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Docklands maritime history was recognised last month, with the Mission to Seafarers' heritage collection found to have state and national signifi cance.
Th e collection consists of thousands of items, including letters, documents and photographs. Th e seafarers pictured left are just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to the mission’s vast and intriguing history. Th ey were the crew of the SS Siltonhall and took refuge at the mission in September of 1929 after their ship caught fi re and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Read more about the mission's heritage collection on page 4. Harbour Esplanade vision revealed
Th e development of Harbour Esplanade could see heritage sheds reinstated, a ferry terminal and a historic boat moored by Central Pier, according to a proposal released by Places Victoria this month.
Th e six-step “blueprint” outlines a plan for “Our vision for Harbour Esplanade is a “heritage heart”, optimise deep soil planting Further stages of development will be the development of Harbour Esplanade over signifi cant public waterside destination that opportunities, increase water activation, delivered subject to planning approval the next 10 to 15 years. is used every day of the year,” Places Victoria improve the interface with the stadium and funding and Places Victoria expects to general manager Simon Wilson said. precinct and provide wind protection and submit a planning application for future Developed with the City of Melbourne, shelter. work later this year. the proposal includes two new public “To achieve this, we need to fi nd the right squares, landscaping, play spaces and the balance between buildings, open and green Stage one of the proposal, the $16 million Places Victoria and City of Melbourne will reinstatement of heritage sheds. space, and recreation opportunities which demolition of the raised concrete wharf decks start a community engagement program this respect the heritage of Docklands.” at wharves 8 and 15 and the remediation of month, building on previous consultations Th e proposal also suggests the potential for the sea walls, is currently underway, with the on Harbour Esplanade’s development. a ferry terminal and a historic ship, moored According to diagrams provided by Places intention of reconstructing at least one wharf by Central Pier and serving as a visitor Victoria, the “key moves” of the development deck next year. attraction, by 2025. process are to protect key views, create a Continued on page 9.
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Beauty, Health Docklands Where & Fitness Services to Shop 2 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 Short-stay case returns to Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade PO Box 23008 Docklands 8012 Tel: 8689 7979 Fax: 9602 2929 www.docklandsnews.com.au Building Appeals Board Advertising Tel: 8689 7979 Fax: 9602 2929 [email protected] A newly-appointed Building Appeals Board (BAB) panel will hear the Watergate short-stay case Reader contributions are welcome. next month, with a decision expected in June. Please send articles and images to [email protected] Lawyer Ian Pridgeon is chairing the new Th e deadline for the June edition is panel, which also comprises building May 29. surveyor Matthew Wright and fi re safety engineer Stephen Kip. On April 7, the Watergate case returned Follow us on Twitter to the BAB for a directions hearing, after @Docklands_News being ordered back to the BAB by both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal last Like us on Facebook year. Docklands News A diff erent BAB panel originally heard the case in 2012 and found in favour of the City To download our iPad app, of Melbourne, upholding its decision to issue simply scan the QR code below: building orders against owners of short-stay apartments in the Watergate building in 2011. Watergate is classifi ed as a Class 2 building under the Building Code of Australia and the orders required the owners to comply with building regulations applicable to a Class 3 building (akin to a hotel or boarding house) or to cease trading. appeal was that it proceeded on the fact relation to three of Mr Salter’s apartments. Docklands Executive Apartments operator that short-stay apartments couldn’t be Mr Margetts also said the BAB panel needed Paul Salter unsuccessfully appealed the considered Class 2 because the term to address the safety issues related to the orders at the BAB, but then successfully “dwelling” was used in its defi nition. appealed the BAB decision at the Supreme change in occupancy characteristics of Court, which sent the case back to the BAB Th e original BAB panel found that the term short-term residents. “dwelling”, as it was used in the Class 2 to be reheard. Mr Margetts said orders relating to costs defi nition, did not only refer to the physical Before it could return, the council appealed should depend on the outcome of the case characteristics required by building codes currently before the panel. the Supreme Court decision in the Court of but also to a sense of connection between Appeals, which led to the same outcome, the occupants. Following a short adjournment, Mr Pridgeon with the case remitted to the BAB. said the panel proposed to consider the In his Supreme Court determination, At the April 7 directions hearing, Mr Salter’s grounds suggested by Mr Niall relating to the Justice Beach said the BAB misinterpreted “untenable” nature of the orders, because lawyer Richard Niall contended that the the building code when it gave the term they could deal with the whole proceeding. current BAB panel had two issues to resolve. “dwelling” a temporal requirement. Mr Pridgeon said the term of panel member He said the building orders were “untenable” Speaking at the April 7 directions hearing, Stephen Kip (who was not present at the and subsequently the appeals should be council’s lawyer Tim Margetts said: “New April 8 directions hearing) ended in June and allowed. facts and material can be relied upon by the therefore the panel would aim to ensure the He also said he would press for an order for board in making its decision.” matter was settled before the end of June. the council to pay the cost of the fi rst BAB He said Mr Salter now managed nine Mr Pridgeon said the panel would reserve appeal. serviced apartments, with another to be the matter of costs until after a decision had Mr Niall said the appropriate course of added the following week, which he said been made and would deal with the matter action would be a half-day hearing to allow could be an issue in terms of building separately. him to argue why the orders were untenable. classifi cation. Th e Watergate short-stay hearing has been He said the problem with the fi rst BAB Th e original building orders were issued in listed for a full day hearing on May 22.
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News ISSUE 97 DOCKLANDS NEWS 3 New library to open this month
Docklands’ fi rst major community facility, the Library at the Dock, will open its doors to the public this month.
Th e long-awaited “next generation” library And, as if the program of events for will offi cially open on Saturday, May 31 with the opening day wasn’t enough, tram a host of events planned to celebrate the commuters in Docklands will also be treated launch. to a range of onboard performances in the lead up to the launch event. Th e main event of the library launch will be the inaugural Melbourne UNESCO City of Th e onboard performances are aimed at Literature Oration, which will be presented demonstrating the diverse range of off erings by acclaimed Melbourne author Arnold at the new Library at the Dock. Zable. Commuters on-board routes 75, 48, 86 will Th e launch will also include activities and be entertained by the Phunktional Dance programs throughout the day, showcasing Company, Men in Suits choir and physical the library’s unique facilities including theatre ensemble Born in a Taxi. the recording studio, performance space, children’s library and the digital, music and You can see Phunktional Dance Company An artist’s impression of the new public square expected to open to the public this month in Victoria Harbour. entertainment collections. onboard route 75 from midday to 1pm until May 9. Th e opening will also include tours, maker-space activities such as 3D printing Th e Men in Suits choir will be entertaining demonstrations, music production commuters on the 48 tram from 2pm to 3pm Buluk Park or from May 12 to May 16. workshops, dance performances and technology activities. Born in a Taxi will be onboard route 86 from Dock Square? Acting Lord Mayor Susan Riley said the midday to 1pm from May 19 to May 23. opening event was the culmination of three A Flashmob will also take over Southern years’ work from a unique tri-partnership Cross Station in the lead-up to the opening. between Lend Lease, Places Victoria and the Th e City of Melbourne is considering options for the name of a City of Melbourne. Participants are asked to bring a book they new public space in Docklands. love and will read together to celebrate “Library at the Dock is the most modern books and the new library. public library, in the most spectacular setting, in Australia,” Cr Riley said. To take part in the fl ashmob meet in front Currently known as Dock Square, the new wetland or swamp and refl ects the area’s the V-Line ticketing booths at Southern park is located next to the Library at the original natural environment, while Dock “Th e Library at the Dock will be a place of Cross Station at 10.45 am on Tuesday, May Dock and is expected to open to the public Square refl ects the location and post- inspiration for generations to come. For 13. this month. settlement heritage of the area, according to the creative and the literary, for students a report presented at the meeting. and for families, this building will provide Th e Library at the Dock will open at 10am on Councillors unanimously endorsed the Docklands with a civic heart.” May 31, with the UNESCO City of Literature Th e City of Melbourne will consult with names Dock Square and Buluk Park (or Oration to commence in the auditorium at Places Victoria, Lend Lease, the Wurundjeri “Globally Melbourne is recognised as a square) for further consultation at a Future midday. Land Council and the Docklands UNESCO City of Literature and this exciting Melbourne Committee meeting on April 8. Community Forum representative group new facility will enrich the culture of our city For more details see www.melbourne.vic. Buluk is an Aboriginal name meaning before making a fi nal decision on the name. and the community of Docklands.” gov.au/docklands
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News 4 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 Recognition for historical collection When a pile of dusty boxes were pulled from beneath the stage of the Mission to Seafarers in 2007, no-one could have imagined how historically signifi cant their contents would be.
