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Ice hockey glory beckons in Docklands
The biggest weekend on the Australian ice hockey calendar returns to Docklands this month in what's set to be two huge days of action.
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September activities at Docklands Art Collective
The Docklands Art Collective is running a range of weekly events throughout August at The District Docklands.
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Warren Joyce leads training session
Melbourne City Football Club and Active Melbourne City Sports (AMCS) collaborated to host a complimentary training session on August 15 for 30 Docklands’ workers who play soccer weekly during their lunch time.
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A lack of common decency
When Public Transport Victoria floated the idea of a tram bridge across the Yarra River from Collins St to Lorimer St (which is seemingly supported by both Liberal and Labor) there has never been any transparency of costs and damage to existing lifestyles.
Read MoreOne woman’s stand gets results
One brave apartment owner has taken on the developer and the management company appointed to administer the common property for the owners’ corporation (OC) and won back residents’ rights that had been eroded in her apartment building.
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A reactionary world
So, I was shunted off the tram like always on my way to my studio in Docklands.
Read MoreNeoLemonade and Melbourne Cellar Door
The owners of Neo Lemonade named their new local restaurant after their twin sons, born and bred here in Docklands.
Read MoreVertical democracies
Democracy, the art of thinking independently together, may be the missing element for vertical village wellbeing, but are we prepared to risk the cost?
Read MoreIt’s been an extraordinary month
The sun has been both literally, and figuratively, shining and there is a feeling of complete content and happiness. Extraordinary stuff. Particularly since it follows a period of intense stress … as the stress abates and vacates its occupancy of my life, joy has a chance to check on in.
Read MoreWinning at winter health and fitness
I haven’t reviewed any data from the Bureau of Meteorology, but this 2018 winter has felt like a very cold, wet and bitter couple of months.
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Warm up with local snow play
Forget driving to the mountains, head to The District Docklands for snow play this August!
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That’s a hell of a lot of food!
Local charity The Big Umbrella has rescued and reissued 218 tonnes of discarded food over the past seven years.
Read MoreFashion Week is coming to Docklands
Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) is coming to Collins Square in Docklands from August 31 until September 7.
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664 Collins St opens for business
On July 2, Mirvac and its tenants Pitcher Partners, AGL, ExxonMobil, Nexus Mutual and Fujitsu celebrated the official opening of its new office building at 664 Collins St.
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Decision time on CEO Ben Rimmer
Melbourne councillors will decide in the next couple of weeks whether to keep or replace CEO Ben Rimmer, whose four-year contract expires on February 8.
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Bringing the waterways threads together
Melbourne councillor Jackie Watts has searched out the many and various threads that define Docklands’ waterways and has knitted them into a coherent policy document that just might lead to its salvation.
Read MoreOwners offered loans to pay for cladding
The state government announced its plan to deal with the removal of combustible cladding on July 26 by providing owners with loans to cover the costs.
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New river apartments
Mirvac has unveiled 11 new Wharfside Residences at Yarra's Edge.
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