)  Léonard Cotte/Unsplash City planners and designers want to...

Listen To Older Voices : Charles Pallaghy – Part 1

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices a program produced by Rob Greaves for Uniting Melba and podcast through the Toorak Times and Tagg. Listen To...

The ‘right’ age to start school varies for each child

The right age for your child to start school will vary, depending on their readiness, your family situation and the readiness of the school...

Listen To Older Voices : Pat Smith – Part 3

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

To design safer parks for women, city planners must listen to their stories

Eurydice Dixon was murdered in a busy Melbourne park - how can we make these spaces safer for women? DAVID CROSLING/AAP Image The rape and murder...

Life in a herd – and why in health watching symptoms is easy, but finding causes is hard

This piece from two science communication experts explores the notion of population health – what is it, and why does it even matter? Everyone knows...

Apple acknowledges the iKid generation at its developer conference with new parental controls

 Apple chief executive Tim Cook addresses developers at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2018 in San Jose, California on June 4. Apple Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicked off...

Trolls, fanboys and lurkers: understanding online commenting culture shows us how to improve it

The way user interfaces are designed can impact the kind of community that gathers. Shutterstock Do you call that a haircut? I hope you didn’t...

Food sharing with a 21st-century twist – and Melbourne’s a world leader

People have always shared food, but digital communications technology is driving a renaissance of food-sharing networks. Josephine Lim/CrowdSpark/AAP Food sharing is experiencing a renaissance in...

The public barbie, an Aussie icon frozen in time

A public barbecue in Lyndhurst, New South Wales, does the job but could be so much better. Mattinbgn/Wikimedia On Boxing Day, Australia Day, birthdays and...
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Mikyla Cara Drops Infectious New Single: “If u Don’t Mind”

Channeling the essence of neo-soul and R&B, Mikyla Cara brings us a timeless gem that harkens back to the golden era of R&B. With...

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

Have you ever come across a piece of content that held your attention for a long time? If you have, you must know the...

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.