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Safety, summer and a confident river precinct
As Melbourne heads into summer (eventually!), the Yarra River precinct is entering its busiest and most exciting season.
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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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Southbankers: please keep supporting your local businesses
This time last year I hoped that the destructive COVID years were in the rear vision mirror.
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Bring on spring in Southbank
September is always a welcome time of the year in our business community.
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Now more than ever, love your local
Most of us take for granted our high standard and variety of dining and refreshment venues in Southbank.
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Summer along the Yarra River
What a changing world we live in, and it is fundamental that today’s business keeps up with those changes.
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Addressing the sad state of Southbank Promenade
This Christmas marks the point when I think we can say that the destructive COVID years are (fingers crossed!) now in the rear vision mirror.
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Support for a new app for Southbankers is rising
The old saying that you should never waste a crisis was true for the Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Gone are the days of slow winters in Melbourne
What a dynamic winter period we’re having in the Yarra River Precinct. During my 40 years in Melbourne, I cannot remember a winter period so rich in events and special occasions.
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RISING returns
Never let it be said that winter is “downtime” in the Yarra River Precinct.
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Southbankers reluctant to speak
It would seem that Southbankers are tongue-tied when it comes to saying what they want. An online survey designed to improve the range and style of food, beverage and leisure activities on offer to Southbank residents has attracted minimal response in its four months of operation.
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Calling all Southbankers
Do you know how highly Melbourne ranks in awareness and appeal around the globe?
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The buzz is back in Southbank and South Wharf
You may have noticed that Southbank’s promenade and commercial areas have returned to pre-COVID activity level and, indeed, Friday and Saturday night activity even exceeds that recorded in 2019.
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Spring marks positive turn for business
It’s always with excitement that our business community turns over the calendar to the month of September.
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Life is returning to our precinct
It’s encouraging to see the steadily increasing foot traffic on Southbank and Crown Promenades, and while it may not mean commensurate increases in sales for our businesses, at least it shows growing public confidence to get out and about.
Read MoreTransforming our Yarra into an inspiring world waterfront
What a rollercoaster ride it has been for business and looks like being on for some time yet, while lockdown is the preferred mechanism until we have achieved sufficient vaccination rates.
Read MoreTesting our resolve
Life is slowly but steadily returning to the Yarra River precinct, though for many businesses I dare say it could be too little too late.
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Support your locals this summer
President While it will be some time before we’re back to pre-COVID levels in the precinct, it is a great feeling to see the place slowly come to life again
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Support your locals
As I write this column we are slowly re-emerging from lockdown.
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Reflecting on the past 20 years
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