Latest articles by Southbank News
Being rather than doing
Like many other Melburnians, I recently caught a winter cold. It’s been lingering for a couple of weeks and only since I slowed down and got a couple of nights of solid sleep have I started to turn the corner.
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Explanation of NBN card mailout
With vast amounts of money being spent on television advertising for “Gen NBN” it is little wonder my office has been receiving many queries regarding the promised service, which we have been promised but have not been delivered.
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What’s in a name?
You may recall last month I wrote about a newly planted Hoop Pine I spotted on Kavanagh street and that I would ask council about it’s suitability in light of the Southbank Urban Forest Plan.
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What makes up Southbank?
The recently released 2016 census shows Southbank’s population has soared from 11,235 in 2011 to 18,808.
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Bollards installed
The State Government has been installing anti-terrorism concrete bollards unannounced and overnight, including at Queensbridge Square on June 23.
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Winter thrill in Southbank
The four-metre high, 36-metre long ice slide returns for its second year of winter thrill at Southbank Spillway.
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Short-stay committee sits on the fence
The issue of short-stay accommodation in residential buildings is no closer to being resolved, with a government committee examining the matter sitting firmly on the fence.
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Hoardings up on Riverside Square
Stage one of the Riverside Quay renewal project is already underway, despite members of its appointed community reference group claiming that final plans were adopted without their knowledge.
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Cigarette caused balcony fire
A tossed cigarette caused a balcony fire at the Sentinel apartment complex in Kavanagh St on June 14.
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Non-compliant cladding in Southbank
For all its high-rise, Southbank appears to be relatively free of the type of non-compliant building cladding that the Grenfell tragedy in London has brought into sharp focus.
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Site suspicion
Police are appealing to witnesses following two separate incidents at a disused Clarke St warehouse.
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Why is the walkway closed?
The decking area on the Clarendon St footbridge has been closed for months due to safety reasons, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) says.
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Guide dog in training
Southbank resident Sharon Palmieri has recently become the foster carer of 11-week-old Labrador, Albert, who is training to be a guide dog.
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Chinese New Year success
This year’s Chinese New Year Festival generated up to $27.8 million, a study by Victoria University (VU) academics has found.
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Southbank or “Southsea”?
Almost all of Southbank could be underwater if sea level rises by two metres by 2100.
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Southbank crime remains steady
The quarterly crime statistics show crimes in Southbank have increased by 4.8 per cent from 2015-16 to 2016-17 (year ending March).
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Adina hotel finds home in Southbank
Constructions will start later this year on a new Adina apartment hotel at 55 Southbank Boulevard, adding 220 more units to TFE Hotels’ Melbourne portfolio.
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A major artistic coup for Southbank
The forecourt of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Arts (ACCA) in Southbank will host the return of the iconic Melbourne Art Fair in 2018.
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Father Bob’s community vision
Montague local Father Bob Maguire is on the hunt for a one-acre site to construct a new community hub in Fishermans Bend.
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Cheers to five great years!
The team at Boyd Community Hub put on an absolute show for Southbank locals on July 6 and 7 to celebrate its five years serving the local community.
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