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Eagle
Eagle by Bruce Armstrong I surprised myself by how upset I felt on finding out that Bruce Armstrong’s Eagle is to be moved to make way for Lend Lease’s new development at Docklands – the last...
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Do we expect too much of public art?
Reed Vessel by Virginia King A planned bicycle adventure down river went off track recently because of a puncture. This was a good thing. Instead, we went to admire the work Reed Vessel by New Zealand...
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‘Nest in Peace’ Swan G10
Swan nest This is not about a ‘Black Swan’ phenomenon that is so unexpected as to be unimaginable. Its about an everyday black swan phenomenon. Its about black swans and littered plastic. Recently, a...
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The Triangle
We travelled to the less explored Dock lands for Open House Melbourne to see NAB’s new building at 700 Bourke Street. The triangle is ‘the primary visual motif’ of this development expressed in myriad...
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High expectations
Inflated expectations of megaprojects and what happens when things don’t turn out as planned Docklands is not the only urban megaproject to draw criticism. Dr Stan Majoor, visiting RMIT’s Centre for...
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New Park on North Bank
New small parks on the Yarra River, Docklands Each week is an exploration across the Webb Bridge to Tai Chi class outside Library at The Dock. In and out, over and under, the off road bike route makes...
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Coffee and a Cow
Cow Up a Tree Visiting Docklands is a bit like going on holiday. There’s always something new to see. Separated bike lanes along the Harbour Esplanade and La Trobe St have opened up new pathways from...
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Between Two Created Worlds
The underside of the Charles Grimes Bridge is low and shaded. It’s the transition between South Wharf and Yarra’s Edge – between two newly constructed worlds. South Wharf is everything people complain...
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Flying a kite
May 2015 The tram bridge crossing appears to be off the table in the review of planning for Fishermans Bend. ‘The no bridge stance was promised in opposition and that stance will not change’ according...
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Celebrating the Yarra
Scenes on the Yarra for World Rivers Day 27 September 2015 The moon! On an evening of Melbourne perfection, the moon rose and the sun set in a choreography of colour over Docklands for Scenes on the...
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Tulip fever
In the pink dawn of Sunday, September 1st, the finishing touches were applied to an installation of 150,000 tulips that had been in preparation for several months. A carpet of tulips across Seafarers...
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Spring Cleaning The City
No rest for the committed. The day after the Global Climate Strike, it was the second Spring Clean the City. The gathering place was Queensbridge Square on the Southbank Promenade. Not so much a...
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Souvenir
Small smaller smallest is an endearing exhibition at the Emerald Hill Heritage Centre in South Melbourne. People living in Port Phillip were invited ‘to share treasured miniatures, knick knacks and...
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Central Pier, Docklands
The abrupt closure of Central Pier in August last year, confirmed in early January, has implications beyond the distress to affected businesses and their staff. Development Victoria, the owner of the...
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Finding the River
Over the time of isolation, I have spent some time near the River and become preoccupied with our relationship to our Yarra River, known to the the Woi Wurrung (Wurundjeri) and the Boon wurrung as the...
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Seafarers Rest Park
The new Seafarers Rest Park on North Wharf is a step closer after City of Melbourne councillors last week enthusiastically supported the design concepts for further consultation. The site of Seafarers...
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Sunlight and shadow
At 8 am on Sunday 21 June, about thirty people plunged into Port Phillip Bay to mark the winter solstice. Taking the plunge at Port Melbourne: image Alan-Jane FitzCameron The winter solstice leaves...
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Towers on Normanby
Are they in Southbank? Fishermans Bend? Montague or South Melbourne? and does it matter? Two towers are taking concrete form in Normanby Rd immediately opposite each other. Are they in a race to their...
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Brick Wall
Even as we’ve returned to the lockdown from which we were tentatively emerging, the finishing touches are being applied to an old part of the city made anew. Recently, the scaffolding and hoardings...
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Back to a new school
Today these doors opened to welcome the first students to the new Docklands Primary School. The logo says it all – and more. The circle represents a porthole, and the piers represent the former...
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