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Everybody in the pool!
In response to the request in Docklands News for comments on this proposal, I can only say that I would be delighted if this project were to go ahead.
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The times, they are a changin’
The words of Bob Dylan’s song have been bouncing around in my head as life seems to head in new directions.
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Victoria Dock
In the early 1930s Victoria Dock was one of the biggest sites for trade and export in Melbourne. A constant queue of ships sailed in, unloaded their cargo, recharged and reloaded, then left for the next port.
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The Docklanders defying gravity
When Taggart Blackwood and Lexi Hall of Docklands had to abandon plans for their 14-month overseas holiday and return to Australia upon the rise of COVID, they came home with a new dream.
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“Don’t cut us off”: Alma Doepel’s plea against freight bridge
Historic Docklands tall ship the Alma Doepel is the latest stakeholder to add its voice to the growing chorus of concerns surrounding the Port of Melbourne’s proposed freight bridge across the Yarra River.
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Fighting an unfair committee
Nerida Pohl has provided an update on the committee scandal at her inner-city building …
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“So many near-misses”: $900k pledge to improve road safety around Docklands Primary, but community urges more action
Parents and residents in Docklands have grown so concerned about the “perilous” traffic conditions endangering the lives of children around Docklands Primary School, that they have created a new action group calling for urgent improvements.
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“Worst electoral system in the country?” Warnings sent to agents after 2020 election probe
A City of Melbourne councillor has conceded that it “might just take the prize for the worst electoral system in the country” after 20 real estate agents were warned following an investigation into the 2020 municipal elections.
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Bursts of colour to celebrate Indian Holi Festival
A sea of colour is set to descend in Docklands as the community prepares to celebrate the Indian festival, Holi, for the first time.
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Docklands man charged following drug seizures
Major Drug Squad detectives have charged a man and seized various drugs of dependence following an investigation into drug trafficking in Docklands last month.
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Docklands mums mix friendship with business
“Cycling super-highway” under way amid further local safety concerns
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