Edition - October 2017
Primary school naming fiasco
The State Government is doing everything within its power to avoid naming its new primary school in Southbank as Southbank Primary School.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Cr Andrew Bond to challenge Martin Foley for Albert Park
City of Port Phillip councillor Andrew Bond has been preselected to run as the Liberal Party’s candidate for Albert Park in the 2018 state election.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Tower endorsed
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a proposal to build a new $60 million residential tower in Southbank.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Tea tower lowered
The developer of a controversial development proposal next to Southbank’s historic Tea House building has submitted an amended application for a 25-storey tower.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Even more government!
Locals were introduced to a new concept in government on September 13 with the first Inner Metro Assembly at Albert Park.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Did you know?
Nearly a hectare of land in Montague, which had approval for four residential towers to be built on it, has been put up for sale.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Council reopens Boyd tender
The City of Melbourne officially put the site behind the Boyd Community Hub back on the open market last month, with submissions open to developers until October 19.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Next local school underway
Local students in Southbank and Melbourne’s inner city will soon have a second new primary schooling option, with South Melbourne Park Primary School set to open in 2019.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
City of Melbourne councillor first-term report card
This month the Melbourne City Council will be one year into its four-year term. Southbank Local News gives councillors a report card on their performance to date.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Save the date!
The Boyd Community Hub will host a Sunday Streets event in Kavanagh Street for local residents on November 12.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Conversation continues
September’s Montague Community Forum at the Golden Fleece Hotel produced another interesting discussion about how the redevelopment of Montague is shaping up.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
A local icon is launched
Hundreds gathered on October 5 to help formally unveil Southbank’s very own mini suburb within a suburb, Melbourne Square.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
No more unity on Chinese New Year
The City of Melbourne has abandoned its united approach to Chinese New Year, which critics say has undermined the potential to build a significant international event for Victoria.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Nadine farewells Boyd
Two and a half years after being appointed community animator at the Boyd Community Hub, Nadine Ford has said farewell to Southbank.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Bringing art to the community
Local artist Titane Laurent and her partner Jonathon Miller have opened an art gallery in the Montague Precinct, which is all about bringing the community together.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Steady going at YRBA
The Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) continues on a steady course after its annual general meeting on October 5.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Retailer collects a commendation
Ken Downie from Southbank’s very own Downies Coins is a recipient of this year’s Lord Mayor’s Commendations.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
White up the Night
A record number of artists have applied to be part of White Night 2018 on February 17.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Southbank meets MPavilion 2017
On Monday October 2, MPavilion 2017 was officially unveiled in the Queen Victoria Gardens.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Local democracy is fading away
City of Melbourne councillors are making only about a third of the number of public decisions they were making 10 years ago.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
A Moray cycle friendly street
The Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) has proposed an upgrade of the Moray St bike lane.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Team Doyle heritage conflict
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and his fellow Team Doyle councillors were unable to vote on a heritage review affecting Southbank and Fishermans Bend last month due to election donations.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Plenty of gems buried in the fine print
For ASX-listed companies, the full-year profit results each August are the most scrutinised document of the year.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Dachshund dress up for Oktoberfest
On Saturday October 23, dachshunds from all over Melbourne flocked to Southbank for the annual Hophaus Dachshund Race.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Join in Frocktober!
Southbank sisters Lauren and Erin Ritchie are working to take their Frocktober fundraising to new heights.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Students honoured
Two local students from Holmesglen’s City Campus in Southbank have received esteemed industry recognition following the 2017 Building Design Association of Victoria (BDAV) Awards.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Existence without time
Performance artist and academic Kat Henry will spend 10 days locked inside a “temporal isolation chamber” for her new project, “TimePod”.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Multi-sensory performance
Melbourne’s Ella Thompson has come together with some of the state’s most promising artists to collaborate on the experimental and experiential “Like Running Water”.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Sally Smart’s Staging the Studio
Renowned artist and Vice-Chancellor Professorial Fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) Sally Smart will explore ideas of art history and practice in her latest exhibition, “Staging the Studio” (The Choreography of Cutting).
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
In her element
Since receiving her first camera at eight years old, Joanne Manariti has been passionate about photography.
12 Oct 2017
Read more >>
Meet ACCA’s new curator
Southbank’s Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) announced the appointment of new curator Hannah Presley last month, as part of the exciting new six-year Indigenous arts initiative Yalingwa.
11 Oct 2017
Read more >>