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St Johns Southgate
‘Do you Hear What I Hear?’ ‘O Come all ye Faithful!’ ‘It’s Christmas time in the city!’ From radio to department stores, the sounds of Christmas music fill the air.
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Pets Corner
While other pet owners might not agree with Southbank resident Arji Fry, she said her dog Coco was simply the best.
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Businesses in Southbank
As former residents of Southbank, Dr Peter Bennett and Dr Mansi Patel knew exactly just how much the area was crying out for quality medical services.
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Businesses in Southbank
With more than 40 years of experience in the industry, club manager Rob Ward said it was the Anytime Fitness model that drew him into the role.
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December heralds the official start to the season of heat, stonefruit, holidays, an abundance of berries and, of course, the silly season.
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Season’s greetings Southbank
Welcome to the final edition of the ‘Southbank Local News’ for 2014.
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City Rd death fall
A 21-year-old Melton man has died after falling 20-storeys from the balcony of a City Rd apartment in Southbank.
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Council compromised by developer donations
City of Melbourne councillors were unable to consider a planning application last month because too many of them had received election campaign contributions from the developer.
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Shorten shocked by state of disability
More than 20 experts from the disability sector gathered at the Boyd Community Hub in Southbank last month, for a forum convened by federal Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
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Foley holds on to Albert Park once more
Labor MP Martin Foley enters another term as member for Albert Park after retaining his seat at the November state election.
Read MoreDeveloper’s request the ‘most arrogant’
A developer with the rights to build Australia’s biggest tower at 555 Collins St and over-shadow the Yarra is not satisfied and wants conditions over its form and quality removed.
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Start building our school
Education lobby group TwoSchoolsNow has wasted no time in putting the pressure on the newly-elected Labor Government to make good on its promise to deliver South Melbourne Park Primary by 2018.
Read MoreGreen light for spending
Melbourne’s “people’s panel” has given a green light to the City of Melbourne to increase rates, sell assets, borrow money, spend more on “green initiatives”, maintain community services and cut capital works spending.
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Melbourne CEO reflects on seven years at the top
After seven years in the top job, the city’s top bureaucrat retired on December 3 frustrated that the council has not able to do more to build community in Southbank.
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Melburnian of the Year
Medical researcher Prof. Sharon Lewin has been named the 2014 Melburnian of the Year.
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Fishermans Bend anger
More than 50 residents from Southbank and Port Phillip attended a public forum during November to have their say on the Fishermans Bend urban renewal area.
Read MoreAll steady at SRG
The Southbank Residents Group Committee remains unchanged following the group’s annual general meeting held on Tuesday, November 18.
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Are you having a laugh?
Laughter Yoga Australia and New Zealand CEO Merv Neal has brought the secrets of laughter health yoga to Boyd Community Hub in Southbank.
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Providing our Yarra with a voice
After actively standing up for Melbourne’s much-loved waterway for more than a decade, Ian Penrose of the Yarra Riverkeepers Association says it is vital to give the Yarra a voice.
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Bitcoin arrives in Southbank
The international digital currency phenomenon Bitcoin has come to Southbank, with the group establishing Australia’s first Bitcoin ‘Embassy’ on City Rd.
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