Richmond, Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell

I know we always say it but this week promises to be a big one. Of course there are plenty of excellent new arrivals due, however as of this week we have reached a major milestone & are CELEBRATING OUR 1ST BIRTHDAY! To get everyone as excited about this as us, we will be OFFERING 10% OFF STOREWIDE & 20% OFF A DOZEN OR MORE! Its certainly not often that we drop our prices, as we believe we have the most competitive craft beer prices around. That said, given such an occasion it seemed more than appropriate. 1ST BIRTHDAY SALE! Pretty simple really. 10% off all in store purchases & 20% off a dozen or more. We will be ... read more

Town Hall Gallery is very pleased to host Dark Contrasts, an exhibition of works by Dillon Naylor and Mandy Ord. Both Naylor and Ord have been a creative force in the Melbourne comic book scene since the early 1990s. This exhibition includes amazing new works by both artists as well as some original treasures dug out of their archives! Melbourne based Mandy Ord showcases a combination of here highly recognizable autobiographical black and white comics as well as illustrations commissioned for newspapers and magazines. The work is heavily referenced from her own life experience and most of the ... read more

This is a little bit of a last minute/ post exhibition post about Marija Patterson's beautiful works that were in Re-invent, Re-interpret, Re-make. Her delicate apples are crocheted using thread made from plastic bags. In fact, nearly all of the materials that she uses are carefully recycled from other materials.

Marija talks about her work:My sculpture is an ongoing investigation into ideas and responses to the relationship between the environment and the human spirit and ... read more

Starts: Sun 12 Sep 2010 15:00:00 Ends: Sun 12 Sep 2010 16:15:00 Location: Richmond Town Hall, 333 Bridge Road, Richmond Contact: RSVP to yarrarsvp@pt4me2.org.au

The Metropolitan Transport Forum (of which Council is a member) are hosting a series of forums to discuss local public transport issues in the context of the forthcoming state election.

The forum will feature speakers from all the major parties and questions from the community.

There is a forum being held in the City of Yarra. Come along and share your views on public transport in your area.

For more details including a list of the speakers at each forum, visit the pt4me website.

There are also forums at City of Whitehorse, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Port Phillip and Moreland.

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A back street in Richmond. I forget the name. Between Swan Street and Bridge Road. Cremorne Street, RichmondThe sun going down over the Ornamental Lake in the Botanic Gardens

An Urban Planning Special Committee meeting will be held at 8pm, Monday 6 September 2010, Council Chamber, 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell.

Order of business

1. Apologies2. Adoption and confirmation of the minutes of the Urban Planning Special Committee meeting held on 16 August 20103. Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council officer4. Presentation of officer reports      1.  220 Canterbury Road, Canterbury5. General business6. Urgent business7. Confidential business

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Starts: Tue 26 Oct 2010 17:45:00 Ends: Tue 26 Oct 2010 20:30:00 Location: Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn. Meet at Parring Road entrance. Contact: Registrations are essential. Phone Parks and Gardens on 9278 4595.

Join Council staff and Sustainable Gardening Australia for an enjoyable evening focussing on creating a wildlife-friendly habitat garden at home. BYO chair.

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I’m sporting a new haircut thanks to Cam at Dr Follicles, and all it cost was a measly $27.50! I’ve heard good things about the Dr Follicles franchise – the Abbotsford blog reviewed it a while back, and it’s made … Continue reading → [more]

While we still don't know who will be our Prime Minister, one thing is clear - the Greens have been the big winners in this election.Adam Bandt, Sarah Hanson-Young, Bob Brown and Richard Di Natale. Photo: AAPHere in the seat of Melbourne, Adam Bandt won his party's first ever lower house seat (in a general election) with a massive 13% increase in the Green primary vote (to a total of 36%) and a 10% swing from Labor to Greens two-party-preferred. Nationally the Greens gained about 11.5% of the primary vote, an increase of almost 4% from ... read more