Latest articles by Sean Car
Southbank meets the candidates
A full house of residents and business owners attended the Boyd Community Hub on April 26 to hear the visions of those vying to become Lord Mayor.
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An unwinnable competition
The state government’s integrity has again been called to question over its handling of its Metro Tunnel station naming competition.
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Lunch, business and security
The Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) was given a gritty insight into the world of counter terrorism by guest speaker David Crompton-Guard at its business lunch on March 23.
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Park name endorsed
The City of Port Phillip has endorsed the name Kirrip Park as the title of its new community park currently under construction on Ferrars St in Montague.
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Political backing for pool
Support for a swimming pool in the Yarra River has heightened, with key political figures calling on the State Government to assess the viability of the concept.
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Doyle damned by investigators
The City of Melbourne’s independent investigation into sexual harassment claims against former lord mayor Robert Doyle has returned four adverse findings.
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Owners to cop cladding cost
Strata lawyer Tom Bacon says the Victorian Government seems more determined than ever to burden apartment owners with the cost of removing non-compliant cladding.
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Business group forms for the Bend
The business community in Fishermans Bend came together last month to officially launch the Fishermans Bend Business Forum (FBBF).
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Fighting for St Kilda Rd
Meet the people fighting on behalf of Southbank and the entire St Kilda Rd precinct to protect our city’s most revered boulevard.
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Locals rally for Louise
While the news of a new park at Boyd is welcome news to Southbank, it has come at a cost for one of our most loved locals, artist Louise Baker.
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Local candidate
Local single-mum Nathalie O’sughrue has thrown her hat into the ring to become Melbourne’s next Lord Mayor.
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The Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) will host a Meet The Candidates event at the Boyd Community Hub on Thursday, April 26, ahead of the Lord Mayoral elections on May 11.
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Forum produces fireworks
The first Montague Community Forum of 2018 last month produced a fiery display as politicians from the three major parties shared their visions for the future of the Montague Precinct.
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Locals lose hope on Sturt St
Following a meeting with Member for Albert Park Martin Foley last month, members of the Save Dodds Street group say they aren’t holding out hope that high-rise towers will be curbed in the Arts Precinct.
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Community waits on Crown “benefits”
The local community could be waiting a very long time for the “public benefits package” it was promised by Crown as part of its plans to construct Australia’s tallest tower at 1 Queensbridge St, Southbank.
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Pip scores a gig to ‘Abigail’s Party’
Director Stephen Nicolazzo will make his Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) main stage debut this month when his lavish revival of British playwright Mike Leigh’s cult-classic ‘Abigail’s Party’ opens on March 22. To find out more about this contemporary take on 70s British suburbia, ‘Southbank Local News’ caught up with the play’s starring actress Pip Edwards over lunch at the local Downstairs Bistro & Lounge on Sturt St.
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Foster to plead guilty
Former councillor Richard Foster is to plead guilty to electoral fraud charges relating to the 2016 City of Melbourne election.
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Government takes creative control
Developers with live applications on Sturt Street’s arts spine will be forced to give back to the Arts Precinct under new planning controls introduced this month.
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Thumbs up for Boyd Park
The City of Melbourne is to be applauded for its Boyd Park concept plan.
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The City of Melbourne is refusing to discuss corruption allegations against a senior manager who was sacked last September.
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