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Treaty has landed in Victoria
The State of Victoria and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria have negotiated a Statewide Treaty. The Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 will give effect to this Treaty.
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OC Act, rubbish and graffiti
Last month the state government opened a review into the Owners’ Corporation Act for public comment. As would have been expected, Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) made a submission to this.
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Beautiful harmonies come through difficult struggles
Van Diemen’s Band is currently conducting a national concert tour that provides refreshed renditions of the classical music of the Baroque and Modern eras.
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Build new skills, create connections and grow sustainable food
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden” – Ruth Stout.
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Building social cohesion through the City of Melbourne’s five-year plan
The City of Melbourne has released its new Five-Year Plan – a comprehensive blueprint setting out how our city will operate, manage assets, and shape future development.
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Proposed Owners’ Corporation Act reforms need to focus on speed
Melbourne is a world-class city. It hosts big international sporting and cultural events. It has a bustling tourism industry, excellent shopping and award-winning cuisine, late-night cocktail and whisky bars, theatres and a thriving CBD.
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The Birrarung Agenda: The heartline of Melbourne – why the river matters
Birrarung – the traditional name for the Yarra – has always been more than a river.
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Our action-packed AGM
Well, we have just finished our annual general meeting (AGM) where we heard from Dr Yazid Ninsalam, Associate Dean, Landscape Architecture from the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University.
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How two planter pots tell the story of the scourge of smoking at Southgate
A human battle recently ensued outside of Southgate’s upper-level atrium as centre management sought to enforce its no-smoking expectation. There’s no argument from me.
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Spring has arrived in Southbank
Each year we find ourselves saying, “how quickly spring has arrived”.
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Southbank3006 pushes for stronger strata laws in Owners Corporation Act review
We call for fairer governance, short-stay accommodation reform, and voting rules that encourage participation.
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Building more homes to buy and rent
It has been just over 100 days since I was appointed Special Envoy for Social Housing and Homelessness, and I have spent the time travelling around the country speaking to community members and housing services about the challenges facing housing affordability.
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Missed: commemorating National Missing Persons Week
I can’t imagine the pain and penetrating confusion created by the disappearance of a family member or close friend. It is a pain all its own.
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Southbank author explores reinvention and resilience in new novel
Southbank resident and author Cedric Saldanha has returned with his second novel, The Remaking of Professor Bobbins – a contemporary fiction work that explores late-life reinvention, ageing, domestic violence and economic inequality, wrapped in wit and emotional depth.
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BE ENGAGED: a wake-up call
During this past month I experienced something that I never thought I would experience, but moreover, that I’m always warning other owners, buildings, and committees to try to avoid through owner engagement.
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The SEC has begun powering Victoria with 100 per cent renewable energy
The Allan Labor Government is focused on what matters most – cutting your power bills, not cutting the State Electricity Commission (SEC), a government owned renewable energy company.
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Reimagining Boyd Village: A new heart for Southbank
The current consultation on the future of Boyd Village presents more than just a chance to rethink a library. It opens a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a true Southbank Community Campus – a vibrant centre that connects recreation, learning, and community life in one cohesive precinct.
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SOIL: The world beneath our feet and its importance to our food and environment
This winter we had a freezing Saturday morning; however, our Boyd community garden space was warm, welcoming and buzzing with the energy of enthusiastic Southbank residents who turned up to support our gardening efforts.
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Anzac Station opens to the public for Open House Melbourne
Hundreds of lucky architecture buffs descended upon the Metro Tunnel’s new Anzac Station in July as part of the Open House Melbourne program, getting a rare glimpse of the space before it opens to the public later this year.
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Plastics Free July in Southbank
Plastic waste continues to be a growing problem in Australia and globally, with adverse impacts on the environment and our health.
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Grand visions for a new Southbanker
Melbourne to swing again: Jazz Festival returns to Southbank and the city
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