Latest articles by Sean Car
Southbank’s heritage officially protected
The City of Melbourne’s Southbank Heritage Review was approved by the Minister for Planning last month, ensuring Southbank’s last remaining heritage places of significance are protected.
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“Shorter but wider”: council opposes Power St plans
A development application for one of the last remaining blocks in Southbank has been denied the support of the City of Melbourne due largely to its proposed five-metre setbacks from neighbouring Prima Pearl.
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New councillor Jamal Hakim has led an initiative which will see the City of Melbourne become the first council in Australia to trial free sanitary products for women and girls in six council facilities.
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Driven by diversity
First-term City of Melbourne councillor Jason Chang said he was driven onto the council by a desperate need to give a greater voice to the city’s Asian community.
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Southbank set to receive a “kangaroo on a chair”
The new $2 million piece of public art set for Dodds St will be “a kangaroo on a chair wrapped in wire and lights,” according to a report in the Herald Sun this month.
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Community Forum’s large attendance learns little
There is no current plan for Southbank and any former plans are largely redundant. Those were the key takeaway lessons from the Southbank Community Forum on March 23, which was well attended but light on detail.
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New councillor is a “unionist at heart”
Having snuck into the final councillor position at last year’s local government elections, CFMEU member and new councillor Elizabeth Doidge said she was looking forward to helping shape and reactivate the city that she loves.
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Community forum to shape Southbank
If you have an interest in the future of postcode 3006, then pencil Tuesday, March 23, 6pm (for a 6.30pm start) at Metropolis Southgate in your calendar.
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Residents weigh in on Southgate redevelopment
Local residents living in Quay West are the latest to express concern about the way in which Southgate’s owners ARA Australia are planning for the centre’s redevelopment.
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Civic space complete at Southbank Boulevard
An important milestone in the $47 million Southbank Boulevard upgrade has been reached within budget and on time, with work on the new civic space outside the ABC centre completed this month.
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A true community councillor
When Southbank News’s sister publication Docklands News ran Jamal Hakim’s image on the front page of its September 2020 edition ahead of last year’s City of Melbourne council elections, he really would have liked his chances!
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Restoring village values through life coaching
Career teacher Stephanie Ashley is passionate about providing education through positive reinforcement.
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Stumbling block for Southgate redevelopment plans
Plans for an $800 million redevelopment of Southgate are under threat of suffering significant setbacks with one of the centre’s tenants defiantly looking to see out its long-term lease agreement.
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Blondie does things differently
Favourite Southbank local Blondie Bar has like many Melbourne businesses “pivoted” back towards its local community in 2020.
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Sustainability wins again!
The Southbank Sustainability Group’s (SSG’s) impact on the environment and the local community has been recognised again with yet another award.
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Southbank Boulevard: the failed anatomy of Melbourne’s most expensive park
When a local resident cited the figure “$44 million” at a June 29, 2020 council meeting considering the City of Melbourne’s annual plan and budget, it put what has become Melbourne’s most expensive park at Southbank Boulevard into stark context.
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Sally Capp is back as Lord Mayor
Incumbent Lord Mayor Sally Capp has been returned to the city’s top job by voters for her first full term on council following the City of Melbourne local government elections on October 24.
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FOMO: council activation revealed
As Victoria slowly emerges from lockdowns, the City of Melbourne will soon look to attract visitors back to the CBD and its much-loved venues, restaurants and public spaces with a “big old dose of FOMO (fear of missing out)”.
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A Green-minded Southbanker
While she may be only 24 years old, Southbank resident Nakita Thomson is already running in her third election campaign at the upcoming October 24 City of Melbourne council elections.
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A Green pledge for park over CityLink
Illusive plans for a 2.5-hectare elevated park linking the two halves of Southbank over CityLink would be kickstarted under an elected Greens leadership team at the upcoming City of Melbourne council elections.
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