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Southbank agency brings home AI insights from elite Ray White study tour
Southbank real estate agency Ray White Southbank is bringing fresh international insights home after joining an exclusive United States study tour focused on the future of artificial intelligence in property.
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Amplify Summit brings Victoria’s next generation to Melbourne Recital Centre
More than 300 young people from across Victoria gathered at Melbourne Recital Centre on April 13 for this year’s Amplify Summit, a major youth music industry event aimed at building skills, confidence and pathways into the arts, events and live music sectors.
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Future Melbourne podcast turns to the Yarra River
The latest episode of Future Melbourne turns its attention to Melbourne’s defining natural and civic asset, with Yarra River Business Association executive officer Liz Joldeski joining the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Yarra, or Birrarung.
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Southgate’s new arcade brings fresh fun to the neighbourhood
A brand-new arcade has opened in Southgate, adding a fun, easygoing entertainment option right in the heart of the precinct for locals and visitors alike.
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Turn Victoria Barracks into a public school – and future-proof Southbank
As a Southbank parent, I look around our neighbourhood and see cranes, apartments and density everywhere. What I don’t see is the one thing families need most: a walkable, non-selective public secondary school.
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Recital Centre unveils intimate 2026 season in Primrose Potter Salon
Melbourne Recital Centre has unveiled its 2026 program for the Primrose Potter Salon, reaffirming the venue’s role as one of Southbank’s most intimate and artist-focused performance spaces.
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First Nations artists selected for landmark Laak Boorndap public artworks
The Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co) has announced two major First Nations public art commissions for Laak Boorndap, the expansive new urban garden taking shape at the heart of the Melbourne Arts Precinct.
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Design-forward Hannah St Hotel opens in Southbank
A new design-led hotel has quietly opened in Southbank, adding a distinctive hospitality offering to Melbourne’s arts and events precinct.
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Veterans’ arts in full bloom on St Kilda Rd
The garden bed at the foot of the Marquis of Linlithgow Memorial on St Kilda Rd is showcasing a uniquely Melbourne attraction, being the world’s only public arts trail of veterans’ arts.
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Giving young people the chance to thrive: Lighthouse Foundation’s approach to ending youth homelessness
For many of us, the festive season means warmth, celebration, and the comfort of being surrounded by people we love. But for too many young people across Victoria, this time of year highlights something very different: instability, fear, and the harsh reality of not knowing where they will sleep at night.
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Southbank News × VCA Graphic Interventions
As you’re turning the pages of this month’s edition of Southbank News, you’ll notice a series of green graphics throughout – a creative initiative conducted in partnership with The University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).
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Celebrate Recycling Week at Fishermans Bend’s Circular Design Collective
Melburnians are invited to celebrate creativity, sustainability and community at the Circular Design Collective Open Day, held on Sunday, November 16 in Fishermans Bend.
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High-rise masterpiece
A new work of art has been presented 38 storeys above the ground on the side of the Marco Apartments construction site in Southbank.
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Why your website speed might be slower than it should be
You might not think about site speed until someone points it out to you. Perhaps a customer mentions that the checkout page took a long time to load. Or you run a quick test and realise your homepage is slower than expected.
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Dog Man bounds into Arts Centre Melbourne for school holidays
One of children’s literature’s most unlikely superheroes is leaping from the page to the stage, as Dog Man: The Musical comes to Arts Centre Melbourne this September school holidays.
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Pony Cam’s irreverent take on Chekhov blooms at Malthouse
Cult theatre collective Pony Cam has returned to the stage with The Orchard, a wildly contemporary take on Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, now playing at Malthouse Theatre’s Beckett Theatre in Southbank until August 16.
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Mother Play: A theatrical unravelling of boxes – loved, unloved and binding
On July 4, Melbourne’s Southbank Theatre witnessed the arrival of a new classic drama. Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, fresh from its acclaimed Broadway run, opened to a full house and rapturous applause.
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Designing for a better world: NGV’s new exhibition rethinks the everyday
From air-purifying paints and edible coffee cups to biodegradable straws made from seaweed and leather crafted from mushrooms, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is set to unveil an ambitious and timely new design exhibition later this month at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.
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An experience above all else
Eureka 89 is Melbourne’s premier destination for those seeking a sophisticated dining experience or an unforgettable venue for their next event.
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NDIS misconceptions: what you can actually access in Southbank
According to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, around one in six (18 per cent) of people in Australia live with a disability. This means that out of the total population, approximately 4.4 million Australians have a disability.
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