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Dancing against the odds

September 9th, 2020 - Southbank News

When Jesse Teichelman appeared virtually at this year’s World Championships of Performing Arts, it was a different experience to his first appearance in 2015, when he flew to Los Angeles and won gold in the junior dance category.

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Lending a hand through books

August 5th, 2020 - Southbank News

It certainly hasn’t been an easy few months for kids stuck at home in Melbourne - or their parents who have been working tirelessly to keep them entertained.

Kids on one side and entertainment on the other

July 9th, 2020 - Rhonda Dredge

In the north-east corner of Southbank is a long triangular stretch of grass just by Hamer Hall, which is also just big enough for soccer practice.

Taking age seriously

June 10th, 2020 - Rhonda Dredge

If your immune system is young and not compromised then COVID-19 may be a relatively easy ride. But if you’re over 65 or have co-morbidities you shouldn’t be foolhardy.

Putting in to get something back

May 7th, 2020 - David Schout

For many Melburnians, work has come to a grinding halt during the coronavirus pandemic but for a small portion of the population, it has only ramped up.

From ashes to dreams

April 8th, 2020 - Jack Hayes

It was May 30, 2019. Kajal Pala’s husband Dipesh, an agile capability leader at IBM, was working late into the night when he decided to lock their balcony door and head to bed.

One snotty Southbanker!

March 4th, 2020 - Sean Car

Locals, meet Mr Snotbottom, aka Southbank resident Mark Trenwith! Mr Snotbottom is a disgusting comedian for kids, who loves a good old-fashioned fart joke and a booger or two.

Not all a bed of roses

February 6th, 2020 - Rhonda Dredge

Books dominate the life of Peter Rose, waiting in piles to be reviewed in his nice wood-panelled office on City Rd, and he takes those books very seriously, patting them gently like favoured friends.

“An animal out of control”

December 11th, 2019 - Sean Car

Merv Harris said his days as a policeman and former detective in the fraud squad had prepared him well for a successful career in owners’ corporation (OC) management.

Watching work come to life

November 7th, 2019 - Meg Hill

Building up to the 2012 London Olympics, horticulturalists transformed the performing arts centre and Olympics precinct with fields of flowers

An altruistic vibe

October 10th, 2019 - Rhonda Dredge

Everyone is doing a performance piece down at the Malthouse Theatre, including Murray Pitman, the host of the Malthouse Kitchen.

A dream life

September 11th, 2019 - Meg Hill

“Eight years ago, we decided to quit our jobs on the same day and plan an adventure.”

The physics of community

August 7th, 2019 - Sean Car

Retired physics teacher Dan O’Keeffe OAM has dedicated his life to giving back to his communities.

Coach Kim’s “headquarters”

July 11th, 2019 - Sean Car

Proud Southbank local Kim Booth, otherwise known as “Coach Kim”, refers to his home as “his headquarters”.

Vantage points

June 5th, 2019 - Meg Hill

On one of the walls of the new South Melbourne “vertical” primary school in Southbank sits a massive two-by-three metre painting of Albert Park Lake.

Bringing our river to life

May 8th, 2019 - Sean Car

For 20 years, Tim Bracher has worked tirelessly to activate our lower Yarra River precinct by connecting business and community here in Southbank.

An inspiring voice for women

April 10th, 2019 - Sean Car

As society continues to make positive inroads in addressing gender inequity, it is due to fearless leaders like Karen Hayes who work tirelessly to make a difference.

High-rise singing

March 6th, 2019 - Sean Car

Since moving to Freshwater Place in 2012, career music teacher Gary May has privately trained up to six singers per day, five days a week from his apartment.