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Thousands complete fun run through Southbank streets
The annual Run for the Kids fun run travelled through Southbank in April, with thousands of runners competing.
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Friday night is boogie night
The 1st Friday Dance Club again gave keen dancers the opportunity to learn some new moves at Queensbridge Square in April.
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Call for morning tea hosts
The call has again gone out for Southbank residents and businesses to participate in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.
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Showing off the country life
Us city slickers got a taste of the simpler life in April, when the Regional Victoria Living Expo came to town, displaying at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
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Lord Mayor commendations
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle opened applications for the 2014 Lord Mayor Commendations last month, recognising small businesses based in the City of Melbourne for their contribution to the city.
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Melbourne Now, closed
One of the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) most talked about and heavily promoted programs, ‘Melbourne Now’, has come to an end.
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Connecting with the MSO
“MSO Connect” introduces music students to the work of the MSO in an effort to encourage more young people to attend MSO concerts.
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Dragon returns
Iconic rock band Dragon will visit Southbank as part of their Trilogy tour, celebrating its three stages of recording, from the early 70s through to today.
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Check out our very own private cinema
Among the high-rise apartment towers in Southbank, there are any number of hidden locations. ‘Southbank Local News’ found one last month and it’s so good, we can’t help but share it with you.
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Brass quintet return to Australia
The American Brass Quintet hasn’t visited Australia in four decades, but it returns in May for a tour around the country.
Read MoreOwners corporation law
Owners corporations need to be aware that, before they can commence legal proceedings against any party in any court or tribunal, they must first pass a special resolution at a general meeting.
Read MoreStreet Smarts
Kavanagh St is really a main street disguised as an hidden alleyway.
Read MoreOn the box
Despite falling into the almost passé category of a high-profile TV show filled with even higher-profile film actors, House of Cards fails to disappoint.
Read MoreLetters to the editor
City Rd feels like a highway through the centre of my neighbourhood.
Read MoreSacred Sites
The Tea House is one of the most recognisable buildings in Melbourne.
Read MoreSt Johns Southgate
This promise constitutes one of the most precious realities of life: “I am with you always.” Even though, despite what it sometimes feels like, there is never a single moment when we are alone.
Read MoreLocal workers don’t live here
Southbank may be an economic power within the City of Melbourne (CoM) but that doesn’t translate to local jobs for residents, according to a new council study.
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Funding for VCA expansion
The Victoria College of the Arts’ (VCA) Southbank campus is set to enjoy an even greater presence within our arts precinct after a $42.5 expansion was announced last month.
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Spectacular ‘Vortex’ illuminates White Night
White Night again attracted a massive crowd to the south-eastern tip of the city, with many Southbank locations featured prominently on the night.
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