Articles tagged ‘Life’.
Mexican student Leonardo Ojeda has developed a wireless headset that interprets the brain bioelectric activity to move objects. The device could be in...
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The Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre is now offering bike hire for visitors and residents. Just like they do in Paris. A range of modern bikes, ...
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Dear CI, One of the other candidates in the Calder Ward By-Election referred in his election material to secret plans for wind turbines in Sutton Gran...
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Australia has rediscovered the joy of cooking. Alongside the awakening of the palette, Australians are re-evaluating the social and environmental rela...
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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will stage a protest today at the Future Fund’s headquarters in Melbourne to call on th...
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The annual Growing the Harvest Festival is on again over 14-15 April, with sessions and activities for everyone. ‘Meet your local farmer’ session:...
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By Christian Monahan It’s a known fact that in the past I’ve used what money I had to buy books instead of food, not that I’m ashamed of, or glo...
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Local organic activist and writer Christian Monahan from The Produce Garden has released his first in a series of guide books for those who want to st...
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Friends of the Earth welcomes the news that the Victorian government will support Cetus Energy’s development of its specialised hydro generation sys...
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By Bobbot March 25, 2012 “Salon‘ — Dick got a heart transplant. At age 71. Did he shoot the donor himself or did he have someone els...
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Dear Sir, I have been amazed and perplexed that there has been no outcry about the exterior appearance of the new Miller homes in Hargraves Street fro...
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In a vote of confidence on the strength of the community’s VCAT case, EPIC has been offered legal representation by some of Australia’s b...
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EPIC needs a list of members for their appeal to VCAT. If you currently receive EPIC emails you are not a member you should still join. It’s fr...
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Exposure to arsenic in soil and mine waste may have contributed to a slight increase in past cancer risk in socio-economically disadvantaged areas in ...
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The fate of Queensland’s Bimblebox Nature Refuge lies with how much power Clive Palmer will have over a Queensland LNP Government, as the mining bil...
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By Andrew McKenna The Coalition has called on the Government to distribute Queen Elizabeth’s official portrait in her Diamond Jubilee year. Damn...
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Despondent Riverland citrus growers are bulldozing their crops because juice orange prices are so low the fruit isn’t worth picking. Independent Sen...
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Labor and the Coalition’s about-turn on their support for nuclear submarines is a welcome acknowledgment that they made a mistake yesterday in a...
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A giant egg has landed in the front garden at Healing Well on Mostyn Street. It’s delighted the centre’s practitioners and intrigued passersby...
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Great Grandma Sassy ‘Saskatchewan’ O’Higgins came to Australia from County Monaghan via Canada and Chicago. She migrated after falling i...
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Five hundred protesters marched through Melbourne today to mark the first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and to demand an end to uraniu...
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Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, said that today, International Women’s Day, was a time to think about the right of all women t...
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By Christian Monahan, The Produce Garden The other week I was extremely excited at the prospect of attending a cider making workshop at a local food a...
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Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, has urged South Australia’s two AFL clubs to follow the lead of North Melbourne and Geelong ...
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The axing of the Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme rebate could make it difficult for many people to afford solar hot water, says the Alternative Technolo...
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The Department of Health predicts that 50,000 rural Victorians will travel into Melbourne for medical appointments each year, and a service is availab...
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By Ellen Russell February 28, 2012 “Rabble” – - Capitalism is looking pretty mean these days. No amount of profit is enough, and no ...
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Christopher Scanlon Senior lecturer in Journalism at La Trobe University How would you feel if your local GP or specialist was pocketing money from a ...
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Melbourne criminal barrister Charlotte Duckett will be the guest chef for the Newstead Community Garden’s renowned annual fundraiser dinner on March...
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The Mount Alexander Volunteer Network is putting the call out for volunteer assistance to help flood affected local residents. All sorts of help is n...
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By Ben Laycock Come to the Free Shop every week at The Wesley Hill Market for a truly unique shopping experience. At our shop absolutely everything is...
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The Australian Greens have called on the Gillard government to reposition Australia so it is ahead of the OECD average for public investment in higher...
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Penny Woodward is a well known herb aficionado, thanks to her herb ‘bible’. Read by thousands of gardeners, An Australian Herbal was first publis...
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