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“Plan now, pay less later”: local engineer urges Southbank high-rise owners to prepare for electrification costs

“Plan now, pay less later”: local engineer urges Southbank high-rise owners to prepare for electrification costs

September 10th, 2025 - Sean Car

Howard Barnes has spent the past decade studying the guts of his building. A mechanical engineer and Tower 3 resident at Yarra’s Edge since 2013, he has a message for communities living in Melbourne towers built around 20 years ago or more: start planning – and saving – for electrification now.

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Owners seize back control at The Sentinel amid management dispute

August 6th, 2025 - Sean Car

Owners at The Sentinel residential tower in Southbank have voted to remove its former owners’ corporation committee, in a decisive move to regain control over building management following months of unrest.

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