Articles by Trisha Avery

Our three-year ritual … here we are again: another Federal election

April 9th, 2025 - Trisha Avery

We would like to remind you all, dear readers, that as a community group Southbank3006 is apolitical.

A very Merry Friend-Mas on December 14

December 4th, 2024 - Trisha Avery

‘Tis the season to be jolly (we hope) and as we come to the close of 2024, Southbank3006 are delighted to report that we have had another successful year of supporting all of you in Southbank.

The joy of Southbank

October 9th, 2024 - Trisha Avery

As spring is enveloping us all (along with the challenges of all the plane trees), Southbank is splendidly coming back to life.

Southbank’s hidden community

June 4th, 2024 - Trisha Avery

It has been great to walk around the whole of Southbank during the past three years and observe how much amenity has been put in place for families and young people.

Wishing you all, dear readers, a fabulous festive season

December 5th, 2023 - Trisha Avery

The committee of Southbank3006 would like to thank all our members, Southbank News readers and the community of Southbank for your support for our activism and events in 2023.

So, what is it about Southbank3006?

April 5th, 2023 - Trisha Avery

On Sunday, March 12, The Age had a four-page spread titled Game Changer. It asked several learned and well-known architects and urban planners about their views on how recent buildings in Southbank and the CBD had changed the skyline.

Vote for Southbank!

November 9th, 2022 - Trisha Avery

Dear Southbankers, while we are navigating the vicissitudes of spring weather here in Melbourne, we are also racing towards that time in the political calendar of a Victorian State Election.

Dear readers, goodbye and thank you!

May 11th, 2022 - Trisha Avery

It is with some sadness and a great deal of both pride and gratitude that I bring my contribution to the Montague Community Alliance to an end.

Commit someone to Montague … now!

April 7th, 2022 - Trisha Avery

I think we can safely say that we, the community, are not getting a lot of communication or information or other relevant action that makes us feel heard in the Montague Precinct.

Here is a chance to have your voice heard

March 9th, 2022 - Trisha Avery

Do you live in Montague Precinct (Fishermans Bend) of South Melbourne? Would you like to have your voice heard?

Living with …

February 10th, 2022 - Trisha Avery

Happy New Year, dear readers. Not sure how each of your year has started, hopefully with full health, employment and strong relationships. We are going to need all our strength to navigate 2022 as we are moving into year three of this global life-changing event.

Wishing you all kindness, good health and lots of laughter

December 10th, 2021 - Trisha Avery

Thank you to Meredith Sussex, chair of the Fishermans Bend Development Board, for sharing last month’s Montague Community Alliance column with her cohort on LinkedIn.

The creative state of Montague

November 10th, 2021 - Trisha Avery

This month’s column continues to focus on Montague as a precinct where creative industries and creative individuals can flourish and grow.

Creative Montague

October 6th, 2021 - Trisha Avery

Five years ago, the City of Port Philip and the then Planning Minister responsible for Fishermans Bend started talking about the Montague Precinct of Fishermans Bend being developed as a “creative industry hub”.

Thanks for listening …

September 9th, 2021 - Trisha Avery

Well, we are so excited! Those of you who are regular readers of this column will know how often we have asked questions about Kirrip Park and how it can be utilised in different ways to ensure full usage from the local community.

Out with the old and in with the NEW

August 5th, 2021 - Trisha Avery

The first residents are moving into some of the shiny new apartments in one of the many new medium-rise buildings completed, or coming to completion in Thistlethwaite St.