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The Transformation of Southbank Boulevard
While we’ve been away, the City of Melbourne has been working on further stages of Southbank Boulevard. Sections have been completed and revealed over recent months for people to enjoy when they return...
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Sandridge Bridge and the Casino
Southbank Boulevard leads on across City Rd to meet Southbank Promenade and the Yarra River. The Sandridge Bridge comes into view, crossing the River at a sharp angle. This bridge is a remnant of the...
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Art in public places
At sunset photographers line up on Princes Pier to capture the daily changing magic of the sun slipping down over Webb Dock and Williamstown. Twilight follows. Astronomers differentiate between three...
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Back to the city?
On Friday 6th May, I’m leading a walk around a small area of Docklands that is dense with history – a place that has been un-made, made and re-made. It’s part of the Jane’s Walk weekend – a global...
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From North Wharf to Northbank
First, to get our bearings. Between the CBD and Docklands, an island bounded by the River, Flinders St, Spencer St and Wurrundjeri Way where every site is being renewed, reimagined or remade. A letter...
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More pier stories
Continuing Heritage Victoria require that Development Victoria prepare an interpretation plan as a condition of demolishing Central Pier in Docklands. This week there has been extensive media coverage...
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Bluestone, bricks and bell
What are we made of? asks Maria Tumarkin. Her poetic response to that question is etched into the bluestone at Buluk Park in Docklands. What is Melbourne made of? Materials from which Melbourne’s...
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5,000 new plants in Docklands
On 23 July, Lord Mayor Sally Capp opened an ambitious urban greening project on the Marvel Stadium concourse in Docklands. Damp in Docklands. Lord Mayor Sally Capp opens the Victoria Point landscaping...
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Farming and gardening in Southbank
In Southbank, the densest part of Melbourne, there is an urban farm and a balcony oasis. The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Southbank is 26,166, with a population density of 16,404 persons per...
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Roads to parks in Fishermans Bend and Southbank
Roads will become parks in the City of Port Phillip and the City of Melbourne in two proposals under consideration. With anticipated population growth in Fishermans Bend and Southbank, lesser used...
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