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Siren frustrates locked-down NewQuay residents
A loud and piercing siren has frustrated apartment-bound NewQuay residents in recent months, and it appears little can be done to stop it.
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A giant step forward for Melbourne Quarter
The largest apartment tower to be developed and built by Docklands Lendlease in Australia reached practical completion in September.
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Two paddlers play it safe
There was an element of danger in the journey two young paddlers made across Victoria Harbour last month with 19-knot winds and one-metre waves predicted on the bay for the afternoon.
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Collins Square is the pick of Victoria
Batman’s Hill’s thriving mixed-use precinct Collins Square has been acknowledged as Victoria’s best development of the year by the Property Council of Australia.
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Charter boats ‘‘squeezed out’’
Docklands charter boat operators say they feel that they're being ''kicked out'' of Victoria Harbour as the industry continues to seek answers over future berthing arrangements in the precinct.
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Maritime dream closer to reality
Plans for a long-touted maritime museum and experience hub in Docklands are moving ahead after the state government and the City of Melbourne committed to a feasibility study and business case.
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High-rise not told of COVID cases
Central city owners' corporations (OCs) are on high alert after news that managers at one of Melbourne's largest high-rise apartment buildings were not informed by health authorities that residents had tested positive to COVID-19.
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Greenline council rift
A leak from within the City of Melbourne regarding a ''top secret'' plan to connect the inner city with new green spaces and cycling paths has highlighted a divide within the senior ranks of council's management.
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Council elections: what we know
While electoral rolls had only recently closed when the September edition of Docklands News published, a lot was still unknown about the makeup of the October 24 City of Melbourne council elections.
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Too quiet in Village St
A sunny laneway with a takeaway window, providing niche, local food, has become almost the norm for the inner suburbs.
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Top yachtie takes a swipe at bridge proposal
A tribute to Eamon McCarthy
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