Transition & transformation in Port Melbourne, Fishermans Bend & Docklands
The domed building sits to one side of the Mission to Seafarers - apart but connected. The concrete dome contrasts with the red tiled roof and more domestic looking Mission buildings designed by Walter Butler. Funds to build a gymnasium for seafarers when in Port was raised by members of the …
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John Lack, the historian of Footscray, bemoans the quality of today's local papers.1 He wonders where future local historians will find the detail of the debates in councils that were covered in local papers of yore. The audio recordings of Council meetings are an excellent source. While they may …
The last weekend in July is Open House Melbourne and National Tree Day - a clash or a convergence of the built and the natural environment? A convergence for me at the Banksia apartments in Docklands where tours were being offered. There were queues and time was limited so I exploreed around the …
North Wharf, Docklands All is upheaval and keep out fences as work begins on the restoration of North Wharf between the Charles Grimes and the Seafarers Bridge - a condition of the approval of a new development on the sliver of land next to the Mission to Seafarers on Flinders St. When the Charles …
In 1995, Michael and Andrew Buxton created MAB Corporation and kickstarted waterfront development in Port Melbourne when they created the Anchorage from the former Swallow and Ariell biscuit factory. Two years later MAB entered into a development agreement with the then Docklands Authority for the …
From upstairs at Library at the Dock there is a slice of a view of outside. The trees in Buluk Park are tossed around by the notorious Docklands winds and flutter the tai chi instructor's silken clothes. But the Shadow Trees barely move. This work by artist Sally Smart was commissioned by the City …
