Latest articles by Sean Car
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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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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