Rudolph comes to Docklands
By Aphrodite Feros-Fooke
For the month of December Docklands will be home to an eight-metre-tall reindeer, a new addition to this year’s City of Melbourne Christmas Festival.
Now in its 18th year, the festival will host a range of events, activities and installations from November 29 through to December 25.
The program includes Santa’s House at Federation Square, Gingerbread Village by Epicure, a giant present box at Southbank and a Gravy Day sing-along with guest Clair Bowditch and Christmas Projections.
The Princes Bridge will be part of the Christmas Projections program for the first time this year alongside the State Library and Melbourne Town Hall.
The State Library will host the feature show – A Very Melbourne Night Before Christmas – written...
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By Sue Dight
It has been a busy time at the Mission to Seafarers Victoria (MtSV) and even with the scaffolding up all along the front of the building, activity is rife inside!
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Marvel Stadium management change
By David Schout
The AFL has announced a change to the management of Marvel Stadium, revealing it plans to integrate the stadium into its organisation within the next year.
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Sports club ready for a big 2020
By David Schout
After recently celebrating its official launch, the newly-formed Docklands Sports Club (DSC) is readying itself for a huge 2020.
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Leading job growth
By Aphrodite Feros-Fooke
Docklands has experienced a 243 per cent employment increase in the past decade, the equivalent of 51,600 jobs, according to the City of Melbourne’s 2018 Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) released in November.
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Waterway without boats
By Jeff Gordon
Imagine visiting a major capital city in Europe or Asia or North America and not being able to access the water, not being able to get on a boat and enjoy the city and its views from the water.
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Reflecting on 2019
By Janette Corcoran – Docklands Representative Group
2019 has been a year of experimentation for the Docklands Representative Group (DRG) where different formats and venues have been trialled.
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Edition - Dec 19 - Jan 20
Keys to life
By John Tadigiri Eight-year-old Lim Ky has been playing keyboard for three-and-a-half years. He plays at the District every Sunday without fail, even when sick.
04 Dec 2019
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VCAT losing patience with short-stay operator
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has almost lost patience with local short-stay apartment operator Shivesh Kuksal.
04 Dec 2019
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Hoon sting
Melbourne Highway Patrol officers carried out a “large-scale” operation in Yarra’s Edge on November 30 targeting ongoing vehicle gatherings in the area.
04 Dec 2019
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Heat mounts on Development Victoria
Development Victoria (DV) will submit its defence to the Federal Court on December 6 as a petition circulated by tenants of Central Pier attracts growing support from the community.
04 Dec 2019
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Maiden voyage
Port Phillip Ferries’ new service, the Geelong Flyer began its twice-daily services between Docklands and Geelong on Monday, December 2.
04 Dec 2019
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Wellbeing in a heating city
Advertorial by Meg Hill Melburnians look forward to summer every year, but for some groups within the community high temperatures can pose serious health risks.
04 Dec 2019
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Leading job growth
By Aphrodite Feros-Fooke Docklands has experienced a 243 per cent employment increase in the past decade, the equivalent of 51,600 jobs, according to the City of Melbourne’s 2018 Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) released in November.
04 Dec 2019
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Waterway without boats
By Jeff Gordon Imagine visiting a major capital city in Europe or Asia or North America and not being able to access the water, not being able to get on a boat and enjoy the city and its views from the water.
04 Dec 2019
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Call for upgrades to community garden
By David Schout The popular Docklands Community Garden says the time has come for proper infrastructure to support their 111-strong group of volunteers.
04 Dec 2019
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A committee meeting to remember
As the nation collectively groaned over petty partisan finger pointing about bushfires and climate change in recent weeks, there was a political ray of light emanating from the Melbourne Town Hall.
04 Dec 2019
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Gateway to community services
By Meg Hill A new investment in Docklands aims to “fill the gaps” in community service for the growing community and its vulnerable.
