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Thank God for the cleaners who keep Southbank going
It is sometimes said that, throughout history, plumbers have saved more lives than medical doctors. While that claim carries more than a hint of class warfare, it does underscore the vital importance of sanitation and clean water to city life.
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Celebrating Volunteers’ Week at SSG
At the Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG), we love the autumn gardening season! It’s a wonderful time to pause, get ready, and plant for a peaceful winter that will welcome spring.
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Budget, parks and planning for Fishermans Bend’s growing future
Council’s draft budget has been released for comment, which includes several important projects for Fishermans Bend
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Creating space for healing and recovery in Southbank
Southbank is known for its energy. It is a place of movement, ambition and activity, where people live in high-rise apartments, walk busy streets, gather by the river and move quickly from one part of life to the next.
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The Victorian Budget Overview 2026 – 2027 with some key local highlights
Labor is about making life easier, safer, and more affordable. In times of pressure, we’ll always find more ways to support Victorian families.
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When a Southbank tree dies, the loss is bigger than it looks
A tree died outside my office recently.
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Life in bloom and on the wing
When Heather Wheat and her husband Lindsay Doig first moved in 24 years ago, “Southbank was a bit of a community desert,” she says. But these days it’s greening up a bit and developing into “a really good neighbourhood”.
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Southbank emerging: trading wastelands for a community heart
In the past month, we have witnessed some truly amazing “green shoots” appearing across our neighbourhood.
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How Canberra is responding to the fuel shock
Right across our country, the war in the Middle East is having a significant economic impact, including here in Southbank.
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Temporary forever, or is Southbank simply unplanned?
In Southbank, we are no strangers to plans.
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Biodiversity conservation and community gardening at Southbank
Cities are the perfect place for us to conserve biodiversity and rekindle our relationship with nature – Dr Kylie Soanes, Urban Ecologist and Conservation Biologist at University of Melbourne
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Sacred places
St John’s (Southgate) prayer chapel offers a sacred place for people to rest, recover and reset each day.
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Taking action on hooning, public transport and safety in Montague Ward
March is under way, and we have progressed several items that will improve the liveability of Fishermans Bend and Port Melbourne.
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Mail room thief arrested in Southbank
Southbank Police officers have charged a woman after executing a search warrant at a unit in Southbank at about 10.50am on Friday, February 13.
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Easter is close
As cultural and commercial sentinels our supermarkets have, since shortly after Christmas, heralded this approaching season with buns, chocolate and camping supplies. Irrespective of your religious and cultural preferences, Easter is good.
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Welcoming autumn in Southbank: community gardening update
Autumn in Melbourne is just as beautiful as spring, and the sight of leaves turning vibrant shades of red, orange, and yellow is truly breathtaking.
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The Red Stairs: nearly a decade of debate
Few structures in Southbank generate as much discussion as the Red Stairs at Queensbridge Square.
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New faces, energy and initiatives at Southbank3006
While Melbourne has been enjoying sunshine and summer temperatures, a talented group of new committee members, initiatives and advocacy have been heating things up at Southbank3006.
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Almost 1000 new doctors in Victoria
More than 900 medical interns are beginning their careers as doctors in Victoria’s public health system this year.
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Turn Victoria Barracks into a public school – and future-proof Southbank
As a Southbank parent, I look around our neighbourhood and see cranes, apartments and density everywhere. What I don’t see is the one thing families need most: a walkable, non-selective public secondary school.
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Buzz Buzz: Shave for a cure
Promenade restaurants deal with impacts of hoarding
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