The Age photos of the week, March 29, 2025
The Age photos of the week, March 29, 2025
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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.
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Year 2 students Catherine and Jack with parents Elva Steyn, Laura Edgcumbe and Catherine Hueston preparing lunches at Our Lady’s Primary School, Surrey Hills. They volunteer their time each Friday to run a proper canteen. While many schools have outsourced canteen operations to companies which make food off-site, at Our Lady’s Primary School the parents prepare and pack orders which they deliver to classrooms.Credit:Joe Armao
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New mother Maddison Dass cradles her one-week-old daughter Juliette.Credit:Chris Hopkins
3/25
Vivian Nguyen has made her own theatre work as a writer, actor, producer and says she plans to move to Scotland for better work opportunities.Credit:Wayne Taylor
4/25
Joshua Fischer, deputy commissioner, community safety at Fire Rescue Victoria.Credit:Chris Hopkins
5/25
Joel Houghton is head butcher at Vic’s Meats, Chadstone shopping centre.Credit:Joe Armao
6/25
Alice Saveneh-Murray and Swinburne student Julia Urban preparing to fight financial crime at the cyber and financial crime lab they have set up at the University.Credit:Simon Schluter
7/25
Louise Fumberger and Mary Parfrey stocking up a Neighbourhood Houses Victoria street pantry in Fitzroy North.Credit:Justin McManus
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Whitney Sloan with her dog Tux says she still considers her ex-husband “a great man and a great father”.Credit:Joe Armao
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Winchelsea cafe owner Jacqui Doyle has seen the local community grow rapidly.Credit:Jason South
10/25
Tiffany Tang from Maita at the Leaf lab, Chadstone shopping centre.Credit:Joe Armao
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Sarah Marcola with children Emily 3yrs and Sophie 1yr ensures that her family has a healthy diet.Credit:Wayne Taylor
12/25
Richard Hart brings his wildly popular Copenhagen bakery Hart Bageri to Australia for the first time as part of Melbourne Food and Wine FestivalCredit:Wayne Taylor
13/25
Leah Grinter had her heart set on an art deco apartment when she purchased her home last year.Credit:Chris Hopkins
14/25
Michael Fraser and Maddison Johnstone of patient advocacy group Operation Redress.Credit:Paul Harris
15/25
The current President of the Wallan Environment Group Norbert Ryan, and former presidents Cr Claudia James and Rob Eldridge on Green Hill, Wallan with Herne Swamp behind them. They are urging the Government to urgently acquire land for a large park to ring the back of new housing developments, bordered by local creeks and tree lines. Wallan is in Melbourne’s outer North and is booming.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Hume City Council councillor Jim Overend in front of the Craigieburn Community Hospital. Construction on the community hospital has been finished for months; however, it’s been fenced off and non-operational.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
17/25
Bricklayer Anthony Amato, one of many Australians who has concerns over budget and the federal election.Credit:Joe Armao
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VRC CEO Kylie Rogers with Australian milliner, Jill Humphries at Flemington Racecourse.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan, Eamon Hale with wife Celia and kids Elizabeth 3 and George 10 months with dog daisy and Shira Levine from Voodoo Mayhem. They’re from the Hawthorn RSL and were at the inaugural family colour parade put on by the Festival of Veterans Arts.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Aerobatics team Paul Bennet and his son Jett Bennet at the Australian international Airshow at Avalon.Credit:Joe Armao
21/25
Retired kindergarten teacher Meredith Allan in the front yard of her Flemington home. Flemington is the most affordable livable suburb in Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao
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Financial adviser Julie Dal Pra has worked for three years to free Christine (in background) from millions of dollars worth of business debts for which she was liable because of her ex-husband’s fraudulent business activities.Credit:Chris Hopkins
23/25
Preps eat Pizza as a reward to lift attendance rates. At Wyndham Park Primary, students get points for getting to school before the bell goes. Kids who get “perfect points” get pizza for lunch at the end of term. It’s seen student attendance at the school rise from 88% in 2023 to 90.3% last year. Credit:Joe Armao
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Retired Barrister Kevin Armstrong is deeply concerned about climate change and health related commitments in the Federal budget.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Crows fans Brett and Kelly with kids Rory and Ella paid for their footy using AI at the MCG Express outlet.Credit:Joe Armao
