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A siren song calling for fair play
In the middle of the day a few weeks back, and in the midst of my busy professional life running a legal practice in this increasingly complex area of law, I received a phone call that stopped me in my tracks. It was a call from a locum, ringing in on behalf of an owners’ corporation (OC) manager that I was dealing with on a few matters for various clients.
Read MoreFlammable cladding: residents ignored
The Victorian Government Cladding Taskforce examining flammable cladding does not include a key stakeholder group – the strata owners that would end up having to manage any remediation works.
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A sound love of life
From a young age, local Southbank percussionist Kaylie Melville said she had been fascinated by sound. “My primary school had this xylophone band that would play the Australian national anthem at assemblies,” she said.
Read MoreLetters
Credibility issue Insightful to see Mr Danby use his entire monthly column attempting to explain his office’s very basic administration error. His constant criticism of the NBN rollout has now lost all credibility given he can’t even oversee a successful suburb-wide mailout?
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Police Stables - Mounted Branch
For over 100 years, the streets of City South, which later became Southbank, echoed with the clip-clop of police horses.
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Defending human rights
I’ve served in Federal Parliament for 20 years and have always been at the forefront supporting international human rights. The petition I organised for the release of Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim drew 62 Australian MP’s signatures.
Read MoreUnderstanding our history
In late June early July, I spent time working in two ancient cities that have both undergone and continue to undergo urban renewal. Belgrade, once the capital of the former Yugoslavia and now the capital of Serbia, is a proud city of approximately 1.5 million people that has withstood extraordinary times.
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Helping ensure your amenity
A few months ago I discussed what you can do if you believe a construction site is not complying with its operational and signage requirements.
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High-rise Sturt St trend continues
Locally based architect Rothelowman has submitted an application to the City of Melbourne for a 19-level mixed-use tower at the site of its office building at 153 Sturt St.
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Southbank Primary School?
The new vertical primary school currently under construction at Ferrars St, which will open to students next year, could well be named after Southbank.
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Works begin on new park
The transformation of Fishermans Bend has taken a big step forward with work underway on the new Montague Park.
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Montague forum
Southbank Local News and the Montague Community Alliance will hold the next Montague Community Forum on Wednesday, September 20.
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Raise your brasses!
A student brass ensemble provided a fitting celebration to help mark the beginning of construction of the $104.5 million Ian Potter Southbank Centre on August 2.
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New look Boulevard revealed
The City of Melbourne has released new renders of Southbank Boulevard. The $35 million project will see Southbank Boulevard and Dodds St transformed into 2.5 hectares of public open space in 2020.
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Sustainable Southbank
If you like living sustainably, pencil Saturday, August 19 into your diaries for a day of interesting activities at the Boyd Community Hub.
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Moray St tower approval
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne approved a 51-storey tower development at 42 Moray St last month.
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Lovelocks are back!
Could this be a new lovelock bridge in Southbank?
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Recycling ciggies
The City of Melbourne is recycling millions of cigarette butts into industrial products.
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MCEC’s record year
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has reached record-high financial year results for the fifth year in a row.
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