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Hundreds flock to Melbourne Quarter for Open House
Nearly 700 visitors descended on developer LendLease’s ground-breaking Melbourne Quarter development over the weekend of Jul 27 and 28 as part of Open House Melbourne.
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Photography prize
By Sarah BartlettThis year the Australian Photographic Society (APS) has created a new award for photographers nationwide. The winners were announced at Docklands’ Magnet Galleries on July 4.
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Understanding our geography
“When Europeans came here, they had a particular view of what the landscape was about. Part of that view was that swamps were of no particular value or, more accurately, that they were a source of disease.”
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Orienteer Docklands
A new navigational and sports challenge is coming to Docklands on October 13 that promises to show hundreds of runners and walkers a new side of our suburb.
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Delving into the Docklands archives
Docklands History Group will delve into the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) on August 13 to survey the changing face of Docklands.
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UFC to return to Docklands
Marvel Stadium is set to see record crowds flock to Docklands, with the return of the blockbuster Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 6.
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Maritime art on again at the Mission
Entries for the Mission to Seafarers annual ANL Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition close on August 30.
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Saluministi celebrates!
The team at Saluministi celebrated its third birthday last month.
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A reading room for our community
Put your smart devices down and reduce your screen time by swapping it for a good book.
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Docklands pioneer Tony Smarrelli is back in the business of giving locals tax advice.
The experienced tax accountant is involved in a new business – Spartan Financial – but is offering the same sound advice as he has since 1971 when he was recruited by H&R Block as the regional manager for Melbourne.
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Either confess your sins to the insurer, or risk your policy being rendered as “junk insurance”.
Of all the issues being raised in the public eye following the evacuation of Mascot Towers in Sydney due to structural engineering concerns, one issue in particular is troubling me greatly.
Read MoreEnough is enough. Every day we read of more apartment catastrophes created by builders with the tacit acquiescence of governments:
Apartment owners continue to be ripped off by an industry destitute of morality in Victoria and, indeed, all over Australia. That’s a lot of people caught up in these scandals. For example, one in three Victorians live in a strata title residence, mostly apartments. That’s a lot of voters.
Read MoreMy view of Docklands; from NewQuay
Docklands does not have an active residents’ group, but that doesn’t mean as residents we don’t have opinions or stories to share.
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Are you one of the 3.24 million Australians experiencing chronic pain? Approximately 20 per cent of GP visits are related to chronic pain, so, what is the health system doing for you?
In fact, the health system is undergoing a bit of a revolution. We have discovered that using medication such as pain killers as our primary mode of care is not an effective long-term solution to pain.
Read MoreWhen the new year comes bounding around it’s such an exciting time; a hot summery week of feasting and indulging, of seeing family and friends to celebrate and plan and promise to catch up more freque
It’s an overtly optimistic, usually alcohol fuelled, evening where you wake convinced of just how wonderful the new year is going to be. “THIS, is going to be MY year” you say. And you believe it. In January.
Read MoreTram no Metro
There’s been a lot of discussion on the light rail proposal to serve the new employment zone proposed for Fishermans Bend.
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The building at 757 Bourke St, filled with apartments, beauty parlours and restaurants is crowned with an oversized, Vegas style sign that reads “On the beach”, but no one seems to know why!
The real estate agent told Docklands News he didn’t know off the top of his head, and workers in restaurants had no idea. One of them said she wasn’t even aware it was there.
Read MoreCommon property is a defining feature of vertical villages - but how widely are we expected to share?
At last month’s Melbourne Knowledge Week, a panel came together to discuss re-thinking high-density residential design.
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Docklands resident Adrian Sargent initially did not want to own a dog, but eight years ago he fell in love with Maltese cross miniature poodle puppy Snooki.
Adrian said that he made the decision a year later to get miniature poodle Lucy so that Snooki would have company during the day.
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