Latest articles by Sean Car
Design competition launched for Red Stairs
The City of Melbourne will invite designers from across the country to reimagine both Southbank’s “Red Stairs” and Queen Victoria Market’s Queens Corner Building as part of a “design competition”.
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Arron Wood to axe Greenline if elected Lord Mayor
The upcoming City of Melbourne elections have been turned into somewhat of a referendum on Greenline, with Lord Mayoral candidate Arron Wood pledging to scrap the project if elected in October.
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Improved short stay reforms
The Victorian Greens have negotiated with the state government to agree on reforms to the short-stay accommodation industry.
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City of Melbourne elections: where things are at
We’ve learned plenty more during this past month about the makeup of the field competing for Melbourne Town Hall at October’s City of Melbourne elections. Here’s a snapshot …
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Renewed Arron Wood “energised” about the road ahead at Town Hall
“A fresh start, a proven record” is the message at the heart of Arron Wood’s reinvigorated bid for the City of Melbourne, citing a lack of vision for the city as his prime motivation for returning for another crack at Town Hall.
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Cr Jamal Hakim pushing to make history in Melbourne
Lord Mayoral candidate and Docklands resident Cr Jamal Hakim is hoping to make history by having the first Greek-Australian Deputy Lord Mayor, and the first Aboriginal councillor elected to the City of Melbourne.
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Greens reveal housing policy for the City of Melbourne
The Greens are pushing for an “abundance of affordable homes” in the City of Melbourne as the central policy initiative of its election campaign for Town Hall.
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10 Years On: Southbank snubbed on overshadowing
The City of Melbourne has gone against its own planning advice to support overshadowing of the “sacrosanct” south bank of the Yarra, in return for open space in the CBD.
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Livestock trucks to be removed from City Rd under 12-month trial
Lord Mayor Nick Reece has led a landmark reform for Southbank after Transurban, the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne reached an agreement that will see livestock carriers returned to the Burnley and Domain tunnels.
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Greystar tops out second build-to-rent project in South Yarra
Developer Greystar has topped out one of Australia’s largest build-to-rent projects in South Yarra.
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Cloud hangs over STH BNK by Beulah, but developer remains “committed to delivering our vision”
Uncertainty continues to loom over the future of Australia’s largest high-rise development STH BNK by Beulah, with the developer understood to be desperately cutting costs in order to save its project.
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Jamal Hakim to run for Lord Mayor
A “democratic, welcoming and flourishing city” is the vision Cr Jamal Hakim is striving for after announcing his candidacy for Lord Mayor ahead of the City of Melbourne elections in October.
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WNBL’s Southside Flyers to square off at Southbank’s new basketball courts
Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece pulled on his Nikes on July 31 to try out Southbank’s new pop-up basketball courts at Melbourne Square ahead of a community event on August 24.
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Benson Saulo to contest Macnamara for the Liberal Party
Benson Saulo, an Indigenous man whose career has spanned international finance to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, has been revealed as the Liberal Party’s candidate for the federal seat of Macnamara.
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Locals to fight “sex-on-premises” venue on City Rd at VCAT
The City of Port Phillip’s recent approval of an “adult lifestyle meeting place” on City Rd opposite the Montague Precinct will be challenged by locals in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
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Fifteen arrested in South Melbourne over burglaries, family violence
Alleged burglars, car thieves, family violence offenders and arsonists have been arrested during a series of warrants in Park Street Towers and Dorcas St in South Melbourne earlier this week.
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“Southbank in limbo”: concern as major developments stall
Southbank’s local business association has questioned the status of major local developments at Southgate and STH BNK by Beulah, raising concerns over the impact of ongoing delays on the surrounding community.
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Sally Capp: one last chat as Lord Mayor of Melbourne
In her final days as Lord Mayor, Sally Capp caught up with Southbank News one last time to reflect on her “extraordinary” journey leading the City of Melbourne through the most challenging period in its history.
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Construction of new park at ACCA pushed back to late 2025
The City of Melbourne says works to transform the forecourt in front of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) into a new park will begin later next year as planning continues with the site’s owner Creative Victoria.
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Council switches on Power Melbourne; Southbank up next
The City of Melbourne has installed its first community battery in the CBD as part of its Power Melbourne renewable energy program for residents and businesses, with the Boyd Community Hub in Southbank to receive the next one in July.
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