Latest articles by Sean Car
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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Meet the candidates
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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Heavyweight panel to talk Montague
Member for Albert Park Martin Foley, Liberal Shadow Minister for Planning David Davis and the leader of the Victorian Greens Party Samantha Ratnam will make up the next Montague Community Forum panel.
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Major public art set for Southbank
Southbank has been revealed as the lucky recipient of a series of four major public art commissions, with the first to come at a cost of $2 million.
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The future of events
The best skills are experienced, not simply learned. And, in the evolution of a person’s career, the right skills remain significant.
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Green market
South Melbourne Market’s innovative organic waste systems have won the Port Phillip Council two separate sustainability awards.
Read MoreForeign renters can vote
Non-Australian citizen renters can vote in the May lord mayoral election.
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Students test out new basketball stadium
Students from South Melbourne Primary School in Southbank tested out their brand new Basketball stadium last month with a little help from basketball legend Warrick Giddy!
Read MoreLord mayoral election
Southbank residents and businesses are to vote in a by-election in May for the position of Lord Mayor of Melbourne.
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