04 Dec 2019
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Festival Hall on the market
Festival Hall is for sale – a year after the Heritage Council granted the iconic live music venue protection.
04 Dec 2019
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Poly’s public art contribution
Docklands’ public art initiative will continue with a contribution from Poly Australia’s 1000 La Trobe Street dedicated to the site’s industrial and rail history.
04 Dec 2019
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Trees removed
Five London plane trees have been removed to enable construction of a multi-level commercial development at 1000 La Trobe St.
04 Dec 2019
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Local mega mural
Melbourne street artists Kitt Bennett and Juddy Roller delivered an Australian first in large-scale public art at Lorimer St over October.
04 Dec 2019
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Fire at Digital Harbour
By Rhonda Dredge Drama struck the offices of Digital Harbour on a quiet Friday last month when a fire broke out in the shrubbery just after lunchtime.
04 Dec 2019
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Reflecting on 2019
By Janette Corcoran – Docklands Representative Group 2019 has been a year of experimentation for the Docklands Representative Group (DRG) where different formats and venues have been trialled.
04 Dec 2019
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Market Lane now open
Docklands ushered in a new era in fresh produce last month with the launch of Market Lane; The District Docklands’ new fresh food precinct.
04 Dec 2019
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Wind pops window
Thursday, November 21 saw record high wind across Melbourne and frequent emergency alerts. In Docklands, a window of a high-rise residential building almost fell crashing to the pavement.
04 Dec 2019
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Butt out Docklands!
By Janette Corcoran November saw over 30 Docklanders come together for another local street clean.
04 Dec 2019
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Rudolph comes to Docklands
By Aphrodite Feros-Fooke For the month of December Docklands will be home to an eight-metre-tall reindeer, a new addition to this year’s City of Melbourne Christmas Festival.
04 Dec 2019
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Cool down for summer
No matter the temperature outside, it’s always cool inside O’Brien Icehouse.
04 Dec 2019
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Elements Of Focus
Elements Of Focus is a very important project that brings together the two passions of Andrew Follows; motor cars and photography.
04 Dec 2019
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ArtVo is back!
Docklands’ famous immersive gallery reopened to the public on November 16.
04 Dec 2019
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More stories are being revealed
By Sue Dight It has been a busy time at the Mission to Seafarers Victoria (MtSV) and even with the scaffolding up all along the front of the building, activity is rife inside!
04 Dec 2019
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Marvel Stadium management change
By David Schout The AFL has announced a change to the management of Marvel Stadium, revealing it plans to integrate the stadium into its organisation within the next year.
04 Dec 2019
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Self-defence classes launched
By David Schout Fancy learning a new skill while exercising with other Docklands locals? The Hub on Harbour Esplanade may have just the answer.
04 Dec 2019
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Wizards unite!
Have you seen a dragon on the docks? A quaffle on the quay? A boggart on Bourke? How about a death eater in The District?
04 Dec 2019
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Our founding father
By Rhonda Dredge Artists had their troubles back in the days of Federation as they were conscripted into recording the public life of the new nation.
04 Dec 2019
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Voluntary housing fails
By Meg Hill The City of Melbourne last month called for state-wide mandatory affordable housing provisions, admitting the developer-incentive policy had not secured anything since it was adopted in 2014.
04 Dec 2019
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Cruising through life
By Rhonda Dredge Every time Judy or Brian Halsted go to the fridge they’re reminded of all the great times they’ve had on the oceans, cruising between continents and islands, befriending captains and staff and generally living a life of action.
04 Dec 2019
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Dragon boat festival returns in 2020
By David Schout After the resounding success of this year’s inaugural event, the Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival will return to Victoria Harbour in early 2020.
04 Dec 2019
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Sports club ready for a big 2020
By David Schout After recently celebrating its official launch, the newly-formed Docklands Sports Club (DSC) is readying itself for a huge 2020.
04 Dec 2019
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