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■■Robert Doyle resigns ■■More share bikes coming Page 3 Page 11 ■■Doyle drama commentary ■■Sugar Mountain review Pages 4 and 5 Arts Precinct Supplement At last! We have our school

The brand new vertical South Melbourne Primary School on Ferrars St, Southbank officially opened its doors to the local community last month.

Premier Daniel Andrews joined (pictured back left to right) principal Noel Creece, Member for Albert Park Martin Foley, City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss and Minister for Education James Merlino on January 30 to help unveil the school. At the time of opening, the school had already enrolled 109 prep students and Noel Creece said the school was very excited about engaging with the local community. Photos and story on page 8. No Wynne for locals in C270 By Sean Car

The Minister for Planning Richard Wynne has admitted that the very planning controls he introduced via amendment C270 don’t provide adequate protection for the Arts Precinct and Southbank Village.

His comments come as local architect and adds to existing traffic and parking While Hayball had submitted its application too pursued action for a failure to grant a Hayball won its bid at the Victorian Civil and congestion in Sturt St. prior to the introduction of C270 in 2016, permit for the redevelopment of its own Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) late last year Minister Wynne failed to introduce office building within the prescribed time. The VCAT approval will now see a 55-metre to develop an 18-storey tower on the site of mandatory height controls that would have This time it’s against the City of Melbourne tower constructed next door to the 14-metre its current office at 135 Sturt St. protected the Arts Precinct from similar as the responsible authority. high Malthouse Theatre and the Australian future developments. The local community, led by the Save Dodds Centre for Contemporary Arts (ACCA). “It’s clear that the current planning Street group and Southbank Residents’ And in January, it was a case of déjà vu as controls don’t offer adequate protection for A decision on whether to approve a Association (SRA), has long voiced its many local residents in Southbank Village Melbourne’s arts precinct,” a spokesperson permit had rested with the minister as opposition to the development. received correspondence via mail notifying for the Minister for Planning told Southbank the responsible authority. However, after them of a VCAT action regarding a 19-storey Local News. It argues that such development is out of failing to rule on the application within application at 153 Sturt St. character with the Arts Precinct, would the prescribed 60-day time limit, Hayball Continued on page 7. dominate the surrounding low-rise village pursued a permit through VCAT. Neighbouring architect Rothelowman has

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Publisher: Shane Scanlan March 20 at the Golden Fleece Hotel on Montague St. Tel: 8689 7980 Fax: 9602 2929 [email protected] Hosted by the Montague Community Reader contributions are welcome. Boyd Park activities Alliance and sponsored by the Southbank Please send articles and images to Local News, the forum will focus on the [email protected] The City of Melbourne says it will continue to bring a range of subject of planning in Fishermans Bend with a natural focus on the Montague Deadline for edition 72 is March 1. activities to the temporary Boyd Summer Park right through until Precinct. autumn. With the State Election approaching later this year, invitations have been extended To date, health and wellbeing classes such events this month. to Member for Albert Park Martin Foley as Splash Yoga (pictured), Zumba, Sunday CONNECT The temporary park opened in December and Liberal candidate for Albert Park Sports and fitness sessions have been held in Keep up to date with local news & events. and will be in place until the construction Andrew Bond to sit on the panel. the park and council says these will continue of the new park begins, which is expected to Follow us on Twitter to take place. The remainder of the panel, which commence in April. @SOUTHBANK_News will include planning representatives On January 19, a piano was also installed Council also said it was inviting anyone who from both major parties, as well as as part of the Play Me, I’m Yours exhibition Like us on Facebook would like to conduct a free community representation from the Greens Party, will presented by Arts Centre Melbourne. be announced in the March edition of Southbank Local News activity in the space to contact the Beginning this month, upcoming activities community animator at boyd@melbourne. Southbank Local News. Like us on Instagram include skateboarding workshops by vic.gov.au The forum will commence at 6pm for a Riverslide Skate Park YMCA, creative SouthbankLocalNews All events at the pop up park are being 6.15pm start and finish at 7:30pm. community craft sessions, Dusk DJ’s and promoted through the Boyd e-newsletter African Drumming sessions. To register your interest email and Participate Melbourne: participate. Council told Southbank Local News that it melbourne.vic.gov.au/boydpark [email protected] would confirm several other community

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With Robert Doyle quitting as lord mayor on February 4, one unanswered question is: why did he wait so long? Government

Everyone involved expected his resignation weeks ago. Only Mr Doyle, it seems, couldn’t buys CUB site see what was coming.

A host of other unanswered questions The State Government has remain about the process surrounding this officially purchased the sorry saga, which has been hidden from public view. Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) building at 77 In the absence of any precedent, council chief executive Ben Rimmer took it upon Southbank Boulevard. himself to hire Ian Freckleton QC to investigate sexual misconduct claims by The government is reported by The former councillor Tess Sullivan against Mr Australian to have purchased the building Doyle. for $95.5 million, with the sale confirmed Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood’s mind seems to be elsewhere at the Chinese New Year launch on February 5. to Southbank Local News on February 1. Mr Rimmer says this investigation was “independent” and followed “principles It remains to be seen how much of Dr which decisions are taken in secret and it A spokesperson for the Victorian of natural justice”. But, so far, there is no Freckleton’s investigation is released. is true that such a culture, with the council Government said that the government evidence of this. Mr Rimmer refuses to even being run like a private corporation, starts at would be restoring the building for public Mr Doyle’s resignation certainly makes Mr release his inquiry’s terms of reference. the top. use. Rimmer’s job easier. But the council has A fundamental principle, which has been been rocked to its core by the scandal. As recently reported by Southbank Local “The Victorian Government has ignored in his process, is that justice must purchased the CUB site at 77 Southbank Apart from the damage to its reputation, the News, Melbourne City Council is making not only be done, it must be seen to be done. Boulevard with the long-term view political balance of the council has been about a third of the number of public of returning it to public use,” the turned on its head. decisions that it was making a decade ago. If the public was involved in the process in spokesperson said. some way, would there have been a different The dominant faction, Team Doyle, turns out And, at the same time, it has become the “As the government finalises plans for the result? Probably not. But it would have been to have been a “team” in name only. Even if most secret of the state’s municipalities, site, CUB will remain as the key tenant.” a more legitimate outcome. the former lord mayor had survived, he had making 28.85 per cent of decisions behind closed doors in 2015-16. Sexual harassment is obviously a delicate already lost the support and confidence of As reported in the December-January subject where victims need protection, but his “team” and, therefore, his majority. It also routinely subverts and stymies the edition of Southbank Local News, it is understood that the State Government is other commissions of inquiry and courts With a fresh election for lord mayor now spirit of freedom of information laws to the in discussions with a number of key arts manage to strike the right balance between imminent, the opportunity exists for a more degree that it is pointless asking questions. institutions about potentially occupying the public’s right to know and privacy. open and democratic council. With the dismantlement of the dominant the site. In a public statement on February 5, As a lord mayor with a majority of votes faction within the council and new lord With a number of institutions including Mr Rimmer said: “I cannot control the in hand, Robert Doyle effectively ruled by mayor on her/his way, the opportunity exists the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), behaviour of the parties or of the media.” decree. Decisions and deals were made to revolutionise this culture of secrecy. Arts Centre Melbourne and ACMI-X said behind closed doors and council meetings For someone with an instinct for control Mr Rimmer might consider whether an to be at maximum capacity, the building had become almost meaningless. and secrecy, this is, no doubt, a source of open, transparent local government suits his could host a mixture of arts for a range of frustration. Councillors say management determines style of management. uses. 4 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 71 Doyle drama – how did it happen?

Opinion, by Shane Scanlan starting the fire that consumed him? What else is in the 35-page dossier of allegations which she is believed to have compiled and Tessa Sullivan’s resignation presented to council management? on December 15 was not a Motivation is important here. surprise. But her decision to Is it personal and vengeful? Or was Ms take down Robert Doyle was a Sullivan motivated as a gender war warrior – taking a stand for women everywhere against shock. the oppressive patriarchy? At what point are the consequences Ms Sullivan never appeared really commensurate with her allegations? On comfortable as a councillor. Inexperience the little we know via The Age about what is one thing, but she seemed particularly Cr Doyle is alleged to have done and said to sensitive and unsuited to the rough and her? With the addition of what we are told tumble of politics. about what happened to Cathy Oke (and Was she doing it to make the world a better do we assume that Cr Oke consented to be place in some small way? Her public drawn into this inquiry)? performance offered no real clue about why The councillors, the city – even the state – she was making the considerable sacrifice to have been damaged by this drama. Will it be take on the role. worth it when it finally plays out? She had a shaky start, charged with leading a universally-unpopular policy position If it’s part of a broader battle about gender to amend a local law to redefine rough equality then, no doubt, many would not sleeping. Her more senior colleagues were consider such fallout as consequential. To supportive and protective. even raise the prospect that the outcome may be disproportionate may invite Just what she was expecting when she criticism. accepted Robert Doyle’s invitation to join his Tessa Sullivan at the press conference where Robert Doyle announced her candidacy. 2016 election team, only she could say. And Ultimately, an inquiry that excludes public she has never spoken to Southbank Local council chamber would suggest that she And then there’s Mr Doyle’s reputation for scrutiny (however well motivated) works News – about anything! But I think it’s fair to wasn’t being asked by “the team” to do drinking. To the uninitiated, it is difficult to against everyone involved – both the accused say that her expectations were poles apart much. Was this a source of frustration for tell whether or not he’s had a “long lunch”. and the accusers. We are left guessing about from the former lord mayor’s. someone who signed on to do more? This is testament to his unquestionable too many important questions. talent as an orator and debater. Again, one can only guess …. so here’s my Did she get the support and guidance from In times-not-so-long-passed, everything best guess of how this all went so horribly “team leadership” to develop her into an But it appears that it also lets him down at would still be "okay". But changing times, wrong (with no assertion about the actual effective councillor? times. These times, I suspect, include such standards and values have overtaken events. facts of the matter). moments of harassment/assault alleged by Or did she get “Bad Robert” – not just in the When Mr Doyle was a boy, the worst thing Ms Sullivan. As a bright young woman, Ms Sullivan was sensational sexual misconduct allegations you could be called was a communist. In an attractive recruit for Team Doyle (even sense, but in the day-to-day, garden-variety It’s not an excuse but a possible explanation centuries past, reputations were ruined if her inclusion in a winnable position on bullying sense? of how his world has come tumbling down. without the requirement for due process by the ticket was at the expense of two former the accusation of heresy or witchcraft. Robert Doyle takes an aggressive position The way things were progressing, Robert female councillors). And she had the with people who don’t agree with him. It’s Doyle was staring over a cliff. His career, To be struck down by the #metoo global requisite cash to contribute to the campaign. how he’s wired. Many a public questioner reputation, relationships, board positions, phenomenon would have come totally out of But was she expected to make a meaningful at public meetings has been shocked and future earnings, pride, reason for being – the blue. humiliated by his caustic responses. pretty much everything – was at stake. contribution to policy formulation or merely To be struck down by his own creation is epic make up the numbers? Perhaps Ms Sullivan started finding herself Is it wrong then, to hope that there is more mythology for the ages. Her contribution to debate within the on the wrong end of some of this treatment? to come to explain Ms Sullivan’s reasons for

