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Court ruling strengthens owners’ corporation rights to pursue building defect claims
In a recent County Court case, Judge Kirton published a decision confirming the rights of an owners’ corporation (OC) in Fitzroy to file a claim for the remediation of building defects and the removal of combustible cladding, without being required to having to guarantee the builder’s security for costs if it were to lose the eventual hearing.
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Making your 2026 health goals stick: five pro tips from Dr Eunise Yeo
As we step into 2026, the familiar buzz of New Year’s resolutions is in the air. We start January with the best intentions – joining the gym, fixing our posture, or finally addressing that nagging back pain. Yet by mid-February, many of these goals begin to fade.
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Why is Docklands carefully ridding itself of any evidence of its vibrant marine past?
Classified Harbour Esplanade sheds were to be carefully demolished and ultimately carefully rebuilt perhaps on Central Pier.
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Community3008 AGM wrap up: Docklands charts its next chapter
Community3008 Inc. held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 27 at Library at the Dock, bringing residents, local stakeholders and supporters together to reflect on the year and look ahead to the future of our neighbourhood.
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Twenty years on, Matt Fletcher reflects on the Docklands life he built
When Matt Fletcher moved to Docklands in February 2006, the waterfront precinct was still very much an idea in motion – a suburb rising from rail yards and open space, full of potential but far from complete.
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Time to get organised, apartment owners of Melbourne
The number of people living in owners’ corporations (OC) in metropolitan Melbourne are,t unsurprisingly, soaring to new heights. It is reported that nine out of 10 residents in the City of Melbourne local government area live in an OC.
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A dietitian’s guide to Christmas
Christmas is often described as the most wonderful time of the year – a season of connection, celebration, and, undeniably, food.
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Maritime Heritage Trails Guide
This has been a complex and evolving project – a first for Victorian maritime heritage tourism.
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No “ghost footprint”
The harbour looks so much better now that Central Pier has been demolished. It has really opened the vista. Marking the footprint of the demolished pier with buoys and lights is totally unnecessary.
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Some boats are “special”
Sadly, for Victoria Harbour and Docklands community there threatens to be yet another loss of significant maritime heritage.
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The symbolism of the arrow
Mission Art Prize on again
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