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Has the government stopped caring about Fishermans Bend?

Has the government stopped caring about Fishermans Bend?

August 3rd, 2026 - Sean Car

It is a provocative question, but after more than a decade of delay, drift and diminished ambition, it is one the state government should be prepared to answer honestly.

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Reclaiming Docklands: A six-part series - part six

October 1st, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Part six. The future is here: Docklands as a family-first, community-led neighbourhood.

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Reclaiming Docklands: A six-part series, part five

September 3rd, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Part 5 – Abandoned at the edge: When “recovery” leaves the community behind.

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Reclaiming Docklands, a six-part series: Part 4

July 30th, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Part 4: Disconnected by design: the fight for a cohesive neighbourhood.

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Reclaiming Docklands: Part 3

July 2nd, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Participation without power: what happened to Docklands’ community voice?

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Reclaiming Docklands: a six-part series – Part 2

June 4th, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Part 2: Narratives lost: whose stories shape Docklands now?

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Reclaiming Docklands: a six-part series

April 30th, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Part one – Docklands at a crossroads: rediscovering our community purpose.

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What should Melbourne be like in 2050?

April 30th, 2025 - Nick Reece

Rome wasn’t built in a day. It wasn’t built in an election cycle either.

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Narratives lost: whose stories shape Docklands now?

April 23rd, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

What happens when a neighbourhood loses its voice?

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Development Victoria: how has it come to this?

April 2nd, 2025 - Sean Car

It’s a fair question many people have been asking since this government agency, born out of Docklands, effectively gave our heritage fleet the boot from its home in Victoria Harbour, initially with as little as four months’ notice.

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