Latest articles by Sean Car
“An extraordinary councillor”: Rohan Leppert calls time at the City of Melbourne
Few figures are respected and admired right across the political spectrum, but outgoing Greens councillor Rohan Leppert leaves behind one such legacy at the City of Melbourne after 12 years of dedicated community service.
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What’s the true cost of the council’s Southbank public art commissions?
The short answer is nowhere near the $22 million price tag reported by The Age last month; however, the City of Melbourne has left much to be desired in terms of how it has communicated its public art project for Southbank to date.
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Council candidate Elvis Martin calls for “a holistic approach to wellbeing”
Southbank resident and councillor candidate in this year’s City of Melbourne elections Elvis Martin has announced his plans for a city-wide initiative aimed at reducing loneliness and supporting community cohesion.
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Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor visits Southbank
Southbank received a visit from the Australian Federal Opposition Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor last month, who participated in a Small Business Roundtable hosted by the Liberal Party’s new candidate for Macnamara Benson Saulo.
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Jamal Hakim reveals bold economic plan for Melbourne
Lord Mayoral candidate Jamal Hakim has announced a $150 million policy seeking to establish “Experience Improvement Districts” (XIDs) in Melbourne based on similar models adopted in cities like London and New York.
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Your candidates for the Montague Ward of Port Phillip
The ever-evolving Montague Precinct is now at the centre of its very own City of Port Phillip council ward following reforms to the Local Government Act 2020, and Southbank News brings you the five candidates contesting the new seat.
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Southbanker Jannine Pattison joins Nick Reece’s team to “Get Good Done”
Founding member of local residents’ group Southbank3006 Jannine Pattison has joined incumbent Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s team contesting this year’s City of Melbourne elections.
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“A little world of health and wellness”: The Brace Shop opens in Port Melbourne
After operating his family business out of Abbotsford for 35 years, Erez Baron has brought Melbourne’s best sports and medical goods retail service to Port Melbourne, right on Southbank’s doorstep.
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Nick Reece reveals plan to make Melbourne the “Garden City”
A re-elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece would construct 28 new parks across the city, with a new undercroft park in Southbank underneath the West Gate Bridge among the new initiatives proposed.
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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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