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Flotilla to “Save Our Ships” as Docklands rallies for heritage fleet

Flotilla to “Save Our Ships” as Docklands rallies for heritage fleet

December 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Docklands will turn into a floating protest stage on Sunday, December 7, as supporters of Melbourne’s threatened maritime heritage fleet stage a major “Save Our Ships” day of action on Victoria Harbour. 

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Fresh look, same trusted care: Docklands Eyecare celebrates a decade in the community

December 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

After 10 years serving the growing Docklands community, local optometry clinic Docklands Eyecare has unveiled a fresh new name and identity – one that owner and principal optometrist Sue Callahan says reflects the practice’s deep commitment to the neighbourhood it calls home.

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Mirvac’s final Yarra’s Edge tower wins unanimous backing from councillors

December 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Developer Mirvac’s final tower at Yarra’s Edge has moved a major step closer to reality after City of Melbourne councillors unanimously endorsed the $200 million proposal at the November 11 Future Melbourne Committee meeting.

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Community3008 AGM wrap up: Docklands charts its next chapter

December 3rd, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

Community3008 Inc. held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 27 at Library at the Dock, bringing residents, local stakeholders and supporters together to reflect on the year and look ahead to the future of our neighbourhood.

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Giant gummy bears take over The District Docklands in Melbourne’s sweetest festive installation yet

December 3rd, 2025 - Docklands News

The District Docklands has unwrapped what is arguably Melbourne’s most playful Christmas activation this year, with a city-first experience transforming the precinct into a colourful, candy-scented holiday wonderland.

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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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New global partner joins Lendlease’s $500m Docklands build-to-rent tower

December 3rd, 2025 - Chris Jackson

Lendlease has secured a new international partner for its landmark build-to-rent (BTR) tower rising at 899 Collins St, marking a significant vote of confidence in Docklands and Australia’s fast-growing rental living sector.

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What Docklands taught us this year: community is still our real advantage

December 3rd, 2025 - Jamal Hakim

As we close out the year, it’s tempting to measure progress through numbers. How many events were held, how many upgrades were completed, or how many new residents moved in.

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Edible native garden takes root at Victoria Point

December 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Victoria Point’s award-winning garden has taken on a tasty new layer, with residents and a First Nations-led social enterprise joining forces to plant an edible indigenous garden bed in the heart of Docklands.

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Time to get organised, apartment owners of Melbourne

December 3rd, 2025 - Tom Bacon

The number of people living in owners’ corporations (OC) in metropolitan Melbourne are,t unsurprisingly, soaring to new heights. It is reported that nine out of 10 residents in the City of Melbourne local government area live in an OC.

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Construction under way at Collins Wharf

August 28th, 2024 - Léa Carré
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