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Carolyn Webb

Carolyn Webb

Carolyn Webb is a reporter for The Age.

World of good: Hairdresser Mykey O’Halloran, right, and customer Sarpa Lui Da Silva at Unicorn Manes by Mykey salon.

In living colour: Hairdressers to spend Easter volunteering Up North

Mykey O’Halloran and fellow volunteers run a pop-up hair colouring salon in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community.

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Publican Conor Wylie outside the new Harp and Hound.

Drinks, dance and Tayto crisps: Melbourne’s newest Irish pub opens on St Patrick’s Day

The Harp and Hound in the CBD’s Queen Street kept the good times flowing as patrons celebrated on Tuesday.

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Michael Caiafa senior with children (left to right) Michelle, MJ and MIchael junior.

‘It’s the end of an era’: Beloved market bakery marks final day

After 52 years of trading, one of the most enduring fixtures of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market is shutting up shop.

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Enlightening finds: Paleontologist Ben Francischelli at Beaumaris holding megalodon (giant shark) and livyatan (killer sperm whale) teeth.

Meet the man who’s found so many fossils in Melbourne he’s opened his own museum

Along a three-kilometre stretch of Port Phillip Bay an abundance of prehistoric fossils can be found. Next month, more than 1000 will go on display.

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Left to right, dancer Yayo Miranda, skateboarder Sage Dean, food vendor Simon Shao and Birdman Rally entrant Ann Hansen.

‘It’s very important’: Why some of us look forward to Moomba

A skateboarder, a food truck owner, a dancer and a Birdman Rally entrant explain why they like Moomba.

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Hoping for a good season: Farmer Britt Laiken takes a break at Pick Your Own Sunflowers.

Forget city chaos: Peace-seekers pick their own sunflowers in a country field

Dunnstown farmer Laiken Britt opens her family farm’s golden fields for a seventh season, offering a tranquil escape amid blooming sunflowers.

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Angela and Lawrence Spiteri hung out with donkeys at Macclesfield on Sunday as a gift from their daughter.

The ultimate present: New friends and lots of Cuddles

Samantha Wearing loves finding quirky experiences she can give as gifts. Her latest was a huge success.

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Leo’s supermarket in Heidelberg is closing in March, ahead of schedule.

Second Leo’s Supermarket confirmed to close in weeks

Melbourne foodies are rushing to stock up at Leo’s supermarkets in Kew and Heidelberg, with both iconic locations closing well ahead of the previously announced schedule.

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An angel box made by Croydon Men’s Shed, containing items made by Treasured Babies volunteers.

‘It meant everything’: The volunteers quietly helping bereaved parents

Two little-known volunteer groups combine to make clothes and “angel boxes” for babies who have died.

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What heat? Friends support Rohan Martin Ritchie, in blue, running 100km on his 18th birthday.

‘He smashed it’: Teen marks 18th birthday with 100km run for charity

Rohan didn’t celebrate his passage to adulthood with a party, but a long-distance run to raise $16,000 for youth mental health.

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