But last month, cultural heritage experts letters received by one of its members from Context published a report recognising seafarers she met at the mission. the state and national signifi cance of the According to Ms McClay, the social etiquette mission’s heritage collection, which includes rules of the guild asked members not to these boxed items. associate too closely with seafarers. Mission to Seafarers’ CEO Andrea Fleming “Th is woman broke all of the rules and was said the boxes were discovered when a corresponding with eight diff erent men who search for more storage space led to a were Australian and from all around the cleanup. world, who were doing a lot of traveling,” Ms “I won’t be ashamed to say I opened them McClay said. up (the boxes) and thought ‘oh well, we “One of her descendants donated the letters might need another skip’,” she said. she received from those gentlemen, along However, it didn’t take long to realise how with the photographs they had taken while important the documents, letters and photos they were in Melbourne and had sent back enclosed in the boxes were. to her.” “Not only were they very old but they were Another item in the collection is a 1897 very well preserved. In such an old building, petition signed by 21 international ship’s in the dungeon almost, to fi nd this was quite captains and addressed to the executive miraculous,” Ms Fleming said. committee of the Victorian Seaman’s Mission Melbourne. It requests that a According to Mission curator Catherine facility be created on the Yarra River at McClay, the fact the boxes were the Australian Wharves rather than at the underground likely contributed to their Melbourne Wharves at Port Melbourne. preservation. A full-house of seafarers at the Mission to Seafarers on New Year’s Eve in 1927. “If a site could be obtained immediately “Because it was underground it means it was above the gasworks – but on the opposite a very stable temperature, so that’s probably the largest and most complete Australian collection management procedures and side of the Flinders Street Extension, that is the number one reason there was so little collection of material relating to seafarers’ move towards digitising the collection. to say the lower part of the land on which damage, even though it would have been welfare, the Mission to Seafarers in According to Ms McClay, the Museum Th e Harbour Trust Offi ces are built, it would damp down there,” Ms McClay said. Australian and the Ladies Harbour Lights Accreditation Program will help the mission be most convenient for the shipping on both Guild. Th e mission’s entire collection consists to develop collection management policies, the north and south side of the river,” the of around 10,000 items ranging from It also acknowledged that the collection which relate to preservation, the acquisition petition states. documents, letters and photographs, to the continues to be generated and used by the of new items and the development of a de- As Ms McClay explained, the petition asserts stain-glassed windows and pulpit in the mission in the same building making it a accession policy to determine which items in the importance of the mission’s current chapel. “living” collection in a “living” museum. the collection are less signifi cant and don’t location, saying it would be required by Th e earliest identifi ed item in the collection According to Ms McClay, this recognition necessarily need to be retained. seafarers because it was central and would is a minute book and letter book, which date cater to their needs. gives the mission, and its collection, a sense “Th at might include administrative things, to 1856. of legitimacy. like fi nancial documents, which don’t “It’s interesting because it confi rms how “It’s very much a living museum,” Ms McClay Ms Fleming agreed and said this was helpful necessarily tell a story,” Ms McClay said. important this location was and continues to said. “Most of the physical objects that are in terms to the ongoing negotiations for the be,” Ms McClay said. on the heritage register are still scattered While fi nance records may not reveal future of the mission and its freehold. According to Ms Fleming, the heritage around the mission.” interesting stories from the mission’s past, “Th e recommendation of the report that plenty of items in the collection do. and museum program has provided an Collection management activities and a opportunity to engage with and talk about the collection should stay here, in-situ, as a cataloguing process began in 2011 and, to Th e collection includes the records of the the mission with a new, broader audience. working museum, works to our benefi t as we date, approximately 350 items have been women’s auxiliary group, the Harbour Lights eventually go back to the State Government “Th ere’s an interest in preserving the catalogued. Guild, which organised social events and to negotiate what’s going on here,” she said. entertainment for visiting seafarers. building, there’s an interest in preserving the Th e Context assessment published last collection and there are grants available to Th e Context assessment also recommends month, was one of the steps in Museum “We have hundreds of photographs of those us to more develop this,” she said. that the mission continue with the Museum Australia’s Museum Accreditation Program, events, which are really unique from a social Accreditation Program, that it undertake an “It’s really been a wonderful opportunity, a which the mission is currently undergoing. history perspective,” Ms McClay said. oral history program with people associated blessing for the Mission to Seafarers to fi nd It identifi ed the mission’s collection as with the mission and that it prioritise Th e guild collection also includes around 50 this collection in the condition that it’s in.” $10 Lunch Special NEW
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News ISSUE 97 DOCKLANDS NEWS 5 New Places Victoria CEO explores Docklands Gregory Anderson is the fi rst to admit he doesn’t know all that much about Docklands … yet. Tenants Having spent most of his career working at the opposite end of the city, Mr Anderson is request now based at the Docklands end of Collins St, after taking up the post of Places Victoria CEO in March. mediation With no preconceived ideas about Docklands, Mr Anderson said it was a As retailers continue to desert “pleasant surprise” to discover just how Harbour Town Shopping much development had happened here. Centre, a number of past and “I think Docklands is at a pivotal point now, in a positive way,” he said. “I can really only present tenants have banded speak from a public perspective because I together to request mediation don’t know enough about Docklands as yet.” with landlord ING. Mr Anderson took up the position on March 31 and said so far he had ventured into the Victoria Speaking at the Docklands Community Harbour precinct and had been impressed by its Forum on April 30, forum representative architectural diversity and atmosphere. and owner of Le Cirque Fine Foods Albert “You come around a corner and it’s not Morcos put an end to rumours of a class- predictable what’s going to be there, whether action lawsuit against ING. it’s an open space, another building or He said a group of tenants were involved in a water view, you’re just not sure what’s mediation with ING, with a range of issues going to be around the corner, I found that requiring resolution. exciting,” he said. According to Mr Morcos, each of the retailers He highlighted the soon-to-open library and had diff erent complaints, but the common Dock Square, the Western Park project and thread related to promises made by ING to the community consultation on Harbour the retailers who had invested in the centre. Esplanade (see our story on page 1) as further examples of Docklands’ continuing Mr Morcos told the forum that the majority improvement. New Places Victoria CEO Gregory Anderson takes a look around Victoria Harbour. of retailers in the upper level of the centre had left. Previously Mr Anderson’s worked across However, the Places Victoria board has organisation is potentially looking to move He said most retailers had signed a fi ve-year the private and public sector, including recently been restructured. Th e previous out of the historic Goods Shed North offi ce it the Postcode 3000 project with the City lease, of which many had expired at the end board’s terms, including chairman Ken has occupied since 2009. of last year or early this year. of Melbourne, Macquarie Bank, Walker Fehily, were not renewed when they expired “We’ve scaled down quite a bit so the space Corporation and with the Department of on March 31. It’s understood that Sydney-based real estate we have here is bigger than what we need, Human Services. investment group Ashe Morgan plans to Th e board currently consists of two public so we’re looking at diff erent options for how acquire Harbour Town and the Icehouse, As far as Places Victoria goes, Mr Anderson servants, with secretary of the Department of that can be more commercially effi cient for with conditional contracts to purchase the said he had begun his role in a positive Transport Planning and Local Infrastructure us,” Mr Anderson said. site signed in March. environment. Dean Yates acting as chairperson “We’d certainly like to stay in Docklands. Mr Morcos said Harbour Town retailers were Th e State Government’s urban renewal while deputy secretary of the Victorian Whether we can manage to stay in this yet to be advised if the centre had a new authority, which is responsible for delivering Department of Treasury and Finance, David building or not is something that will be owner. Docklands alongside other urban renewal Webster, is now deputy chairperson. determined further down the track.” projects, has had a tumultuous recent Mr Anderson said the board would not be An ING Real Estate Development history involving job cuts, restructures, and a limited to two people and was currently in In the meantime, Mr Anderson said he representative from the Sydney head offi ce number of acting CEOs throughout 2013. a transitional period, with further board was looking forward to getting to know declined to comment. members still to be appointed by the Docklands and each of its precincts. Mr Anderson said the organisation would Harbour Town management did not planning department. continue to evolve but further “formal “I think there are plenty of positives and I’m response to a request for comment prior to restructures” were off the table. With a current staff of around 70 people, the looking forward to seeing it evolve.” deadline.
Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News 6 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 It’s Docklands New start for Nandini for new If you own a business in Docklands, then chances are you’ve met Nandini Bose. offi ce tenants As executive offi cer for the Docklands Chamber of Commerce for almost eight years, Nandini knows more about the Docklands is increasingly business community in Docklands than attracting offi ce tenants ahead most. of the CBD, according to new But last month Nandini waved goodbye to both the Chamber of Commerce and to research released last month. Docklands after resigning from her role. According to a report released by Savills, Having worked in Docklands since 2006, tenants continue to be attracted to new Nandini can remember a time when buildings on the CBD fringe, including Docklands was a lot quieter, with very little Docklands. development. Th e report states: “Th e majority of forecast “I think the biggest change I’ve seen new offi ce supply is to be developed in the during my time in Docklands has been the Docklands precinct, located at the south population explosion, which had been really west corner of the CBD.” enjoyable to watch,” she said. “Docklands has attracted a number of large- And it’s not just Docklands that has changed scale tenants into newly-developed prime- over the past eight years, but the Chamber of grade space at competitive rents.” Commerce too, according to Nandini. According to the report, over the past decade Starting out as a “fl edgling organisation” in the CBD has seen a net increase of more 2003, the chamber had grown to become a than 560,000 sqm of offi ce accommodation. “professional and credible” organisation, she said. During the same period, Southbank and Dockland combined have added around Nandini has worked with four diff erent 572,000 sqm net of offi ce space. chamber presidents over her time with the organisation and said each had brought their Th ere are a number of offi ce buildings under own unique personalities and connections construction in Docklands, including the to the task. Medibank building on Bourke St, the AGL building on Collins St, the Victoria Police According to Nandini, the professional headquarters at the corner of LaTrobe and highlights of her time in Docklands include Spencer streets and the KPMG tower at the summits the chamber organised and Collins Square. held onboard former president Keith Rankin’s boats in 2011 and 2012. Planning approval has also been secured for offi ce towers at 685 LaTrobe St and 1000 “I’ve been looking back through minutes and Docklands Chamber of Commerce executive Nandini Bose has taken up a position outside of Docklands. LaTrobe St. old archive material and some of the ideas raised at the summits are really interesting and I think some of then have gone on to be Nandini said it was the people who had get to Docklands is Southern Cross Station, developed,” she said. made the job what it was and it’s the people which is a pity, but I’m sure I’ll be able to she’ll miss the most. stop by.” Personally, Nandini said one of the highlights of working in Docklands was “I feel privileged and grateful to have Chamber of Commerce president Joh the relationships she had forged across the stepped into this role. I think I was given a Maxwell said Nandini’s shoes would be hard entire community. lot of freedom and a lot of trust by various to fi ll. presidents and members of the executive “Nandini had been an integral part of the “I live in an inner-city suburb and I committee, members of the chamber and chamber and has grown with the chamber,” can’t walk down the street there without the City of Melbourne to develop a direction she said. somebody saying hello to me,” she said for the chamber.” “We wish her all the best in her new role.” “It’s the same here in Docklands. I love “It’s been a really great learning experience.” that I can walk through Harbour Town or Alan Maxwell haa been appointed as So what’s next for Nandini? Victoria Harbour or Yarra’s Edge and know an interim offi cer while the Chamber the business owners, the people who run the “I’m going to manage the offi ces of small of Commerce recruitment team fi lls the cafes and shops and all the other businesses community arts organisations in South position. An artist’s impression of the KPMG building at Collins in between.” Melbourne,” she said. “So the closest I’ll Square.