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But he There will be individuals asking public wise strategy as the public interest is so needs to be quick so the Victorian Electoral Mayne questions at council committee meetings overwhelming that, at the very least, the City Commission can make the necessary and another loyal male Doyle supporter of Melbourne will have to release a summary arrangements. who will come under significant pressure of its key findings, which will include my The remnants of Team Doyle – Crs Kevin is Kevin Louey, the quietly spoken chief evidence that I saw the Lord Mayor grope Cr Louey, Susan Riley, Nicholas Reece and Doyle fundraiser who has occupied the top Oke under a table on December 8, 2014. Robert Doyle has made the Beverley Pinder – should all now resolve to position on the Team Doyle council ticket Blaming the women involved is a similarly correct call to end his record- sit as independents. Without Robert Doyle for the past two elections. there should be no Team Doyle. Tellingly, unwise strategy and will come back to bite breaking, nine-year run as lord both Crs Pinder and Riley had earlier The view of Tessa Sullivan will be pivotal. If him. she details a lack of support or protection indicated to Southbank Local News that they The State Government, potentially through mayor of Melbourne. during her time on council and calls for believed Mr Doyle should move on. the Local Government Minister or Municipal additional resignations from her old council Inspector David Wolff, will be supplied a full Four separate women – ex councillor Tessa If trying to make a fresh start, it would be faction, it will be hard to resist. Sullivan, current councillor Cathy Oke, unreasonable for a new directly-elected copy of the report and remain the ultimate the un-named partner of a Melbourne lord mayor to be saddled with 10 Doyle-era Much will turn on the contents of her 35- kingmakers in this situation. Health specialist and Dianne Mallas, a page dossier and what investigator Ian councillors, including Doyle’s hand-picked Mr Doyle’s strong personal relationship with former constituent in Cr Doyle’s state seat Freckelton QC says in his report. deputy. Premier Daniel Andrews has now becomes of Malvern – gave detailed formal evidence If Cr Wood hangs on as deputy and there is The former lord mayor was given a copy of moot as he has also resigned from his 10- against him, plus had their stories made only a by-election to find a new lord mayor, the draft Freckelton report 72 hours before year stint as chair of Melbourne Health. The public. he’ll face an avalanche of questions about CEO Rimmer received his copy. This was for state’s investigation by Charles Scerri QC There were more stories to be told and, if Cr what he knew about Town Hall culture. fact checking and right of reply purposes. continues until at least mid-February. Doyle hadn’t voluntarily resigned, a majority Ill-health was cited as a reason for his earlier Cr Wood is not a career politician – It was far better to resign than be sacked of councillors will have almost certainly inaction but he has now done the right thing he’s an emerging board director and a which is what would have probably stepped up and called for such a move at a and resigned. talented communicator and educator on happened at Melbourne Health if he tried to council or committee meeting before the environmental issues who should return to The Sullivan dossier was delivered to fight on. And once that domino had fallen, end of February. his first love on a full-time basis. This would the former lord mayor a week before he Town Hall would inevitably have been next, Councillors can’t sack each other but if clear the way for fresh blood and potentially appeared before Freckelton on January 5. particularly given the powers held by the enough Team Doyle councillors chose to an all-female ticket that would deliver a Interestingly, Ben Rimmer did not show State Government. stand by their man, they would have run the first ever majority of female councillors. The Mr Doyle a copy of the dossier before Stephen Mayne is a former councillor. risk of the whole council being sacked by the likes of Bulldogs director Susan Alberti and commissioning Freckelton or securing his State Government. Property Council CEO Sally Capp are two December 17 concession to stand down for

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When questioned as to why the minister had which was what changed heights in certain failed to make a decision on the application, parts of the capital city zone. his spokesperson said: “It’s not uncommon Cr Leppert said he suspected that the reason for complex matters that need to go to the minister hadn’t included Sturt St in the multiple authorities to take a bit longer, DDO10 area was due to the amendment’s unfortunately.” new style of built form control for higher The spokesperson also said that, despite density areas. opposing the application at VCAT, the “The reason the area was left out of DDO10 is current planning scheme didn’t provide the that the DDO10 is about a new style of built minister with sufficient grounds to pursue form control (floor area ratio plus floor area further action. uplift) for the higher density areas – mostly “Advice provided indicated that he did 100 metres plus or uncapped,” he said. not have sufficient grounds to ‘call in’ the proposal,” the spokesperson said. “Floor area uplift is inappropriate for Southbank Village because it would provide “While Planning Ministers of the day an open ended incentive for more built form have powers to intervene in planning (in exchange for community benefits) in applications, any intervention must stand these more sensitive areas.” the scrutiny of Supreme Court action, and he will not be seeking to challenge the When asked to confirm why Sturt St wasn’t decision.” included in DDO10, Richard Wynne’s spokesperson said: “the new central city SRA president Tony Penna said he was “gob- planning controls are about protecting the smacked” by the minister’s comments and shape and skyline of our city and ensuring described the VCAT decision as “a sad day that all new developments have the public’s for Southbank Village”. interest at heart.” “The SRA is absolutely gob-smacked with Member for Albert Park Martin Foley, who the comments from the Planning Minister,” has long been a vocal opponent of high-rise he said. “Our community, volunteer-driven, (Top) Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, (bottom left) Rothelowman’s 19-storey proposal for 153 Sturt St and development in the Arts Precinct, said he (bottom right) how Hayball’s tower will measure next to the Malthouse Theatre. not-for-profit organisation spent $5000 would continue working to enhance the engaging with a consultant for the Minister’s similarly unwinnable fight on its hands. the opportunity to comment on the amenity of Southbank’s cultural hub. own review of the Capital City Zone built Rothelowman, acting as Sturt Street Pty Ltd, developments. form.” “The VCAT decision (135 Sturt St) raises a last month launched a VCAT action against number of issues for the local community in “We made a 50-page contribution to this council for delaying a decision on a permit Considered a “special character zone” in the Melbourne Planning Scheme, Southbank relation to future planning for the Southbank and also presented to the panel. We argued for the redevelopment of its office building at creative precinct,” he said. there needs to be defined mandatory height 153 Sturt St. Village is subject to mandatory 14-metre controls, but moreover that the special height controls in Dodds St. However, the “I will continue to work closely with character areas such as Sturt St environs With the VCAT hearing set for July, City of adjacent Sturt St border is only subject to the community, council and planning must be protected.” Melbourne media officer Brian Wilson said discretionary 40-metre height limits. authorities to make sure the amenity of this council was yet to form a position on the vibrant, cultural hub is enhanced.” “The final outcome of that C270 review left application. As part of planning scheme amendment these areas vulnerable. We felt our view was C171 in 2013, Former Liberal Planning Southbank Local News understands that the simply ignored.” “Council initially identified some Minister Matthew Guy had kept 40-metre State Government and the City of Melbourne concerns with the proposal, which were height controls in the Sturt St precinct but are currently working with Creative Victoria Save Dodds Street convener Julie Cowley communicated to the applicant,” he removed the mandatory cap of 20 per cent. to change a number of planning controls in said the community felt let down by the said. “Council has also been informed He also made compliance with the built Southbank Village. Minister for Planning. that VicRoads has requested additional form controls discretionary. It’s understood that the changes would push “Our Planning Minister Richard Wynne has information regarding the proposed Richard Wynne’s C270 amendment included for future developments in the precinct to let down not only our local community but development. As such, council is yet to form the Southbank Village area and ultimately involuntarily include a mixture of creative the whole of Melbourne,” she said. a position on the application.” had the chance to address these height uses and provide developers less discretion “We as a community have made ourselves Neither Hayball or Rothelowman responded controls, but didn’t. around built form controls. heard at council and with the Planning to a number of offers by Southbank Local City of Melbourne’s assistant chair of What’s your take on development Minister’s office. They acknowledge our News to provide comment. planning Cr Rohan Leppert said it was in Southbank Village and the Arts correspondence and do nothing.” Neighbouring arts institutions Malthouse important to note, however, that C270 did Precinct? Send your thoughts to news@ The City of Melbourne now has a Theatre and ACCA also both declined not include Sturt St in the “DDO10 area”, southbanklocalnews.com.au

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Southbank During February and March, the Yarra River Business With an enrolment zone Association (YRBA) is turning that takes in much of the its focus to local issues of Southbank area, local safety and security. families now have a new secondary schooling option The local business group is teaming up after the new Richmond High with Victoria Police and the Department of Justice and Regulation to present two School opened last month. business safety and security workshops.

