Jack Hayes

Jack Hayes

Journalist

Latest articles by Jack Hayes

A winter of activation in Docklands

May 29th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

While the cold creeps in, Docklands’ events calendar is just starting to heat up this June with Firelight Festival, The Art of Banksy and Dreamskape.

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A preview of Docklands’ new “tropical oasis” from Moon Dog

May 29th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Doglands is the new mega-venue from Melbourne brew-masters, Moon Dog, promising a “tropical oasis in amongst the hustle and bustle of the Docklands.”

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Biggest Morning Tea returns to Docklands

May 1st, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea returns to Berth Restaurant & Events this May, aiming to raise $30,000 to support a cancer-free future.

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Step inside Docklands’ newest dining destination

May 1st, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Docklands’ culinary credentials will be boosted this May with the arrival of Friends of Fire and Amphora, two new restaurants from Melbourne hospitality heavyweights as part of Marvel Stadium’s $225 million upgrade.

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Partnerships and presents at Collins Square

April 30th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

While the weather gets cooler, activations and partnerships are heating up at Collins Square, one of Australia’s premier commercial business precincts.

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Marvel Stadium upgraded unveiled

March 27th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

A new and improved Marvel Stadium is ready for fans following a $225 million upgrade featuring Stadium Square and City Edge turning the stadium into a seven-day-a-week precinct for both residents and workers.

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Double dose of a Docklands favourite

March 27th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

It may have been four unstable years in the making, but it has been worth every cent, hour and stress for Peter Mastro, co-owner of Saluministi, who has recently opened his second Docklands store at Melbourne Quarter.

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Music to guide you through school holidays

March 27th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

The Melbourne Recital Centre is putting on a show like no other these April school holidays with Music Play, a two-day festival of musical run, laughter and play.

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Discover Docklands from the water

February 28th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Melbourne’s award-winning ferry service, Port Phillip Ferries, is offering a unique opportunity to take in our city from the water with their new Docklands Discovery Cruises.

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Run for the Kids is back this March

February 28th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

The Herald Sun and Transurban Run for the Kids will return Sunday, March 17, taking over the streets of Melbourne to raise much-needed funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

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Saluministi comes to Melbourne Quarter

January 31st, 2024 - Jack Hayes

Melbourne Quarter is the newest location to house Melbourne’s cult-favourite paninis from the team at Saluministi.

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A sneak peek at Marvel Stadium’s $250 million upgrade

November 29th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

An expansive civic space for community events, a two-level Asian fusion restaurant from the team behind The George on Collins, and a suite of new game-day and function spaces are just a few of the new features in  Marvel Stadium’s $250 million redevelopment.

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Festive season in full swing at Collins Square

November 29th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

This holiday season, Collins Square is transforming into a festive haven, offering incredible activations that promise to add joy and warmth to your celebrations.

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Moon Dog to open 1500-capacity brewpub in Docklands

November 1st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

In what will come as welcomed news for lovers of craft beer and hospitality alike, Melbourne brewing dynamos, Moon Dog, will open a 1500-capacity “brewpub” next to Marvel Stadium in 2024.

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Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands: “the locals’ choice hotel”

November 1st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

A hotel might not be the first place you think of when it comes to spending time at your “local,” but at Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands, Docklanders are doing exactly that.

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A Docklands favourite now open on Sundays

November 1st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

For Docklanders Sunday is now the day to enjoy your favourite pub classics at Platform 28.

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Celebrating the end of year in style at The District

November 1st, 2023 - Jack Hayes

When it comes to truly unique experiences it’s hard to argue any better place in postcode 3008, or Melbourne, than The District Docklands.

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Meow about that: a collaboration for friends of four legs and two

September 27th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

It’s not the collaboration Docklanders knew they wanted, but it certainly is one they are going to need.

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New to the menu at Melbourne Quarter

September 27th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

For Docklanders looking for a new plant-based favourite, look no further than Fishbowl at Melbourne Quarter.

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The Voice: “our chance to change the path that we are on”

August 30th, 2023 - Jack Hayes

For Sheena Watt, Victorian Upper House MP for the North Metropolitan Region, enshrining constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a Voice to Parliament is “not just about being recognised, it’s about being heard.”

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