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Gong for Jackie
Melbourne councillor Jackie Watts has been awarded an Australia Day honour for services to local government and to the community.
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Steve Irwin here for summer
By Jessica Carrascalao HeardCrowds gathered at Docklands over the summer break to visit Sea Shepherd’s recently-retired vessel, the “Steve Irwin”.
Read MoreA different class of visitor
Two super-yachts, owned by billionaires and worth hundreds of millions of dollars, called Victoria Harbour home over January.
Read MoreThe journey of developing Docklands
By Julia AngoveIn the late 1990s, an ambitious urban planning student was studying Melbourne’s Docklands as a case study at university in Glasgow, Scotland.
Read MoreFree outdoor cinemas this month
Two free outdoor cinemas will be operating in Docklands this month – both at Yarra’s Edge Point Park and Victoria Harbour’s Buluk Park.
Read MoreSocial club
The Docklands Social Club starts 2019 with dinner at Pok Pok in Bourke St on Tuesday, February 12.
Read MoreThe gondolier’s song
By Rhonda DredgeA gondola stands out among the yachts moored on the river, its dark archaic bow suggestive of pleasure, palaces and song.
Read MoreMourners denounce ‘‘coercive conversion’’
About 160 people attended a memorial service at the Docklands library on Sunday, January 13 commemorating the first anniversary of the death of South Korean woman Ji In Gu.
Read MoreWriting of the world, from the library
By Meg HillDocklands library users fall into a few key groups – young children and students can be found in after-school workshops or studying in the quiet area.
Read MoreSwan with a profile
By Rhonda DredgeWho am I? Swan L70 has stopped by the water’s edge to ponder this existential question while digging for grub at Australia Wharf.
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