VicPol crime prevention officers and local Premier Daniel Andrews, Minister for security personnel will conduct the free Education James Merlino and Member for two-hour workshops, which will provide Richmond Richard Wynne opened the $43 practical and immediately actionable million school on January 31. tips for staff of retail and hospitality The new school will cater for 650 year 7 businesses. to 12 students and is located over two sites – the Griffith Street Campus and the The association’s first business lunch Gleadell Street Campus. of the year at Arts Centre Melbourne will focus on counter terrorism. An The school is opening in two stages international terrorism expert will provide (Top) Principal Noel Creece with students on the opening day, (bottom left) the school as it appears from the front and starting with the Gleadell Street (bottom right) Noel Creece, James Merlino, Martin Foley and Premier Daniel Andrews have fun with students. an overview of where Melbourne currently Campus open as of now. It includes stands with regard to terrorism activity general-purpose teaching spaces, four and preventative measures. The lunch will competition-standard netball courts also focus on what businesses can do at (one indoor), as well as new showers and At last! We have our school the micro level to better prepare. toilets, a canteen and administration area. From page 1. YRBA president John Forman said the The Griffiths Street Campus will open focus on business safety and security in term one next year and will cater for was not intended to scare the business the second cohort of year 7 students and Principal Noel Creece gave Premier Daniel Andrews a tour of community, but to make them more aware students moving into year 8. Southbank’s new state of the art primary school on January 30. and to build resilience. At the school’s opening, local member “The experts say it is now a matter of Richard Wynne said it was a proud Designed by Hayball Architects and built we’re very excited to become part of the ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, so we want our moment for the local community. by ADCO Construction, the five-storey community.” school features a range of modern teaching, members to be on the front foot to better The opening provided a bitter sweet moment learning and recreational play spaces. withstand any impacts,” he said. for local families, many of whom had long It also includes facilities that the community campaigned for a new local primary school The first safety and security workshop can share so that the school is fully for many years. on February 21 will be held at Eureka 89, embedded in neighbourhood life. while the second workshop will be held Together with the opening of South on February 28 at Clarendon Room E at “We want everyone to come out of Melbourne Park Primary School in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition their buildings from South Melbourne, Albert Park in 2019, the new schools will Centre at South Wharf. Southbank, South Wharf and come together,” accommodate more than 1000 students Noel Creece said. “We’re going to integrate entering school over the next five years. For lunch and workshop bookings visit Richard Wynne addresses students on day one. with all of the businesses around here and Yarrariver.melbourne

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Holmesglen’s Master of Professional A uni for the bend Accounting (MPA) – delivered at the St Kilda Rd city campus in Southbank – was Australia’s largest urban renewal project received a major boost created to fulfil this demand. in December with the State Government announcing a new The path to a chosen career starts with Melbourne University campus in Fishermans Bend. education. The course is offered as a stepping-stone into business, allowing students to unlock the right knowledge The government and the university have University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor prior to employment. This includes reached a deal that will see the university Glyn Davis AC to announce the project on studies related to auditing and assurance, “Holmesglen is an ideal place to thrive, buy about seven hectares of the 37.7-hectare December 21. finance, economics, quantitative methods, it’s where I found my voice. Migrating Holden site, which the government Prof. Davis said the move would allow information systems, taxation law and from India to Australia, I was welcomed at purchased in 2016 for $130 million. the university to undertake large scale business and corporation law. Holmesglen and the teachers guided me in Located within the new Employment research and innovation that couldn’t be “While studying the MPA course, you plant the right direction,” she said. Precinct of Fishermans Bend, Melbourne accommodated at its Parkville campus seeds of business ideas and test them The MPA is also accredited by industry University will invest almost $1 billion to – including autonomous vehicle testing, in your research projects, (hopefully) to professional bodies, including Certified create a world-class engineering school just engine propulsion testing and wind inspire and ignite the imagination and Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia, five kilometres from the CBD. tunnels. appreciate the wonders of accounting, tax, Chartered Accountants Australia and New The new campus, which will open in the The University’s economic modeling for finance – our business world,” MPA course Zealand, Institute of Certified Management early 2020s, will be at the centre of the new its 2025 engineering strategy shows their leader Vasanthi Peter said. Accountants (ICMA) and the Institute of Employment Precinct and will see more than investment will provide an $8 billion boost Public Accountants (IPA). Naina Bharti (pictured) used her time 1000 new engineering and IT students and to Victoria’s economy and generate over in the classroom to improve her future Holmesglen is currently accepting academics collaborate with industry leaders. 15,000 new jobs by 2035. career potential. She, along with her applications for the Master of Professional Treasurer Tim Pallas, Minister for Industry Local Member Martin Foley said the new classmates, explored their goals through Accounting February intake (or, the second and Employment Ben Carroll and Member campus would be “the jewel in a revitalised extra-curricular activities to coincide with intake in July 2018). Find out more at for Albert Park Martin Foley joined Fishermans Bend”. Women Entrepreneurship Week. holmesglen.edu.au A NEW CHAPTER FOR SOUTHBANK

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Local businesses are rejoicing after the State Government announced plans to finally upgrade the Elizabeth St underpass at Flinders Street Station.

As a central gateway connecting locals and tourists from the CBD to the Yarra River and A community Southbank, the walkway’s eroding condition has long been the subject of scrutiny from local business owners. Christmas In January, acting Premier James Merlino and acting Public Transport Minister Luke Residents of Southbank Donnellan appeared at Northbank to Grand came together on announce a new entrance to Platform 10 as part of the State Government’s $100 million December 16 to celebrate the station redevelopment. apartment tower’s inaugural Construction started last week on the new children’s Christmas party. entrance, which will provide direct access to Southbank Promenade to Platform 10 via (Above) A render of the new platform 10 entrance and (below) the decaying Elizabeth St underpass. As one of Southbank’s newest apartment the Evan Walker Bridge and ease congestion complexes located at the corner of City Rd through the underpass. upgrade, describing the underpass an “We are appreciative that the government and Power St, the Christmas celebration “embarrassment” to Melbourne. is making a significant investment to assist While construction of the new entrance was the building’s first of its kind. with Southbank’s growth and offer a more is already underway, Minister for Public “The Southbank business and resident appealing look and feel for locals and And much to the delight of the local Transport Jacinta Allan told Southbank Local numbers continue to grow and the upgrade tourists who use the underpass on a daily families, the 15 children who attended News that works to the underpass would will assist with the increased traffic and basis.” received a gift from the man himself … start before the new entrance is opened in demand,” he said. Santa Clause (aka building manager April. “Southbank is a tourism hotspot and the David Nathan!). Many other children “Entrance first then underpass renewal current condition of the underpass has been who weren’t able to attend on the day got – staged works, timing for underpass will a major embarrassment to the ‘World’s Most personal visits from Santa. commence before the entrance is finished,” Liveable City’!” “It was great to see the parents introducing Ms Allan’s spokesperson said. “The YRBA has been working hard over themselves and for the children to interact Yarra River Business Association the years to highlight the importance of and make new friends,” David said. “Given (YRBA) president John Forman said upgrading the main connection footpath/ the feedback and the success of the party, business welcomed the long-awaited underpass from Southbank to the CBD.” this will now be an annual event!”

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www.byroyale.com.au THEARTS PRECINCT A SWEET NEW SETUP

Review by Sean Car Conservatorium of Music currently taking The new look Boiler Room proved a raging ALICE – a truly masterful cross cultural place on a space previously utilised by success with crowds packing out the space creation showcasing Aboriginal dance and the festival, organisers were forced into a throughout the day to the electro sounds connection to country. dramatic rethink to its usual layout. of the likes of Dan Shake, Fantastic Man, As usual, the Dodds St main stage didn’t Southbank’s tapestry of local With the main stage at Dodds St Honey Dijon and Shanti Celeste. fail to deliver on its usual block party vibes arts institutions was put on changing to face south towards Grant St, Step inside the Malthouse itself and complete with a UFO-style arts installation display on January 20 as Sugar the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art fans were treated to an experience like hung above the crowd and the stage itself. (ACCA) and the Malthouse Theatre were no other, with the festival also taking over The array of musical talent didn’t Mountain festival moved into brought into the fold to amazing effect. the illustrious Merlyn Theatre. The space disappoint either! Starting early with the Arts Precinct. Festivalgoers entered from Sturt St onto provided a darkened and immersive the incredible vocals and lyrics of Stella ACCA’s vast forecourt where they were atmosphere to enjoy performances from the Donnelly, Ara Koufax captured the crowds greeted with a range of fun communal likes of Actress and Laurel Halo. in the afternoon while Cut Copy brought it Since moving to Southbank from the hangout spaces, food trucks and arts Renowned for its visual arts focus, the home with a bang as darkness set in. Forum Theatre in 2015, Sugar Mountain has installations. new setup also meant the festival was able Notorious for its colour and street-style quickly become one of the most popular Taking a right turn through the walkway to take over ACCA’s gallery space, while feels, the festival once again delivered a day festivals in Melbourne, largely due to its that dissects ACCA and one was met VCA’s Margaret Lawrence Gallery housed perfect dynamic of music and art while unique cultural home within the Victorian with the new home of the Boiler Room the popular Sensory Cafe. The Grant St showcasing our beautiful Arts Precinct. Just College of the Arts (VCA). amphitheatre, tucked away in the Malthouse Theatre also showcased the breathtaking when we thought we had seen it all, Sugar With construction of the Melbourne Theatre courtyard. virtual reality and live performance of VIA Mountain continues to blow us away. Good Muslim Boy By Ree Maloney

The Malthouse Theatre presents the stage adaptation of Osamah Sami’s hilarious “Good Muslim Boy” this month.

From February 9 to March 11, actor and more information and to book tickets visit: comedian, Osamah Sami will let audiences malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/ take a glimpse at his rollercoaster life. good-muslim-boy Experimental Jazz People will both laugh and cry with his story. From a survivor of the Iran-Iraq By Ree Maloney war to faking a perfect Year 12 score to get into Melbourne University, Osamah’s life journey is one to watch. Following the success of their 2017 LP “Unfold”, The Necks will Amongst other things, Osamah is the perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre for one night only on proud owner of a fake medical degree from Friday, February 9. Melbourne University, speaks six languages, starred as Saddam Hussein in a musical comedy and was mistaken for a terrorist in Best described as an experimental jazz seemingly so in-tune with one another that the USA. band, the Necks have been mesmerising a set can last for a minimum of 40 minutes. His romantic journey includes three audiences for the past 30 years. Comprised The mind boggles at how in sync these attempts at proposed “temporary marriage” of pianist Chris Abrahams, drummer Tony three performers are with their timing and and escaping an arranged marriage by Buck and bass player Lloyd Swanston, the skill. running away on the day of the event. Necks have a unique sound with no two Geoff Dyer of the New York Times said: The book Good Muslim Boy was winner concerts being the same. “A performance by The Necks is all about of the 2016 New South Wales Premier’s This will be their third performance in band and audience being utterly absorbed Literary Awards and the 2015 International the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. in the process of creation.” Golden Phoenix Award for its contribution “We’re so happy to be returning to For jazz and experimental music fans to Iraqi culture in diaspora. Melbourne Recital Centre. We play venues alike, this is a performance not to be Directed by Janice Muller, the play is all over the world, and the Recital Centre missed. described as a “Kafkaesque tale” that is one of the most beautiful and beautiful- The performance beings at 7.30pm and “makes light of spectacular absurdity and sounding, of them all,” Lloyd Swanton will be two hours with a 20 minute interval. highlights the beautiful contradictions said. For more information and tickets go to found at the cross currents of two cultures.” The trio intertwine their sounds – melbournerecital.com.au It’s recommended for ages 15 plus. For the Midsumma Festival. dynamic aerial world, aspart of exhibition, capturing his just aneye-catching concluded Aaron Walkerinterviewee has Former Picture” “Profile Body Water

