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Vertical ship making
Having moved to Southbank five years ago, David Lumsden has taken his expertise for making historic model ships to his Whiteman St apartment.
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Promoting a more sustainable world
When they’re not based in their City Rd apartment, Angelo Indovino and Amy Barrientos are working tirelessly in Colombia to teach future generations about the importance of preserving the environment.
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A future in gaming
22-year-old Southbank resident Jackson McCrohan is already forging a successful career in the gaming industry.
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Illusive Archibald
Artist and Southbank resident Rachelle Taylor says she is determined to realise an illusive dream of gaining an entry into the prestigious Archibald Prize.
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Singing, songwriting and Southbank living
Dodds St resident Chloe Violette has officially announced herself as an emerging singer-songwriter with the release of her debut EP “Gypsy Girl”.
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Celebrating diversity
Rotary Club president-elect Stuart Cardell says it was the “strong mix of diverse people” that originally attracted him to join the club.
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Crying out for community
Having purchased his home more than five years ago, Bank Apartments resident Jack Tan says he loves living in Southbank.
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Committed to community
As far as people go, you won’t find many better than Kavanagh St resident Peter Duras.
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A local through and through
As a Southbank resident of more than 10 years, Arji Fry has witnessed the suburb mature rapidly around her since first moving into her City Rd apartment.
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A different take on history
While having only recently moved to Southbank, new Southside Towers resident Robin Grow said he and his wife had quickly settled into their new inner-city lifestyle.
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The original voices of Southbank
Having founded the Southbank Residents’ Group together in 1998, inaugural president Ray McDonald and former public officer Faye McDonald have helped shape a lot of important changes in our community.
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Southbanker
Southbank resident Wendy Grenfell has built a career out of inspiring and motivating others to realise their full potential.
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Inspiration through innovation
For Southbank resident and deputy dean of media and communication at RMIT University Dr Peter Ling, the key to learning has always been based on sharing.
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Southbanker
Having regularly attended worship at St Johns Southgate since the age of six, Dorothy Hamilton has been a much-loved figure of the Southbank community for 83 years.
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Committed to the community
Whether it is serving her country or her local community, new Southbank resident Tracey Allen has always enjoyed getting things done.
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A love for inner-city living
Having moved to Southbank seven years ago, Sovereign resident Paul Doyle said he and wife Jacqui had fallen in love with the inner-city lifestyle.
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Southbanker
Southbank Local News is excited and proud to be sharing the story of one of its dearest friends and one of the suburb’s first residents, David Beech.
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Southbanker
Emma Donaldson has made a career out of caring for other people.
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Southbanker
Kavanagh St resident Gary McKitterick-Gillett is preparing to embark on a mammoth 16-day trek across Nepal in order to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s disease later this year.
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Wet ‘n’ wild comes to high-rise Melbourne
The importance of attending your building’s AGM
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