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News ISSUE 97 DOCKLANDS NEWS 7 White Night unlikely
White Night is unlikely to be extended into Docklands next year, with organisers estimating it would cost $500,000 to do so.
Speaking at the Docklands Community Forum on April 30, Destination Docklands CEO Anita Donnelly said she had recently met with the organisers of the major arts event, who told her it would require half a million dollars to extend the event into Docklands. Th e event was fi rst held in February 2013 and involved the city being transformed by art, fi lm, music, live performance, lighting An artist’s impression of the proposed Yarra’s Edge tower. installations and interactive events between the hours of 7pm and 7am. Activities stretched along Elizabeth, Swanston and Russell steeets from the CBD New tower for Yarra’s Edge across to St Kilda Rd and the Southbank precinct. Mirvac is awaiting planning permit approval for a new residential tower at Yarra’s Edge. White Night was again held in February this year and, with a reported attendance of Th e developer plans to build the 30-storey Lorimer St to the south, the River Homes to spaces, 84 bicycle spaces and 229 sqm of 500,000 people, there were some complaints tower, known as Tower 10, in the “Bolte the east, the continuation of South Wharf ground level retail space and would be of over-crowding. Precinct”, which is located past the collection Drive to the north and the proposed primary approximately 100 metres in height. Ms Donnelly said with no funding to bring of townhouses, closer to the Bolte Bridge. access road to the Bolte Precinct and future Th e permit application for the building was the event to Docklands, she hoped this Tower 11 to the west. According to a report presented to the submitted to the Department of Transport, potential crowd crush would be enough to Future Melbourne Committee on May 6, the Th e proposed tower would include a fi ve- Planning and Local Infrastructure in force the organisers to extend the event into proposed site for the building is bound by storey podium, 229 apartments, 302 car February. Docklands.
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News 8 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 Plans for Western Gateway tourism
Th e Moon and the Sun crew set up onboard the Enterprize service shelved ahead of fi lming. Operation Obviate will focus on vulnerable road users including cyclists and pedestrians. Docklands is likely to miss out on a potential tourism booster, Film shoot in with plans for a visitor service currently off the table. Docklands Docklands Th e City of Melbourne last month shelved recorded during the trial. plans for a Southern Cross Station visitor police blitz However, none of the parties contacted have centre after failing to secure a funding Hollywood will come to committed to funding or supporting the partner for the initiative. Docklands this month, when visitor service. Police will be keeping an extra At a Future Melbourne Committee meeting According to a report presented at the April 8 shooting for major fi lm ‘Th e on April 8, councillors voted unanimously to close eye on Docklands’ road Future Melbourne Committee meeting, most cease work on the project until other parties Moon and the Sun’ takes place of the parties have expressed their support users in May, with the launch of could commit funding and resources. at Melbourne City Marina for a visitor service but could not currently a month-long operation in the Council had been attempting to fi nd commit funds. onboard local heritage ship the a partner for the visitor service since area. Th e report states that SkyBus is currently December last year, after a report into Enterprize. negotiating with AssetCo on a new a visitor service trial revealed minimal Operation Obviate aims to make the roads operational model at Southern Cross Station enquiries relating to Melbourne itself. safer, particularly for vulnerable road users Starring Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt and and that AssetCo is willing to consider the such as pedestrians and cyclists. Fan Bingbing, the fantasy adventure fi lm is Th e trial visitor service operated at the proposal and provide in-kind support, but set in 1600s France and began shooting at station between September and November that this is dependent on other parties’ According to Sen-Sgt Mick Wilmott, the Docklands Studios in April. last year and, according to a council report, ability to contibute. operation will target Harbour Esplanade, just 25 per cent of enquiries related to Footscray Rd and Pearl River Rd, with the Filming is taking place at both the studio and Cr Beverley Pinder-Mortimer said the idea Melbourne as a visitor destination. Melbourne Bike Patrol and uniformed throughout Melbourne and its surrounds. of co-locating a visitor service with other members taking part in the operation. Of these, less than 1 per cent of enquiries services had not been positive to date. Part of the fi lm focuses on a search for related to Docklands, according to the “We see a lot of cyclists travelling down the mythical mermaid and the fi lming at “It’s refreshing to know that Skybus and report. that thoroughfare in Docklands, so it’s AssetCo are in discussion and perhaps there Melbourne City Marina involves the recreation appropriate to target that area,” Sen-Sgt However, instances of proactive promotion might be a positive outcome from that,” Cr of a stormy night on the North Sea. Wilmott said. of Docklands to visitors were not recorded. Pinder-Mortimer said. Location manager Stephen Brett and on-site “We realise there is a growing number of Council offi cers met with stakeholders from “We look forward to the possibility of a new location manager Pia Emery attended the cyclists coming into the city and they are Tourism Victoria, Public Transport Victoria, operational model coming through from Docklands Community Forum on April 30 bound by road rules just as drivers are, that’s VLine, SkyBus and AssetCo (manager of those discussions. to inform local residents of what the fi lming why we’re targeting this type of activity.” Southern Cross Station during February and would involve. Th e report recommended that no further March) to propose a partnership model for Sen-Sgt Wilmott said the operation would work on the visitor service should be With fi lming taking place overnight between the service. focus on ensuring cyclists abided by road carried out until other parties could commit May 6 and May 8, Mr Brett and Ms Emery rules and safety regulations. explained that the special eff ects required Council had suggested a model, which resources and funding. to create the “storm” would include a wind would equate to it contributing 25 per cent Destination Docklands CEO Anita Donnelly Th e operation will also focus on motorists machine that would create elevated levels of to the operation costs, equivalent to the said she was too busy to comment on the and, in particular, distracted drivers, such as sound, along with lightening and fog eff ects. percentage of Melbourne-related enquiries visitor service. people using phones while driving.
Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News ISSUE 97 DOCKLANDS NEWS 9 Harbour Esplanade vision revealed Continued from page 1. “Th e Docklands community has grown substantially since the community was fi rst consulted about the development of the waterfront in 2008,” Mr Wilson said. “Places Victoria and the City of Melbourne believe it is important to continue the conversation to ensure current thinking about proposed buildings open space and community facilities meets the needs of everyone who uses the area.” Th e community engagement process commences on May 9 on the Participate Melbourne website (participate. Tan, Tommy and Mathew Snape at the Run for the Kids last month, melbourne.vic.gov.au) where community members are invited to provide feedback. Pop-up information stalls will also be held across Docklands between May 12 and June Triumph for Team Tommy 6. Drop-in sessions will be held at the Harbour Esplanade glasshouse, Hortus, on May 14 from 11am until 1pm, May 19 from 8am until Local worker Mathew Snape raised the second highest individual amount for the Run for the Kids 10am, May 30 from 2.30pm until 4.30pm and appeal last month. June 4 from 8am until 10am. Th ere will be an opportunity to provide feedback at the Docklands Market on May 18 Mr Snape works at the Melbourne City so much to our little guy,” Mr Snape said. “We consider ourselves lucky, we do get a lot of and at the opening of the Library at the Dock Marina waterways offi ce and so far has time to enjoy our little guy and have a lot of fun.” Tommy has been a patient of the on May 31. raised almost $7500, all of which goes haematology, oncology, dermatology According to Mr Snape, Team Tommy was towards the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Pop-up stalls will also be held at various and cardiac departments within the made up of 26 people, who joined in the times and locations including NAB, Harbour Friday Appeal. hospital and has undergone multiple bone fundraising eff orts and took part in the Run Town, Etihad Stadium, Docklands YMCA marrow biopsies, lumbar punctures, blood for the Kids. For Mr Snape, the run wasn’t just simply (ANZ), Digital Harbour, Customs House and transfusions, blood tests and intravenous about raising money for a worthwhile cause, Some, including himself, ran the 15 km Docklands Park. therapies. but also a way to personally give back to the course, which travelled through Docklands, hospital, which has supported his own family. As Mr Snape explained, when Tommy gets while others, including Tan and Tommy, His son, 19-month-old Tommy, has been sick his body can’t fi x itself, which means took on the 5.5 km course. something as simple as a runny nose can in and out of hospital for most of his young Mr Snape already has plans to get involved result in a few nights’ stay in hospital. life and, although nothing is 100 per cent with the Run for the Kids in 2015 and said certain, at this stage he has been diagnosed “It’s diffi cult at times but we get through it. next year’s fundraising eff orts would be with congenital bone marrow failure Tan (Tommy’s mum) and I have to be strong “bigger and better”. syndrome with severe ongoing neutropenia. for the little guy,” Mr Snape said. Donations towards Team Tommy’s 2014 “Th e hospital has been there so much for us so “When you look at the bigger picture, we go Run for the Kids appeal can still be made we thought let’s do some fundraising and give in (to the hospital) and see a lot of families via http://runforthekids2014.gofundraise. something back to the hospital that has given who are lot worse off than we are.” com.au/page/teamtommy080912 An artist’s impression of the proposed redevelopment.
