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Melbourne landmark design comp heats up
The competition to redesign the iconic Flinders St Station is coming to a climax, with six finalist shortlisted as part of the second and final stage.
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Big fuss for a morning cuppa
It’s probably part of most morning rituals, but a big deal was made out of the humble morning cuppa last month, when Southbank hosted LifeStyle Food’s Biggest Morning Tea.
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State continues support for arts
Southbank’s arts precinct was a big winner to come out of the State Government budget last month, with more money allocated to its continual redevelopment.
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Lord Mayor wants to bend boundaries
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle’s hopes of incorporating Fishermans Bend into the City of Melbourne’s (CoM) boundaries is a step closer, after the council unanimously carried a motion to request the move to the Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy.
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Buoyed again
The Boyd Community Centre again threw its doors open last month, inviting all locals to partake in its second Buoyed @ Boyd community event.
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Huge crowd of runners for Mothers day classic
The annual Mothers Day Classic fun run again attracted an enormous crowd as competitors finished the four and eight kilometre tracks with a sprint (well some were sprinting) finish up St Kilda Rd.
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Council supports Cairo development
The City of Melbourne has officially endorsed the plans for Cairo, the development planned to share 229 City Rd with the Boyd Community Centre.
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Music for the soul takes over
Jazz fans are in for a treat this month as the Melbourne International Jazz festival hits town.
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Lord mayor’s commendation sweet for any local business
Do you feel like your business has become a special part of Melbourne, even in just a small way?
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Flood warning
Perhaps as a follow up to our front page story last month on potential flooding concerns in Southbank, the State Emergency Services (SES) was warning people against the dangers of entering floodwater with a display in Queensbridge square last month.
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CHANCE FOR ARTISTS
The City of Melbourne is giving individual artists the opportunity to shine with its 2014 Arts Grants program officially opening this month.
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Businesses in Southbank
Many Southbank residents don’t have cars; this could be due to lack of space or proximity to the city.
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Occasionally, there’ll be a show on television that no one else but you can appreciate.
Read MoreHealth and Wellbeing
Almost everyone that has ever lived in Melbourne has a “Tan Time”.
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Pet’s corner
Meet Shelby the 10-year-old mastiff Rhodesian ridgeback great dane and her compatriot Ned, a seven-year-old Kelpie cross who both prove opposites can attract.
Read MoreSouthbank Residents Group
Recently I convened a meeting with the presidents of capital city zone resident associations to discuss our collective issues regarding planning.
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In a Twitter over planning
The planning debate continued to simmer and leapt into the 21st century last month, when a war of words broke out on Twitter between Southbank Residents Group (SRG) and Planning Minister, Matthew Guy.
Read MoreBike lane to be increased
The plan to double the bike lane width on St Kilda Rd and over the Princes Bridge has had a boost, with support given from VicRoads.
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Lights shine on us
The Yarra River is set to become the middle of the city, at least after dark, according to a draft City of Melbourne lighting report, released last month.
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