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Operation TEDDY and theft from motor vehicles in Southank

Operation TEDDY and theft from motor vehicles in Southank

February 5th, 2025 - Snr Sgt Alex OToole

Happy New Year to all of you. I trust you enjoyed the festive season and managed to spend time with loved ones and take a well-deserved break. 

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The man behind Southbank’s very own card game

February 5th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

Throughout the COVID pandemic, repeated lockdowns changed the way we socialise. FaceTime and Zoom became the norm, and conversations tended to centre around the virus. 

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Peggy: Southbank’s four-legged Instagram star

February 5th, 2025 - Anna Bolten

British Bulldog Peggy has shared her life in Southbank and surrounds on Instagram since day one. Her account also captures her love for the sea very clearly.

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Powering past coal and gas

February 5th, 2025 - Steph Hodgins May

In a world racing to reduce pollution, the Greens have a plan to power past coal and gas. Did you know that Australia has the potential to be a renewable energy superpower?

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A new council, but will there be any changes?

February 5th, 2025 - Tony Penna

Firstly, welcome to 2025. I trust the holiday season was a time for our community to relax and reflect on the year gone and the year ahead.

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Living more sustainably in Southbank

February 5th, 2025 - Maria Tarrant

With the new year under way, there is an opportunity to give thought to what we can do as individuals or families or groups of friends to live more sustainably.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a modern martyr

February 5th, 2025 - Pastor James Winderlich

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a 20th century martyr. 

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Boost for train passengers as Degraves St Subway reopens

February 5th, 2025 - Southbank News

After nearly three years, the Degraves St Subway has reopened in a big win for passengers, with six new lifts improving accessibility for people switching platforms at Flinders Street Station.

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Something old, something new, something bold for 2025

February 5th, 2025 - David Hamilton

First, something old … the Southbank community came together with groundbreaking attendance to celebrate a third year of A Very Merry Friend-mas in December 2024. 

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“I’m drawn to things that challenge me”

December 4th, 2024 - Sabrina Caires

With an insatiable curiosity and a fearless approach to trying new things, emerging filmmaker and VCA film graduate Emily Quattrocchi is one to watch.

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Another year has passed …

December 4th, 2024 - Tony Penna

It has been a big year for Southbank, with much development and in some aspects progress.

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All I want for Christmas are renters’ rights

December 4th, 2024 - Steph Hodgins May

Everyone deserves a secure home. Yet, as we prepare to celebrate the holiday season, thousands of people in our southside community are grappling with the grim reality of a severe housing crisis with no immediate end in sight.

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Seasonal celebrations

December 4th, 2024 - Southbank News

This is the last Southbank Sustainability Group column for 2024. The year is fast coming to an end, bringing with it various events and celebrations. 

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End of year wrap-up

December 4th, 2024 - Josh Burns

As another year draws to a close, I have just returned from a big two weeks in Parliament House, and I wanted to give you all a wrap up on some of the things we have done together this year. 

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Christmas presence

December 4th, 2024 - Pastor James Winderlich

A friend once told me that presence, or “turning up”, is the key to effective parenting. Presence is, in fact, the key to any good and thriving human relationship.

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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. 

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Residents fight to protect the Shrine 

December 4th, 2024 - Sean Car

A new community group has been launched in direct protest to current, approved and proposed Southbank developments, which cast a shadow over the Shrine of Remembrance. 

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Boyd obscenity

December 4th, 2024 - Southbank News

It was several years ago that the City of Melbourne (CoM) sold off one of the last open spaces for residents, Boyd Park, to developers.

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Metro Tunnel’s “dress rehearsal” rolls out 

December 4th, 2024 - Metro Tunnel

Metro Tunnel is taking another step towards opening to passengers next year as the project starts trial operations – the “dress rehearsal”. 

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Southbankers: please keep supporting your local businesses

December 4th, 2024 - Jeremy Vincent

This time last year I hoped that the destructive COVID years were in the rear vision mirror.

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Terror we can avoid

Terror we can avoid

October 13th, 2017 - Southbank News
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