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Owners corporation law
As we all can tell just from looking out our windows, high-rise buildings now make up the predominant form of new housing in the Melbourne inner-suburb areas.
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Southbanker
Southbank resident Wendy Grenfell has built a career out of inspiring and motivating others to realise their full potential.
Read MoreSt Johns Southgate
I’m not a religious person. I’m not. To be honest, I don’t know what it is to be “religious.”
Read MoreSouthbank Residents Group
Firstly we felt we made a strong submission to council at the Future Melbourne Committee regarding voting methods at the upcoming council elections in October.
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Southbank heritage under threat
The Melbourne Heritage Action (MHA) group is demanding that an interim heritage overlay be applied to the former Castlemaine Brewery bottle shop at 115-117 Queensbridge St before it is demolished.
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Council supports waterways reform
Hopes for reform of local waterways suffered a setback last month, but the City of Melbourne has pledged to take up the issue.
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Past students reunite at Boyd
Some 15 students from the former JH Boyd Girls’ School in Southbank reunited last month at their old school.
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Chinese New Year celebrations
Southbank was a buzzing sea of activities and illuminations throughout last month’s Chinese New Year celebrations.
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Climb for justice
Two protestors scaled the 162-metre Arts Centre spire in Southbank last month in response to the recent High Court decision to send 267 asylum seekers to detention on Nauru.
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Designs released for Southbank School
Plans for the Fishermans Bend development have taken a major step forward with the release of designs for Victoria’s first-ever vertical school at Ferrars St, Southbank.
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Neighbourhood planning progresses
Planning Minister Richard Wynne met with more than 250 locals on February 29 for the first Fishermans Bend community engagement forum at the Port Melbourne Football Club.
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Donors urged to “hop in” this Easter
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is urging Southbank locals to donate blood at the Southbank donor centre this March.
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Extra height knocked back
A proposal to add six storeys to an already approved development at 84-90 Queensbridge St was met with distain at last month’s Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting.
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Stark stats
Figures from the City of Melbourne’s most recent Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) study tells us much about what we already know about Southbank.
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An outlook on Southbank’s development surge
With some more major projects such as Australia 108 and the Kavanagh St block now on the horizon, some renders provided to us by Urban Melbourne show that the property boom in Southbank is only just getting started.
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New speed limit to protect students
A new 40kmh school speed zone has been introduced in Sturt St to improve safety for students of the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS) on Miles St.
Read MoreHelicopter noise blitz
The City of Melbourne last month agreed to develop Fly Neighbourly Agreements (FNAs) with local helicopter companies in an effort to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on local residents.
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An artistic interruption
Artist and founder of Southgate’s new Three O’clock Gallery Kim de Kretser said the motivation underpinning its establishment was based on bringing the community together for a conversation.
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Southbank to gain from Metro Rail
The recently released Metro Rail business case reveals that Southbank will benefit from employment growth, increased tourism and more balanced tram connections as a result of the new Domain Station.
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A secret world of art
Southbank’s Boyd Community Hub contains a number of artists working and showcasing their work as part of the Creative Spaces and Artist Residencies programs.
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