Edition - July 2012
Council is given planning powers
Friday, June 29 was a massive news day for Docklands with Planning Minister Matthew Guy announcing that planning powers were being returned to the City of Melbourne.
03 Jul 2012
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Plaudits for council over forum proposal
The City of Melbourne and Places Victoria have to be given credit for their revised proposal for a Docklands Community Forum.
03 Jul 2012
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Master plan approved
Planning Minister Matthew Guy has approved MAB Corporation’s revised master plan for NewQuay.
03 Jul 2012
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Ministerial story time
Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell took story-time at the Docklands Hub on June 22 when she announced $400,000 funding for books for Docklands new library.
03 Jul 2012
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Where the bloody hell are we?
Census collectors found local residents in less than two thirds of Docklands’ apartments when they called last August, resulting in an estimated population of only 5090 people.
03 Jul 2012
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Sam oozes local’s confidence
Dockland’s Sam Newman was confident of coaching Victoria to victory in its EJ Whitten Legends game against the All Stars at Etihad Stadium on July 3.
03 Jul 2012
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Life is working out for Coen
Docklands’ YMCA gymnasiums are doing their bit to help Coen Ashton prepare for a double-lung transplant when a suitable donor is found.
03 Jul 2012
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Our trust has been abused
Housing Choices Australia (HCA) has abused the trust that Docklands placed in it a year ago when we embraced The Mariner building into our community.
03 Jul 2012
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Docklands bomb scare
The Docklands community Hub was evacuated and the surrounding area sealed off for several hours on June 12 after police allegedly found explosives in a vehicle parked outside in Harbour Esplanade.
03 Jul 2012
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Docklands’ fundraising champions
Docklands doesn’t do things by halves, and so it was also when it came to fundraising for the annual Vinnies CEO Sleep Out with local CEOs Hatem Saleh and David Hall blitzing the field.
03 Jul 2012
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Meet the state by-election candidates
Docklanders are invited to meet the candidates in the upcoming state by-election at a special event at Watermark on Tuesday, July 10.
03 Jul 2012
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New academy is all for life
Docklands has a new charity with the formation of Father Bob’s 4-Life Academy, which aims to develop, guide and mentor the nation’s youth.
03 Jul 2012
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Welcome to your backyard
In the heart of winter and in an inner-suburb oft-compared with a concrete jungle, who expects to find space to grow vegetables or to find a public park where the plants grown are not the usual shrubs, flowers and trees but food?
03 Jul 2012
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Battle for more parking
Docklands Community Association president Roger Gardner has taken up the fight for more parking in Docklands.
03 Jul 2012
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New president for Docklands Rotary
Joseph Ebbage is the new president of the Rotary Club of Docklands.
03 Jul 2012
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Police complex for Docklands
There will be more police in Docklands than ever from 2015 following the announcement on July 3 of a $230 million police complex to be built on the corner of Spencer and LaTrobe streets.
03 Jul 2012
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Voter definition slammed
Melbourne councillor Jackie Watts is crying foul over a decision last month by Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell to formally grant municipal voting rights to new residents of one month or more.
03 Jul 2012
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Birthday party at The Hub
Docklands community centre, The Hub, will celebrate its fifth birthday on Saturday, July 28 with a series of activities for the whole family.
03 Jul 2012
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Students try to seal the loop
Melbourne City School (MCS) students are campaigning for action to prevent Victoria Harbour’s seals from danger posed by waste fishing line.
03 Jul 2012
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Tracey is a winner
Tracey Cotroneo is the winner of Docklands News’ June Facebook competition.
03 Jul 2012
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Docklands hit by mail thefts
Docklands residents have been warned not to let people follow them into their towers following a spate of mail thefts.
03 Jul 2012
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Fashion journey for third-year students
“The Journey” was a fashion exhibition held at Docklands’ Hub on Friday, June 15 by Box Hill Institute fashion students.
03 Jul 2012
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Commercial Quarter for NewQuay
MAB Corporation has announced its intention to build a new $250 million, 35,000 sqm, commercial development which will bring a further 3500 office workers to NewQuay.
03 Jul 2012
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Celebrity soup is appealing
The Feed Melbourne campaign wrapped up in Docklands on June 26 with a soup lunch to raise funds for struggling food charities.
03 Jul 2012
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Download our iPad app
Docklands News is now available via an iPad app.
03 Jul 2012
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New cricket club CEO
Docklands’ Big Bash League cricket team The Renegades has a new CEO with the announcement last month that the top job had gone to Stuart Coventry.
03 Jul 2012
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Short-stay – alliances grow
As the serviced apartment issue continues, alliances are being formed.
03 Jul 2012
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Docklands opens to the public
Docklands has plenty on offer this year for the annual Open House Melbourne days on July 28 and 29.
03 Jul 2012
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Falling for the Chamber
The Docklands Chamber of Commerce turned it on at its monthly get-together last month at Wonderland Fun Park.
02 Jul 2012
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Wheel spins towards completion
As construction continues on the Southern Star Observation Wheel, the Docklands precinct can start preparing for an eye-catching launch and dazzling light show to announce the emergence of a major tourist attraction for Melbourne.
02 Jul 2012
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Connecting at Northwharf
Eighty Docklanders came together for some end-of-financial-year business networking last month at the quarterly Docklands News Networking Lunch.
02 Jul 2012
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Ice is flying
Melbourne Ice has continued to dominate the competition this season as it looks to win back-to-back-to back-titles.
02 Jul 2012
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