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Taking place on March 9 and 10 from 12pm until late, the festival is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy by recycling all used shells, which are then used to rebuild reefs. The project has restored 2.5 hectares of shellfish reefs in Port Phillip Bay and, with guests expected to finish more than 200,000 mussels over the course of the festival, those reefs can expect to become a lot bigger! southmelbournemarket.com.au/mussel- festival L-R: City of Port Phillip Mayor Dick Gross blows his trumpet alongside South Melbourne Market general manager Ian Sumpter and councillors Andrew Bond and Bernadene Voss. Fishermans freeze still thawing By Sean Car

Future viability in Fishermans Bend has been called to question, based on a slow uptake in development since the introduction of the State Government's new planning framework last year.

Southbank Local News can confirm that The decision to freeze the 26 applications submitted amended plans, the combination One such developer is Gurner, whose of the 26 Fishermans Bend planning came in February last year, with Minister for of a cooling apartment market, slow delivery three-tower development at 2-28 Montague applications that were unfrozen by Minister Planning Richard Wynne stating at the time of key infrastructure and rising land taxes St is one of 22 yet to resubmit. Founder for Planning Richard Wynne in October last it was a “necessary step” in order to protect is understood to be forcing a rethink from a and director Tim Gurner told Southbank year, only four amended plans have since Fishermans Bend for the future. number of developers. Local News there was no question been submitted. the government’s decision to freeze With the new Fishermans Bend planning A spokesperson for the Department of development had had an adverse impact on It’s a fact that paints an uncertain vision for framework legislated in October last Environment, Land, Water and Planning Fishermans Bend. developers and policy makers alike, with year following four years of planning and (DELWP) said it was working with applicants both the City of Melbourne and the City of consultation by the state government, to revise the 26 applications to “align as best “We have revised our plans for the project Port Phillip now understood to be exploring the door was reopened to developers to as possible” with the new planning controls. and have them ready to submit, however due strategies for short-term activation in the resubmit under the new planning controls. Of these 26, 14 are located in the Montague precinct. However, with only four of the 26 having Precinct. Continued on page 3.

