Montague, now a precinct of Fishermans Bend, used to be known for the legendary strength of some of its waterside workers. Daniel Monagle who died in 1962 worked as a coal lumper until he was 85 - one of the 'tough breed' . Montague was also known for the number of children living in each of its …
Fishermans Bend & Montague
Jane’s Walk in Montague
The streets of Montague were the setting for exploring Open House Melbourne's 2017 question: 'What would Jane (Jacobs) do?' The thematic question arose from widespread concern and perplexity about the intensity and rapidity of Melbourne's urban change. Jane Jacobs was a meticulous observer and …
Sand
They may not quite be the ridges that gave Sandridge its name but Port's dunes are beginning to undulate - their soft forms covered with coastal grasses. Sand accretes in some places and decreases in others as the sand swishes around Hobsons Bay. Beaches are managed and manicured and …
134 – 142 Ferrars Street, Montague
8 May 2017 After four years, a permit has been granted for this site. Down from the originally proposed 49 storeys, the building is now approved at 18 storeys and includes 17 three bedroom homes and 6 affordable housing units to be managed by a housing association. US technology company …
Easter Exploration
It's been a while since I've idled through Fishermans Bend. With not a soul out and about, and barely a car to be seen over Easter - Fishermans Bend was quiet. There is a pause about the place, especially in Montague, with many premises for lease, awaiting the direction that new planning guidance …
Double Demolition
I wasn’t intending to write about hotels this week, but when demolition of two corner hotels began on the same day this week, I changed my mind. The Talbot Inn in Montague closed as a hotel a long time ago. Established in 1875, it closed in December 1913 when the License Reduction Board …