Environment
Swan family welcomes cygnets in Victoria Harbour
Docklands has some adorable new residents, with five fluffy cygnets hatching in Victoria Harbour last month.
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Worms at Work: Yarra’s Edge embraces worm bench innovation
Docklands has welcomed its first community worm bench, with the promenade near 18 Pence Lane café at Yarra’s Edge now home to an innovative piece of street furniture that’s turning food waste into fertile compost.
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Bin washing company fined for stormwater pollution in Docklands
EPA Victoria has fined a bin cleaning business $1900 after a Docklands resident captured footage of workers hosing wastewater into the street and down stormwater drains.
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City of Melbourne floats swimmable Yarra future
Could the idea of diving into Victoria Harbour on a hot day soon become more than a dream?
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Love Our Streets 3008 returns for Docklands pop-up clean
Love Our Streets 3008 has returned to Docklands for a special pop-up clean on May 24, as 20 volunteers took to the sunny streets to make sure the suburb stays looking its best.
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Docklands Community Garden hosts planting event
The Docklands volunteer gardening community gathered on Saturday, May 10 to prepare all of the beds and then plant the autumn/winter crop.
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Could a swimmable city start in Docklands?
Imagine plunging into Victoria Harbour on a hot summer’s day – water clean, safe and inviting – with the city skyline rising in the distance and the ghosts of Docklands’ maritime past reflected in the stillness.
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Kelvin and Palz: guardians of the Yarra Riverkeeper’s Puggle
At Docklands’ Yarra’s Edge Marina, a small solar-powered boat named Puggle plays an important role in protecting one of the city’s most vital waterways - thanks to the work of volunteers Kelvin Gedye and Palz Vaughan.
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Southern Cross Station working group yet to release new air-quality results
It has been 12 months since the Southern Cross Working Group was formed to examine and identify potential improvements to poor air quality at the station. However, while ongoing air-quality monitoring is taking place, no results have yet been made public.
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Container deposit scheme arrives at The District Docklands
Docklands residents, school students, businesses, and visitors have been the opportunity to get a sneak peek inside the recycling machines used to cash in their containers through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic).
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Container deposit scheme arrives at The District Docklands
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