Latest articles by Sean Car
Metamorphosis at Malthouse
In Opera Australia’s first ever show at the Malthouse Theatre, baritone Simon Lobelson will play a man-turned-insect in Franz Kafka’s dark comedy Metamorphosis from October 25 to 27.
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Taking our Green Spine higher
Developer Beulah International will put forward a proposal to the state government for Australia’s tallest building at 118 City Rd, Southbank, after announcing the winner of its design competition last month.
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Questions remain over governance
Some local councillors from the City of Port Phillip (CoPP) and the City of Melbourne (CoM) have expressed concerns with the state government’s new governance arrangements for Fishermans Bend.
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King and Gripper unite!
The combination of hypnotic lights and abstract visuals with prodigious and scintillating classical sounds provided an unlikely yet mesmerising combination at the Melbourne Recital Centre last month.
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Giving the community a lift
24-year-old Nai To is building her life around supporting others
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A fresh look at Macnamara
As Michael Danby says farewell to politics after 20 years in the federal seat of Macnamara (formerly Melbourne Ports), Labor is now calling upon 31-year-old Josh Burns to bring the party into a new era.
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Too late for C308?
In theory, the proposed planning scheme amendment aiming to create more lively streetscapes would appear significant to Southbank. But in reality, how much of a difference will it actually make?
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One noisy bridge!
The loud and clattering Evan Walker Bridge is again in need of refurbishment despite already having been upgraded in 2015.
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No ordinary AGM!
In its 20th year of operation, the Southbank Residents Association (SRA) held its biggest annual general meeting (AGM) to date, in a clear reflection of the ever-growing strength of our local community.
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Bringing the arts to life
When you look at all of the wonderful institutions that make up Southbank’s world-class Arts Precinct, you can be sure that Martyn Myer AO and his family have had something to do with them.
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Second Wedding Singer
Musical comedian Simon Hill has created a show to serenade re-coupling for those who are looking to another chance after divorce as the “Second Wedding Singer” at Melbourne Recital Centre.
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Pitching in for community
Workers from locally-based business Treasury Wines Estates (TWE) were out in force last month as part of the company’s annual global volunteering week.
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Moving on with Montague
While uncertainty remains high in Fishermans Bend, one developer with a permit for three towers at 85 Gladstone St is wasting no time in moving its project forward.
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Visionaries visit Southbank
Some of the biggest names in architecture toured the BMW site at 118 City Rd on May 16 as part of a design competition for a future development at the site.
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Leaving a lasting legacy
Meet Paul Curry, one of Cox Architecture’s leading visionaries behind Southbank’s future suburb within a suburb, Melbourne Square at Kavanagh St.
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Humanitarian visits St John’s
Southbank’s local Lutheran church St John’s Southgate was paid a special visit by the Australian Lutheran World Service’s (ALWS) community action manager Jonathon Krause on Sunday, June 3.
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Another Clarke St flipper!
An approved permit for a 69-storey mega tower for 55 Clarke St has been put on the market by its developer
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Green hotel
A government-backed clean energy finance company has announced a $39 million investment into a hotel project in Southbank.
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From horses to courses
In an historic event for an historic local icon, the reimagined and repurposed former home of Victoria Police’s Mounted Branch “The Stables” was last month officially unveiled by the University of Melbourne.
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