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They’re alive!
Some of them may look dead (like this one on the corner of Bourke St) but Places Victoria (PV) says all of Harbour Esplanade’s Norfolk Island Pine trees are alive.
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Incorrect ‘‘pinal’’ posture
This recalcitrant tree was “adjusted” by arborical chiropractors last October in an attempt to get it back on the straight and narrow.
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Ghostly post boxes
Australia Post is very proud of its facilities – even those that it has removed from the Docklands community.
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Negativity makes Bunjil cry
Bunjil has become a strong, iconic symbol of Docklands.
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Calling the spare parts department
One of VicUrban’s new Harbour Esplanade Norfolk Island pine trees blew over during our extremely windy September in Docklands.
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Good karma for Daniel
Docklands real estate agent Daniel Cole has been rewarded in an unexpected way for his support of flood victims at February’s Docklands News’ community fundraising event.
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Before it was Docklands, the area in the west of the city was once so rich in wildlife that it has been compared with Kakadu.
In his introduction to his Birth of Melbourne book, Tim Flannery quotes from Melbourne pioneer George Gordon McCrae’s childhood memories of the famed “Blue Lake” which occupied the area in the 1830s. It was:
Read MoreLocal archaeology
The builders of the new NAB building between Etihad Stadium and the walking concourse uncovered some early colonial history last month.
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Students reimagine a “New Central Pier” as Docklands waits for its next act
Celebrating women in healthcare
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