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News 10 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 Lunchbox Community garden update news Th e Docklands Community Garden pavilion is now open to the public and is hoped to become a site Th e Hub will not be holding for community activities. a lunchbox session this Construction on the pavilion began in month as staff prepare to October last year and garden volunteer Greg move operations to the Wise said the City of Melbourne offi cially signed off on the structure in late March. Library at the Dock. Th e garden volunteers aim to use Th e library is scheduled to open to the the pavilion to activate the garden public on May 31. through seminars, art shows and music performances. Following the opening, activities that had previously been held at Th e Hub will be “Th e pavilion is unique in the fact it was held at the library. built from reclaimed material from other developments in Docklands,” Mr Wise said. Although there won’t be a free lunchbox session held in Docklands this month, In less fortunate news, the garden was local residents and workers can look targeted by vandalism last month, according forward to a new and improved program to Mr Wise and fellow volunteer Chris of sessions beginning in June. Koehn. Vandals caused damage to garden beds and tagged parts of the garden with Lunchbox sessions will be increased graffi ti. and there will now be two sessions per month, on the fi rst and third Tuesdays of “Th e City of Melbourne has been notifi ed Docklands Community Garden volunteer Greg Wise and the new garden pavillion. the month at 12.30 pm. and they have said they will increase security patrols to ‘nip it in the bud’,” Mr Wise said. Previously Lunchbox sessions had been donations of gardening tools. If you have any Regional Rail Link – city to Maribyrnong held once a month and have ranged from Th e garden held its winter planting day on tools to donate contact Mr Wise or Ms Koehn River and will take place between the music performances, to dance classes May 4, aiming to encourage people to get on the numbers above. Moonee Ponds Creek, the Capital City Trail and from gardening demonstrations to involved with the garden. and the Regional Rail link’s new works. wine-tasting. For locals interested in gardening, the New volunteers are always welcome and Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek are also Plants, equipment and morning tea will be Th e new Library at the Dock opens on anyone interested in fi nding out more is holding a community planting day just supplied and anyone is welcome to attend. Saturday, May 31 and is located at 107 encouraged to contact Greg Wise on 0408 outside of Docklands on May 31 from 10am Victoria Harbour Promenade. For more information contact Friends of 818 980 or Chris Koehn on 0402 108 105. until midday. Moonee Ponds Creek secretary Kaye Oddie For more information contact the Library Th e garden committee is also seeking Th e planting day is being sponsored by the on 9329 0635. at the Dock on 9658 9998.
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Construction of the new Victoria Police complex in Docklands is ahead of schedule and the $230 million development is now past the halfway point.
Project manager Andrew Ward told According to Mr Ward, the new police Docklands News that construction of the complex will improve community presence 12-storey building was now complete and and accessibility and will improve public fi t-out of Victoria Police’s tenancy on the interaction with police via a public plaza and lower fl oors of the building had started. café. A Feed Melbourne volunteer at last month’s pop-up soup kitchen in Docklands. Baulderstone began construction on the At the same time, the new complex will building, at the corner of LaTrobe and centralise major crime and intelligence Spencer streets, in March last year and it is functions of Victoria Police, allowing ease scheduled for completion by March 2015. of interaction and sharing of information Pop-up soup kitchen between units. Th e building will become the new base for Crime Command, which is currently Mr Ward said the complex would also split between St Kilda Rd and Flinders St, allow the Melbourne West Police Station arrives in Docklands Intelligence and Covert Support Command, to support the community more eff ectively Melbourne West Police Station and North through patrol and response strategies that By Robert Bremner West Metropolitan Region Headquarters. concentrate on police services to the city of Melbourne. Around 1500 Victoria Police staff will move into the building progressively between “We’re quite lucky to secure this site Docklands locals were treated to a gourmet soup lunch on April April and June next year, with a range of because it’s on the cusp of both the city and 16 thanks to top Melbourne restaurants and the Feed Melbourne commissioning, training and induction Docklands,” Mr Ward said. activities planned for the moving-in process. Appeal. Th e 27,000 sqm building at 313 Spencer St has Th e new facility is the fi rst purpose-built already acquired sustainability credentials, police property in the CBD since the Russell earning a 5 star NABERS for the base building A pop up soup kitchen on the corner of FareShare CEO Marcus Godinho told of St police headquarters were built in 1943. and 4.5 star NABERS water rating. Harbour Esplanade and Bourke St saw how the Docklands community was always Docklands workers and residents swarming on board. “We do two pop up kitchens a to indulge in some gourmet soup for a year and the Docklands one is always very worthy cause. popular. Docklands employees are always very generous.” Locals were spoilt for choice with a number of diff erent options available, all When asked if he had a favourite soup for accompanied by a roll. the day Mr Godinho replied: “Th ey all look delicious but my favourite is the Movida one Victorian food rescue charity FareShare due to my Iberian heritage.” have partnered with Leader newspapers and the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation to Mr Godinho expected the Docklands kitchen support Th e Feed Melbourne Appeal. to make $5000, which equates to 10,000 meals provided for the less fortunate. Th e appeal has been well supported by locals and even has the backing of music legend During the appeal local food charities were Bruce Springsteen who raised $30,000 asked to apply for grants. Th ey completed towards the appeal in 2013 and donated a application forms which detailed what they further $10,000 this year from his production did and how the grant would benefi t their company Th rill Hill Productions. communities. Every year 30 restaurants donate 40 litres of Th e largest charity kitchen currently resides soup to the cause. Th e restaurants included in Abbotsford with 400 volunteers creating Stokehouse, Gazi, Cookie, Movida and many 20,000 meals to be distributed through more. charities. Th e new Victoria Police complex is under construction at the corner of LaTrobe St and Spencer St.
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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Docklands News 12 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 Central Pier Sculpture provides stabbing a look into the past Th e Easter long weekend got off to a bad start for By Robert Bremner one man in Docklands last month when he was Northbank Wharf has become home to a sculpture that will give allegedly stabbed in the the public a chance to travel back to the future. head with a fork.
Th e sculpture, by Russell Anderson, is an Mr Anderson said the work had only recently Th e incident took place on Central Pier interactive public artwork reminiscent of 19th been restored after spending 80 years in after a large group disembarked from a century Melbourne. storage. private function onboard the Lady Cutler Mr Anderson’s work entitled Apparatus for “Th e surfaces are machined and cast bronze, at around 11.45pm on April 19. Networking Transtemporal Occurrence of Impending brass, steel and copper. People will be able to According to Detective Sen-Constable Space (pictured below) celebrates the beauty turn a crank handle and peer into a porthole Adrian Smith around 125 passengers th lunch fast of engineered objects such as trams, period showing images of 19 century Melbourne,” were onboard the boat. cars and other scientifi c inventions. Th rough Mr Anderson explained. the human-scale machine, visitors will be Multiple fi ghts broke out amongst Mr Anderson has exhibited work both able to see a fi ctionalised version of the 40 of the passengers after the group approaching nationally and internationally for the past future. disembarked. 17 years. His work includes anything from Th e 25-year-old stabbing victim was Th e City of Melbourne’s arts portfolio chair community to state and local government taken to hospital with a head injury, Get in quick to secure Cr Rohan Leppert said the artwork would public art commissions. whilst another man also required enhance the landscape of Northbank Wharf. your booking for the June Apparatus for Transtemporal Occurrence of medical attention. “Public art makes the experience of walking Impending Space is located on the middle Docklands Networking Lady Cutler skipper Jeff Gordon said around Melbourne an ever changing and promenade of Northbank Wharf (opposite there were no issues with the group Lunch. intriguing one,” Cr Leppert said. Polly Woodside). during the cruise itself.
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An artist’s impression of Peddle Th orp Architect’s Docklands Aquatic Centre concept. Here’s an interesting idea for Harbour Esplanade
Architectural fi rm Peddle Th orp Architects has come up with an interesting proposal for Harbour Esplanade.
