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Cruise to help restore Alma Doepel
A Voyage of Discovery Cruise is being held as part of ongoing fundraising efforts to restore the historic Alma Doepel tall ship.
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Docklands Activation Strategy looming
The community is still waiting for the release of the Docklands Activation Strategy, as delays between Development Victoria and the City of Melbourne continue.
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The Last Post to ring around Docklands
The sound of brass will ring around Docklands at dawn on ANZAC Day, with eight buglers set to play The Last Post in strategic locations around the area.
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Pirates, burlesque and sideshows arrr-ive at the Mission
The Mission to Seafarers will soon welcome sea shanties, fire-breathers and the cackle of pirates, with Queens of the Damned Theatre Restaurant soon opening a pop-up ''Pirate Experience''.
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New animation studio in Docklands
Docklands Studios Melbourne will soon be home to a major globally focused animation studio.
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Electric bike stolen
Melbourne West police are investigating the theft of a $2500 electric bicycle in Docklands on March 18.
Read MoreCouncil has its say over state-wide infrastructure
The City of Melbourne has had its first say on the Victorian Government's draft 30-year Infrastructure Strategy, after the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) endorsed the council's submission at a meeting earlier this month.
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My Malisha
Malisha, an eight-year-old mix with what her owner assumes to be Chihuahua, came into Natalia’s life almost a decade ago in Russia, and since then the pair haven’t looked back.
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Urban renewal is in the spotlight
The Planning Minister Matthew Guy received a lot of media attention last month for his vision to redevelop 200ha of light industrial land in Port Melbourne.
Read MoreDevelopers favoured, owners’ an afterthought
By The Knight – owners’ corporation managers
Read MoreThe smell of coffee
It’s not like me to feel down. It’s really not. Well actually, it’s not like me to let feeling down win. I can usually keep it at bay pretty well.
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Talking maritime heritage
By Sue Dight - CEO, Mission to Seafarers Victoria
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A return to the sea shanty
By Jackie Watts - Chair, Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network
Read MoreGovernment hypocrisy on the record
Hansard can be decidedly inconvenient for pivoting politicians.
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Revitalising Docklands after the pandemic
By Ellen Sandell - State Member for Melbourne
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Melbourne Bay breathes new life into Docklands
While many businesses have been forced to shut their doors or significantly reduce trading due to the pandemic, a moment worth celebrating took place on Monday, March 1 with the opening of the new Melbourne Bay Restaurant on Harbour Esplanade.
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A message to Docklands from the Lord Mayor
Pre-COVID, Docklands was really starting to come into its own with more than 70,000 jobs in the area recorded in a 2019 census conducted by the City of Melbourne.
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