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Residents fight for improved air quality at Southern Cross

November 27th, 2024 - Jon Fleetwood

For many city dwellers, their apartment’s balcony is a place where they can sit back and soak up the bustle of the city. However, for Paul Smitz this is not the case.

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DAM Busters and Think Pink join forces to support those with breast cancer

June 25th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

Docklands’ DAM Busters Breast Cancer Survivors Dragon Boat Club has formed a partnership with the Think Pink Foundation, which aims to enhance the lives of survivors and raise awareness about breast cancer.

“We need action now”: Push to improve access to overdose-reversing drug

November 29th, 2023 - David Schout

A spike in overdose deaths and a “looming threat” of fentanyl has experts and councillors pushing for a life-saving drug to be made readily available.

Making waves for breast cancer awareness

September 27th, 2023 - Georgie Atkins

The Melbourne Pink Phoenix dragon boat team paddles proudly in pink, inspiring breast cancer survivors and the Docklands community alike.

The free service reducing the stigma of managing periods

January 13th, 2023 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

The City of Melbourne has extended its free period care pilot program until June 30, after it was successfully launched in September 2021.

Think Pink this October and help enable a better journey through breast cancer

September 28th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

This October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Think Pink Foundation is hosting a fundraiser for its Living Centre in Docklands.

Relief for locals as SA border opens

December 1st, 2021 - David Schout

Residents in Docklands and inner Melbourne are now free to visit South Australia after dubious vaccination data had threatened to deny long-awaited family reunions.

Why does the City of Melbourne have the state’s lowest vaccination rate?

September 29th, 2021 - David Schout

Federal figures indicated that, in mid-September, the City of Melbourne had the lowest vaccination levels in Victoria. A deeper dive into the figures, however, suggests there could be an explanation for this.