When in Carlton: Festival-goers enjoy Italian Festa despite Melbourne rain
A big crowd ignored the cold and drizzle to enjoy the last day of the 2024 Melbourne Italian Festa.
- by Carolyn Webb
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The Melbourne show goes on, even when it’s raining cats and dogs
Showgoers braved inclement weather on Sunday, but it was water off a dog’s back for “Farmer Dave” Graham and his performing pooches.
- by Carolyn Webb
What a ride: Family celebrates 100 years at the Melbourne Royal Show
When Marjorie Chant was a girl, she had the run of Melbourne’s Royal Show, while her parents manned a stall. Now she’s doing the work, and it’s her great-granddaughters’ turn to have some fun.
- by Carolyn Webb
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I thought winning wasn’t everything. Then my netball team made it to the grand final
After a 30-year break, all I cared about was being back on the court. But against the Boyfriend Team, I found myself wanting to claim victory more than anything.
- by Carolyn Webb
Melbourne firm bullish about India sacred cow contract
A Melbourne company is set to help round up sacred cows that wander India’s streets.
- by Carolyn Webb
Ernie, 7, reads sheep better than most kids his age can read books
The Davies family and their whip-smart kelpie Gypsy are vying for selection in the Australian four-dog team in a national championship.
- by Carolyn Webb
Pigeon sleepovers, margarine models and human remains: The true history of the Shrine
A new graphic narrative tells little-known yarns about the Shrine of Remembrance.
- by Carolyn Webb
Melbourne in bloom: Where to see spring flowers in the city
Many people chose to spend the first day of spring – also Father’s Day – surrounded by blooming flowers at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
- by Carolyn Webb
Squash’s outlook is smashing, but a billionaire’s call would be ace
The popularity of squash declined after the early 1980s but a 2028 Olympic Games debut and a court modernisation has more people picking up a racquet.
- by Carolyn Webb
‘My brother saved my life’: 104-year-old Warsaw Ghetto survivor remembers his hero
Holocaust survivor Berysz Aurbach had his 104th birthday at the weekend. Over 80 years ago, he survived the Warsaw Ghetto – largely thanks to his brother’s resourcefulness.
- by Carolyn Webb
The tradie who accidentally shot himself in the heart with a nail gun and lived to tell the tale
Mark Hardeman considers himself lucky to have a “second chance at life” after a 7.5-centimetre projectile struck his right ventricle.
- by Carolyn Webb
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