Latest articles by Southbank News
The pain of true beauty
One morning, late last year, I was driving in the car with my nine-year-old daughter, Eliza, and my six-year-old boy, Theodore, when a familiar piece of music started playing on the radio
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Tunnel boring machine assembly underway at Anzac Station
Construction of the Metro Tunnel Project is moving into the next exciting phase with assembly of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) underway in Domain.
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Sustainable strata
With “sustainability” being the buzz word of property development lately, more new buildings are equipped with innovations to help reduce their environmental footprint.
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Building with Wunderlich
No other company played such a key role in providing building materials (across Australia) as the Wunderlich company.
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A message from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp …
Melbourne is Australia’s fastest-growing city and will be the biggest by the end of the decade.
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A day to celebrate community
Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) president Tony Penna is urging locals to come celebrate the opening of the new Boyd Park on Saturday, March 21.
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Police hunt cowards over serious assault
Detectives from Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate a serious assault in Southbank earlier this month.
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Crown’s tower back in the spotlight
A Channel 7 interview with Crown Resorts boss James Packer last month has brought the company’s ambition to redevelop 1 Queensbridge St in Southbank back into the public domain.
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Delays set to continue at Southbank Boulevard
Works to complete the current stage of Southbank Boulevard’s new linear park could continue for another 12 to 18 months.
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Building a lead on climate change
The City of Melbourne continues to demonstrate the urgency in reducing carbon emissions in our city, both through its own actions and influencing others to act in the community and other levels of government.
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Key site gears up
The developer of a long-standing vacant site in Southbank’s Freshwater Place precinct is understood to be preparing for construction of a new high-rise tower.
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Locals rally for bushfire relief
Major institutions and businesses within postcode 3006 provided tremendous support to those affected by the East Gipplsand bushfires last month.
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PSC on the move
The Photography Studies College (PSC) will soon relocate from Southbank to the Montague Precinct as the site of its former home prepares to be redeveloped into a new hotel and commercial office tower.
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Police investigate attempted abduction
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted abduction of a woman in Southbank on January 18.
Read MoreA big summer break but your councillors work hard
Being a City of Melbourne councillor can be a time-consuming job but one thing that tends to happen over the silly season is that you get a decent break from public meetings.
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Claire’s rightful honour
Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Claire Spencer was awarded a member (AM) of the Order of Australia for her outstanding contribution to the field of performing arts on Australia Day.
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Public views sought for Yarra River plan
For the first time ever traditional owners, local councils and government agencies have come together to form a future plan for the Yarra River, and the pioneering effort is now seeking public input.
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The government thinks it has fixed Fishermans Bend. It’s only just begun
In July 2012, former Liberal Minister for Planning Matthew Guy shocked locals, politicians and planners everywhere when he rezoned Fishermans Bend from industrial to the generous “capital city zone”.
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High school under way
Construction has begun on a brand-new secondary school in Fishermans Bend.
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Forman says farewell
The man who has been central to helping put Southbank’s Eureka Tower on the map is moving onto an exciting new tourism venture in Melbourne’s west.
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