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Boutique Southbank real estate
Long-time friends and now business partners Mel McLennan and David Gay have established a new real estate agency at Clarendon Towers on Haig St. Southbank Residential provides what both gentlemen described as “boutique” and “old-fashioned” real estate service especially tailored to the needs of Southbankers.
Read MoreThe powerful psychology behind tidying up
As you read this article, take a second to think about the state of your home.
Read MoreCladding, short-stays and rooming
As evacuees trudged out of the CBD high-rise building that caught fire in February, the media stepped in to interview the victims of this alarming incident that has been blamed on combustible cladding.
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Want to buy a car? Go to Southbank!
Saturday morning would see a procession of prospective purchasers looking for a car in Southbank where the streets, particularly Sturt St, were full of businesses dedicated to the motor car.
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Changing the world’s fate takes all of us
From the new community garden opening this month, a result of some passionate Southbankers’ determination, to our individual daily choices, it takes all of us to bring about positive change.
Read MoreA constantly changing market
The Yarra River Precinct is undoubtedly one of Melbourne’s most successful tourism and hospitality destinations, but our business community cannot rest on its laurels.
Read MoreThanks for your warm Southbank welcome
I’m officially settled in at Southbank Police Station.
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Tunnel boring machine names revealed
The names of the four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will build the twin nine-kilometre rail tunnels under Melbourne have been revealed.
Read MoreLove your enemies. A modern parable.
Ingrid’s twin brother, Lukas, died last year.
Read MoreCould this be a win for common sense?
We have just learned that the planning minister has rejected Crown’s application to extend its planning permit for One Queensbridge Street which was due to expire in the first week of March.
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Crown extension denied
Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has knocked back Crown and Schiavello’s request for an extension of time to begin construction on their billion-dollar mega tower One Queensbridge.
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Recycling crisis grips the city
The City of Melbourne is one of a number of local councils currently searching for answers to address the recycling crisis that is plaguing the nation.
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A sustainable seafood party!
South Melbourne Market's much loved Mussel & Jazz Festival is helping restore Port Phillip Bay's decimated shellfish reefs.
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Towers targeted for takeovers
Apartment towers are facing takeovers by short-stay apartment operators able to turn them into quasi-hotels.
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YRBA backs Apple store
The Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) has thrown its support behind Federation Square’s bid to replace its Yarra Building with an Apple global flagship store.
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Call for tougher rules on builders
Residents have called on the City of Melbourne to crack down on after-hours construction, asserting that builders can break the current rules with impunity.
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Builder dodges cladding bill
Consultants have been hit with the costs for the flammable cladding on Docklands’ Lacrosse building in a high profile Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) decision handed down on February 28.
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South Wharf Rotary coup
More than 20,000 Rotary members from around the world will be heading to postcode 3006, with the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) to host the 2023 Rotary International Convention.
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Boyd tender closes
The City of Melbourne’s tender process for the sale and redevelopment of the commercial and residential development at Boyd closed on February 15.
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Open space arts-chitects
An architectural team, combining local and international talent, has been appointed to design Southbank’s new public space as part of the Arts Precinct’s transformation.
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