Harriet Pellizzer at Claypots Restaurant, which is inviting filmmakers to make a short film on their mobile phones. PIC: RICHARD SERONG

POETRY will be lifted from the page and on to a big screen in a St Kilda restaurant project to give keen artists an audience. » more

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Port Phillip out of control

ONE drink driver caught every three minutes. » more

Jenni Williams and Kieran Fogarty play with house dog JoJo at a local prevention and recovery centre for people with mental illness. PIC: MARK STEWART

Care critics silenced
SIX months without major incident that's management's report on a mental health care centre that treats residents from Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington. » more

Clarendon Children's Centre director Linda Davison and students Hamish, Elizabeth and Mackenzie celebrate the funding announcement with MP Martin Foley. PIC: MARCELLA DAVIE

Caring for the kids in St Kilda and South Melbourne
PORT Phillip families have been promised more child care options and better services in a one-stop shop for parents. » more

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Caulfield in poor form
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Gerard Schneider and Laura Slavin bring an operatic presence to their roles in Kismet. Picture: LAWRENCE PINDERN52DV400

Romance prance in Baghdad

WITH its troubled recent past, Baghdad is probably not the first place you'd set a romantic musical theatre show. » more

Canvassing artistic talents

MORE than 300 artists have thrown their hat in the ring for this year's Nillumbik Prize. » more

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Strange Tales

One of the mystery road signs. For more, click on the gallery link in this article.

Langwarrin sign language

THE mystery road signs around Frankston we revealed sparked a global reaction. Read what people around the world thought about the witty installations. » more

Stolen gnomes and ornaments have taken up residence with Jan Masson at Aspendale Gardens Community Centre.

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