Th e fi rm has produced a concept for a “Th e Docklands Aquatic centre is a concept/ gym and fi tness program room, a café and unlikely to become a reality as the site Docklands Aquatic Centre, located opposite proposal we prepared to fi ll what we see as a social spaces. suggested is already pigeonholed for a ferry Etihad Stadium. gap in the recreational facilities available to terminal (see our story on page 1). “Whilst it is a conceptual idea only at this inner-city residents,” Mr Brook said. Th e proposal was not created in response to stage, it has been very favourably received by a A pool, located in front of the Library at the a formal request, but rather in response to Th e proposed aquatic centre would feature number of interested parties,” Mr Brook said. Dock, is part of Lend Lease’s masterplan for what director Peter Brook saw as a need in a 50-metre pool, a leisure and learn-to-swim Victoria Harbour. Despite this interest, the concept seems the area. pool, change facilities, a wellness centre, a Squirrels can swim
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Two boats are expected to history collide in Victoria Harbour this month, but onlookers Originally a wetlands, then a shouldn’t be too concerned bustling port and now one of as the collision is part of an Melbourne’s residential and emergency management business centres, Docklands exercise. has certainly had a varied history. City of Melbourne is running “Exercise Afl oat” in Victoria Harbour on May 22 and Th is month, a free walking tour in Docklands will simulate a vessel collision, which will will highlight the area’s interesting past. require the response of multiple agencies. Archaeologist and historian Dr Gary According to a council spokesperson, the Presland will lead the tour, which will focus aim of the exercise is to practise and test on Docklands’ environmental and human the City of Melbourne’s fi eld responses history. and management of a major emergency situation. Th e walking tour is part of the National Trust Heritage Festival, which runs from April 12 Th e exercise will unfold in real time and to May 26, and the tour is being run by the will involve Victoria Police, Metropolitan Morning coffee break City of Melbourne’s library service. Fire Brigade, VICSES, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Harbour Esplanade glasshouse Hortus got an extra boost of Th e tour will be held on May 10 from 2pm to Transport Planning and Local Infrastructure, 4pm and will leaves from the Collins St exit Ambulance Victoria and City of Melbourne visitors last month when NAB’s 800 Bourke St building was at Southern Cross Station. staff . evacuated at around 10.30 am on April 24. NAB staff fl ooded Similar tours have been held in North Th e spokesperson said the scene would be onto Harbour Esplanade, with many popping into Hortus Melbourne, Southbank and East Melbourne. “quite dramatic” and council plans to inform surrounding businesses and residents of the for a hot drink and escape from the cold. It’s understood the To book your place visit www.melbourne. exercise so they were aware it wasn’t a real evacuation was caused by a false alarm. vic.gov.au/MelbourneLibraryService/ emergency. WhatsOn1/Pages/SpecialEvents.aspx
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For Wayne Perry, bringing his family’s boat to Docklands is a great way to escape and unwind. WAYNE PERRY-COLLINS
Wayne, his wife Clare and 10-year-old twin over a year ago after they got married upgrading to the Mustang cruiser. and restaurants. daughters Mackenzie and Natasha, can often and said the name Nova Vida meant new According to Wayne, visiting Docklands “We’re really big supporters of the local be found in Docklands onboard their 38-foot beginnings. Mustang cruiser, Nova Vida. onboard Nova Vida provides the opportunity businesses,” he said. “We got married then purchased the boat, so for release and a getaway from day-today-life. Th e family bring the boat up to Docklands it sort of symbolised that new start together,” Importantly, the area is family-friendly and from Patterson Lakes every school holidays Wayne said. “It’s the only place I relax”. there is plenty to keep the kids entertained. and at least one weekend per month, mooring Nova Vida isn’t the pair’s fi rst boat, having Wayne said the family has been visiting “Th e kids love coming into Docklands and at Melbourne City Marina or Yarra’s Edge. previously owned a small trailerable Docklands for the past six or seven years, we almost feel part of the community now,” Clare and Wayne purchased the boat just boat and then a 28-foot Monterey, before and loved the area, enjoying the shopping Wayne said.
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An art exhibition celebrating the historic Alma Doepel will be held in Docklands this month.
“Th e Art of Alma,” will feature the work of eight diff erent artists, depicting the 1903 topsail schooner in its various incarnations, including its restoration at Shed 2 at Docklands. Th e exhibition, to be held at the Docklands Ocean Education Centre at Shed 2, has been curated by artist Maggie Cowling, who has been a regular fi xture at the restoration site Dog Name: Gary over the past few years. Breed: Kelpie “Eight artists will be presenting oils, watercolours and photographs of the Alma, as a way of celebrating the beauty and Age: 11 months historical importance of the ship and the wonderful progress being made on her Owner: Greg Coutts restoration,” Ms Cowling said Boat Name: “Eclipse” Dark Side of the Pig “Th e artists are of diverse backgrounds and from as far afi eld as Brisbane and Model: Farr 7500 Gippsland.”
“Some have sailed on the Alma, others Obsession: On land - sheep, On the are drawn to her by their love of all things water - swans maritime, others continue to be very involved in the restoration.” Naughtiest Deed: Pretends to have the Exhibition contributor Mary Sowa said her memory of a goldfi sh paintings of the Alma Doepel were based on her experiences as a crewmember from 1997 and cruising yachts, particularly those with Director of the Alma Doepel Restoration and Favourite Food: Everything and to 1999. an Australian connection. president of Tall Ships Victoria Peter Harris anything will open “Th e Art of Alma” exhibition on “I loved so many aspects of being involved “Over past years I have watched Alma Friday, May 16. Favourite Pastimes: Chewing with the Alma Doepel – the sense of preserving Doepel sailing around Port Phillip Bay or experiencing a piece of living history, and more recently followed the amazing It will be open to the public from 10am until everything and anything learning some of the time-honoured crafts of restoration work by her many volunteers,” Mr 5pm on May 17 and 18 and then from May seamanship and maintaining a 100-year-old Woods said. 22 until May 25. Favourite Toy: He is a typical dog that wooden vessel, along with all the thrilling loves a ball adventures of sailing,” Ms Sowa said. “I have previously painted Alma sailing in You can fi nd the exhibition at the Docklands fresh winds in a sunset scene and for the Ocean Education Centre at Shed 2, North Pet Hates: Small fl uff y dogs - they really “I painted many pictures, aiming to upcoming exhibition I wanted to show her Wharf Road. document some of those diff erent aspects of sailing into the early morning in light winds, grind his gears! A portion of sales from the exhibition will be life aboard a tall ship.” similar to conditions I have experienced as donated to the Alma Doepel restoration project. Known Accomplices: Cooper and Fellow contributor, marine artist Jack Woods a volunteer crew member on the Topsail said he enjoyed painting classic sailing ships Schooner Enterprize.” Britney 18 DOCKLANDS NEWS ISSUE 97 A colourful cartoonist
Yarra’s Edge local Michelle Commandeur says Docklands is “full of colourful characters”.
Living and working in Docklands, Michelle has plenty of time to observe what’s happening in the area. A cartoonist who has recently returned to her craft, Michelle said she liked to point out some of the quirky things about life in her work. “Th ere are a lot of things around here that people who live or work in Docklands might relate to,” Michelle said. Many of these she captures in her “Docklands Daze” cartoons, which are published in Docklands News. Michelle said she had loved drawing since she was a child and had done some cartooning when she was younger before becoming distracted by everyday life. Around a year and a half ago Michelle took some time off work while unwell and it was then that she rediscovered her love of cartooning and illustration. “One of the lessons I learnt from being unwell was that life’s too short not to do what you really like doing, so I’ve been determined not to let it go again,” she said. Having now returned to her ANZ job part- time, Michelle has devoted the rest of her time to pursuing cartooning and illustration. At the same time, the proximity to the city is apartment-dwelling dogs in Docklands so Michelle and her husband live at Yarra’s another great part of living in Docklands. you get to see a lot of them out in the park.” Edge and both work in Docklands, making “We’re city dwellers, we like apartment, But for Michelle, the best part about living in their commute almost non-existent. city-living and being close to the action,” Docklands is being close to the waterfront. “Our commute is around the marina and Michelle said. “I think it’s the water and having the view of over the footbridge. You defi nitely don’t Michelle said Yarra’s Edge was a great the river and the boats,” She said. DOCKLANDER miss the commute and we now wonder how community. “You get to know the retailers people deal with it,” Michelle said. “It’s great to have that proximity to the city and cafes and you get to know a lot of people Profi le by but also have that really nice waterfront feel.” Bethany Williams “We just don’t have it as a factor in our lives around the place.” anymore.” “It feels like you’re on holidays all the time.” “I really enjoy the dog-life. Th ere’s a lot of Comedy carnival in Docklands
Docklands’ own entertainment hub came alive last month with a show full of comedy, intrigue and death-defying stunts, writes Bethany Williams.
Hosted by the UK’s Miss Behave, the some gravity-defying stunts, balancing Although he started out a little shaky, Mickey certainly not a gym-clothes wearing, pilates- Wonderland Carnivale saw a range of precariously and very close to the audience. D managed to win back the audience by the doing, Briiiiiggghton mother. comedians and circus stars perform end of his set. Having been informed by Miss Behave that Th e night ended with more sword at the Salon de Elegence spiegeltent at one of the lads had already taken a spill Local Dave Th ornton also impressed, but did swallowing by Miss Behave and the 80- Wonderland Fun Park. earlier in the day, I’m sure I wasn’t the only appear tired, likely a symptom of his early odd audience members again collectively Docklands News went along to fi nd out one holding my breath, wondering if the starts as commercial radio host. holding its breath. more on April 3 and was treated to a night of duo’s name was a sign of things to come. Th e Wonderland Spiegeltent hosted the classic, old-school variety. Bev Killick was defi nitely the standout Luckily this wasn’t the case and the pair (not performer, with a bit more time on her Wonderland Carnivale from March 27 Th e show kicked off with an introduction to mention those sitting in the front row) hands to work with the audience. until April 19 as part of the Melbourne by Miss Behave, sword-swallower escaped unscathed. International Comedy Festival. extraordinaire and our host for the evening. Th e mother-of-two (a six-year-old and a A trio of comedians also took to the stage, teenager) highlighted the fact that she was For more information about spiegeltent Th en came Head First Acrobats, a double- with Mickey D and Dave Th ornton warming defi nitely not a “yummy mummy” and was events see www.wonderlandspiegeltent. act who showed off their muscles with up the crowd before headliner Bev Killick. com.au
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What With Women Abby Want Crawford
A fl ower. Soft cream petals, a single leaf on its stem. A fl ower that was nearly in full bloom, but not quite … A fl ower that had shown the world all its beauty, but still had time before the petals fell and curled.
