The Age photos of the week, March 1, 2025
The Age photos of the week, March 1, 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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Sarah Hayden and her youngest daughter Fen, 12, with Charlotte the Welsh mountain pony who is also an equine therapy pony. Sarah is an author, equine therapist, social worker and the mayor of Golden Plains Shire. Credit:Chris Hopkins
2/25
Mum Aimee used a donor egg from her sister to help create her identical twin daughters, Winnie and Dulcie, born last year, after many rounds of IVF. New provisions in Victorian egg and sperm donation regulations will make it easier and quicker to get both from overseas donors, as the local shortage continues, which is a good thing for the quickly rising number of single women doing IVF and for the also-increasing number of couples needing eggs or sperm in Victoria.Credit:Justin McManus
3/25
The end of summer days at the newly re-opened St Kilda Pier.Credit:Arsineh Houspian
4/25
Kylie Minogue performing at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao
5/25
Dee Smith is employed in the restoration of critically endangered native grasslands west of Melbourne.Credit:Paul Jeffers
6/25
Peter Tardrew and Rod Gunther, on their yacht, Quest, who have been friends for 50 years and now aged in their 70s, will be among the oldest competitors in the 5500km Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race that starts in March. They bought the boat together for $150,000 specifically for the race.Credit:Justin McManus
7/25
Charlotte Littlefield with her mare She’s Bulletproof ahead of the group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday.Credit:Penny Stephens
8/25
Australia’s oldest commercial wind farm is due to shut down in 2027, its owners have just announced, after opening in 2001 Pacific Blue’s Codrington Wind farm, Victoria.Credit:Jason South
9/25
Quaden Bayles, feels he was discriminated against – Quaden has been questioned about his disability and refused service by drivers demanding upfront cash fares. His mum Yarraka lodged a discrimination complaint with the Human Rights Commission which has just failed.Credit:Ben Symons
10/25
James Young, owner of Melbourne CBD live music venue Cherry Bar, is unhappy that the Merivale Group have bought the nearby eight-storey ‘Parkade’ car park at 34-60 Little Collins Street.Credit:Wayne Taylor
11/25
“Melbourne Water didn’t want to know,” says Steve Hastings, once the CFO of surveying company UAM Tec, which found serious issues with projects.Credit:Simon Schluter
12/25
Ukrainian Armed Forces drone pilot Nazar callsign “Kapa” is in Sydney for reconstruction surgery for wounds he sustained in October 2023.Credit:Kate Geraghty
13/25
Bill, Johnny and Danny Jorgovic of BJK Service Centre, a traditional petrol and mechanic businesses in Frankston South.Credit:Simon Schluter
14/25
Frank Fontana, of Fontana Brothers, was part of a strike of Queen Victoria Market fruit and vegetable stallholders on Tuesday.Credit:Chris Hopkins
15/25
Edward Millear’s teammates before doing a memorial “row past” to honour the 17-year-old at the Australian Henley Rowing Regatta along the Yarra river in Melbourne last Saturday.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
16/25
David Pratt at the old Weet-Bix factory in Warburton.Credit:Jason South
17/25
Woodlands Long Day Care & Kindergarten, St Kilda Road. Kids play in front of the airplane that Woodlands actually had to crane into the building.Credit:Joe Armao
18/25
Oliver’s Hill carpark, Frankston SouthCredit:Paul Jeffers
19/25
New challenge: Proprietor Norma Hancock inside the Guildford general store, which re-opened last Saturday.Credit:Jason South
20/25
2025 AFL Captain’s Day at Marvel Stadium.Credit:Justin McManus
21/25
Bronte Mosley, 18, from Melbourne has accrued 85 hours in her quest to gain her licence.Credit:Wayne Taylor
22/25
Melissa Mendoza with her two-year-old daughter Aitana and husband Joel Canny at their home.Credit:Luis Enruqie Ascui
23/25
The Kyneton Women’s Football team have formed an independent club.Credit:Penny Stephens
24/25
Sally Gibson (centre in blue) and the Elwood Canal Action Team want more to be done to tackle pollutants running off into Port Phillip Bay.Credit:Simon Schluter
25/25
Comedy trio Sooshi Mango are going up, expanding their popular Lygon Street restaurant to an upstairs dining room.Credit:Joe Armao
