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No ordinary pet
Former Bacchus Marsh resident Godwin Aquilina is sleeping rough on the Northbank in a bid to save his best mate Jackie Chan the ram.
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Winter on the river like never before
Do you remember when winter along the Yarra was, basically, going to the footy or a concert at the Arts Centre?
Read MoreNothing to draw with and the well is deep
One of the most compelling encounters described in the New Testament is a casual conversation between Jesus of Nazareth and a Samaritan woman.
Read MoreNo winter hibernation for Southbank residents
Winter has definitely set in but your SRA committee certainly hasn’t gone into hibernation.
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Committed to community
As far as people go, you won’t find many better than Kavanagh St resident Peter Duras.
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Fears for Boyd Park
The City of Melbourne looks likely to put the development site at the Boyd Community Hub back on the open market and deny the community the park it desires.
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Crown burglary
Police are investigating an alleged burglary at the Crown Metropol hotel in Southbank on Friday, May 13.
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City Road gets the go ahead
The renewed vision for Southbank’s central spine took a major step forward last month as City of Melbourne councillors unanimously endorsed the final City Road master plan.
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Buzz Buzz: Shave for a cure
As covered in our last edition, the principal of Ray White Southbank, Andrew Salvo, has undergone the number zero treatment and helped raise $2639.85 for cancer research.
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A true Southbank luminary
Acknowledged as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) on the Queen’s Birthday last month, Southbank resident Kenneth Harrison has led a visionary life of helping anyone and anything.
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Questions aplenty for lunch speaker
Lunch guests will have plenty of questions for Parks Victoria CEO Bradley Fauteux when he addresses the Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) lunch on July 15.
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“Major concerns” for recast vision
City of Melbourne councillors have expressed concerns around a number of elements of the State Government’s recast vision of the Fishermans Bend urban renewal precinct.
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New music school
Southbank is set to become one of the world’s best training grounds for the arts, with the construction of a new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music on Sturt St.
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One fewer excuse on governance inaction
The State Government has one less excuse up its sleeve to explain why it can’t introduce a single, independent river authority for the Lower Yarra now.
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Tower pegged back
In what was originally submitted at 82-storeys, the Minister for Planning last month granted approval to the controversial development at 334-344 City Rd at a more modest 38-storeys.
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An arts superstructure
You might have noticed that the Testing Grounds site on City Rd is currently lying idly barren.
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Bridge revamp
VicRoads presented at a forum at the Malthouse Theatre last month to bring local residents up to speed with the widening of the Swan St Bridge.
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Works start at Whiteman St
Yarra Trams workers were spotted last month conducting landscaping works at the Whiteman St tram depot.
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Trees to go for Metro
In its response to the Melbourne Metro Rail project’s environmental effects statement (EES), the City of Melbourne has expressed concerns about the loss of trees along St Kilda Rd.
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Winter fun in Southbank!
Families took to the Yarra River precinct between Southbank and South Wharf over the school holidays for some wintery fun.
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