Environment
Gardens medicine hits the spot
A monthly “Walk with a Doc” in the Royal Botanical Gardens with Southbank’s Dr Edna Correal Granados has been building in popularity and racking up benefits for participants over the 11 months it has been running.
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Heartscapes pollinator corridor: sharing the care in Slovenia
An ambitious local urban gardening project has been recognised as a world-leading initiative, with its South Melbourne-based founder recently invited to give a keynote speech at the opening of an Urban Futures conference in Europe.
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How Jac Semmler is reimagining the future of Melbourne’s gardens
In the middle of the city, beside concrete, traffic and a car park, a different vision for Melbourne is quietly taking root.
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Mermaids make waves for ocean conservation in Port Phillip Bay
Families gathered along the sand at Port Melbourne’s Lagoon Pier recently for an unusual sight: two shimmering mermaids emerging from the waters of Port Phillip Bay, delivering a powerful message about protecting the ocean.
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City of Melbourne backs “Swimmable Birrarung” vision with new plan
Melburnians could one day take a summer dip in the Yarra River through Southbank, with the City of Melbourne outlining its most detailed roadmap yet to make the Birrarung swimmable by 2050.
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Ongoing flash flooding in Southbank
As Southbank is built on swamp land, it is prone to flooding. The area I would like to highlight is the corner of Whiteman and Clarendon streets. The Whiteman St area is notorious for flooding due to its low-lying nature.
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Celebrate Recycling Week at Fishermans Bend’s Circular Design Collective
Melburnians are invited to celebrate creativity, sustainability and community at the Circular Design Collective Open Day, held on Sunday, November 16 in Fishermans Bend.
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Wine, waste and mushrooms: a Fishermans Bend innovator turns sustainability into action
In a pocket of Port Melbourne’s industrial Fishermans Bend, a bold experiment in urban sustainability is taking shape – not in the vineyards or market gardens, but inside a pair of shipping containers.
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What would it take to make the Yarra swimmable?
Support for making the Yarra River swimmable reached Town Hall, with prospect of cleaner and safer river brewing excitement in council chambers.
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Beautiful and thriving: three-year trial to choose plants for giant new Southbank garden
A giant garden at the heart of the Melbourne Art’s Precinct Transformation Project will have plant species specially tested for its urban environment.
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Council switches on Power Melbourne; Southbank up next
The City of Melbourne has installed its first community battery in the CBD as part of its Power Melbourne renewable energy program for residents and businesses, with the Boyd Community Hub in Southbank to receive the next one in July.
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Beulah explores “urban farm” at its Southbank site
The developer behind what will be Australia’s tallest tower has announced yet another intriguing activation of its City Rd site while it prepares for construction: a 200sqm pop-up “macrofarm”.
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City of Melbourne partners with Origin to deliver community battery
A community battery aimed at promoting affordable and sustainable energy consumption is set to be installed at the Boyd Community Hub in Southbank.
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Roaming cats could be kept at home 24 hours under new council policy
Cat owners may have to keep their feline companions within the boundaries of their homes “at all times” under a proposed 24-hour containment policy being considered by the City of Melbourne.
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Flood warning: Southbank at “high risk” by 2040
More than 16,000 properties in Southbank are at “high risk of damage” from flood waters by 2040, a new study shows, prompting an “urgent call to action”.
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Gardener taking on Australia-first pollinator program wins award
A passionate South Melbourne resident who is leading a charge to create an Australian-first wildlife corridor joining the Royal Botanic Gardens to Westgate Park in Port Melbourne has won a prestigious award.
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New report lays out challenges for electric vehicles in strata
A new report by peak property body Strata Community Association (SCA) has outlined the unique challenges that strata buildings face in Australia as the world transitions to electric vehicles.
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Community battery a step closer for Southbank
The federal government will provide the City of Melbourne with grant funding to install a community battery in Southbank, allowing more locals to tap into renewable energy.
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Automatic river cleaner “Geoff” lands on the Yarra
Next time you’re walking along the Yarra River, look out for Geoff.
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“Floating wetlands” series makes its way upstream
Additional “floating wetlands” have been introduced at the Turning Basin near Enterprize Park as part of a City of Melbourne project to support healthy ecosystems in the Yarra River.
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Huge increase to greening of old buildings needed to hit 2040 net zero target
How Jac Semmler is reimagining the future of Melbourne’s gardens
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