Environment » Sustainability
Urban forests bringing pleasure to residents
The City of Melbourne has unveiled six green spaces which are thriving after receiving matched funding via the Habitat Grants under the Urban Forest Fund 2020 program.
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How to be a Badass: First book for local author
While many people might have had writing a book on their "to-do" list over Melbourne's months of lockdowns last year, Docklands resident Nikki Langman set her mind to the task and has just published her first book.
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Fishermans Bend key in affordable housing blitz
Urban renewal in Fishermans Bend represents a "significant opportunity" to build large scale social and affordable housing in the next 10 years, according to the City of Melbourne.
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Community choir moves into Docklands
Community singing group THECHO!R, led by award-winning choral conductor Jonathon Welch, is welcoming new members as it starts back at rehearsal in its new home at Community Hub at The Dock.
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“Don’t let the perfect get in the way of the good”
Reason Party leader Fiona Patten is your local member for the seat of Northern Metropolitan in the Victorian upper house (Legislative Council) of parliament. But what does that mean for locals in practice?
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A Dachshund of Docklands
When Docklands News asked about the origin behind the name of local black and white Dachshund Lowla, her owner Jeff Eyles almost immediately started singing the song Lola by The Kinks.
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From lockdowns to records
For many businesses, particularly those in central Melbourne, it has been a slow awakening from a post-COVID slumber, but not for Lucas Real Estate.
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Giraffe Early Learning
For Jacqui Scheinberg, her journey to owner and operator of Giraffe Early Learning Centre at The District Docklands wasn’t a traditional one.
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Pandemic no barrier for family-run deli
Few people can say they opened a deli at the height of a global pandemic. But for Gourmet Deli House owner Mathew Christofe, it was a challenge he was willing to accept.
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Harbour Esplanade gets its new trees
The first of up to 210 Norfolk Island Pines have been planted along Harbour Esplanade, with all of the installation expected to take no more than three weeks.
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It’s cops on the docks
30 years later, Jaison returns to Docklands
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