Latest articles by Docklands News
Who makes the big decisions?
City of Melbourne staff recently “advised” councillors that the city would be spending $50 million on revitalising local roads and space in West Melbourne.
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Push for Bolte punt
A bicycle punt between South Wharf and NewQuay at the Bolte Bridge has been proposed by the operator of the Westgate Punt.
Read MoreCandidates night
The We Live Here lobby group is organising a “meet the candidates” night in Docklands in the lead-up to the November state election.
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Big Apple in Docklands?
By Niccola AnthonyProtests against the new Apple flagship store at Fed Square have unearthed an unlikely alternative candidate for the store – Docklands.
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Strata dwellers face solar discrimination
While the major political parties are setting out to woo voters with solar subsidies, these policies do little for strata dwellers such as Docklanders.
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Councillor second term report card
At the end of year two of the current council, CBD News assesses the performance of Melbourne's 11 councillors.
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Photography for human rights
By Niccola AnthonyThe cause of human rights has been strengthened following the opening last month of Magnet@Docklands gallery’s latest exhibition “Wolfgang Sievers – 50 Years (1930s – 1980s)”.
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Excellence in student design
By Niccola AnthonyRMIT students from The Exchange at Knowledge Market are leading the future of design with a strong showing at the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards.
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Capturing the culture clash
By Niccola AnthonyStudents from the Photography Studies College (PSC) have joined their Japanese counterparts in an exhibition at Library at The Dock’s gallery.
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Historic crane’s face-lift begins
Restoration of a 70-year-old wharf crane at the heritage-listed Goods Shed 5 has started.
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Come to ‘‘sea’’ relationship
The ANL Arts Awards and Exhibition is on again, with a collection of 88 inspiring works on display at the Mission to Seafarers in Flinders St, Docklands until October 26.
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Join the local community on Instagram
Docklanders may have noticed a new Instragram page presented by Docklands News (docklands_news). It’s being looked after by John Tadigiri, a young photographer who lives and works in Docklands. These are his stories…
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Feel the vibe with great music
Music has come to Docklands – in a very big way.
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The Mighty Dragons
By Julie CantrillIn 1922, the first interstate women’s ice hockey tournament was held in Melbourne and the inaugural Gower Cup was won by Victoria against New South Wales.
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What a year for Stella Barber
Docklander Stella Barber likes to challenge herself more than most of us.
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The artist is not present
By Meg HillSunfigo is behind the large-scale fence art installations – usually in the shape of different animals – around Melbourne.
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Cyberbuns in Docklands
Atom and Ada, also known as Cyberbuns, are enjoying their new home in Docklands.
Read MoreVisit Docklands – our brand-new website
We’ve launched our brand-new website – http://www.visitdocklands.com.au aligning our social media assets with our main page.
Read MoreOCs will be forced to fix the dodgy cladding
The Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, announced late last month new reforms to reduce the cost of removing dangerous combustible cladding from buildings, noted as “the first of their kind anywhere in the world”.
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Lifestyle focus – Importance of sleep
Recent statistics show that more than 35 per cent of adults are sleep deprived.
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