Th e brown stamen had scattered little dots of rather than the lists of chores and emails I said “for you” and smiled a gorgeously someone’s garden, there’s no way that pollen in the centre, and from there its scent knew were waiting for me on my return. I radiating smile. Surprised, I took the fl ower fragrance comes from hothouse fl owers!) gently caught on the breeze. A fragrance that was happy. with a “thank you” before they were off brought so much unexpected joy, and is was so beautiful, it made you stop and close on their way again and the sound of their something that I’ll remember. As we walked up the hill, a girl on a vintage- your eyes and just breathe in. A fl ower that chatter bounced around and faded. My style bike, with white blonde hair in little I’m waiting for my opportunity to give my made your senses sing, and brought a smile friend looked perplexed before he asked bunches either side, was slowly cruising Random Act of Kindness – I don’t know to your lips. A rose, just a cream rose. “what was all that about?” To which my only down the hill towards us, chatting to a what it will be, or when it will happen, but conclusion is that it was quite simply: “A I was walking along the path that follows the boy who walked beside her. Like us, they I believe the right moment will present Random Act Of Kindness”. beach, on a sunny afternoon last week. Just weren’t in a hurry, and were laughing and itself and it will be a genuine passing a regular Th ursday afternoon, and whilst it’s bantering back and forth. Th ey looked like I took the fl ower home and enjoyed its on of kindness. And if we all could just rare for me to take some time out, I had met happy, hippy, alternative types – they could stunning fragrance for several days before occasionally pass on a little more kindness a friend for coff ee and we had decided on a have been straight from the photos of an the petals fi nally did fall, but the most to each other, to strangers, wouldn’t that be walk to the headland to watch the autumn Indie music festival. We caught each other’s important thing is the memory of it has wonderful? sunset hit the clouds on the horizon. eye, as you do when walking towards each made me smile for a while. And the message What a woman wants is to feel the love of her other. And so we could have passed, with was clear to me – whilst we all know about We were talking, laughing, catching up friends and family, but what a woman loves just a smile, and I would never have given Random Acts of Kindness and the power whilst bicycles whizzed by, joggers pounded is to know that there is kindness out there, them a second thought. of them, or about the Pay it Forward for no reason at all. Sometimes a rose, is a lot the pavement, and all manner of sizes of movement, how many of us are actually more than just a rose. dogs seemed united by a desire to free As we came side by side on the path, doing them occasionally? themselves of leads – and owners – and run travelling in the opposite directions, she With love, Abby x on the beach in the wind. I felt content with came to a stop on her bike and jumped off , It made me remember how little it can Don’t forget you can email me at the space I was in and focused on the “now” and held out to me a cream rose and simply sometimes take – a fl ower (picked from [email protected] MORE STORES MORE BRANDS MORE FASHION www.spenceroutletcentre.com.au NEXT TO SOUTHERN CROSS STATION CENTRE TRADING HOURS 10am – 6pm* Monday - Sunday * Fridays 8pm
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Docklands resident Marion Haydon is more comfortable with the prospect of change than most. A career transition coach, she helps others make the changes they want in life.
No stranger to change herself, Marion’s how to start. career journey led her through various “It’s all about listening to your inner voice, training and human resources roles, before exploring your options and assessing them experiencing the help of a personal coach in with your values in mind, before preparing her own life, which was a turning point. to take a leap. It doesn’t just need to be a “Working with someone who listened and leap of faith.” asked questions really helped me think “Living in Docklands is a constant deeply about what I wanted to do with my inspiration for me. I see so many people life,” Marion said. going to work in the morning. Th ey say if you “Previously I felt I was just hopping from love what yo u do, you never work another one lily pad to another without any clear day in your life, and I wonder how many are direction. Coaching helped me refl ect on my truly happy in their jobs.” values and then make the right career and Marion’s clients range from people who are life choices.” happy with their career, but aren’t in the Marion was inspired to take a leap and right job, to people who really want to shake trained as a coach. With a Graduate Diploma things up and fi nd where their passion lies. in Ontological Coaching, Marion’s view of “I really understand that ‘stuck’ feeling – coaching is holistic. Her approach gets to the not knowing what to do or how to make a heart of what makes people tick. She helps her meaningful and fulfi lling change. I’ve been clients delve into their internal dialogue and there myself. Th at motivates me every day to understand what inhibits personal change. help others get the most out of their life.” Now, 10 years on, Marion’s business LEAP For more information about making a Careers focuses on helping people who want change in your life visit to make a change, but aren’t sure where or www.careerleap.com.au ON A QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE
At Quest Docklands, the ultimate aim is to meet the needs of each and every guest.
With plenty of corporate visitors passing Refurbishment works completed last year were through its doors, catering for the business carried out with corporate guests in mind. traveller is high on the agenda for the “We got to know our corporate clients really serviced apartment business, according to well and did a lot of research with them to general manager Brendan du Kamp. fi nd out exactly what they wanted from us,” “We’re really committed to servicing the Mr du Kamp said. growing corporate clientele who are coming “We want to make sure our services and down to Docklands,” Mr du Kamp. products are meeting the needs of business Situated on Bourke St, Quest Docklands is travellers that are coming to Docklands, just a few minutes walk from local corporate whether it be for a couple of nights, a couple of months or a year.” headquarters. Assistant manager Erin Brady and Brendan du Kamp - a winning team. “Location is key for us and if you come to According to Mr du Kamp, many of the commitment to service excellence and was “Th ere’s a high-level of accountability Docklands for business you’re not going to want changes made through the refurbishment named Quest’s Franchise of the Year. and high-level of ownership coming from process related to functionality, including to stay anywhere else because we are so close to working in that small-business model, the size of the work desks, the speed of the Mr du Kamp said Quest Docklands earned all the major offi ces and general services along the award because of its service delivery, that you can relate to a family business wi-fi and the comfort of the beds. with bars and restaurants,” he said. commitment to reinvesting in the property environment,” he said. “We’ve created a real hassle-free As more corporate tenants relocate to and ensuring it provided value for its guests. environment for our corporate guests,” he You can fi nd Quest Docklands at 750 Bourke St. Docklands, Quest Docklands has also According to Mr du Kamp, what sets Quest said. been working hard to ensure it meets the Docklands apart is that it’s an owner- For more information see demands of the modern business traveller. Last year, the business was recognised for its operated business. www.questdocklands.com.au
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REPORTING FROM THE DOCKLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOCKLANDS SECRETS
Th e year is passing by very quickly as we look of Commerce, Yarra River Business pledged to turn red and we are encouraging Congestion forward to May and all the challenges ahead. Association, Melbourne Ports and participation in the theme. Th ese have been made all the more so with Waterways and the Melbourne Day Additionally, we are looking to support the announcement by our executive offi cer, Committee. businesses which wish to put together a to ease Nandini Bose, that she has decided to take Your chamber is encouraging all Docklands special off er or package for conference an exciting opportunity and so has offi cially businesses to get on board with this event – delegates. We are still working out the resigned from the Chamber of Commerce. together we can make it into a spectacular logistics of how this will be promoted. VicRoads last month Nandini will be a hard act to follow and will success! Larger businesses and corporates PAXAus 2014 is the largest consumer removed CityLink signage be sadly missed by all of us on the chamber. are invited to fi nd out more about hiring videogame and tabletop festival in America, and During her time working for the Docklands individual vessels or sponsoring vessels for on Spencer St, which for the fi rst time it has expanded internationally Chamber she has exhibited an enormous public access. We should all take pride in to Australia! PAXAus was fi rst held in Melbourne directed drivers to turn passion for all things Docklands. We wish our own backyard, which is the waterfront last July, with tens of thousands of people her well in her new workplace adventure. … we are so lucky! For more information down LaTrobe St to reach attending the three-day event. on corporate bookings have a look at www. As an interim measure, and pending a full the tollway, after ‘Docklands cruisemelbourne.com.au or call Jeff Gordon In 2014, PAXAus will be held at the recruitment process by members of the on 0439 317 449. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition News’ pointed out the Chamber of Commerce, Alan Maxwell has Centre in Southbank from October 31 and is kindly agreed to act as caretaker pending a Following the success of last year’s Water illogical location of the sign. expected to see an increase in attendance of replacement being formally appointed. Th is Rat Race “amazing race-style” Corporate more than 35 per cent. process is already underway, so watch the Challenge the event is returning to Located on scaff olding near the Victoria chamber website for further details. Docklands on May 9. Team entries have now Your chamber is engaging with PAXAus Police complex under construction on closed. Th is is a “Race around Docklands” organisers and Tourism Victoria to help Our next networking event is a joint venture the corner of LaTrobe and Spencer St, with your work mates for the chance to win the precinct engage with the thousands with Destination Docklands on May 19. Th e the sign defi ed common logic, which fantastic prizes and the bragging rights of of visitors who will attend the exhibition event will be an invaluable opportunity suggests the most direct route to CityLink winning the 2014 Water Rat Race! before, after and over the course of the to connect with the two Docklands is via Dudley St to Footscray Rd. weekend. We will bring you opportunities as organisations. We hope to see you all there It is also an excellent way to test your they are developed. A VicRoads spokesperson said: “Th e again. It promises to be a great evening at knowledge on all the great destinations in sign will be removed but not relocated, Etihad Stadium’s newly refurbished Terrace Docklands! Teams will be dressing up in a Th e Moon and the Sun starring Pierce as there is already a CityLink sign at the Bar. Please RSVP and come along. Nandini theme with prizes and bonus points being Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin intersection of Spencer St and Dudley St, will be putting in a special appearance, so you awarded to the best-dressed team. Big Walker, William Hurt, Pablo Schreiber, which directs traffi c through Dudley St.” will be able to say goodbye to her as well. thanks to Etihad Stadium, Walker Group, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Fan Bingbing is Servcorp and the City of Melbourne for their fi lming in Docklands from Tuesday, May Th e Melbourne Regatta Day is once “Th e sign is expected to be removed support of this event. 