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Approved in March 2017 by the State Schiavello.” extension of time for their commencement Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade Government under the special planning of works, but under the relevant planning PO Box 23008 Docklands 8012 The decision represents a huge setback to exemption of being a state significant laws there was insufficient justification Tel: 8689 7980 Fax: 9602 2929 the joint venture partners, who will now project, a condition of its planning scheme for that request. Crown is able to seek www.southbanklocalnews.com.au require fresh planning approvals for the amendment was that construction had to new planning approval and that will be project should they wish to continue. have begun within two years of gazettal. considered on its merits.” Editor: Sean Car The site, which is home to the historic Having formally written to Minister for Council’s chair of planning Cr Nicholas Queensbridge Hotel, has since been Publisher: Hyperlocal News Pty Ltd Planning Richard Wynne requesting more Reece welcomed the decision and said he protected with a heritage overlay following ABN: 57623558725 time to start construction last month, Crown hoped the developers’ next proposal would a heritage review of Southbank by the City Resorts confirmed via a statement on its adhere to the normal planning process. Tel: 8689 7980 Fax: 9602 2929 website on March 4 that its request had been of Melbourne in 2018. This means that any [email protected] denied. future development proposal for the site will “One Queensbridge did not come within a now need to incorporate this as part of its bull’s roar of complying with the Melbourne Reader contributions are welcome. “Crown and Schiavello have been informally design. Planning Scheme and I hope they reflect on Please send articles and images to notified by the Victorian Government that the next time they submit,” he said. [email protected] that an extension to the construction Approved at 323 metres, One Queensbridge would have become Australia’s tallest tower “That said, I very much hope that Crown and Deadline for edition 84 is April 4. commencement date for the project has been denied,” the statement read. “No and provided 708 new apartments and Schiavello find a way forward because the formal notice has been received from the a new 6-star, 388-room hotel. While the city would benefit from the investment and Victorian Government but it is expected joint venture partners can still pursue the world-class tourism facilities that Crown has CONNECT shortly.” project in its current form, obtaining the a history of building in Melbourne.” Keep up to date with local news & events. same exemptions for such a proposal would Assistant chair of planning Cr Rohan Leppert “As previously announced, the project appear to be a much more difficult task. Follow us on Twitter was subject to obtaining financing congratulated Minister Wynne for the @SOUTHBANK_News arrangements that were satisfactory to A raft of public works that included upgrades decision and said that it went some way to Crown and Schiavello. Unfortunately, these to Queensbridge Square, Southbank restoring faith and transparency back into Follow us on Facebook arrangements could not be achieved before Promenade and Sandridge Bridge, were also the planning process. the construction commencement date under tied up as part of the approval, now leaving Southbank Local News Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) the planning approval.” the City of Melbourne with the challenge of president Tony Penna said SRA welcomed delivering on its own. Follow us on Instagram “Crown retains a 50 per cent ownership the decision and said he looked forward to @southbanklocalnews interest in the land and will consider the next A spokesperson for Richard Wynne told seeing the government consult council on steps for the property in conjunction with Southbank Local News: “Crown sought an any future proposals for the site.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News ISSUE 83 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 3 Fishermans freeze still thawing Recycling Continued from page 1. crisis grips to the incredible uncertainty in the precinct While it has established a new governance we have been informed that at this time we arrangement, spearheaded by a new six- the city are not able to submit them,” he said. person development board, the government is still yet to release detailed plans for the five “The entire catchment is now in limbo which By Kevin Jingga precincts, as well as a funding model for the has created a huge amount of uncertainty. public amenities. This not only affects developers but cafe The City of Melbourne is owners, small businesses and the wider Minister Wynne said that engagement community.” on the development of the precinct plans one of a number of local for Montague, Wirraway, Sandridge and Despite being located in the Montague councils currently searching Lorimer would take place in the next few Precinct, which is more viable due to its months. He also said the government was for answers to address proximity to the CBD via existing tram routes developing a comprehensive funding and and a new primary school and park, Gurner the recycling crisis that is finance strategy to deliver the framework by said all developers had been affected by the Fishermans Bend is Australia’s largest ever urban renewal project. 2050. plaguing the nation. government’s “backwards” policies. This plan will consider a mix of funding Former Liberal minister for planning Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) sources, including an Infrastructure Matthew Guy’s decision to rezone Metro 2, Mr Gurner said the government’s president Tony Penna raised the recycling Contributions Plan to deliver essential Fishermans Bend as capital city zone in population targets for 80,000 residents and issue with councillors at the Future infrastructure. He also said that work was 2014 has meant landowners are currently 80,000 workers by 2050 looked increasingly Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting underway on other significant “catalyst” sitting on very valuable plots, many of which unlikely. on February 19. projects including planning for public continue to collect rents that are almost “Given the uncertainty and process transport connections, a new community Mr Penna asked whether the council was matched in land taxes and council rates. undertaken by the government to date, there hospital, secondary school, as well as a affected and, if so, what solutions it was While few would question the community- is no chance they will meet their population number of projects in the Employment considering to curb the issue. targets,” Mr Gurner said. driven approach of the Andrews Labor Precinct. Recycling giant SKM has recently stopped government to set about a consultative “The minister is increasingly focused on Fishermans Bend Business Forum executive accepting material for recycling following recast vision, developers say four years of delivering social housing, however without officer David Weston said, given the current a ruling by the Environment Protection planning uncertainty is now undermining development in general, none of the uncertainty, the government needed to Authority (EPA) that it could no longer those same community aspirations. proposed social housing components can be work with landowners and businesses store it due to the risk of a fire. delivered.” Minister for Planning Richard Wynne told more actively to ensure its vision remained Since China banned the import of 24 Southbank Local News that the majority of “At Fishermans Bend the approach seems to achievable. categories of recycled materials from applicants intended to submit revised plans be backwards and the government doesn’t Australia in 2018, local councils have “If development in Fishermans Bend isn’t and that his government made no apologies seem interested in collaborating with yet to find an alternative solution for going to progress in the short- to medium- for curbing development in Fishermans developers to ensure these components can recycling besides stockpiling or sending it term, then we need to be working with Bend. be delivered.” straight to landfill. property owners so that the concept of urban “We make no apology for putting a stop The Property Council of Australia’s executive renewal remains vibrant,” he said. Deputy Lord Mayor and council’s to the development free-for-all,” he said. director for Victoria, Cressida Wall, said she environment portfolio deputy chair Arron “We intend to work with the [Fishermans “We’re getting the planning right and giving believed that Fishermans Bend had suffered Wood said that while the situation was Bend] taskforce and the development Victorian families a community that they can from shifting policy goal-posts for too long. “unacceptable”, all affected councils were board to continue to progress the view that be proud of.” still searching for solutions. “It is critical that urban regeneration the funding of public infrastructure may “We’re making Fishermans Bend a projects are considered in light of the proper not totally be able to rely on infrastructure “It’s unsatisfactory, it’s unpalatable, and community, rather than a concrete jungle, integration of infrastructure and planning,” contribution plans if projects are delayed or it’s galling that we are in this situation with schools, public transport and green she said. deferred.” after having the China crisis, after open spaces to meet friends and kick the having a state-wide resource recovery “In the context of Fishermans Bend, it is City of Port Phillip Mayor Dick Gross stressed footy.” infrastructure plan,” Cr Wood told the unlikely that the precinct will reach its that, while council had no control over the meeting. However, without developer contributions potential until development is linked to the ministerial development applications, it was and still no firm commitments to public CBD by mass transit infrastructure, such as not aware of any delays to the delivery of key Cr Wood said he hoped that SKM would transport, namely the delivery of Melbourne Melbourne Metro 2.” infrastructure. accept recycling again soon.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News 4 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 83 Towers targeted for takeovers By Sean Car and Shane Scanlan