AARON WALKER well ashisbackgroundwell asacircus aerialist. dragacclaimed portraiture artist series, as afascinatingus with insight into his Aaronup with inJuly last year, heprovided An from image Aaron’s recent ‘Water series Body’. Southbank Local News Local Southbank When last caught capturing thevisual power ofwater onthe is presented asadynamic portrait series soaking wet, suspendedacrobats inwhat the raw beauty power andseductive of His latest Water exhibition captures Body aaronwalkerphotography.com andpurchased viewed be onlineat prints ofAaron’sconcluded, can series Chapel Theatre inPrahran has since aesthetic ofthecircus aerialist.” byaerialists using water to amplify the I wanted to present adifferent wayseeing of captivating andunusual. With thisexhibition out artwork intoprinted thepublic that is capture themintheright way,” hesaid. suspend amazing andlight aerialists and giant shower indoor inaspace where Icould challenging production side –creating a the main appeal forthisproject was the hehadthe aspects enjoyed themost. had creating comewith was oneof thisseries style ofcapturing dynamic movement. aerial production knowledge hisunique to inform physical these andheuses artist skills and asaninternationalof experience circus water, with bodies water bodies.” andwater,simply –abody upon expanded appealed to me, andthiswas anidea that I our own language ofwater’ ‘body theterm on.”immersion andso flow,sensuality, power, strength, force, alreadythe performers imbue –fluidity, water asametaphor forthequalitiesthat each one,” hesaid. andcreatequality amore uniqueportrait of movementthatperformers the wouldaffect by introducing element water asasecondary wanted to contrast choreography theaerial natural elements water. andespecially had inspired hiswork asitdrew heavily on inthecolddownpour.immersed ofreverencesense andsurrender oncefully to move, chose artists which created a an immediate visceral onhow effect the this case, acoldfresh torrent ofwater. beautifully intheairagainst gravity and,in their uniquemovement qualitiesto dance dangers involved intheirwork. use They respectimmense andunderstanding ofthe body. While the exhibition at theexhibition While Chapel Off real to get driven amalso “I life, collectable “It isasafe andfamiliar area formeso He said theproduction challenges that Aaron to hisphotography brings 25years “By focusing onhow water within isused “The symbolism to me was all about using “Since allmy circus work I isairborne He Bill artist said video American Voila Aaron said theshock ofthewater had According to Aaron, have aerialists an FEBRUARY 2018 EVENTS

STAND HERE COLIN HAY FIERCE MERCY TOUR 2018 TRIENNIAL THE CHILDREN

Feb 23 - Testing Grounds Feb 10 and 11 - Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Runs until April 15 - NGV Runs until March 10 - The Sumner Brand new acrobatic collective Tons of Sense push Colin’s latest album, Fierce Mercy, finds him at A free exhibition, the NGV Triennial is a celebration Award-winning playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s their practice into new territory by integrating the top of his game. Alongside the thoughtful of contemporary art and design practice that brilliant new play asks big questions about the narrative and interactive elements not usally storytelling in his songs, Hay’s shows are peppered traverses all four levels of NGV International, as responsibility that each generation faces in leaving associated with traditional circus - exploring with hilarious anecdotes from his, often surreal, well as offering a rich array of programs. Visitors a better world for the next, with Pamela Rabe deeper, darker themes around personal identity (a experiences in the world of rock music. have an opportunity to look at the world and its (Wentworth), Sarah Peirse (Switzerland) and world away from cirqu-de-solie) past, present and future through the eyes of some William Zappa (Rock ‘n’ Roll) balancing the stark of the most creative minds. realities of our times with intrigue and humour. www.testing-grounds.com.au www.melbournerecital.com.au www.ngv.vic.gov.au www.mtc.com.au

AUSTRALIAN MUSIC VAULT GUIDED TOURS EAST MEETS WEST WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Ongoing - Arts Centre Melbourne Runs until May 31 - Arts Centre Melbourne Feb 24 - Hamer Hall Runs until March 23 - NGV Australia The Australian Music Vault features a free, Did you know Arts Centre Melbourne extends This Chinese New Year, join maestro Lü Jia and a Budding artists discover the NGV Collection and immersive exhibition showcasing Australian five floors underground?! Explore the labyrinth stellar cast of guest artists to celebrate the Year of create their own works of art using a variety of music, innovative digital participatory experiences beneath the famous spire, including the grand the Dog in a colourful and joyous one-night-only media. Fully supervised for ages 5 to 9 years old. and iconic objects from our Australian Performing State Theatre, and uncover the fascinating story of event showcasing Melbourne’s diverse culture. www.ngv.vic.gov.au Arts Collection. this 130-year-old entertainment precinct. www.mso.com.au www.australianmusicvault.com.au www.artscentremelbourne.com.au

COMMUNITY PRECINCT THE SOUND OF FALLING STARS UNDERCURRENTS UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Mondays to Saturdays - Testing Grounds Feb 23 - March 8 - Playhouse Feb 19 - Salon Runs until March 25 - ACCA Testing Grounds is now home to Community Actor/singer Cameron Goodall (ex the Audreys, Ensemble Three (pictured) takes in influences from A major exhibition surveying the diverse scope Precinct, a delicious place to drink coffee (roasted Sydney Theatre Company, The Lion King) displays genres as diverse as jazz, popular, avant-garde and of feminist art practices – including painting, by Tin Man), have your morning dose of pastry his amazing vocal versatility for the first time, as he traditional classical. Undercurrents combines new performance, photography and film to community (delivered every morning by bike from Loafer) and magically inhabits the souls of great singing stars works in a program that explores fragile and subtle engagement and cultural activism – the exhibition have all your arty, creative meetings. such as Elvis Presley and Jeff Buckley, who gave us textures alongside more robust sound worlds. focuses upon the dynamic formal invention and so much, and died so young. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, the social engagement of feminist artists. www.communityprecinct.com timbres of trumpet, trombone and electric guitar www.artscentremelbourne.com.au acca.melbourne are woven together with live sound manipulation. www.melbournerecital.com.au

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 1800 880 844  [email protected] WWW.STOPNOISE.COM.AU ISSUE 71 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 17 Revolving door for spin doctors

The City of Melbourne is struggling to get enough “spin” on its media messaging, having churned 17 media advisers since mid-2015.

Statistically, in recent times, it has turned with the City of Melbourne.” over its entire team of seven every year. “There are two main factors that have At the same time, a self-congratulatory contributed to the recruitment and retention report claims that in 2015/16 the City of of media advisers in recent years: Melbourne achieved a 92 per cent positive ■ or neutral outcome from the 8533 stories in ■ An increase in large infrastructure which it was mentioned. projects and initiatives in Melbourne has driven unprecedented demand for skilled The recently-published report by Media media communications professionals Measures Pty Ltd says only 8 per cent of across the sector; and stories were “unfavourable” to the council. ■■ City of Melbourne’s media advisers are But is this just more “spin”? And why can’t it highly sought after and are known across keep well-paid spin doctors within the fold? the industry for excelling at what they do. In recent years, former City of Melbourne The Media Measures report is a curious media advisers have been recruited to document as it claims the “key issues” of a variety of challenging and high profile that year were: Moomba (775 stories); roles with major government, media and sustainability (354 stories); cycling and corporate organisations.” bicycle plan (209 stories); Queen Victoria Market renewal (81 stories); and Lacrosse Former councillor and respected journalist Tower and apartment cladding (79 stories). Stephen Mayne observed: “The revolving door of media advisers reflects a number of Homelessness and begging was the subject reflects the values, goals and aspirations of Philip Blackman; Kate Loughnan; Kathy factors including excessive use of contractors of 421 stories but didn’t rank as a key issue. the council. But is it appropriate for a level Alys; David King; and Matt Smithson. rather than permanent employees and the Neither did planning, with 650 stories. of government to adopt such a corporate Of the current team (Claudine Ledwidge- high pressure nature of the work which tends approach? Another measure used by the report’s O’Reilly; Debbie Guest; Patrick Phillips; to attract younger more transitory employees authors was whether stories about the Another section outlines on how evident the Brodie Bott; Brian Wilson; Mandy Frostick; seeking to further their careers.” council were “proactive” or “reactive”. It is city’s stated goals were in the reporting. and Bec Brewin), only Claudine Ledwidge- “There has also been inattention at senior no surprise that issues achieving a perfect O’Reilly has been there more than a year. 100 per cent score for their proactiveness “The City of Melbourne’s vision statement levels by the likes of Martin Cutter who were: Melbourne Music Week; ArtPlay; – that the City of Melbourne will strive to The council says the number is not 17, but should have provided a better career path Docklands Library; Retail and hospitality; achieve the community’s vision of a bold 12. It also says its people are so good, they for the high performers and helped retain Melbourne Knowledge Week; Melbourne inspirational and sustainable city – was are being headhunted. popular and effective operators such as Day; City Library exhibitions; and apparent in 5470 stories or 64 per cent of all Lynne Haultain and Sam Bishop.” media,” the report says. Spokesperson Brodie Bott said: “Twelve Melbourne Awards. permanent full-time City of Melbourne “There was perhaps also a little bit too much It’s actually surprising that North Melbourne Leaving the role since June 2015 were: media adviser roles were vacated between pressure coming from the Lord Mayor’s Arts House only achieved a 98.6 per cent Elizabeth Muling; Sam Bishop; Irene Vlahos; June 2015 and December 2017. Of those, chief of staff Amelia Bitsis whose boss is score for proactiveness. Shelley Blake; Jem Wilson; Katherine Millar; three employees had up to three years’ admittedly overly media focused but a highly James Talia; Carlos Ibarra; Daniel Breen; service, one employee had up to five years’ effective communicator with very high The measurement methodology presumably Jason Berek-Lewis; Dharni Giri; Larisa Tait; service and another had 10 years’ service standards and expectations,” Mr Mayne said. MCEC takes shape Pool design Yarra Pools is collecting Late 2017 saw some incredible progress on Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (MCEC) feedback to understand what expansion. the community thinks is important in its outdoor pool Acting Premier James Merlino and Acting design. Minister for Major Projects Luke Donnellan visited the South Wharf site on January 18 to view the progress for themselves. The non-profit organisation has proposed to build a floating swimming pool on the The expansion will add nearly 20,000sqm of Yarra River’s Northbank. multi-purpose event space, including 9000 metres of new exhibition halls, meeting The first stage of the community-led rooms and banquet rooms when it opens for project features plans for an enclosed 25m business in mid-2018. controlled water pool, a kid’s pool, fishing pontoon, floating wetlands, events kiosk, Completed works to date include the cafe and changing facilities. installation of the central staircase, distinctive gold exterior panels and a The community is invited to fill out four skylight over the new foyer space, which surveys focused on health and wellbeing, is a significant architectural feature of the place and community, sustainability, building. environment and heritage, as well as MCEC’s expansion, highlighted by its golden roof, captured from its new hotel at South Wharf. economy, jobs and innovation. Multiple milestones have already been reached on the project, that also includes MCEC chief executive Peter King said the 700 workers – including 60 apprentices – are Each survey takes around five minutes to an expansion of the South Wharf precinct expansion would ensure the venue could currently working on the project during complete. The feedback will help shape through a new 347-room hotel, the Novotel continue to accommodate the growing construction. the Yarra Pool’s design principles. Melbourne South Wharf, and a new 1150 global demand for multi-purpose meetings The expanded MCEC will also add more Visit yarrapools.com to complete space multi-level car park. and events spaces. than 900 new ongoing jobs across the South the surveys and contact michael@ The multi-level car park is complete and the On January 18 Ministers Merlino and Wharf precinct when complete. yarrapools.com.au with any questions. new hotel will be open from March. Donnellan visited the site where around 18 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 71

