Latest articles by Southbank News
Much more than a market
Who said we couldn’t have it all here in Southbank?
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Di’s next adventure
Southbank resident Dianne McGrath was born on July 19, 1969 – the day before Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.
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New faces tackle same old problem
Schools lobby group Two Schools Now has had a reshuffle, announcing a new president and treasurer/secretary.
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Project Q.U.A.D at Southgate
The Southgate Cinema’s regular programming is in hiatus but the big screen at the Southbank shopping hub has been fired back up during July.
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Crossing quick
The City of Melbourne intends to extend “auto-on” to traffic signals beyond the CBD and into surrounding inner suburbs, including Southbank.
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Plenary to become Nick’s cave
Australian musical icon Nick Cave is touring Australia later this year and where else would he perform his Melbourne leg of the tour but in Southbank?
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International Hodges MRC performance
Globetrotting Brit Nicolas Hodges is coming to the Melbourne Recital Centre to perform Debussy and Beethoven.
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Sacred Sites
This location was purchased in 1874 and the two and a half acres was used to build State School 2686.
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Bach in town
Lovers of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music are in for a treat in July, as the Melbourne Bach Forum hits town.
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Tune in to Southbank Radio
Southbank now has its very own radio station, HTR for Melbourne’s Waterfront.
Read MoreAIDS conference makes history
Thousands of people will visit Southbank in July when the AIDS 2014 conference comes to town.
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Melbourne’s birthday plans
Melbourne will celebrate its 179th birthday in August and a list of activities have been announced in and around Southbank.
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Storm surge smashes Southbank shores
The Yarra River swelled during a storm surge on June 24, with the lower promenade footpath and Ponyfish Island both ending up under water.
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Jim Stynes Bridge Unveiled
The long-awaited Jim Stynes Bridge was officially opened last month, connecting Northbank to Docklands.
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City Rd plan gets moving
The City of Melbourne (CoM) has released its findings and summary of the City Rd Consultation, which will form the basis of its City Rd Master Plan, due later this year.
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Developments building steadily
While development in Southbank continues to be in the news, only one building was completed in the 2013/14 financial year.
Read MoreOwners corporation law
It has long been an issue for apartment dwellers in Victoria and all around Australia –the common scenario is that a residential unit is let out to a person for a set amount of rent each week; that person then sets out partitions and curtains throughout the apartment, then sub-lets the apartment to groups of (mainly female) students and / or non-English speaking persons.
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Sacred sites
Queensbridge St is home to the famous Queensbridge Hotel and QBH nightclub.
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Street smarts
Miles Street was named after Frederic George Miles who was the Town Clerk of South Melbourne.
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