Latest articles by Sean Car
Bringing our river to life
For 20 years, Tim Bracher has worked tirelessly to activate our lower Yarra River precinct by connecting business and community here in Southbank.
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Southbank pushes council on waste
Our local community, led by the Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) and Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG), has played an integral role in reshaping the City of Melbourne's 2030 waste and resource recovery strategy.
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An inspiring voice for women
As society continues to make positive inroads in addressing gender inequity, it is due to fearless leaders like Karen Hayes who work tirelessly to make a difference.
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Council throws veterans a lifeline
The City of Melbourne is exploring options with the Department of Defence for the sale of the old repatriation clinic at 310 St Kilda Rd.
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High-rise singing
Since moving to Freshwater Place in 2012, career music teacher Gary May has privately trained up to six singers per day, five days a week from his apartment.
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Fishermans freeze still thawing
Future viability in Fishermans Bend has been called to question, based on a slow uptake in development since the introduction of the State Government's new planning framework last year.
Read MoreWhat is happening at 310 St Kilda Rd?
Politicians on all sides continue to dodge questions about 310 St Kilda Rd. But why?
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Southbank sisters fighting stigma
Local sisters Sacha and Stephanie Koltun are on a mission to break down stigma associated with lung-related illness.
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Tea House preserved ... for now
An application for a 24-storey development at the site adjoining Southbank’s iconic heritage Robur Tea Building has been refused a permit by Heritage Victoria.
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Reimagining our Arts Precinct from its centre
The sense of excitement and spirit of collaboration that currently consumes Melbourne’s Arts Precinct is very real, according to one of its visionary leaders Claire Spencer.
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Traction gained on hoon cyclists
Southbank’s perennial headache of getting speeding cyclists off Southbank Promenade may have finally turned a corner thanks to a new cycling plan currently in the works at the City of Melbourne.
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Milestone for better urban living
The City of Melbourne’s planning scheme amendment C308, which outlines rules for better urban design for new developments in the CBD and Southbank, has moved a step closer towards legislation.
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A progressive push in Macnamara
With the advantage of having previously contested the seat at the 2016 Federal Election, Greens candidate Steph Hodgins-May is well placed to see inner-Melbourne’s progressive wave hit Macnamara in 2019.
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Colonial Tramcar conspiracy fear
Yarra Trams' decision to force Colonial Tramcar restaurants off the tracks due to safety concerns last month has led to growing suggestions that it could be tied up with potential plans to open a new tram route to Fishermans Bend.
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Panda Bear
Performing in Australia for the first time ever, Panda Bear aka Noah Lennox, will bring his revered bedroom pop sounds to the Melbourne Recital Centre on December 13.
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An attractive move South
Complete with a brand new vertical primary school and community park, the Montague Precinct is starting to attract more local families like the Colemans.
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Council laments Crown delay
The City of Melbourne’s planning chair Cr Nicholas Reece says there is only so long the council can tolerate Crown Resorts and Schiavello’s delay in upgrading Queensbridge Square.
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A new opening for renters
The state government has shown its support for the emergence of the build-to-rent (BTR) market by approving a 60-storey apartment tower at 260 City Rd, Southbank.
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Meet your local candidates
The Southbank and Montague Meet the Candidates event will be held at the Boyd Community Hub on Tuesday, October 30.
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Saving Shearwater
City of Melbourne Cr Nicholas Reece, ExxonMobil Australia chairman Richard Owen and Central Equity chairman Eddie Kutner teamed up last month to save Southbank's renowned Shearwater sculpture.
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