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Our Melbourne happy places – from the Seniors in Melbourne team
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Hello Reader, I recently asked some of our Seniors in Melbourne contributors to tell us about their Melbourne "happy place" — somewhere they return to for a sense of calm, connection, nostalgia, or simply because it makes them smile. The responses were wonderful. Some chose well-known landmarks, others picked quiet corners of the city. What I love is that the article isn't really about the places themselves. It's about the memories, routines and moments that have made those places special over the years. It's also a chance to get to know some of the people behind the stories you read each week. Rather than formal biographies, you'll meet them through the places that mean the most to them. You can read the full collection here. And I'd love to know — where is your own Melbourne happy place? Warmly, P.S. A quick invitation! On 30 July we're hosting a special book talk and morning tea at Mary Martin Bookshop with Jaye, the owner. If you enjoy books, good conversation and meeting like-minded people, we'd love you to join us. It's shaping up to be a wonderful morning. Book a ticket here.
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Hello Reader, Paul here. The parklands surrounding the MCG are now known as Yarra Park. But when I was boy, they were not described in terms of anything so grand. In those days, the lovely green space spreading north from the Northern Stand, a space occupied by gentle slopes and ancient gums, was known as the MCG Car Park. Or at least that's how I knew it. During the 1970s, before almost every Richmond home game, my father would bundle one or two brothers and me into our car, together with...
Hello Reader, It’s Terrie here, So many of my friends tell me how they regularly meet up with family or friends in the city — and I recently did the same with my brother. We met at Federation Square and took a gentle stroll over to the Melbourne Recital Centre for a Mostly Mozart matinee, Mannheim to Paris. Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music, alongside director Carla Blackwood, presented a beautiful hour of music bringing winds and strings together — just magnificent....
Hello Reader, There's a real festival buzz building across Melbourne, and we've been busy putting together guides to help you make the most of them — each one packed with reader tips and our top picks so you know exactly where to start. First up, Melbourne Rare Book Week runs 23 July to 1 August, with talks, tours and exhibitions across the city's libraries and heritage collections — most of it free, and the hero event needs no ticket at all. Read our guide here. Right in the middle of that,...