Shortly after that fateful re-zoning of Fishermans Bend in 2012, a for sale sign appeared on the Australian Furniture Timbers building in Plummer St, Port Melbourne. Australian Furniture Timbers, Plummer St, Port Melbourne I could not imagine how such a modest building could survive the lure …
Fishermans Bend & Montague
Wrapping up
I had barely pressed the send button on the Review of Port Places for 2018 when we had the weather event of the year. Around 6pm on Friday 14th December, 16.6mm of rain fell in less than 30 minutes leading to localised flooding which was particularly severe in low lying Montague. The fifth, …
Year in Review 2018
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 …
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 …