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‘Naughty child’: Mayor slaps parking ban on hire e-scooters

‘Naughty child’: Mayor slaps parking ban on hire e-scooters

The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators, likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.

  • by Rachael Dexter

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How people power, John Clarke and Julian Assange saved Fitzroy Pool

How people power, John Clarke and Julian Assange saved Fitzroy Pool

Thirty years ago, a Herculean community effort led by an unlikely band of campaigners stopped the site from being turned into a block of flats.

  • by Rachael Dexter
From the Archives: Backstroke down Fitzroy Pool’s memory lane

From the Archives: Backstroke down Fitzroy Pool’s memory lane

In 1994, the inner-city pool made famous by Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip and the iconic ‘Aqua Profonda’ sign was at risk of closing. Alan Attwood reflected on its magic.

  • by Alan Attwood
Four new and snazzy Melbourne pubs to meet your mates at this summer

Four new and snazzy Melbourne pubs to meet your mates at this summer

Happy hours and weekly specials make these restored boozers a no-brainer for silly season fun.

  • by Daniela Frangos
Frankie’s Tortas & Tacos

Frankie’s Tortas & Tacos

New-wave taqueria in a retro-diner setting.

Park scrapped, dog poo audit launched as new-look Yarra council adopts mega manifesto

Park scrapped, dog poo audit launched as new-look Yarra council adopts mega manifesto

The City of Yarra’s new firebrand mayor, Stephen Jolly, has signalled a major change in direction for the council after shepherding through a 36-point plan for the area.

  • by Rachael Dexter
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Bar Rosella

Bar Rosella

Unfussy trattoria with old-school charm.

Builders Arms Hotel

Builders Arms Hotel

This corner pub opened in 1853 and has spun through a dizzying variety of incarnations.

Toddy Shop

Toddy Shop

Twenty-seat hotspot for punchy, group-friendly plates.

Shusai Mijo

Shusai Mijo

A rarefied room for kappo-style omakase.

Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca

Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca

More than cult sandwiches.

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