Itâs Chinatown: your guide to RISINGâs golden district
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Thereâs a lot to love about Melbourneâs Chinatown. Itâs where the dim sim as we know it was born, for instance, but thatâs the kind of distinction youâd expect from the oldest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western world. Part of its longevity might be due to its ability to transform itself, from goldrush-era slum to thriving furniture production hub to hotbed of opium and gambling dens to world-renowned tourism destination.
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Rockliffe planting RESIDENTS living in a sheltered housing scheme on the outskirts of Darlington will have a ‘spring’ in their step next year thanks to the generosity of a local Rotary club. The Rotary Club of Darlington planted 4,000 purple crocus bulbs at the Broadacres-run Rockliffe Court scheme in Hurworth. This forms part of the Rotary Club’s Purple4Polio campaign, which contributes to Rotary International’s fight to eradicate polio. The purple crocus is a symbol of the worldwide campaign, with its colour representing the purple dye used to mark the fingers of children who have been immunised. Twelve Darlington Rotarians, working in groups of six to abide by Covid-19 regulations (prior to the latest lockdown) planted crocuses at the entrance leading to Rockcliffe Court and in the gardens. Previously the Friends of Rockliffe Court, a community group, looked after the gardens and raised funds to maintain them, but this group has now ceased.