Latest articles by Docklands News
No support for ‘‘snorkel’’ apartments
The City of Melbourne has advised the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne that it doesn’t support current plans for a massive new tower in the heart of Docklands at 694-704 Collins St largely due to issues surrounding apartment designs.
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Plans for old Convention Centre site move forward
A revision of Mirvac's major development plans for the former Melbourne Convention Centre site has been unanimously endorsed by City of Melbourne councillors, but the developer wasn't given everything it wanted.
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Heritage restoration underway at North Wharf
Restoration of the heritage-listed Goods Shed 5 in Docklands began last month as part of developer Riverlee’s $500 million Seafarers project.
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Alma fundraises against the clock
The restoration of one of Australia's oldest tall ships, Alma Doepel, has been jeopardised after an expected donation was delayed at the last minute due to COVID-19.
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Stella Maris provides crucial support for stranded vessels
The Stella Maris Seafarers' Centre (SMSC) might not be very well-known among Melbournians, but for seafarers on vessels arriving in the Port of Melbourne, it is a lifeline to the land.
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Cladding coming off
Homeowners will be given an extra two years to pursue legal action against builders responsible for installing combustible cladding on their homes under legislation introduced to Victorian Parliament last month.
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A giant step forward for Melbourne Quarter
The largest apartment tower to be developed and built by Docklands Lendlease in Australia reached practical completion in September.
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Collins Square is the pick of Victoria
Batman’s Hill’s thriving mixed-use precinct Collins Square has been acknowledged as Victoria’s best development of the year by the Property Council of Australia.
Read MoreAn open letter to Michael and Andrew Buxton, MAB Corporation
“Success is what you leave the world”, a famous philanthropist once said.
Read MoreAirbnb CEO “has mucked it all up”
Airbnb has reportedly taken a $1.5 billion hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. Embattled CEO, Brian Chesky, is reported to be living with his mum again, bemoaning, “it felt like everything was breaking at once”.
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An apple a day keeps the docks busy
For any fruit-grower in the 1900s, hoping their hard labour would pay off with big overseas sales, this scene (taken around 1908) would’ve been a nerve-wracking time.
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New Southern Star revealed
The new-look Southern Star Observation wheel has been publicly revealed for the first time exclusively to Docklands News.
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Reflecting on the power of our docks
Maritime trade has been one of the enablers of Melbourne’s astounding prosperity over the past two centuries, primarily from your neighbourhood - Docklands.
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Four steps to minimise work from home postural pain
With Docklands still in stage 4 lockdown, the team at Docklands Health is both living and seeing the consequences of the harshest lockdown in the country on people’s physical wellbeing.
Read MoreThis too shall pass
While stage 4 lockdown has presented residents with numerous challenges, as in all situations there have indeed been positives.
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Housing for all makes “good business sense”
Welcome to the second of our series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
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Rapt with life in Docklands
Moving from New Zealand eight years ago to settle in Melbourne, Jacqueline Graham had a brand-new city in front of her and unlimited choice of where to live.
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Production outbreak
A television show filmed at Docklands Studios had its production suspended in August after it was linked to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Cargo supports one of its own
It would be fair to say most people have gone through some hardship during this difficult year.
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The District expands with new hotel
The District Docklands has announced another expansion to the suburb's mixed-use precinct - the Nesuto Docklands Apartment Hotel.
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