Southbank Residents Association Southbank sold out by Planning Minister

the ambiguous height control in this area it appears to have fallen on deaf ears. beautiful Robur Tea building. There is a Sadly, since my last column and have lobbied to have it amended to a If the system doesn’t provide us with a development application to build a multi- mandatory control. Our opportunity came voice to actually be heard by the decision level serviced apartment hotel which, in my Southbank has had a few when the current Planning Minister, Richard maker, then the Minister should have made opinion, is going to dominate the built form disappointments. Wynne, conducted a review of the Capital himself available to chair the panel and hear and hide this heritage-protected building. City Zone built form in mid-2016 called first-hand from all the submitters. If you feel the same as us, please send C270 Built Form review. The new planning Sadly, I feel the Minster has sold us out and an objection to [email protected]. Recently VCAT ruled in favour of the scheme was gazetted at the end of 2016 this is just the beginning of the end for the gov.au quoting TP-2017-801 – Robur Tea developer for the controversial 135 Sturt and, despite our vigorous lobbying, we were Arts Precinct. In the same way the Minister Building 28-34 Clarendon St, Southbank. St development. So, in the not too distant unsuccessful with obtaining mandatory didn’t give us (or council) a voice to be heard Council needs to hear from the future the beautiful character of the Arts height controls for the Southbank Village. (through council’s FMC meetings) with the community that such a development is Precinct residential, Southbank Village as It is troubling to recently learn the Queensbridge Tower development, citing certainly crossing the line and is going too us locals refer to it, will be blighted with an Planning Minister stated that C270 doesn’t State Significance (what a load of crap, that far. We don’t have much heritage left in 18-storey monstrosity. provide adequate protection for the should not stop the Minister from allowing Southbank, so what we have needs to be And, the developer for 153 Sturt St has Arts Precinct. We (Southbank Residents stakeholders to have a say). preserved. now also referred to VCAT its application for Association) spent $5000 hiring a consultant And again, most recently with the Apple Finally, this month we will be holding a 19-storey tower. It isn’t difficult to guess to assist us with having a say in this review. flagship store to replace the three-storey our bi-annual free Southbank information what the outcome there is likely to be. It was critical that we had a say in this Yarra Building at Federation Square – no evenings. If you are new to Southbank Did I hear you mention you thought there important review and not only for height public consultation or even consultation come along and meet some other residents was a 40-metre height limit in that part of control. In fact, we were the only residents’ with council – the deal was done at the start and learn lots of little tidbits about your Southbank? Well you are absolutely correct! group that did have a say. We contributed of the Christmas holiday break. I wonder if neighbourhood to help you settle in. So how did we get in this predicament through the very means that the Minister that was a deliberate strategy? Even if you are a long-term resident you which allows developers to build almost 20 advised us to. I think the Minister is showing his true are most welcome. I am sure you will learn metres over the 40-metre height limit? We were even invited to put our case colours with how much he cares about what something new too. This will be held on The key wording here is that the height forward in person to the panel, of which I the public and local residents have to say. Wednesday, February 21 at 6.30pm at Boyd limit is a “discretionary” limit. Therefore, did personally. No wonder our submission fell on deaf ears! Community Hub. I hope to see you there. when VCAT decides if the height is In our 50-page submission, among other Has the Minister forgotten that we are in an acceptable they will consider this relative to things, we argued that the special character election year? the surrounding developments. The closest areas (SCAs) particularly Sturt St/Arts But I do ponder how much lobbying our Tony Penna high-rise to these sites is at 152 Sturt St, Precinct needed to be protected through local Member, Martin Foley, has lobbied on Tony Penna is the president which is The Guild apartments comprising mandatory height controls. our behalf to his political colleague during of Southbank Residents’ two towers with the tallest being 24 metres. How can the Minister now say that C270 this time? These issues have not been kept Association. At the other end of the street, at 250 Sturt St, is inadequate when we clearly told him that secret within ourselves. southbankresidents.com.au is an approval for 16-storeys. this needed to be addressed? It would seem And now, over to the other side of We have always been concerned with that all our time and expense was useless as Southbank where we are trying to save the

Federal Politics Embracing our past introduction to our indigenous culture for both oral and written form. She has been Melbourne Ports has a rich our new citizens. active in community development, native history. Our Boon Wurrung people were made up title, cultural preservation and cultural of land-owning clans that spoke a related promotion. She established Australia’s first language and were connected through Aboriginal childcare centre and is the CEO It is a history that began tens of thousands cultural and mutual interests, trading of the Boon Wurrung Foundation, which of years before the first European settler, initiatives and marriage ties. The Yalukut she set up to help connect Aboriginal youth Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn Liardet, arrived Willam Clan were the clan from the Port to their heritage. Aunty Carolyn Briggs is with his wife and family 1839 and decided to Phillip area, and are often referred to as The also a member of the National Congress of make their home on the beachfront. River People of Port Phillip. Australia’s First Peoples. Before the arrival of Europeans, For thousands of years natural resources We are extremely fortunate to have active indigenous Australians in the Port Phillip that were seen as essential were monitored, members of our indigenous community Bay area for around 40,000 years lived a controlled and often restricted by a such as Aunty Carolyn Briggs in Melbourne semi-nomadic existence of fishing, hunting governing body, much the same as different Ports and their participation in the City of and gathering and some farming. levels of government do now. This was done Port Phillip’s and Glen Eira’s Australia Day The traditional owners of the lands of to protect food sources such as fish and celebrations and citizenship ceremonies are Melbourne Ports and surrounding areas, are ensured a sustainable future for generations. and Glen Eira councils, new citizens were some of the events I look forward to most in the Boon Wurrung, whose lands stretched There were also penalties, often severe, for welcomed by the Boon Wurrung, as the my calendar. for over 7500 square km reaching from the breaches of these restrictions. lands traditional owners, with a “welcome to As an elected official it is vital that I attend Dandenong Ranges to Wilson’s Promontory. According to tradition, Boon Wurrung country” ceremony organised and hosted by significant events such as these that honour We are fortunate to have representatives of land is protected by their creator Bunjil, representatives of the Boon Wurrung. the region’s history and traditional owners. the Boon Wurrung still actively participating who travels as a wedgetail eagle and also To this day the Boon Wurrung people It is also a pleasure to welcome the newest in our community at all levels. This is by Waarn who looks after and protects the continue their tradition as the proud members of our community which is a especially fortunate on Australia Day, as we waterways travelling as a raven. custodians and protectors of these lands and crucial part of any elected official’s role if openly display our diversity, welcoming new Bunjil taught the Boon Wurrung to always it is of great importance that we honour and they truly seek to represent their community. citizens into this great multicultural nation of welcome guests, but it was imperative respect these traditions. I was glad to see so many in attendance ours, and embrace indigenous culture at the that the Boon Wurrung ask all visitors to In previous years this ceremony has been this year. same time. the lands to make two promises. Obeying held by Bonn Wurrung elder Aunty Carolyn I always look forward to our Australia Day the laws of the Bunjil and to not harm the Briggs. Michael Danby celebrations on January 26 and this year was children or the land of the Bunjil. Aunty Carolyn Briggs is recognised as no exception. This was a commitment that was made a keeper of the history and genealogies Federal Member for Melbourne The ceremony of Australia Day is a timely through the simple exchange of a small of her people. She is a language and Ports reminder of our pre-colonial history to all of bough, which was dipped in the water. linguistics expert and is passionate about [email protected] those present, and also acts as an excellent After the formalities of the day at St Kilda recording her Boon Wurrung language in ISSUE 71 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 19

St Johns Southgate Montague Community Alliance Giving without Talking about a thought of reward NEW generation

