Latest articles by Meg Hill
Vantage points
On one of the walls of the new South Melbourne “vertical” primary school in Southbank sits a massive two-by-three metre painting of Albert Park Lake.
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Wrecking ball development plans scrapped
A 2011-approved Southbank development well out of accordance with current planning controls has had its plans revised to save a piece of heritage from demolition and wind back its impact on Boyd Park.
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What’s climate change doing to Melbourne’s plants?
There’s been some curious plant activity this autumn in Melbourne. Because plants are always changing, at different paces, it can be hard to monitor without conscious effort.
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Drafting a career on the axis
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) returns to Melbourne in June, with over 300 artists participating in more than 70 events around the City of Melbourne area.
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A local creative
“12 years in one place is a long time for me,” says Fabrizio Evans.
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The legacy of stolen Picasso
When NGV bought Picasso’s “Weeping Woman” in 1986, director Patrick McCaughey stood in front of it and proclaimed that it would “haunt” Melbourne for the next 100 years.
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Questions over local job growth
City of Melbourne Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) data shows some shaky growth trends in Southbank over the past 10 years.
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Council wobbles on Australia Day
There are indications that the City of Melbourne is divided and unclear about the controversy over Australia Day celebrations on January 26.
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Heritage slowed
A Doyle-era conflict of interest stalled City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee during its October 2 meeting on Southbank heritage.
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PSC students win at AIPP Awards
Each year, final-year students studying at the Photography Studies College (PSC) enter the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Victorian Awards.
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Heritage hurdle
City of Melbourne (CoM) is supporting a major development at 87-127 Queensbridge St, despite continued heritage and overshadowing concerns.
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Suburbs of Fishermans Bend
Port Phillip Council has started pushing for its three Fishermans Bend precincts to be defined as the individual suburbs of Montague, Sandridge and Wirraway.
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Local author’s awaited debut
James Cristina has just released his first novel – five years after an extract from it won the Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Prize.
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Seeing (more than) double
“Uitsmijter” is a Dutch sandwich made with ham, eggs and pickle. It’s also the name of a photograph taken by Miranda Kremer that won her silver in the AIPP Victorian Photography Print Awards.
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Crown’s heritage headache
The City of Melbourne’s proposed changes to heritage sites in Southbank may cause further hassle for Crown if it doesn’t soon submit mandatory planning details for 1 Queensbridge St.
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Gold “Porsche-un” for Niven
Southbank resident Niven Tsing was awarded the Automotive Gold Medallion at the Class of 2017 Graduation and Awards ceremony on April 9.
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Southbank gets Buxton’s collection
The arts precinct’s newest museum holds one of Australia’s most significant contemporary art collections, with the Michael Buxton Collection given a public home this month in the Victorian College of the Arts.
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A glance at Southbank’s new park
Southbank’s open space deficit is soon to be improved with a European-style public park included in the first stage of OSK Property’s Melbourne Square project on Kavanagh St.
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Jake Shimabukuro at Melbourne Recital Centre
Southbank will be treated to an infatuating blend of traditional Hawaiian and contemporary cosmopolitan music with the return of ukulele guru Jake Shimabukuro at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Monday, April 10.
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