Latest articles by Jack Hayes
Keeping Docklanders healthy for 10 years
Docklands Health will be celebrated for a decade of service to the community next month in a ceremony with Lord Mayor Sally Capp.
Read MoreSentia: a balanced approach to early learning
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.
Read MoreA Yunique approach to tea
Bubble tea. It’s the sweet, colourful, and sometimes addictive drink that is taking over the globe, and now Docklands.
Read MoreQuality, relationships and nature: the Gowrie way
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.
Read MoreShall We Coffee? We Shall!
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.
Read MoreA family business through and through
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.”
Read MoreDocklands Dollars is live!
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.
Read MoreNew seafood concept store at The District
There are often three non-negotiables customers refer to when visiting their local fish shop: quality, affordability and freshness.
Read MoreNot your average bank, not your average banker
“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.”
Read MoreGrowing the next generation of Docklanders
“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.
Read MoreChanging the way we dine
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.
Read MoreMaking Docklands City Pharmacy a household name
“I’ve had locals coming into the shop saying, ‘I’ve read all about you’ or ‘hi Lee, I recognise you from the newspaper.’
Read MoreMoWorks leading the way to a post-COVID future
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.
Read MoreDocklands Dental Studio becomes an industry leader
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.
Read MoreAnchor up at Yarra’s Edge’s newest cafe
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.
Read MoreDining at WTC Wharf
With the gradual easing of government restrictions in Melbourne’s hospitality industry, life as “almost normal” has returned to WTC Wharf.
Read MorePharmacy lands at The District
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.
Read MoreIconic Melbourne Star keeps turning
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.
Read MoreA familiar face returns to Docklands
Amid all the uncertainty of a global pandemic, the return of one Docklands stalwart has come as a pleasant reprieve.
Read MoreSomething fishy from The Espressionist
It was an idea formed on one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar.
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