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Food from home: Southbank’s hidden Armenian bakery
Admiration for his wife’s family’s lovingly prepared food inspired Nawid Fayazi to suggest they start what they believe is Australia’s first Armenian bakery, tucked away on Moray St in Southbank.
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Cladding program puts apartment fire safety in spotlight
Victoria’s combustible cladding rectification program has prompted fresh scrutiny of fire safety systems in apartment buildings, with a new survey identifying gaps in documentation, maintenance records and owner understanding.
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Southgate’s sights and sounds
Even as winter approaches entertaining street performers continue to charm our Southbank neighbourhood.
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Winter-ready at SSG
At most community gardens, winter is a time to reflect on the summer and autumn harvests and plan for spring. This involves assessing and preparing the garden beds for the next season.
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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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Kings Way undercroft park clears another hurdle
The City of Melbourne has formally backed a planning permit application for its long-awaited Kings Way undercroft park, marking another significant step towards the Southbank project being realised.
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A neighbourhood for people: Why Southbank’s streets need an urgent rethink
Southbank has transformed dramatically over the past two decades. Once an industrial fringe of the CBD, it is now one of Australia’s most densely populated urban neighbourhoods – home to thousands of residents, workers, students and visitors.
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Southbank residents deserve better protection from car crime
For many Southbank residents, their cars are used less frequently than the state average due to the proximity of the central business district. They should be able to leave their vehicles at home with confidence. Increasingly, they cannot.
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Most hated building in Melbourne: Princes Gate Towers
On the edge of the city (above Princes Gate railway station) stood the Princes Gate towers, commonly referred to as the Gas and Fuel building after its major tenant.
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More than just rubbish
If you spend any time walking around Southbank, you’ve probably noticed it yourself. Overflowing rubbish bins have become an increasingly common sight across parts of our neighbourhood.
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Council seeks community input on Fishermans Bend’s creative future
Thank you to everyone who attended our recent community forum at Port Melbourne Town Hall, where more than 100 people came together to discuss plans for Bay St, off-leash dog space and open space.
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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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NGV Friday Nights to sparkle with Cartier-inspired winter program
NGV Friday Nights will return this winter with a glittering program of music, performance, cinema, food and art inspired by the 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, CARTIER.
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Southbank agency brings home AI insights from elite Ray White study tour
Southbank real estate agency Ray White Southbank is bringing fresh international insights home after joining an exclusive United States study tour focused on the future of artificial intelligence in property.
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“Federation Square of the South”: council backs tower but pushes harder for Queensbridge Square
The City of Melbourne has thrown its support behind PDG’s long-awaited redevelopment of the former Queensbridge Hotel site, in a major step forward for one of Southbank’s most prominent dormant sites.
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STH BNK site heads to market in major blow for Beulah’s stalled Southbank supertower
The long-expected move to take Beulah’s stalled STH BNK by Beulah site to market has now been confirmed, marking another major turn in the troubled saga of what was once pitched as Australia’s tallest building.
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“Welcome to Southbank, sirens in the sky”
The writer-producer of a song about Southbank that celebrates the suburb’s lifestyle and landmarks says he wants to “spread some joy” with the AI-assisted creation.
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Packed meeting lays bare community hopes for Defence sites as council backs school and open space vision
A standing-room-only community meeting at Yarra’s Edge on April 28 has laid bare the scale of public interest in the future of Melbourne’s surplus Defence sites, especially Victoria Barracks in Southbank, as the City of Melbourne moves to formally back a school, open space and heritage-led vision for the landmark precinct.
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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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Serving up the atmosphere – lighting the Malthouse’s Game. Set. Match.
A new two-person play at the Malthouse promises to crack audiences up and thwart their expectations.
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Lorien Shannon: “I feel like I’ve found my place”
Ballet poodle survives snip
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