When we came to Australia in 1987, we rented a house opposite the South Melbourne Market. It was nothing to do with the market, we knew nothing of it. It was just that it was affordable. From day one in Melbourne, the South Melbourne Market has been part of my life. Over time, I took root in …
Port & South Melbourne
The Picture Tells a Story
Stories of transformation and transition are at the heart of Port Places. Sometimes I come across an image which really brings that home. This photograph shows the South Melbourne Gasworks and surrounding Albert Park and Port Melbourne in 1978 - forty years ago. This photograph was on the …
Birds
The morning begins with the wattlebird in the banksia. The golden autumn day invites a walk to Lagoon Pier is at the end of the street (apart from the interruption of Beaconsfield Parade). Lagoon Pier may not be the longest or the widest pier but it is a ‘just right’ pier for Port Melbourne …
Port Houses in 2017
Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended, Are removed, destroyed, restored ... (T S Eliot, East Coker) Observations on Port Houses in 2017 The median house price in Port Melbourne was $1,505,000. In 2016 it was $1,380,000. The median price of a one bedroom apartment was $760,000 In …
Port Houses in 2016
Observations on Port Houses in 2016 The median house price in Port Melbourne was $1,380,000. In 2015 it was $1,145,500. The median price of a one bedroom apartment was $455,750.1 Fire in the Borough The house under construction at 367 Princes St - site of a contentious planning …
Review of 2017
Living with the Port The year opened with Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) receiving its first vessel, the ANL Woomera, at Webb Dock East on Friday 6th January 2017. It closed with a 'resolution' of a three week long industrial dispute between the MUA and VICT. The union …