Easter Explorations in Fishermans Bend 2018 The next wave of development is beginning with several sites in, and on the edge of, Fishermans Bend being prepared for construction. In Montague The new South Melbourne-Ferrars St Primary School is in recess after an exuberant first full term in …
Fishermans Bend & Montague
Politics in the Pub
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Report from the Panel
A Planning Panel is reviewing the draft planning controls, Amendment GC81, for Fishermans Bend. The hearings started on 1st March and the Panel will sit for a marathon 56 days to hear all submissions. The Panel will deliberate on the submissions and prepare a report to the Minister within 40 days of …
Talking trees
The yellow dot and official notice only confirms what we know. The tree is dead. And so are two others in Cruikshank St, Port Melbourne. The Bureau of Meteorology confirms what we feel. February was a very dry month. Only 1.6mm of rain fell at Olympic Park, our nearest monitoring station. At most …
Boundary Street
Road portrait: Boundary Street Boundary Street separated the cities of Port and South Melbourne when that boundary meant something. Boundary St is yet another straight and purposeful street heading from Crockford St towards Lorimer Street and the Yarra River. Its former connection with the …
Munro Street, South Melbourne
Road Portraits: Munro St Munro St is an unremarkable street spanning the Montague and Sandridge precincts of new Fishermans Bend. From the Port Melbourne Football ground on Ingles St, it peters out in the netherworld of carpark of the DFO/Convention Centre. It used to connect to Ferrars St as the …