South Melbourne Primary School opened for the first day of the 2018 school year. Kirrip Park emerged from a blank slate to a grassed flower edged open space over several months - the centrepiece of the Montague precinct. A fire scars the immediate surrounds after a fire, quickly put out, burned the …
Fishermans Bend & Montague
Thistlethwaite Street, South Melbourne
Thistlethwaite is one of the six principal streets of Montague - now part of Fishermans Bend. It begins at Ferrars St, the location of the new South Melbourne Primary School. Bluestone laneways, a legacy of a time when the area was dense with houses, connect it to Buckhurst St. Many of the lots are …
Catalyst
Wednesday 8.45 am. Children and parents, many hand in hand, make their way from every direction to enter the wide open doors of the South Melbourne Primary School which opened in January this year. The bell rings, and parents gather outside for a while, before dispersing. The school precinct …
Destination Fishermans Bend
My journey began on Liardet St, Port Melbourne. The bus stop stands on the former Sandridge Lagoon. With the 606 only running every 40 minutes, I was unduly early for the timetabled bus arrival time. Emerging from among the plants nearby, an interpretation panel explains that it is now Pareit or …
Focus on Ferrars
Update A fire engulfed the former Carlins showroom (corner Kerr and Buckhurst Sts) in Montague about 6pm this evening, Thursday 23 August. Twenty firefighters attended the blaze which was brought under control at 7.08 pm. Focus on Ferrars I'm always reluctant to leave Port …
6-78 Buckhurst St, Montague
August 2018 On 23 August around 6pm, a blaze engulfed the former Carlins showroom on the corner of Buckhurst and Kerr St. More than 20 firefighters brought the fire under control by 7.08pm. Victoria Police have determined that the fire was suspicious and are investigating. June …