Upon winning the men’s title at the Australian Open last month, I hope you have all had a restful and peaceful break and are everyone’s favourite tennis player, Roger Federer gave a heartfelt looking forward to the adventures that 2018 will bring to all of us. and emotional speech in which he said his thankyous. This year is a state election year, and We look forward to your contribution to our before you all groan, it does provide us dynamic and friendly precinct. It would have been completely your neighbour through the church, or with a great opportunity to engage with Please keep in touch through the understandable for him to stick to thanking community service clubs like Rotary and our political representatives to ask them email below, or our Facebook page @ the tournament director, his opponent, the Lions. The list goes on. about their intentions and commitments MontaguePrecinct. sponsors and the team of support people At St Johns, one of the reasons we to Montague. In addition to our new neighbours, in 2017 around him, but he made sure to specifically seek to be people of service is that Jesus To this end, the Montague Community many more businesses have moved into the talk up the many wonderful volunteers of of Nazareth was one. Next month, as Alliance with Southbank Local News is Montague Precinct and the foot traffic along Melbourne. the church comes together on Maundy continuing our partnership to bring you Gladstone, Boundary, Thistlethwaite and Volunteers certainly deserve our thanks, Thursday, we will hear of Jesus washing three Montague Community Forums in Buckhurst streets has increased significantly. but that’s not why they do it. The whole point his disciple’s feet. At first, his disciples 2018. The first will be on Tuesday, March These are exciting times, with many creative of volunteering is that you give of yourself were shocked by this man they revered 20 at 6pm, at the Golden Fleece Hotel on industries, counselling services, designers without reward. But of course, the rewards humbling himself and serving them in this Montague St. and architects moving to Montague. are great. While it is incredibly touching to way. More details will be provided in this It is interesting to note that most of the be on the receiving end of someone’s selfless But he made it clear that he simply had paper and we hope to see you all there to new businesses are fantastic neighbours, giving, there’s always something of a gift to give them this gift. He then insisted that, ask the interesting and difficult questions already caring about our unique and diverse received by the giver too. having set them an example, they should we have come to expect of these dynamic community. However, we have some that I couldn’t help but think about selfless wash one another’s feet. In other words, forums. don’t realise that there are in an area made giving as I read the letter, “A sincere thank they should help each other out, without Please come early as it is usually up of both residents and businesses. Let’s you” in issue 70 of Southbank Local News. In thought of reward. standing room only and if you haven’t hope we can all be great neighbours and it, Lynne, a Southbank resident, described Whether it’s volunteering at the tennis, experienced the hospitality of the Golden community members and work together for her experience of falling over near the Yarra or assisting a distressed person on the Fleece, you are in for a treat. liveability and amenity for all. and injuring herself. She found herself on street, we’re all going to have opportunities The amazing new South Melbourne In 2018 we will be focusing on the heritage the ground bleeding, but instantly realised to be givers and receivers. The world will Primary School is now open – the first of Montague, particularly the bluestone she was being helped by several people. certainly be a better place if we embrace vertical primary school in Victoria is up heritage and the wonderful laneways. One of the people who came to her aid the chances we’re given to give and accept and running and I am sure it will have If you would like to get involved with the was a young woman, Jasmine, who in selfless gifts when we’re in need ourselves. an energetic and dynamic effect on both Montague Community Alliance, we would helping without consideration for her own Southbank and Montague for generations be happy to meet you. We are a group of time, or clothes for that matter, happened to come. volunteers who live and work in Montague. to get Lynne’s blood all over herself. Lynne The builders have been working day and We believe that having an opportunity to reported that she’s on the mend, but that she night to complete it and if you haven’t seen be involved and influence the incredible will never forget the kindness of Jasmine and the great design – check it out! growth of this great area, is worth the extra the other strangers who assisted her that day. We wish the principal Noel Creece, his time it takes to volunteer and we would love Lynne was most thankful, but I’m sure team and all the new students success and to hear from you! Jasmine and the others would do it all again, we look forward to what the school will even if they knew a word of thanks would contribute to the existing community and never come, or that their gift-giving would to the future generations of young people, never be reciprocated. Giving without Tom Hoffmann businesses and residents in Southbank and thought of reward is itself the reward. Montague. Not all of us are going to find ourselves in Tom Hoffmann is the pastor at The Gravity Building on the corner of Trisha Avery a position where we are called upon to give St Johns Southgate Church. Gladstone and Montague streets and Trisha Avery is the convener first aid to a stranger. But there are countless www.stjohnssouthgate.com.au Nightfall at 161-165 Gladstone St are now of the Montague Community ways in which we can volunteer – in which fully completed and our new neighbours Alliance. [email protected] we can give a gift just because it’s a good have moved in. thing to do. Here in Southbank you can serve Welcome to the neighbourhood folks. 20 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 71

We Live Here Privy Council gets it, Andrews doesn’t

The Privy Council in London has unanimously ruled that strata corporations may enforce by-laws to restrict short-term letting.

Last month, the Lordships found that the introduction of the Bill. Not surprisingly, Twenty-five per cent of the Victorian Collins St to Lorimer St, referred to in the by-law-making power of a strata corporation Airbnb’s Australian head of policy described population live in apartment buildings and Fishermans Bend Draft Plan. is very wide, and any by-law that purports the Bill on ABC radio as the best legislation We Live Here now represent more than 200 The current proposed tram crossing of to restrict the use of a lot for “residential in the world! Well of course if you help apartment buildings across Melbourne. Lorimer St defies logic, Mr Sutherland said, purposes” is valid. Short-term use by to formulate a Bill you’d say it was good, We are urging the Premier to stop considering the Andrews government is holiday-makers changes the character of wouldn’t you? supporting Airbnb – which is based overseas, spending millions in eradicating existing the use of a lot, and that type of use is clearly Why did the government utterly discount and is not paying local taxes – and start tram and train crossings and we need to look different from residential use. the findings of the inquiry which said the listening to the concerns of residents about to future transport options, not replicate out- Bill was unfair to residents, whilst seeking to safety, security, rising maintenance costs dated transport that has served the state well Daniel Andrews please take note! pass the least-restrictive short-term letting and a loss of community. in the past. This decision reignites the debate that regulations anywhere in the world? “If the current proposal is adopted by the owners’ corporations may legitimately Why couldn’t the Andrews government Sign the government’s petition page Andrews government it will become a major enforce by-laws to restrict their lots to take the time to investigate the issues We are asking that you, our supporters, election issue in November,” Mr Sutherland residential use, if they carefully draft their properly, as authorities have already done sign the petition on the Victorian said, “And the various groups fighting the low by-laws. in New York, San Francisco, London, Parliamentary website, via the following link: tram bridge could determine the election The Supreme Court decision in Balcombe Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and other https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/ outcome.” might not now be considered as having large cities where short-term letting is council/petitions/electronic-petitions/view- “We will be seeking election promises settled the matter in Victoria. Leading strata prevalent and tearing fragile local residential e-petitions/details/12/57 from all parties and politicians not to lawyer, Tom Bacon said: “While the Privy communities apart, but where lessons have and let the government know : proceed with the current bridge proposal.” Council decision is not legally binding been learned and regulation and restrictions ■■ The Bill in its current form is totally here in Australia, it should be viewed as have been introduced? Campaign donations unacceptable; persuasive, and should not be set aside Why must Melbourne, the world’s most As a not-for-profit organisation, donations without a principled reason to distinguish it.” liveable city, always learn its lessons the hard ■■ The recommended amendments must be from individuals and buildings keep our way? Why don’t our leaders show the way as acted on now not in two years’ time; and campaigns going. to how it can be done? To register as a supporter of We Live Victorian Government response to ■ We Live Here has long been advocating ■ Residents must not be ignored any more. the short stay Bill inquiry – a cop Here or to make a donation please visit our for regulations that balance the interests of ■■ The petition is planned to be tabled in the website at welivehere.net. out! the tourism industry, hotel industry, short- Legislative Council in late February 2018, We Live Here does not accept donations The state Labor government’s response stay accommodation providers, including so please do not delay and sign now. from commercial tourism interests. to the findings of the Parliamentary inquiry booking platforms such as Airbnb and Stayz, You can reach us at campaign@ into short stays, released in November 2017, and residents living in high rise communities Fishermans Bend going under? welivehere.net.au. We Live Here members is extremely disappointing. and elsewhere where everyday lives are Martin Foley’s political career might yet can make a presentation to your owners’ The government has ignored all the being severely compromised by the rampant be saved by an innovative proposal that corporation committee upon request. recommendations of the inquiry conducted unregulated growth of short-stays. would see the tramline connecting the city We welcome your comments and by a cross-party committee that included There must be a level playing field and with Fishermans Bend going under water feedback, and invite suggestions for topics government members – and is planning residents must have a voice. The Owners using the LaTrobe St tram corridor. Prebuilt, you would like us to address in this column. to reintroduce the original bill in February Corporation Bill does nothing to assist the immersed tubes would be anchored to the 2018, with a review to be undertaken in two process and with no changes contemplated sea bed without the need for tunnelling. years! for at least two years inner city high-rise This alternative solution has been www.welivehere.net This is a cop-out and plays right into the communities could be decimated, as the proposed by Yarra’s Edge resident, Keith “we live emails to campaign@ re”TM hands of Airbnb, a company that claims government, by its decision has determined Sutherland following a groundswell he welivehere.net it partnered with the government in the that residents don’t matter. of objection to a low tram bridge from

History Planes crash over Southbank the large motor depot and garage of the Living in Southbank, we are used General Post Office in Sturt St, causing much destruction and mayhem amongst postal to flying machines overhead – workers and their horses. generally helicopters, some light Luckily there were no civilians killed. Each plane carried two young pilots, all killed planes and occasionally military instantly. planes in formation. They had swooped down and were Having seen the collision, the duke was beginning to climb. But as they flew over the visibly upset and distressed. RAAF officials police barracks in St Kilda Rd, they were still stated that the pilots had not been “stunting” Sometimes we wonder if they are ever very low. Then the unthinkable happened as at the time and that the planes were all in likely to crash and conclude that it couldn’t one of the planes suddenly banked steeply airworthy condition. happen. But it has happened, with four The site of the former General Post Office in Sturt St. and roared upward at such a speed that An inquiry concluded that it was pilot young pilots killed when their planes collision was inevitable, followed by a crash error. Nevertheless, it was a dreadful day for collided and crashed into Sturt and Dodd and a shower of splintered woodwork as the people of Southbank – thankfully one streets. In the sky above, a group of five RAAF the young pilot misjudged and flew into the that has never been repeated. The occasion was the Royal Visit of 1927, planes (wooden De Havilland 9s) was flying plane above. when the Duke and Duchess of York visited above the visitors in arrowhead form. The Horrified onlookers fainted and screamed Australia to open the new Parliament group had welcomed the royals at Port as the planes disappeared in a cloud of House in Canberra. Having arrived at Port Melbourne by dipping their wings and then smoke and then plummeted into buildings Robin Grow Melbourne at the end of April, they were climbing and had repeated the manoeuvre and streets below. The first plane crashed President - Australian Art Deco headed to Government House along St at Government House, before heading south in Dodds St, near where the Vault sculpture and Modernism Society Kilda Rd in an open carriage, waving to the over the royal carriage as it turned into the is today, whilst the second plane burst [email protected] thousands who had turned out to see them. grounds of Government House. into flames in the sky then nose-dived into ISSUE 71 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 21

