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New primary school campus tipped for vacant Ferrars St site
The Victorian Government’s promised new campus for South Melbourne Primary School could be delivered on a major vacant site directly opposite the existing vertical school, Southbank News understands.
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Australia 108 rooftop stunt sparks safety questions
Police had no record and building authorities had no comment concerning a small group who found their way onto the top of Melbourne’s tallest building Australia 108 recently.
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Dorcas St meal brings community together in South Melbourne
At around 6.30pm on a wintry Thursday a few dozen people are tucking into a three-course meal at the Uniting Church Hall in Dorcas St, South Melbourne.
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Future of Southbank Makers’ Market secured
The future of Southgate’s art and design market has been secured after a co-operative of stallholders was formed to take control of the popular attraction which runs every Sunday on the Southbank Promenade.
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Choir3006 sings for connection
A Southbank community choir has brought together residents, police, politicians and local community groups for a special gathering celebrating the role music can play in strengthening neighbourhood connection.
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Snap Squad: a community approach to reporting local issues
In a busy and growing community like ours, small issues can quickly become larger ones – whether it is dumped rubbish, abandoned shopping trolleys, graffiti, damaged footpaths, or other local concerns that affect residents’ daily lives.
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Police crackdown on illegal e-bikes and e-scooter behaviour
Police have issued hundreds of fines during a major road policing operation targeting unsafe and non-compliant e-bike use across Melbourne’s CBD and surrounding areas, including Southbank.
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Unregistered and unlicenced rider recording ride through Melbourne
Police say they expect to charge an unlicensed 17-year-old who they believe was livestreaming his ride through Melbourne this week on an unregistered electric motorbike.
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Boys arrested following police officer attack
An off-duty police officer was allegedly violently attacked by three youths he didn’t know while walking down Whiteman St late on Friday, May 29.
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“Groundbreaking” talkback call sees hunger hit the mainstream
A talkback caller to ABC Melbourne kicked off a food drive at the Southbank-based broadcaster when he said he hadn’t eaten for days recently. Charities say the need for food aid across Melbourne, particularly in suburbs like Southbank, is acute.
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Tools stolen in Southbank burglary
Police are appealing for information after tools were stolen from a Southbank business during an early morning burglary in April.
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Council workers walk off the job, close libraries
A 24-hour stop-work led by the Australian Services Union saw council workers from the City of Melbourne and seven other local government areas walk off the job on May 5, as the union steps up industrial action around Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiations.
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Future Melbourne podcast turns to the Yarra River
The latest episode of Future Melbourne turns its attention to Melbourne’s defining natural and civic asset, with Yarra River Business Association executive officer Liz Joldeski joining the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Yarra, or Birrarung.
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Police seek public help after alleged sexual assault on Southbank’s Evan Walker Bridge
Police are appealing for public assistance following the alleged sexual assault of a young woman on Evan Walker Bridge in Southbank earlier this year.
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Croissants, coffee and graffiti spotting on Neighbour Day
A group of Southbank residents got together, practised reporting graffiti and celebrated Neighbour Day, on March 29, with coffee and French pastries as part of a community strengthening initiative by Neighbourhood Watch.
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New beginnings celebrated at colourful event
An Indian-themed multicultural event celebrating new beginnings at the Boyd Community Hub attracted more than 240 people, who were keen to eat and get to know each other, its organiser says.
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Belgian Beer Café to host Melbourne’s only Zwanze Day 2026 event
Southbank’s Belgian Beer Café will once again become a little corner of Brussels later this month when it hosts Melbourne’s only official Zwanze Day 2026 celebration.
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Police target car break-ins in Montague as new inner-city operation launched
A new Victoria Police operation targeting car break-ins across Melbourne’s inner south is shining a spotlight on South Melbourne’s Montague St area, which police say has been among the hardest hit by a sharp rise in offending over the past year.
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Southbank unites: we want a school at Victoria Barracks
Off the back of last month’s coverage looking into what could come next for the Victoria Barracks site, one key idea has emerged that Southbankers are now uniting behind: a school.
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Fire crews extinguish major bus blaze on Power St
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) has brought a dramatic bus fire under control in Southbank this evening after a diesel commuter bus erupted into flames on Power St, just up from the CityLink off-ramp and directly beside the Melbourne Square precinct.
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