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Support your locals
As I write this column we are slowly re-emerging from lockdown.
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Tunnelling in full swing
All four of the Metro Tunnel Project’s tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are now building the project’s twin nine-kilometre rail tunnels across Melbourne, as tunnelling kicks into full gear.
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Move to simplify apartment rules
The City of Melbourne has moved to overhaul its relationship with apartment dwellers after three months of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses.
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Street art unites in time of isolation
For many Southbank residents, finding a sense of community and connection during the lockdown has been difficult.
Read MoreAustralia 108 tops out
June 9 marked the official “topping out” of Melbourne’s new tallest building Australia 108 on City Rd in Southbank.
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High-risers return to ground level
Life was slowly returning to the community of high-rise dwellers around Boyd Park this month as authorities managed the “cov-exit” by easing regulations around gatherings.
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Calls heighten to support struggling precinct
Residents from neighbouring Beacon Cove in Port Melbourne have called on the state government to “step-up” and redevelop the deteriorating Station Pier and Waterfront Place precinct.
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Boyd Library is back!
The council’s knowledge city portfolio chair Cr Jackie Watts joined librarians at Boyd Library on June 9 to celebrate the facility’s reopening following COVID-19 restrictions.
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Arts bodies look to the future
With restrictions easing, art lovers and theatregoers are waiting with bated breath to see how Melbourne’s Arts Precinct bounces back.
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$17 million for local art
The City of Melbourne will invest $17 million in the arts to keep Melburnians connected to our creative sector as the city responds to COVID-19.
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Fletcher and Kelly
Fletcher’s most frequented play area is the Eastern Reserve dog park.
Read MoreMicroorganism dismantles Airbnb - will it ever recover?
A big story to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic has been its impact on the Airbnb juggernaut
Read MoreWhen we know better, we do better. It’s time we do better.
Information leads to knowledge which leads to learning which leads to wisdom, progress, and adaptive growth
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Melbourne Square goes digital
With COVID-19 forcing many Southbank businesses to adapt the way they work, one developer is embracing the challenge and transforming the way it communicates with customers
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Shrine of Remembrance
Aus Art Deco and Moderism Society On Anzac Day this year, the Shrine of Remembrance was eerily deserted due to COVID-19 restrictions
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Vale our fallen heroes
Southbank Police Station On Wednesday, April 22 at 5.40pm, Victoria Police lost four members of our blue family.
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A message from the Lord Mayor
As we adjust to a radically different way of life, Melbourne must remain a caring city that lends a helping hand during tough times. We know this is an extremely stressful situation for most people and looking after those most at risk has never been more important.
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Keeping faith in Southbank
Although Southbank’s Arts Precinct is looking like a ghost town, one corner of the community has remained open with a touching message.
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A local’s shout out
Southbank resident and software entrepreneur Mark Murphy has turned his regular online ticketing service into a social enterprise project to support struggling live music and hospitality venues across Melbourne during COVID-19.
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