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The termites almost stole the show. These insects use the cool thermal updrafts below ground to regulate temperatures by opening and closing earth pores
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Patricia Cornelius’ AFL drama In the Club, the MSO’s genial but incisive triple bill, Zahra Newman’s five-star Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Stephanie Lake’s exuberant Manifesto, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and The Song Company at Trinity College Chapel.
The government has quietly abandoned the idea of decking the Jolimont rail yards next to Federation Square, after successive state leaders have struggled with costly plans for a century.
The city’s central space has come of age after a rocky start. We explore the good and bad sides of Federation Square and investigate ideas for its future.
The Age explores Melbourne’s controversial quest for a monument of its own, the future of the square and the century-old dream to build a deck over the Jolimont rail yards.