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Docklands filmmaker Emily-Kate Murphy returns from New York with major award for debut feature

Docklands filmmaker Emily-Kate Murphy returns from New York with major award for debut feature

May 6th, 2026 - Sean Car

For Docklands resident Emily-Kate Murphy, a recent trip to New York ended with more than just festival memories. 

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Docklander resident Fini Liu brings bilingual historical comedy to the Melbourne stage

April 14th, 2026 - Zenny Zhou

As the Melbourne International Comedy Festival unfolded, Eighteen Lives (祖宗十八代) offered audiences a rare bilingual work that blended historical reflection, emotional depth and understated humour.

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Docklands actor Eliza Hall skating towards a screen career

March 4th, 2026 - Sean Car

For Eliza Hall, performance has always felt like home.

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Twenty years on, Matt Fletcher reflects on the Docklands life he built

December 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

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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Reflections from an original Docklander

October 1st, 2025 - Monique Wylie

I arrived in Docklands in 2002, just minimally after it was recognised as a suburb and barely more than a geographic map pointer for Colonial Stadium.

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Docklander Alberto Simongini lays down roots at Trielle

September 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

For Docklands resident Alberto Simongini, the decision to buy into developer Mirvac’s latest Yarra’s Edge project was as much about community as it was about real estate.

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The historian diving into the Yarra’s rich past

February 26th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

Since the mid-1990s, acclaimed historian Judith Buckrich has dedicated much of her time to detailing the history of the City of Melbourne.

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73-year-old Docklander conquers Mount Kilimanjaro

October 30th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Climbing the world’s highest free-standing mountain is no small feat, but 73-year-old Docklands resident Geoff Day has shown that determination knows no age limits.

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Meet Anikesh Sasmal

June 26th, 2024 - Docklands News

“When I landed in Melbourne it was a Friday night, around 9pm. I was put up in an Airbnb and the view of Docklands and the city from my bedroom was mesmerising.”

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Local ski coach recognised at 2023 Victorian Sport Awards

June 25th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Docklands-based ski coach at the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA), Peter McNeil, was among the winners at the 2023 Victoria Sport Awards (VSA) held on June 12.

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Designers move into Escala

Designers move into Escala

November 2nd, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge
The little bent tree

The little bent tree

October 26th, 2016 - Docklands News
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