Jack Hayes

Jack Hayes

Journalist

Latest articles by Jack Hayes

Keeping Docklanders healthy for 10 years

July 30th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

Docklands Health will be celebrated for a decade of service to the community next month in a ceremony with Lord Mayor Sally Capp.

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Sentia: a balanced approach to early learning

June 30th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

Sitting on the northern banks of the Yarra, nestled between the Melbourne Aquarium, the Immigration Museum and Enterprize Park, you’ll find Sentia Early Learning: an oasis of industry-leading early childhood education.

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A Yunique approach to tea

June 30th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

Bubble tea. It’s the sweet, colourful, and sometimes addictive drink that is taking over the globe, and now Docklands.

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Quality, relationships and nature: the Gowrie way

June 2nd, 2021 - Jack Hayes

As you’ll find when visiting their second-level location at Seafarer Lane, gravitating around an enormous, fully established garden and playground, Gowrie at The Harbour is anything but your standard childcare centre.

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Shall We Coffee? We Shall!

June 2nd, 2021 - Jack Hayes

Step off the footpath from Waterfront Way and into a new world of coffee appreciation with the team at Shall We Coffee: the café where making coffee is both an art and exact science.

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A family business through and through

April 29th, 2021 - Jack Hayes

After opening in late 2019, The Butcher Club Epicurean at The District Docklands has become a favourite among Docklanders looking to broaden their supermarket experience. Why? Because of their “old-fashioned service, delicious meats, and pre-prepared dishes.”

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Docklands Dollars is live!

April 2nd, 2021 - Jack Hayes

After a 12-month incubation period, the Docklands Dollars program has been given the green light in a bid to stimulate an estimated $3-5 million in local spending.

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New seafood concept store at The District

March 3rd, 2021 - Jack Hayes

There are often three non-negotiables customers refer to when visiting their local fish shop: quality, affordability and freshness.

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Not your average bank, not your average banker

March 3rd, 2021 - Jack Hayes

“After 15 years I’ve still got customers coming back to me saying, ‘if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have bought this house’ or ‘if it weren’t for you, I would have never been able to do this’, that just makes my day.”

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Growing the next generation of Docklanders

December 3rd, 2020 - Jack Hayes

“To leave the world better than when you entered it” is an ideology many strive for. It is also one that underpins all teaching at Gowrie Docklands.

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Changing the way we dine

November 5th, 2020 - Jack Hayes

Docklanders will be looking forward to a summer of alfresco dining as part of the City of Melbourne's plan to wake the area from a COVID-19 slumber.

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Making Docklands City Pharmacy a household name

September 2nd, 2020 - Jack Hayes

“I’ve had locals coming into the shop saying, ‘I’ve read all about you’ or ‘hi Lee, I recognise you from the newspaper.’

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MoWorks leading the way to a post-COVID future

September 2nd, 2020 - Jack Hayes

With life and business after COVID-19 a much anticipated and intrigued prospect, Docklands-based creative agency, MoWorks, is carving a path to how it may look.

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Docklands Dental Studio becomes an industry leader

July 29th, 2020 - Jack Hayes

In an age where meticulous cleaning, relentless disinfecting and vigilant public health practices have become the new standard, Docklands Dental Studio is putting minds at ease with pioneering industry technology.

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Anchor up at Yarra’s Edge’s newest cafe

July 1st, 2020 - Jack Hayes

When you think of the Melbourne café scene you instantly evoke images of laneways and converted shopfronts. You don’t think of riverfront and harbour views; that is, until now.

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Dining at WTC Wharf

July 1st, 2020 - Jack Hayes

With the gradual easing of government restrictions in Melbourne’s hospitality industry, life as “almost normal” has returned to WTC Wharf.

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Pharmacy lands at The District

July 1st, 2020 - Jack Hayes

In times of growing public health uncertainty, it is great peace of mind to know Docklands has a new avenue for expert medical advice and care.

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Iconic Melbourne Star keeps turning

July 1st, 2020 - Jack Hayes

Our iconic Melbourne Star Observation Wheel has re-opened to the public, allowing a maximum of three guests per cabin to experience the Docklands landmark and the city views it affords.

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A familiar face returns to Docklands

June 4th, 2020 - Jack Hayes

Amid all the uncertainty of a global pandemic, the return of one Docklands stalwart has come as a pleasant reprieve.

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Something fishy from The Espressionist

April 30th, 2020 - Jack Hayes

It was an idea formed on one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar.

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