6 from approximately 5pm until 5am each again being convened to celebrate in the coming weeks, after the Easter night. Location manager Stephen Brett has Melbourne’s birthday on Saturday, August Melbourne is hosting the 20th International holiday period.” advised all fi lming will take place throughout 30 – “Melbourne Day” and will provide AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) Melbourne and its surrounds, along with a Melburnians with the opportunity to It is the premier gathering for those working studio component at the Docklands Studios celebrate our rich maritime heritage and our in the fi eld of HIV, as well as policymakers, Melbourne. great asset – the waterfront! people living with HIV and others Th e location fi lming includes a proposed On the day, a spectacular fl otilla of private committed to ending the epidemic. three-night period at Melbourne City and commercial vessels will mass in Victoria Docklands is only a few minutes walk away Marina involving the re-creation of a ship in Harbour for a Blessing of the Fleet ceremony. from the conference centre and we expect a stormy Northern Sea at night in the year Vessels will be available for private charter that our visitor numbers will be greatly 1648. Various special eff ects will take place and this will provide the perfect opportunity increased over that time. throughout the fi lming nights in order to for businesses to entertain clients or reward create the illusion of a storm. It might be Your chamber is working with the City of workers. Additionally, access to some worth your while having a walk past, if you Melbourne team to ensure that Docklands is vessels will be available to the general public are in the area. a welcoming place for AIDS 2014 delegates free of charge. Everyone who boards the and visitors. For more information on items in this vessels will enjoy the unique and magical article you can visit the chamber website perspective of Docklands and Melbourne We are discussing a number of exciting www.docklandscc.com.au or contact from the water. ideas around a “Paint the Town Red” Alan at [email protected]. In theme. 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“Don’t ever leave lolly jars laying around or Th ree-year-old Jack is a he will get into it and by the time you fi nd it Maltese who prefers to be an there wont be any left,” Swati said. Jack also has a love for chocolate, which his inside dog, which makes him owners are trying very hard to remove. perfectly suited for the high rise He also loves Docklands Park. buildings of Docklands. Th e Srivastavas said it was diffi cult living in Docklands as there weren’t a lot of places According to his owners Swati and Asheesh to take your pet and so he had to stay home Srivastava, Jack likes to misbehave. when the family would go out to cafés or restaurants.
Outside of work, I am a busy single mum. What I got for moving pot plants was very retro Savoy Hotel at the top of Bourke I have two incredible boys I love dearly, enforced rest on the my sofa, being unable to St. If you haven’t been, and you have a thing who treat me like a servant. I work full time, move, reading whatever books were within for the 70s, but you love modern food (think and in my spare-time cook, clean, sort reach at the time of being seated, texting, “pulled” meat ) then you are in for a treat. out disputes between my children, try to fi nding out what my smartphone can really Th ere’s even an original vintage cigarette stay out of disputes involving my parents do, watching TV, gazing into the air and tray running around the bar, and something or friends, fantasise about getting fi t, and CRYING – yes, lots of crying. about the spaces inside – the distance plan meditation retreats and hikes in New between the tables, the set of the windows – It seems like the very act of doing nothing Zealand. that’s very 70s. has enabled me to do a hell of a lot of self- All this takes place in the time it takes my indulgent sooky processing that I quite I’ve gotta say it was well worth the very brisk single friends to work, shop, think deeply simply had never had the time to do. walk up Bourke St. Followed by the very about such things as what brand of watch to brisk walk back. And I had no carbs, having Because I live in a household of boys, it took buy and where to invest their money, take used extreme SELF DISCIPLINE to leave the quite a lot of explaining as to: a) why was I exotic holidays and drink themselves into sourdough bread that encased my half of the crying; b) what could be done about it; and oblivion on a fairly regular basis. steak sandwich I had on the plate. Cue halo c) when would I stop? I also copped quite a here. Th is is not to mention the stay-at-home lot of “that’s not worth crying”. mums who drop their kids off at school If you are at your desk, and you are a woman, When it did stop I felt like a new woman, before hitting the gym for some serious you may be interested in a website I was and even better now I’ve been back at work pilates followed by coff ee and a low-carb introduced to today by a friend (thank you a week. breakfast. Do I sound bitter? Mikey) called “Everyday Sexism”. It’s a site for But hey, hasn’t the weather turned? Taking people to bring their experiences of sexism No no no no no … far from it, but I do at a lunchtime walk now requires more than – however large or small it may appear – to a times feel like I’m on a very fast, very stuck having the right gear on hand, and an public forum. merry-go-round controlled by a manic optimistic frame of mind. It requires STEELY clown with runny eye make up. But I digress Posts can be anonymous or named. What DETERMINATION, and an IRON WILL. … struck me is the number of young girls who So cold is the wind that I wish I really had experience unwelcome sexual remarks or Funnily enough, over the past few weeks, I gone out and bought that winter coat I even physical assault from boys or men. It’s got my wish. I injured my back during a brief waxed lyrical about in an earlier column. very real and very confronting but really encounter with a potted plant I was throwing Follow through Maria, Follow through! worthwhile, so check it out. around on my driveway. One of the discs in the my lower back got aggravated and So it was with some trepidation that I Til next time, enjoy the time away from your remained stubbornly out of place for a good stepped out today for lunch with my work desk! solid week. colleagues at the revamped, refreshed and X Maria
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a good boost of cardio-vascular endurance is like planning to fail”. work. Gaining knowledge about a pre-ski Fit for the snow! We must start fi rst with a recognition that stretch routine is also advisable. when you reduce your regular exercise Th is week marked the fi rst snowfalls of the You can then hit the slopes with greater energy expenditure by 50 per cent (dropping 2014 snow season! confi dence that the day will end with smiles, from four workouts per week to two), and and not with a stint inside the medical increase your energy intake by 25 per cent As renowned snow forecaster Th e centre. Fingers crossed for some big snow (introduction of winter warmer foods) that Grasshopper said in his long range forecast: falls this year! the likely outcome is that you will gain weight. “Snow in May is as good as snow in March”. And early snow falls are no indicator of a Project that impact out over three months to great season ahead. Seasonality - Avoiding winter the end of winter and you may well be back to where you started at the beginning of last One thing you can guarantee though is weight gain that when the fi rst dump of the white stuff spring. And from there, you will start all over falls and the lifts are turning, thousands of again … Today (as I write this article) is one of the Victorians will pack the car and head north It is the perfect time to remove the impact fi rst uncomfortably cold, wet and wintery to enjoy a great day in the snow. of seasonality on your personal health and days of 2014. And guess what? No one is out Th e second part of the guarantee is that the running. Th ere are no sports being played on fi tness plan. Next month we will review vast percentage of those snow-goers will hit the the Docklands Sports Courts. Only the hard specifi c ideas on just how to stay healthy and slopes without any specifi c physical preparation core commuters are riding their bikes to active over winter! for their sport. Th e lack of pre-season work. And traffi c in the gym (today) is down preparation, combined with poor warming up by 50 per cent compared to last week. Why? before a day of skiing, in an environment where Because winter is indeed upon our doorstep. Lace up your running shoes for temperatures can be -10 with wind chill is a the Cup Challenge! potential recipe at for disaster. As I return from my walk in the rain to get my lunch, I noticed the cafes and restaurants At a minimum, ill-prepared skiers and are full of coat-wearing corporate workers, Th e upcoming Cup Challenge lunchtime boarders will experience muscle soreness, sipping on a hearty soup and eating a delicious fun runs will provide opportunities for which could be avoided with some pre-ski lasagne – lovely winter warmers, and about Melbourne city workers to add some stretching. A worst case scenario might be 500 calories in the lasagne, which is probably exercise to their lunch breaks or challenge a serious muscle tear, fall, broken bones replacing a light chicken Caesar salad from their colleagues for offi ce bragging rights! or even a ruptured ligament requiring early autumn when the sun was shining. Two runs will be held; with race one at the surgery. Skiing is expensive enough without iconic Tan Track and race two in the heart of So within the space of a week as the cold having to cover costs relating to surgery and the Docklands. weather has settled in, so too the habits rehabilitation! associated with health, nutrition and For those who want to continue running If you are a skier or boarder, whatever exercise begin their seasonal transition for a beyond these two Cup Challenge events, your level of experience, now is the time large percentage of the population. participants can stay involved by joining to start your pre-season training. Th e the new Corporate Cup lunchtime running Maintaining an exercise routine during training should consist of leg, hip and core competition in the second half of 2014. the cold, dark winter months is indeed a By Andrew Ward, strengthening. challenge for all of us. But as the saying goes, For more information and to register visit YMCA Docklands manager Mobility and stretching exercises, as well as “failing to plan (your winter fi tness program) www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/amcs
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Edisa has been working in Docklands for the past Vito describes Docklands as a fast-paced, growing, Having grown up in a small English town, working three and a half years and says it’s a great place urban area, which is full of culture. He’s worked in in Docklands is a change for Charlotte. “I do to spend time with her family. She often brings the area for the past two years and says he enjoys enjoy being in the city,” she said. Charlotte thinks her daughter to Docklands to enjoy Monkey the diversity in Docklands and the fact that it Docklands has a nice atmosphere and has enjoyed Mania, Wonderland Fun Park and ice-skating at attracts a wide-range of people, from corporates to visiting some of the bars in the area. “Defi nitely the Icehouse. She also enjoys visiting the local sports fans. being by the water makes it very scenic,” she said. restaurants. “It’s so easy to fi nd a park and it’s not overcrowded,” Edisa said.
