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Vive la France: Paul and Marie-Louise Thornton-Smith met at Alliance Francaise de Melbourne as teenagers in 1971.

The French institution where Marie-Louise and Paul learned irregular verbs – and fell in love

They met as 16-year-olds at Alliance Francaise de Melbourne and will return 54 years later to celebrate their union – and the school’s new home.

  • by Carolyn Webb
Birrarung Marr opened in 2002 and was the last Yarra-side park to open in Melbourne before the opening of Seafarers Park.

The future for Melbourne’s new parks is small and strategic

Soaring land values and increased residential density are forcing the City of Melbourne to look at innovative ways to create more green space.

  • by Cara Waters

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