It is believed the same group of females, who are perceived to be of African appearance, were involved in another incident in the lift at the same address the following morning. Crime wrap The group assaulted two female victims at about 2am. The two victims are yet to be identified and police are urging these two Assault Deception females to come forward. Police are searching for a man who was Police are searching for a man who Police have released CCTV of a number of allegedly involved in a serious assault in allegedly obtained property by deception in people who may be able to assist with their Southbank on Sunday, August 27 last year. Southbank on Monday, April 3, 2017. enquiries. Assault At around 4.30am, a man approached a At around 7.30pm, the man obtained a Assault and robbery group of men near Whiteman St and Kings laptop by sending a false transaction receipt. Police are hoping to identify a group of Way. Police are appealing for witnesses after a Police have released CCTV images of a man females who they believe were involved in an man was assaulted and robbed in Southbank He then stabbed one of the men a number of whom they believe may be able to assist in affray in Southbank on New Year’s Day. in early January. times in the head and neck. their enquiries. Investigators have been told a 24-year-old Police have been told a 29-year-old man The injured man was taken to hospital and The man has black hair and was wearing a woman was alone in a lift at an apartment exited a tram and was walking down a ramp treated for non-life-threatening injuries. black and white hooded jumper, dark jeans building on City Rd when a number of to Whiteman St about 11pm on Tuesday, and black sneakers with a white sole. youths crowded into the elevator about It is unclear as to what weapon was used 3.30am. January 2. during the attack. When the victim tried to get out of the lift at It is believed up to six male youths on Police have released CCTV images of a man her floor, the group assaulted her. bicycles approached the man and asked him whom they believe may be able to assist with for the time. The group then surrounded their inquiries. She sustained bruising and a lump to the man and punched him in the face and her head and was taken to hospital for tripped him to the ground before kicking The man is perceived to be Asian in observation. him and stealing his black satchel bag. appearance in his mid-20s with short dark hair. He was wearing a white coloured t-shirt The offenders then fled the scene and were with dark pants. last seen running over tram tracks towards Ferrars St in South Melbourne. A passer-by stopped and helped the Footscray man who received minor injuries. One of the male offenders who asked for the time, is described as Caucasian in appearance, 175cm tall with light coloured shoulder length curly hair. He was wearing a baseball cap with white shorts and was riding a bike.

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Southbanker Community comes naturally

It hasn’t taken long for Artemis Pattichi to be embraced as a highly-valued member of our community.

While she has lived in Southbank for four years, it’s only been in the past year that she’s really become engaged in her new community. In that short time, she has become an active leader in the Southbank Sustainability Group at Boyd and, more recently, she has taken on the roles of treasurer and marketing manager in the Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA). “I was living in Southbank for three years up until this last year and I had no idea where to even start in terms of community,” she said. “Once I found the sustainability group and then the SRA I was pleasantly surprised by the community feel and the great people who are active and passionate about Southbank.” Before moving to Melbourne in 2014, Artemis lived and worked in her native home of Cyprus and, prior to that, studied and worked in the United States. She has forged an impressive career in digital marketing and communications that Combined with her newfound interest Since discovering the SRA through her so it feels nice,” she said. “Southbank actually has seen her work on a number of major in her local community, she said she was work with the sustainability group, she said feels like a neighbourhood now and not this campaigns for some of the world’s largest enjoying using her professional experience she had enjoyed the opportunity to work transient, busy suburb outside of the CBD.” brands both here in Australia and overseas. to give back to others in any way possible. with other like-minded locals to boost “It’s hard to build that community and Today, she is self-employed and runs “I have had a very good and successful Southbank’s “green voice”. there is a need there. I think people want to. two of her own businesses. The first, Digital career for the past 12 years and I was getting As well as getting more involved in local They often just don’t know where to start and With Heart, helps not-for-profits and to the point where I felt like I wasn’t getting issues, she said she had enjoyed getting to I think things like the residents’ association ethical businesses with digital marketing much out of it,” she said. know locals and encouraging others in the and the sustainability group do a good job in training, while the other, Metamorphic “I wasn’t waking up as motivated going to community to do the same. bringing people together to start interacting.” Healing Melbourne, uses an energy healing work in the morning so I thought I’d kind of “Three years I would walk down the street For more information visit technique to help rid people of stress, anger close that for a while and take a year where I and I wouldn’t see anyone I knew but now I southbankresidents.org and facebook. and trauma. got more involved with the community.” walk down the street and I see familiar faces com/southbanksustainabilitygroup/

Health & Wellbeing Understanding and managing anxiety breathing, restlessness, or feeling tense, What you can do RIGHT NOW can sometimes be very effective in wound up and edgy; Although many of us lead busy to help manage your anxiety managing the impacts of anxiety. These social lives, have dynamic ■■ Psychological: excessive fear, worry, include: regular exercise; reducing catastrophising, or obsesssive thinking; symptoms? stimulants such as caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes; scheduling fun or relaxing workplaces, play sport and ■■ Breathing exercises: By learning and ■■ Behavioural: avoidance of situations that activities for yourself. If these sound practising a breathing technique that spend time with loved ones make you feel anxious which can impact achievable, remember to make small works for you, you can start to control on study, work or social life, changes changes and try not to make too many regularly, it is normal for some of your breathing when you start to notice in normal sleep pattern, restlessness, changes at once as doing so could both anxiety symptoms. Try breathing in for us to have feelings of anxiety at irrational behaviour (eg repeated increase your anxiety levels and make it three counts, holding for two counts and checking); and hard to work out what is working or not some point in our lives. breathing out for three counts; ■■ Thoughts: worry, negative interpretation working! ■■ Relaxation: There are a number of This may be as a result of work pressure, of events, unhelpful thoughts. techniques, including progressive muscle an upcoming speech for a wedding, prior Where to seek professional help: relaxation and meditation that may aid Find a psychologist in the Southbank area to a big life decision or a sudden life shock What if you have some of the above in relaxation. Look them up and then that specialises in anxiety. and is a normal response to a person feeling signs, some of the time? practise these in the comfort of your Seek support from beyond blue: 1300 22 under pressure. Some people, however, That’s normal! However, you should speak home; 4636 feel anxious even after the situation has to a mental health professional when the fear Do you have a question or comment for passed or at times for no apparent reason. or worry: ■■ Thinking strategies: Learning to Rajna to answer in an upcoming column? The feelings can range from mild worry and differentiate between productive and ■■ Is too intense, happens too often or takes Email her on [email protected] unease, which don’t impact significantly on unproductive thoughts, as well as up a lot of time relative to the realistic a person’s functioning, to intense or severe whether you are engaging in unhelpful likelihood or importance of the event; panic reactions, which severely impact one’s thinking styles is something that a ■ functioning and can be highly debilitating. ■ Is difficult to dismiss; and mental health professional will be able Rajna Bogdanovic to assist you with. Some people also try ■■ Prevents you working, socialising, What are the symptoms? mindfulness and relaxation strategies to Clinical psychologist sleeping or taking part in normal activities help with their thinking; and ■■ Physical: hot and cold flushes, racing like travel, shopping or going out in [email protected] heart, tightening of the chest, quick public. ■■ Lifestyle changes: Basic lifestyle changes ISSUE 71 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 23

Owners’ Corporation Law The great energy rort installing solar or batteries and other forms regulator are absolutely silent about doing minutes to draft the required legislation, As Melbourne swelters through of renewable energy and to take advantage of anything to curb this industry practice. but its effect would be to safeguard the another hot summer which lower electricity costs? Then there are those developers that renewable energy futures of thousands if not This is the depressing reality for decide to convert the rooftops of buildings hundreds of thousands of Victorians in the has everyone reaching for the hundreds of large apartment buildings and into lots and “airspace lots” and retain future. air conditioner remote control, commercial office blocks in Victoria. ownership for themselves. The purpose of However, with 1400 apartment buildings A long-standing practice of developers this enterprise is to then enter into lucrative and commercial buildings set to be built in a great scandal for owners’ has been for them to avoid having to pay long-form leases with telecommunication Melbourne in the next five years, there’s no corporations (OCs) simmers for the costs of installing common property companies and billboard companies and time to lose. For each new building that’s in electricity infrastructure and meters by earn passive income from the rooftop. the process of being completed, I’ll wager amid the whirrs and buzzes entering into agreements at construction If the rooftops are not within an OC’s $5 that its energy future has already been of the cooling towers on the stage with electricity companies whereby possession, committees are not able to corrupted. the company will install the infrastructure take advantage of recent technological The buzz around government circles is rooftops. on behalf of the developer in return for advancements in solar power and are unable that this is a legitimate industry and that lucrative long-term bulk energy contracts to install the infrastructure that would cut government doesn’t want to prevent builders The cost of electricity is skyrocketing being signed by the developer on behalf of the cost of electricity in the building, which and developers from going about their around the country. I know – my electricity the new OC. leads to less reliance on the already over- business and making profits for fear that bills have gone up by almost 100 per cent in These contracts make it clear that the supplied national electricity grid. developers will move to other markets. the past 18 months. electricity company owns the meters and The solution is simple: Firstly, ban Once again, vested interests win out But imagine not being in control of your gets to decide the price of electricity that it developers from being able to “sell off” and reasonable and sensible consumer own energy futures? Imagine not having will charge the building and residents. It also essential services such as electricity meters protection policies are ignored. the freedom of choice to select your own gets to charge administration fees on top of and gas meters at construction stage. Here’s another wager: I’ll give $10 to electricity provider? Imagine being locked the electricity costs. It gets even worse when Something as critical as electricity supply anyone who wants to bet that I’m wrong that in to an uncompetitive long-term electricity OCs find out that the electricity company should always be common property and in the government does anything about the contract where you have to pay a price retains ownership of the common property the control of the OC itself. great energy rort in Victoria … determined not by the market, but by the meters – meaning that if the contract is ever Secondly, insert one small amendment electricity company itself? Imagine being terminated, it gets to remove the equipment into the Subdivision Act 1988 to render the denied the opportunity to take advantage at the OC’s cost. rooftop and airspace inalienable – meaning Tom Bacon Developers and electricity companies have the rooftop and airspace must remain as of new government regulations in the Tom Bacon is the principal energy sector to provide you with freedom been getting away with this rort for years and common property. lawyer of Strata Title Lawyers. of choice? Imagine being denied the the galling part about it is that the Victorian These two simple reforms should take [email protected] opportunity to “go green” in your building by Government and the Commonwealth energy the Victorian Government a little under 10

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SKYPAD Living Communicating in vertical villages

The sheer number of people who reside in “One Big Residence” means that vertical dwellers live amongst strangers - or so many popular portrayals of high-rise, high-density living would have you believe.

