The Age photos of the week, February 28, 2026

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Models Claryssa Humennyj-Jameson, Mae Kabengele and Camille Bergerson in Camilla designs ahead of the Joywear Runway show for Melbourne Fashion Festival.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Fabio and Yuri Angele, brothers who run both versions of Brunetti.Credit:Jason South

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High Heel Jungle by founder Kathryn Eisman at the Royal Exhibition Building for the Melbourne Fashion Festival.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Maddison and Luke Waldron with their son, Kai. The family received an “angel box” of clothes made by volunteers after Kai’s twin, Teddy, was stillborn. The box Maddison is holding contains Teddy’s ashes.Credit:Jason South

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Jean Kroese embellishing an Angle Box. Volunteers from the Treasured Babies group make tiny clothes, doonas, teddy bears and box liners and paint “angel boxes” that can be used as memento boxes for grieving relatives of babies who have died from conditions such as stillbirth, miscarriage and SIDS. Credit:Justin McManus

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Volunteers Derek Bone, Geoff Ryan, Ian Rayson, Geoff Coutts and Ron Harper. For over 10 years, Croydon Men’s Shed have built and painted free “angel boxes” that parents can use to lay their deceased babies to rest or to hold mementos. Credit:Wayne Taylor

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The North East Link has quietly cancelled plans to build a wildlife crossing under Lower Plenty Road. It promised the crossing to locals after they raised concerns about the massive project’s environmental impact. Banyule locals Heather Smith, Don Stokes and Mariella Di Fabio are concerned that animals will be killed on the road as a result of the abandoned crossing plans.Credit:Paul Jeffers

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Nath Valvo will be co-hosting The Big FOUR-OH event for the Melbourne Comedy Festival, a gala to celebrate the festival’s 40th anniversary.Credit:Justin McManus

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Lindsay Grayson says NBN has decided not to maintain the copper line running to his house just outside Apollo Bay which is his only form of communication.Credit:Jason South

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North Melbourne’s Finn O’Sullivan had an impressive debut season in 2025, even if he didn’t attract the hype of others from his draft year.Credit:Jason South

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Melanie Lynn, the wife of Greg Lynn, and son Geordie outside the Supreme Court after accused murderer Greg Lynn’s bail application.Credit:Jason South

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Melbourne apartment owner Mark Richards says his strata managers have rarely been forthcoming about insurance or commissions they get.Credit:Paul Jeffers

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Launa Inman has led Target, Officeworks and Billabong and is now chair of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivering a speech at the annual federal conference of the Australian Education Union in Melbourne.Credit:Meredith O’Shea

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The Black Toro owner-chef Garen Maskal.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Isabelle Metaxotos, 26, no longer has her left ovary after it was surgically removed. She believes the surgery, which she was told would alleviate the pain of endometriosis, was unnecessary. Her pathology reports state that the ovary was healthy.Credit:Justin McManus

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Greg Lynn leaving the Supreme Court (Court of Appeals) after applying for bail last Thursday.Credit:Joe Armao

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Alexandra Armstrong had her Fallopian tubes removed last year to lower her cancer risk.Credit:Justin McManus

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Kylie Chung and Trang Luu of Cafe Trinity in Glen Waverley.Credit:Simon Schluter

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Sarah Gibbs set out to film her first multi-night trek in the Victorian bush to inspire other women. Instead, she captured her own terrifying experience.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui