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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news and reviews site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

It features stories on the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, and reflections on life from a socially libertarian, economically socialist, culturally anarchistic and radically individualistic point of view.

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Tom on taking a stand: Haha. Nice to see my handiwork getting appreciation. ...

brian on Fitzroy market to open 6 February 2010: And there's too many markets. I think the one at the Workers Club was quicker to open. The difficult ...

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Maisy on Fitzroy market to open 6 February 2010: Both of the market dates have been a real disappointment. For what they're trying to sell there's be ...

Cat on how not to do business online in Fitzroy / Collingwood: Snap, Kwik and Discount aren't really 'local' businesses: they are large companies with offices in t ...

m@ on stupid fools who stand in line like EMI: EMI the label (as well as a number of other/subsidiary labels) and EMI Music Publishing are both par ...

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Lil on the best coffee on (or around) the University of Melbourne campus?: Castro's (between Physics and the Elizabeth Murdoch building) would have to be up there...although t ...

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A laneway off Leicester St behind Nobody jeans typifies Fitzroy street culture. On one wall an often photographed and reproduced work of street art expresses a scream of agony or ecstasy (I can’t tell which), while on the other side two unfinished supermodels observe dispassionately.

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At their feet lie the discarded needles from the previous night’s indulgences. I have no issue with drug use (in fact I think it should be completely decriminalised), but when selfish junkies endanger other people by leaving dangerous fits lying around I feel disgusted by their indifference to those around them. That is the real crime.

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