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New life for police hospital
The former Victoria Police Hospital on the corner of St Kilda Rd and Southbank Boulevard, was officially re-opened by Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) vice-chancellor Professor Glyn Davis last month after a year-long refurbishment of the heritage-listed building.
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My days as a school teacher at Boyd
The latest home for the ‘Australian Book Review’ (ABR), that most literary of Australian magazines, is the building known as Boyd.
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Opera Australia site up for sale
Opera Australia (OA) has put its Southbank headquarters and rehearsal studio at City Rd on the market.
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Gamers unite
Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley visited Australia’s games development hub ‘The Arcade’ in Southbank last month to announce the program for the first Melbourne International Games Week.
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Stop looking … start shopping for spring!
With the warmer months now upon us, there is no need to look any further than DFO South Wharf for inspiration this spring.
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Barbershop bursts into Southbank
If you are a fan of harmony singing at its best, then the 2015 Barbershop Harmony Convention being held in Melbourne at Hamer Hall and the Deakin Edge theatre this month is a must.
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Owners corporation law
Tips to get more people at OC meetings
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German frenzy returns to South Wharf
Get ready to raise your steins as Melbourne’s newest waterside precinct, South Wharf Promenade, comes alive once again in its biggest celebration of Australian and Bavarian cuisine.
Read MoreHealth and Wellbeing
We are living in a very interesting time at present and one that seems increasingly exacerbated by image, narcissism and the compulsion to let anyone and everyone know about what we are eating, what we are doing for exercise and what we are wearing to exercise.
Read MoreSt Johns Southgate
I lent out two books recently, so I know that it still happens, but I have a feeling it’s becoming less common.
Read MoreOwners corporation law
There are still a large number of multi-storey high rise developments being marketed and sold “off-the-plan” in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
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Businesses in Southbank
The team at the newly-established Morgans Southbank branch understands the importance of building personal relationships with all of its clients.
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Businesses in Southbank
Having operated in Melbourne since the 1930s, Downies Coins is Australia’s longest-running numismatic collectables business.
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Southbanker
Emma Donaldson has made a career out of caring for other people.
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UpMarket launch
Following years of controversy and uncertainty, organisers from the designer UpMarket have finally secured their home at the forecourt of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).
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Community voice to be heard in Fishermans Bend
The Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has appointed a team of community representatives to advise him on the development of the Fishermans Bend precinct.
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Close crane call
A construction worker escaped with minor leg injuries on Friday, August 7 after a crane collapsed at a Southbank construction site.
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Tourism magnet
Southbank, and Southgate in particular, is the most popular destination for interstate visitors, according to a new City of Melbourne report.
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Business fears eased on metro rail
The news was not as grim as many members of the Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) had expected at its Melbourne Metro Rail information session at St Johns Southgate on Friday, July 10.
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