Latest articles by Shane Scanlan
New hope for river governance reform
Local communities are confident that long-overdue reform of how our waterways are governed will be achieved, following a deputation to Environment Minister, Lisa Neville, last month.
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Residents a low priority for council election
If you are a Southbank resident, the chances are you won’t be voting in the council election to be held later this year, but your landlord probably will.
Read MoreBattle lines drawn in council election
October seems a long way off, but tensions are rising over this year’s City of Melbourne council elections.
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Chief architect to sooth the city
Southbank residents can expect newly-appointed Victorian Government Architect Jill Garner to be a moderating influence on the frenzied development cycle within the city.
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Council belts car share in Southbank
Car sharing in Southbank will suffer following a City of Melbourne decision to charge operators thousands of dollars for on-street parking spaces that have previously been free.
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Waterways governance: So close, and yet …
The Southbank and Docklands communities have come so close to achieving an economic “silver bullet” with waterways governance reform but, sadly, a solution remains as elusive as ever.
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Councillor Profile
Robert Doyle’s six years as Lord Mayor of Melbourne has benefitted both the city and the man himself.
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Councillor Profile
Susan Riley’s remarkable career as deputy lord mayor is a by-product of being driven to succeed.
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Rabble rouser finds his niche
Cr Stephen Mayne had outgrown the City of Melbourne almost before he got there.
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Don’t hold your breath on short-stays
The State Government has been quick to put the short-stay apartment rental issue into the spotlight but, so far, has offered only a platform to talk about it.
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If Cathy Oke was an elite athlete, and not a politician, you’d want her drug-tested.
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Melbourne’s hip maestro Rohan Leppert is very inner Melbourne.
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Council leads on waterways
The City of Melbourne (CoM) last month extended its advocacy for rationalisation of governance structure of the Yarra River.
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Rezoning ‘anomaly’
The City of Melbourne proposes to rezone a small residential part of Southbank, which it says remained outside of the wider Capital City Zone by mistake.
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Flavours of Southbank
Walking up the stairs to the bar and second-level dining area of the Meat & Wine Co in Southbank, you can’t help but notice the 12 clocks on the wall.
Read MoreLetters to the editor
Up close and personal for Southbank residents
Read MoreWill “grand Melbourne” still be liveable?
Planning Minister’s (Mathew Guy) announcement of his “Grand Melbourne” vision last month created some commotion among residents of the City of Melbourne.
Read MoreRed by the Melbourne Theatre Company
The award-winning play Red is about to premiere at the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Read MoreThe beauty remains, the pain passes
Although Henri Matisse was nearly 28 years younger than Auguste Renoir, the two great artists were dear friends and frequent companions.
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