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Government releases short-stay panel report
The State Government has released recommendations made by an independent panel examining short-stay residential apartment letting, but is yet to announce any reforms.
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Melbourne councillors consistently compromised by developer donations
City of Melbourne councillors were unable to assess a planning application at Northbank last month because too many of them had received election campaign donations from the developer.
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Ferrars St vision
Port Phillip Council has proposed a $40 million investment into the early delivery of community facilities for Fishermans Bend at Ferrars St in Southbank.
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Council treads softly on apartment standards
The City of Melbourne has made a high-level response to the State Government’s Better Apartments discussion paper, without making any specific recommendations.
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High wage earners in Southbank
Southbank workers are some of the highest paid in the state, according to a new Federal Government report.
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Crown takes a lead
Crown Resorts chairman James Packer appeared alongside Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Friday, July 31 to announce the second phase of the company’s indigenous employment program.
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Bridge honours Evan Walker
Southbank’s main pedestrian bridge officially has a name, with City of Melbourne councillors last month ruling in favour of naming it honour of former planning minister Evan Walker.
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Tiana stars in web series
Southbank resident and actress Tiana Hogben stars in her first TV-web series "I Can’t Even".
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Mayne addresses the YRBA
More than 30 local business people enjoyed an engaging address from City of Melbourne councillor Stephen Mayne at the Yarra River Business Association’s (YRBA) quarterly luncheon on July 17.
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Historic art legacy in Melbourne
As part of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is showcasing spectacular works in its latest exhibition "Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great".
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Marshall arrives at MRC
Marshall McGuire has made the switch to head of artistic planning at Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) in Southbank.
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Boite Millennium Chorus celebrates African music
From ancient songs to contemporary fusion, the Boite Millennium Chorus will perform its concert One Africa at Hamer Hall in Southbank on August 30, in what will be a celebration of Africa.
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Latin is in the air
As part of the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Local Series, internationally-acclaimed baritone José Carbó will join award-winning classical guitar duo The Grigoryan Brothers for an evening of Latin music.
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Pets Corner
Bhakti is only 12 weeks old, but keen to explore the big world around her.
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Health and Wellbeing
How many should I be performing when doing weights or resistance training?
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Kavanagh St resident Gary McKitterick-Gillett is preparing to embark on a mammoth 16-day trek across Nepal in order to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s disease later this year.
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As one of only two remaining Southgate restaurants to have operated since the centre’s opening in 1992, Christine Yong and the team at Red Emperor know a thing or two about Southbank.
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Many local residents and workers would be pleasantly surprised to discover that Southbank does, in fact, possess its very own bank!
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The small team at Temple Brewing thought they were just going for a night out when they attended the Australian International Beer Awards in Docklands in May.
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