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Blanket celebrations
300 Blankets held its Christmas and new year party at Queensbridge Square in December, as the charity celebrated a year of hard work.
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Land ahoy! Water taxis set to activate river sites
After years of longing for a water taxi service for the Yarra River, WTC Wharf has answered the call, launching the WTC Water Taxi service late last year.
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Southbank set for White Night
Melbourne is upping the ante as the major events capital with the launch of the first ever White Night Melbourne, an all-night celebration that will open the city up to visitors between 7pm and 7am on February 23 and 24.
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The party continues
You may have thought all the new year celebrations were done and dusted for another 12 months but Southbank gets a second chance to party on, with huge events planned for Chinese New Year, over the weekend February 8 to 10.
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Open season
The Australia Open tennis tournament is just down the road and as a consequence plenty of the competitors have spent time in Southbank over the last couple of weeks.
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Music lessons land in Southbank
For over 10 years MIM has been providing music lessons based from Allans and Billy Hyde music stores in the eastern suburbs and the CBD.
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New Beginnings
A new year, new shows and, most significantly, a new boss are ensuring there’s never a dull moment for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in 2013.
Read MoreARTS TRUST’S NEW PRESIDENT
Tom Harley has been installed at the new president of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust, the organisation charged with overseeing The Arts Centre.
Read MoreSIGNAL’S SPECTACULAR SHOW
Signal 37 is back with a program of workshops already underway and the promise of a free showcase coming up on January 26.
Read MoreSouthbank Residents’ Group
You may have recently heard that Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy, released the draft discussion paper regarding the Metropolitan Planning Strategy (MPS) for Melbourne.
Read MoreOn the box
These days reality programs make up the majority of the prime-time slot and it’s no secret that ever since Popstars screened in the early 2000s, that Australian audiences are captivated by the reality-singing-competition-vehicle.
Read MoreSt Johns Southgate
It’s almost Christmas and things are singing at St Johns Southgate.
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New tower to dwarf Eureka
A residential tower proposal is being finalised for Southbank that, if built, would become the tallest building in Melbourne.
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UnBeelievable buzz at Fed Square
If you’ve been hearing a buzzing coming from somewhere, you can rest easy, it’s coming from the rooftop of Federation Square.
Read MoreNew council, new approach
As reported, the City of Melbourne has a new council and councillors have expressed their desire to provide Southbank residents with a louder voice when it comes to planning decisions.
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Doyle returns to lead City
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley were emphatically returned to office during last month’s City of Melbourne elections.
Read More90,000 Southbank population claim
A seemingly incorrect government population calculation for Southbank has clouded the release of Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s ‘Melbourne, Let’s Talk About the Future’ discussion paper.
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YRBA breakfast function
The Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) is holding a breakfast networking opportunity at the Arts Centre on November 28, its final function for the year.
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NBN comes to Southbank … for some
Some Southbank residents are to be connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) within the next year.
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