Often our lifestyle is criticised for anonymous ■■ Answers to these questions will be interactions occurring in towers of isolation critical to the uptake of these systems by where human contact is either deficient or residents who will not participate if not proactively avoided. We (apparently) are convinced about their robustness. very anxious about our in-house stranger- Perhaps then, the work of students from danger, communicating our fears verbally and the University of Adelaide might be useful. non-verbally. And, perhaps more alarmingly, They have developed Communitilink, a new we are also viewed as fearful of contracting platform that connects apartment residents communicable diseases from these strangers and building managers, and it has taken out (as air and touch borne viruses spread more the 2017 eChallenge major prize for early- rapidly when many people share hallway air, stage entrepreneurial ventures. door handles and elevator buttons). Developed by Aaron Smedley, Tom Welsby Added to this, the array of different and Josh Marcus, Communitilink is aimed nationalities in our towers have been noted by at supporting high-density living through academics Edgar Liu (UNSW), Hazel Easthope a series of user engagement platforms, (UNSW) and Christina Ho (UTS) as adding to allowing building managers and residents our tension as differences in culture, language to communicate about maintenance, news and lifestage may exacerbate resident conflicts. and other property and facilities issues. The platforms are also designed to encourage Who could fail to be attracted to residents to interact socially. The developers such a lifestyle? This means that building-based there is a move towards incorporating claim Communitilink as the only service of communication systems become extremely communication as part of their services. its kind, and are at pains to have it seen as Yet, perception is all in the framing. important as they are the key means of It does not take much effort to find offers ensuring not only a more convenient way of Stated another way, having “little in keeping residents informed (if not engaged!). of “powerful integrated software” which connecting but also as a safe and trustworthy common” becomes “richly diverse”, Yet, the communication systems within promise to provide access to streamlined way of doing so. something we are encouraged to celebrate. our vertical villages are often inadequate, community resource hubs that collect What is not in doubt is that the challenge And differences in lifestyle and lifestage comprising out-of-date websites, clunky resident information and, in return, of communication and engagement will become opportunities for vibrant portals, partial email or phone lists and communicate in accordance with stated be increasingly important to the fabric of exchanges between people on international mail boxes (which require time consuming preferences. our vertical lifestyles and it is these types of secondments, retiree couples, solo women, hand delivery). Added to this, not too many For those vertical villages thinking social innovations that will further evidence young families and travellers. in building management boast strong about such offers, there are a few things to the transformation of “isolation towers” to However, there is no denying there are communication skills (let alone PR!), which consider, starting with the data. Key issues vertical villages. tensions within our vertical villages which has led to issues about the type and tone of include: If you would like links to the material is evident in the number of trips to VCAT messaging. Indeed, there continue to be mentioned, please visit and like SkyPad and the busyness of dispute resolution ■■ Who owns this data? (the owners’ instances rousing the ire of residents due to Living on Facebook. committees. corporation or the strata management the wrong message being delivered in the Added to this, there is a noticeable firm) and what happens if/when there is a wrong way – such as was the case with a difference amongst residents’ knowledge change of provider? public and pictorial instruction to keep our about their building: how it operates, tighty-whities off the balcony. ■■ Security (from multiple angles). There Janette Corcoran its history and the planned happenings are issues of access (who and under what Apartment living expert (ie when is that carpet being replaced?). conditions), usage (initial and secondary/ https://www.facebook.com/ And it is unfortunately often true that our What to do? unintended purposes), storage (format, SkyPadLiving/ villages have all too few areas to mingle and Unsurprisingly, this failure-to- length), etc; little social infrastructure to support these communicate has been noticed by some interactions (such as in-building clubs). of the larger strata management firms and ■■ And yes, there is also dreaded meta data!

Business For the love of honey

Eureka 89 will host a honey lovers delight on March 20 as part of this year’s Melbourne Food Wine and Festival (MFWF).

Locals are invited to join Eureka 89 executive chef Renee Martillano and urban beekeepers from Melbourne City Rooftop Honey as they serve up a honey-inspired five-course dinner as part of this year’s sculpture of bees perched on the side of the Eureka Tower, Eureka 89 will take the nectar missed event and tickets can be purchased “community” themed MFWF. building. from five Rooftop Honey apiaries and for $170 per person, all-inclusive. Creating a sense of community in their It is a superb artwork that reinforces the combine them with locally sourced produce Eureka 89 is located at 7 Riverside Quay, hive constructions, bees are renowned social important role of bees in our environment, to present five delicious courses and Southbank. creatures and Eureka 89’s Eureka Tower through pollination and food production. beverages to match. For more information and bookings visit has its very own colony through its giant Bringing the community together atop Bookings are essential for this not-to-be- eureka89.melbourne ISSUE 71 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 25

Business Come fly with Melbourne Star cabin with 360-degree city views as the Having been the city’s icon for a backdrop and fully catered functions are available at the event space. number of years, the Melbourne Melbourne Star’s director Toshiya Star Observation Wheel is Kawasaki said his team had worked diligently to bring the best service and most offering experiences beyond just memorable ride experience to visitors. flights with views. “Just like an airline, we now offer economy, business and first-class flights,” he said. Melbourne Star is now offering a range “The team has been busy working of unique “in-flight” packages in its fully- on programs that give our visitors new enclosed, air-conditioned glass cabins 120 experiences and this is something new for metres above ground. us too.” Available from 1pm daily, Sparkling Flights The past New Year’s Eve saw Melbourne allows guests to enjoy a glass of bubbles on Star’s cabins booked out by guests wanting their flights or upgrade to their own private to take in the spectacular fireworks in the air. cabin that can accommodate up to 15 guests. Mr Kawasaki said the new programs Catering can be added to the Sparkling had really diversified what Melbourne Star Private Cabin for an even more exclusive had to offer and boosted visitor numbers experience on the southern hemisphere’s significantly. only giant observation wheel. “Over the past three years, we’ve had This Valentine’s Day, take your loved one more than one million visitors fly with us. I to a romantic date in your private cabin with think the new packages will get people keep wine, canapés, roses and music. coming back.” The newly-opened Star Departure Lounge “We now provide packages other than just offers snacks and beverages to be enjoyed at for people to take a flight and enjoy the view. The team at Melbourne Star. the lounge or taken on board the cabins as Having that private, exclusive access to a they rotate above Melbourne’s skyline. cabin and some canapé while sipping on a The sky really is the limit for what world and perfecting your star pose. breathing, alignment and postures. glass of wine is a really unique experience,” programs are on offer at Melbourne Star. The 60-minute Vinyasa Yoga Flow And if you are after a wedding like no other, he said. Try Yoga in the Sky to find inner peace and sessions are suitable for both beginner and say “I do” on board the Star! For more information and to book, visit reclaim clarity while meditating above the intermediate-level yogis and emphases on Wedding ceremonies can be held in the www.melbournestar.com Market flexes its mussels! Locals will have the chance to eat their way through up to six tonnes of mussels as the annual Port Phillip Mussel and Jazz Festival celebrates its fifth birthday in style in March.

Taking place over Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11, the two-day street party and mollusc feast is designed to showcase the humble mussel, which are harvested from the structures of Port Phillip Bay. The festival is a vibrant celebration of local food and culture and is one of Melbourne’s must-do foodie events. Fresh seafood, hot jazz and the cool market environment make this annual street party a favourite for locals and visitors alike. Both sides of Cecil St will be closed between Coventry and York streets to allow plenty of room for festivalgoers to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. “The Port Phillip Mussel and Jazz Festival embodies everything the market represents – a vibrant celebration of local food, culture and community,” City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss said. Throughout the weekend, people will be entertained by some of Australia’s finest jazz (Left) A local chef with some fresh Port Phillip Bay Mussels and (right) locals get amongst the jazz. Photos: Simon Shiff. musicians, giving the event a New Orleans flavour. Setting the mood from midday on both and songs of soul and purpose in the Gospel ups to cook and serve mussels in every way seafood selection with local wines, craft beer, days will be leading jazz performers, and Motown traditions with jazz-blues possible. cider and sangria, and finish with ice cream, including Marie Lou Dyer and the Paul accompaniment. For those who are not mussel lovers, fresh fruit salad, doughnuts, handmade Williamson Hammond Combo. However, mussels remain the festival’s there will be other seafood delights such sweet treats and iced-tea. Organisers have secured a performance by star attraction with South Melbourne Market as oysters, prawns, bugs and calamari from The festival runs from noon until late and the Melbourne Singers of Gospel, a 100-voice favourites, including Claypots Evening Star, Aptus Seafood and Euro delights like raclette entry is free. ensemble which is based in City of Port Köy, Paco y Lola, Simply Spanish and Bambu poured over crunchy potatoes. Find out more at southmelbournemarket. Phillip, renowned for foot-stomping energy joining other Melbourne restaurant pop Festivalgoers can accompany their com.au/mussel-festival/

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In 2017 we noted a major shift of energy in the market place, with unprecedented levels of buyer activity. This has been fueled by low levels of interest rates which have remained low for a number of months, stamp duty savings for first home buyers spending less than $650,000 and the consistent surge in the Melbourne population growth. Buyer sentiment and confidence has produced peak selling conditions evident in the sales results and days on market for properties dropping significantly. For sellers now aiming to enter the market in 2018 it is important to be aware for how much longer can these peak conditions be sustained. In our view, as long as strategic structure is followed, some excellent results remain available. One such example was our outstanding sale of the Penthouse at 8 Wells Street, Southbank which attracted over 70 individual inspections during our sale campaign. This truly highlights how popular Southbank is. The property entered the market with a guide of $1.2m to $1.3m and sold at auction for a staggering $1,510,000. We proudly achieved an 88% auction clearance rate for the year and private sales are sitting at an average of 36 days on market. This is a true testament to the strong current market conditions and our ability to manage and negotiate through the entire sales process to achieve a premium price for our clients. Get in touch with me today to discuss how our sales process will deliver the best result for your property.

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