Arts & Culture
Buxton Contemporary to spotlight key chapter in Chinese contemporary art
Melbourne’s Buxton Contemporary will host a major new exhibition this autumn focusing on a pivotal but often overlooked moment in the history of Chinese contemporary art.
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Romulus Folio Gallery marks one year of contemporary art and design at Montague
Romulus Folio Gallery is celebrating one year of cultural programming at The Gladstone in South Melbourne, where the independent gallery has activated the Tower B lobby through a steady program of exhibitions, workshops and public events since April 2025.
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Life in bloom and on the wing
When Heather Wheat and her husband Lindsay Doig first moved in 24 years ago, “Southbank was a bit of a community desert,” she says. But these days it’s greening up a bit and developing into “a really good neighbourhood”.
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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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Southgate’s new arcade brings fresh fun to the neighbourhood
A brand-new arcade has opened in Southgate, adding a fun, easygoing entertainment option right in the heart of the precinct for locals and visitors alike.
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Southbank emerging: trading wastelands for a community heart
In the past month, we have witnessed some truly amazing “green shoots” appearing across our neighbourhood.
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How Canberra is responding to the fuel shock
Right across our country, the war in the Middle East is having a significant economic impact, including here in Southbank.
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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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Temporary forever, or is Southbank simply unplanned?
In Southbank, we are no strangers to plans.
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Biodiversity conservation and community gardening at Southbank
Cities are the perfect place for us to conserve biodiversity and rekindle our relationship with nature – Dr Kylie Soanes, Urban Ecologist and Conservation Biologist at University of Melbourne
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Mapping Southbank
In the years from 1970 to 1974, people in South Melbourne became used to seeing men in the rear cab of a ute with a large camera taking photos of the houses and other buildings that made up the streetscape.
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Sacred places
St John’s (Southgate) prayer chapel offers a sacred place for people to rest, recover and reset each day.
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Melbourne Design Week 2026 returns with more than 400 events across Victoria
Melbourne’s biggest celebration of design is set to return this autumn, with hundreds of events exploring everything from food and fashion to robotics, interiors and furniture.
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Taking action on hooning, public transport and safety in Montague Ward
March is under way, and we have progressed several items that will improve the liveability of Fishermans Bend and Port Melbourne.
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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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Melbourne Art Book Fair to return with city-wide program in May
The Melbourne Art Book Fair will return in May with an expanded city-wide program celebrating independent publishing, graphic design and creative experimentation, bringing together local and international publishers, artists and writers for 10 days of events across Melbourne.
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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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Purchasers left waiting as questions grow over deposits tied to stalled STH BNK project
Concerns are mounting among apartment buyers at the stalled STH BNK by Beulah development in Southbank, with at least one purchaser questioning how long deposits can remain tied up while construction on the landmark project remains uncertain.
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Red Stairs saga ends with more consultation
After years of complaints, a shelved design competition and another round of promised consultation, the City of Melbourne has finally resolved to get on with renewing Southbank’s much-maligned Red Stairs.
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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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Council calls on the community to help redesign the Riverslide Skate Park
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