Talking About Boats
It’s the 5th Piers Festival on Sunday. This wholehearted celebration of multiculturalism is held on Princes Pier, strongly associated with Australia’s post-war migration. Ea
Protecting the Yarra
Sometimes I stray. This week I journeyed up the Darebin Creek, a tributary of the Yarra. I was drawn into the Darebin Parklands by this magnetic nest-egg. The purpose of the visit
Port Melbourne Home
How often have I walked past Wintringham Hostel but how rarely paused to think about what makes it such a comfortable presence in Port Melbourne. That gently curving brick wall –
Observations under the Westgate Bridge
‘Tune your eye in to nature’ urged Museum Victoria’s Mark Norman at the recent Nature in our Liveable City* forum hosted by the City of Melbourne. And that’s what pe
Turning Point in Port Places
1 March 2016 Another truck crashed into the Montague Bridge. A crash on the Westgate Bridge at 12.45pm caused traffic chaos until evening. Facebook’s early morning announcem