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A smoke-free promenade?
Southbank Promenade has been flagged as one of the next City of Melbourne sites to go smoke-free.
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Movement on Clarke St
As one developer embarks on a search for a hotel operator for its new Clarke St mixed-use tower, another is putting theirs up for sale.
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Big property write-downs but Town Hall’s finances remain strong
As the City of Melbourne (CoM) finally gets cracking with its biggest ever investment in the Queen Victoria Market (QVM), the capital city council has just announced an accounting loss for the 2018-19 year of $181 million.
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Recycling resumes
The City of Melbourne and two other local councils restarted household recycling pick-ups on Monday, September 23 after SKM’s biggest processing plant reopened.
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Sturt St tower moves ahead
Renowned Sydney developer Crown Group is preparing to launch apartment sales for its first Melbourne development in Southbank mid-next year.
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Market success
South Melbourne Market has continued to grow and gain popularity, according to its latest annual report.
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Domain plan amended and adopted
The City of Port Phillip adopted an amended Domain Precinct masterplan on September 18 after a significant show of community concern.
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Fishermans updates
The City of Port Phillip has deferred the community consultation process for the proposed renaming of Fishermans Bend’s new suburbs of Montague, Sandridge and Wirraway.
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E-scooters could be in town for summer
While the state government is yet to let e-scooters into Melbourne, Lime has been gunning for a summer trial in either the City of Melbourne (CoM) or the City of Port Phillip.
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GoBoat arrives
A new boating operator has landed on the lower Yarra River at the Banana Alley berth, offering customers a unique way of travelling on our river.
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Cycle into Tour de Moray!
Southbankers can pedal into spring and try out the newly upgraded Moray St bike corridor as part of a six-week everyday riding festival.
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Gymnastics club goes back-to-back
The Montague-based Fishermans Bend Gymnastics Club (FBGC) was recently awarded the winner of Gymnastics Victoria’s 2018 Medium Club of the Year for a second consecutive year.
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Local lifesavers fly the flag
Sandridge Lifesaving Club members Laurelle Stalker and Kristina Meskauskaite recently competed for Australia at the World Surf Ski Titles in Quiberon, France.
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Maestro performs at St Johns
One of the world’s best organists Daniel Bielschmidt put St Johns Southgate’s grand organ through its paces with a special performance on September 19.
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Cash for containers
A “Spring Clean” of Southbank and the CBD on September 21 called on the state government to establish a container deposit scheme (CDS) in Victoria.
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Seniors celebrate in Southbank
Southbank will host a number of events as part of this year’s Victorian Seniors’ Festival along with a week of free travel on all public transport from October 6 to 13.
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Supporting a clean city
The City of Melbourne is offering grants for creative waste management solutions.
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Haroon Mirza @ ACCA
This month, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) will present The Construction of an Act, a survey of works from acclaimed London-based artist Haroon Mirza.
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Journey to photo-journalism
An advanced diploma graduate from Photography Studies College (PSC), Christine Ansorge spoke about her journey from being a photography student to shooting sport, events, portraits and breaking news.
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Ghost Gamelan
As part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival (MIAF), Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) will present three of the many fine performances included on this year’s line-up.
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