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Sukky has visited Melbourne many times before Vivian opened her grocery two years ago, after Ocvida says the atmosphere in Docklands is great, but when Docklands News ran into her she was in noticing there weren’t any other Asian groceries in especially when the footy is on. Ocvida says the the middle of her fi rst trip to Docklands. “Th ere’s Docklands. She said Docklands was a nice place best thing about working in Docklands is the lovely shopping here,” Sukky said. Sukky was in to work and her customers were very kind. Vivian people she works with. She’s worked in the area for Melbourne to visit family and friends and said she said she had many regular customers, who she a year and a half and said the team at Va Bene was planned to take a cruise on the water while in town. had come to know over the past two years. like a family. “We all know each other really well,” Ocvida said.
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ISSUE 97 DOCKLANDS NEWS 27 10 YEARS ON Looking back at Docklands’ DOCKLANDS FASHION fi rst decade From the archives
April – May 2004 Issue 6
Facilities for the Dockands community will be enhanced in April when the community “Hub” opens opposite Docklands Park (and diagonally opposite the National Australia Bank building). “Th e Hub” is the new shop-front for municipal services in Docklands. With its offi cial opening scheduled in April, the Hub will be open during normal offi ce hours to provide a service access point to the Docklands community. on Th e inside of the building has been fi tted the out to provide offi ce space, meeting Fashion streets of Docklands rooms and display spaces. Subsequent work will extensively develop the area around the Hub to provide useful outdoor spaces including an activity zone incorporating picnic zone, bocce courts, an ampi-theatre, Gemma Wood, 20 Daniel Fisher, 20 Odet Danci, 27 and a street skate course. When you LOCATION: Harbour Town. WEARS: Just Jeans, Factory. LOCATION: Harbour Town. are next out walking in Docklands drop by the Hub and take a look at this new WEARS: Kmart top, Supré pants. DESCRIBE YOUR OUTFIT: WEARS: All black. Uniqlo pants, community facility. Comfortable. Boohoo boots and Kmart scarf. DESCRIBE OUTFIT: Casual. WHERE ARE YOU FROM: DESCRIBE OUTFIT: Comfortable WHERE ARE YOU FROM: Mt Frankston. and warm. Martha. WHAT BRINGS YOU TO WHERE FROM: Hawthorn. WHAT BRINGS YOU TO DOCKLANDS: Shopping. DOCKLANDS: Ice skating. WHAT BRINGS YOU TO FAVOURITE CLOTHING ITEM: DOCKLANDS: Work. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PIECE Denim jacket. OF CLOTHING: Coats. FAVOURITE CLOTHING ITEM: WHAT MAKES A GOOD OUTFIT: Boots. WHAT MAKES A GOOD OUTFIT? Confi dence. Style. WHAT MAKES A GOOD OUTFIT: Scarves that go with anything.
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years to complete. opinion seems to be that nobody wants old playground may be provided in the new park cargo sheds on there and green space is a fronting the new community centre at the Greetings everybody. I criticised this lack of time at the priority. We’ll get on with the survey. end of Bourke St. Community Forum on April 30. I also Th e offi cial opening of our new community criticised the fact that they have given us no We have asked council if they can help us Legislation to regulate serviced apartments centre/library is scheduled to take place on options to choose from – meaning therefore with somewhere to hold some get-together is still being prepared. Interstate owners Saturday, May 31 and I understand all are how are they going to sort out a dog’s functions for residents to cut down on corporation organisations are waiting to see invited to attend. It will be a great asset for breakfast of ideas? Th e DCA will conduct a expense. We used to hold them at the Hub but what Victoria comes up with. the community and I’m sure everybody is survey of members. We will provide options have had to pay for venues ever since council We have asked the council to attend keen to see it. ourselves to rank. removed approval to have liquor there. We to cleaning and maintenance items in have asked if a liquor licence can be made Th ere is certainly no shortage of coming Forgive my scepticism, but I believe that NewQuay. If there are similar matters available at the new community centre. events in Docklands ranging from a fi lm Places Victoria and the council already requiring attention in other areas please let shoot of a French period story starring Pierce have their own ideas and concept plans We are campaigning for Places Victoria and me know and we will pass on to council. Brosnan using the Enterprise vessel May 6 to and they should have presented them to the council to locate children’s playgrounds If any reader would like to become a 8, a winter festival of fi reworks at NewQuay us to comment on. I say this because on in Victoria Harbour and NewQuay. Currently member of the DCA or has any suggestions every Friday night from July 4 through a number of occasions they have stated the only playground north of the river is the they wish to put forward regarding activities August 29 and another Etihad concert by they intend to put old cargo sheds on the one at the Flinders St end of the Esplanade, or issues, they are welcome to contact us on Justin Timberlake in September. Esplanade. So is this just a sham community which is insuffi cient. docklandscommunityassociation@gmail. consultation and what else have they got in Th e Esplanade work continues with the We have been told by council that the com mind that they should tell us. Stage One wharf repairs well underway. previous small one in NewQuay East If you would like to talk to me about Now Places Victoria has suddenly asked for Th e Esplanade extending from Bourke St near the Conder, that was removed by the any aspect you are welcome to call me community input with ideas for the type to Docklands Drive is the focal point of developer, will be relocated to the planned on 0412 097 706. You can also keep and composition of the re-development and entry into Docklands and attractive re- Western Park at Bolte Bridge. Th at location up with things on our website www. what it will comprise. development to welcome people is essential. will not be within reasonable walking docklandscommunityassociation.com When questioned at the forum, Rob Moore, distance for children. We recommend that Th at’s good to involve us but they’ve given council’s urban design manager, stated that be re-considered. Perhaps the developer Regards to all only one month to June 6 to do it, which is there is no contract requiring council to use should be asked to provide space in a more hardly enough time for such a watershed far- the sheds, which are in storage but he likes central location. In terms of providing Roger Gardner reaching project and the fact that it will take the idea of putting them there. Th e resident for Victoria Harbour residents, we hear a President DCA
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Dragon boaters from throughout the state converged on Victoria Harbour on April 6 to compete in the Victorian Dragon Boat Championships.
Despite the tough competition, local team the Melbourne Flames claimed victory and were named Victorian champions. Other Docklands teams also had success on the day with the Dragon Masters, collecting a fi rst place trophy, a second place trophy and two third place trophies. Ice and Mustangs enjoy early success By Robert Bremner
Melbourne’s ice hockey sides have had a pleasing start to the 2014 AIHL season.
A depleted Melbourne Ice went down to the opportunities in the nail-biting match having their home arena. Ice joined Sydney Ice Dogs doubt with the Ice scoring the fi rst four goals. reigning Goodall Cup champions Sydney 38-29 shots but were unable to convert their and Newcastle North Stars as the only side to Melbourne’s win is a welcome relief after Ice Dogs 9-2. Melbourne Mustangs however chances. have kept the Th under goalless in a match. they lost all fi ve matches against Sydney last had no problem with the Ice Dogs scoring an season including the semi fi nal. While the Mustangs had the following week Following their bye, Melbourne Mustangs upset 6-3 victory in style. off , Ice was fi nding its best form. Melbourne clashed with the Ice Dogs. Once again, All teams were missing players in the fi rst Th e Ice bounced back in the second week travelled to Perth to take on the Th under and Melbourne came away with the points after a round due to international competition edging the Mustangs in a shootout 3-2. In left WA with another two wins under its belt. dominant 4-2 victory. Ice also found success with the Roos currently at the International front of a sold-out home crowd, Ice held up Th ey accounted for the Th under with ease against the Ice Dogs with their victory fi rmly Ice Hockey Federation Division 2 World a vastly-improved Mustangs outfi t with both 3-0, before repeating that exact same score placing Melbourne Ice at the top of the Championships in Serbia. teams signalling their intentions at taking line again the next day. ladder, two points clear of the second placed Th e season continues with both the out the 2014 Goodall Cup. Adrenaline. Th is was the fi rst time in six years that Mustangs and the Ice engaging in a rematch Th e Mustangs had the greater amount of Melbourne Ice had kept a side goalless at Th e 5-2 breakthrough win was never in at the Icehouse.
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