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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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Salvage operation under way for sunken Louisianna heritage boat in Docklands
Clean-up efforts began this month in Victoria Harbour after the MV Louisianna heritage timber boat sunk while berthed at North Wharf in November.
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The surf’s up in Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is full of piers, boats and privatised moorings and its edges are rocky or raised platforms of aged timber.
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Boats sail into a new-look Melbourne City Marina
A $1.97 million upgrade of Melbourne City Marina on Victoria Harbour has finished including with new pontoons, security gates, and piles being installed in time for summer.
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Trailblazing women of the maritime industry come together
In celebration of the 60th Melbourne Boat Show and the remarkable women paving the way in the maritime industry, Boating Industry Association Victoria and the City of Melbourne hosted a Women on Water networking event in Docklands last month.
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Change afoot in Victoria Harbour
The prominent Lady Cutler Melbourne Showboat has been moved to North Wharf by the City of Melbourne’s waterways team in Docklands amid “significant upgrades” to the Harbour Esplanade passenger terminal.
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Riverkeeper travelogue
The first major bridge is the Charles Grimes and it marks the beginning of a journey to get to know the Yarra River better.
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New Docklands ferry terminal gets green light
A new ferry passenger terminal dubbed the next “Flinders Street Station of water transport services” will be built in Docklands after winning the City of Melbourne’s approval.
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Call for expanded ferry network
Ferries could play a more prominent role in Melbourne's tourism and transport network after a forum hosted in Docklands brought together "key players" from the city's waterways.
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Watergate short-stay case rolls on
Waterways team to the rescue
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