Latest articles by Sean Car
Undoubted luxury and breathtaking views from Banksia Tower
This fifth-floor apartment offers the very best of Docklands living from NewQuay’s Banksia Tower.
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Next steps from Docklands Summit
The City of Melbourne has provided a long-awaited update on actions generated from the Docklands Summit it held back in September last year.
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Docklands central to new festival
The City of Melbourne has revealed a new major 17-day festival running from August 17 to September 2, 2023, with Docklands expected to play a central role.
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Kangan Institute now home to electric vehicle lab
A new purpose-built electric vehicle (EV) laboratory was unveiled at Kangan Institute in Docklands last month, which the Victorian Government said represented an exciting step in helping “bridge the emerging skills gap” of trained technicians in Australia.
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CommVision: Increasing communication in residential buildings and communities
If you live in the City of Melbourne, it’s more than likely that you’re one of the 80 per cent who live in a high-rise apartment. But how well are you currently notified of critical issues and important updates affecting your immediate community?
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From hypersonic vehicles to dinosaur jaws: 30 years of making advanced composites in Fishermans Bend
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone with more lived experience working in Fishermans Bend than chairman of Advanced Composite Structures Australia (ACS-A) Professor Murray Scott.
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Docklands Act, it’s time …
If there was ever a month to highlight the desperate need to reform governance of Docklands, March 2023 might have just taken the cake.
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Contractor appointed to demolish Central Pier
Development Victoria (DV) has announced that it has appointed the same contractor who removed Central Pier’s western tip in 2022 to oversee the demolition of the remainder of the heritage structure.
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“The current situation is unacceptable”: council and regulators meet with residents over ATET nightclub noise
Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has described current impacts on many Docklands residents from floating nightclub ATET as “unacceptable”, as the City of Melbourne continues to advocate to state government in search of solutions.
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Some of the unsung heroes of aviation doing it all from Docklands
When most people imagine a jet plane and the many parts that go into completing one, the wings or the engines are likely to be among the first notable pieces of the puzzle they consider. But what about the crucial components that join everything together?
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Tayla Harris statue to permanently reside in Docklands
More than three years after being unveiled at Federation Square, the iconic statue of AFLW player Tayla Harris will soon find its permanent home here in Docklands, in what represents a huge win for our precinct.
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Council trial making high-rise composting a reality
In an Australian-first, the City of Melbourne has introduced its Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection service in high-rise buildings through a 12-month pilot program.
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Only way is up for new Mission to Seafarers CEO
Recently appointed Mission to Seafarers Victoria (MtSV) CEO Neil James says the opportunity to commercialise its heritage-listed venue, while continuing its core operation of supporting seafarers, presents both “a great opportunity and a great challenge”.
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Development Victoria “very happy” with tepid response to Central Pier consultation
It may still be early days in the journey towards reshaping Central Pier, but the results from Development Victoria’s recent public engagement process don’t inspire great confidence for exciting days ahead.
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Police charge man after death of woman in Docklands
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder following the death of a woman in Docklands in December.
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Shane Wylie resigns from the Docklands Chamber of Commerce
The year has begun with the unfortunate news that Docklands resident and long-serving executive officer of the Docklands Chamber of Commerce (DCC) has resigned from his post after seven years in the role.
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Timber from Central Pier’s western tip to be repurposed on the Alma Doepel
Timber from the western tip of the century-old Central Pier is being recycled to help with the ongoing restoration of one of Australia’s oldest surviving tall ships, the Alma Doepel.
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Build-to-rent project at Yarra’s Edge approved
The Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has given final approval for developer Samma Property Group’s 31-storey apartment building at the foot of the Bolte Bridge in Docklands to go ahead.
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Run for the Kids returns to Docklands in March
The 2023 Herald Sun / Transurban Run for the Kids is coming back to Docklands on Sunday, March 19 and local residents are advised to plan ahead, with road closures across Docklands throughout the day.
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Fresh face brings new energy to Melbourne for the Liberal Party
Evan Mulholland is Melbourne’s new Member in the Upper House of the Victorian Parliament, and he represents a fresh voice for both his local constituents, as well as for the Victorian Liberal Party.
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