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Hopes high for OC reform Bill
After five years, owners’ corporations may finally see legislative reform enter the Victorian Parliament this year.
Read MoreFinally a park, but a long time coming
It is with great enthusiasm that I am writing about the long-awaited and highly-anticipated Boyd Park at the Boyd Community Centre on City Rd. The site was bought from the state government in 2007 for $10.5 million and, not long after, the community received its community centre in the heritage-listed JH Boyd school building.
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Fiona and Daisy at the park
Ree Maloney Despite being a sunny day on Thursday afternoon, few people were out with their pets. After walking several kilometres in the local area, this Southbank Local News reporter was on the point of giving up.
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Market flexes its mussels!
Locals will have the chance to eat their way through up to six tonnes of mussels as the annual Port Phillip Mussel and Jazz Festival celebrates its fifth birthday in style in March.
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Come fly with Melbourne Star
Come fly with Melbourne Star
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For the love of honey
For the love of honey Eureka 89 will host a honey lovers delight on March 20 as part of this year’s Melbourne Food Wine and Festival (MFWF).
Read MoreCommunicating in vertical villages
The sheer number of people who reside in “One Big Residence” means that vertical dwellers live amongst strangers - or so many popular portrayals of high-rise, high-density living would have you believe.
Read MoreThe great energy rort
As Melbourne swelters through another hot summer which has everyone reaching for the air conditioner remote control, a great scandal for owners’ corporations (OCs) simmers amid the whirrs and buzzes of the cooling towers on the rooftops.
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Community comes naturally
It hasn’t taken long for Artemis Pattichi to be embraced as a highly-valued member of our community.
Read MorePrivy Council gets it, Andrews doesn’t
The Privy Council in London has unanimously ruled that strata corporations may enforce by-laws to restrict short-term letting.
Read MoreGiving without thought of reward
Upon winning the men’s title at the Australian Open last month, everyone’s favourite tennis player, Roger Federer gave a heartfelt and emotional speech in which he said his thankyous.
Read MoreTalking about a NEW generation
I hope you have all had a restful and peaceful break and are looking forward to the adventures that 2018 will bring to all of us.
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Doyle has done the right thing
Robert Doyle has made the correct call to end his record-breaking, nine-year run as lord mayor of Melbourne.
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Government buys CUB site
The State Government has officially purchased the Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) building at 77 Southbank Boulevard.
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Boyd Park activities
The City of Melbourne says it will continue to bring a range of activities to the temporary Boyd Summer Park right through until autumn.
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Montague forum
The first Montague Community Forum for 2018 will be held on Tuesday, March 20 at the Golden Fleece Hotel on Montague St.
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At last! We have our school
The brand new vertical South Melbourne Primary School on Ferrars St, Southbank officially opened its doors to the local community last month.
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Richmond opens to Southbank
With an enrolment zone that takes in much of the Southbank area, local families now have a new secondary schooling option after the new Richmond High School opened last month.
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Free safety workshops
During February and March, the Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) is turning its focus to local issues of safety and security.
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A uni for the bend
Australia’s largest urban renewal project received a major boost in December with the State Government announcing a new Melbourne University campus in Fishermans Bend.
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