Apartment towers are facing takeovers by short-stay apartment operators able to turn them into quasi-hotels.

Operators are successfully harvesting Three days later, on November 30, the lawyer the building and rewarded themselves the owners’ corporation (OC) proxy votes in again wrote to the landlord saying: caretaker contracts. majority-investor-owned towers – and it’s all “In not taking action, after our clients “Proxy-farming must be stopped,” Ms perfectly legal. have raised their concerns that the OC Fletcher said. “Unfortunately, there are Unlike NSW, there is no limit to the number, management is not allowing them to have individuals and organisations that can or total proportion, of proxy votes that quiet enjoyment of their property, our client act only for financial gain. They can’t help individuals can harvest in Victoria – and it feels that he has no option but to hold you themselves – they get greedier and greedier looks like the flood gates are about to open. liable as landlord. Our clients estimate that and leave us with the crumbs.” their total loss and damages are in the range In the past, stories have emerged about of $100,000.” Strata lawyer Tom Bacon said proxy farming OCs being taken over by utility and other was rife in Victoria because the law was contractor-type vested interests. But “If our clients do not receive a response from inadequate. organised short-stay operators appear to be you detailing the satisfactory steps you wish emboldened by the lack of regulation and to take to immediately remedy the situation “There is little to curb this practice under oversight. by close of business on Monday, 3 December the current OC legislation in Victoria. 2018, we have been instructed to issue Proxy farming is rife in the industry, and Professional facilities manager and former proceedings.” this has allowed the rot to set in over many Residents 3000 president John Dall’Amico years as sophisticated short-stay operators, is involved in a draining struggle where an At the last annual general meeting of the managers, real estate agents and building OC is being swamped by representatives of circa 500-unit Docklands tower concerned, caretakers have exploited the situation,” Mr a property company, which has a short-stay only eight people voted, leaving the OC Bacon said. apartment division and informal ties to a particularly exposed to takeover at the 2019 strata management company. meeting. “In NSW, the state government introduced sweeping legislative reforms in 2016 to end He said owner-occupier OC members were In Southbank, Tiara Towers on Haig St proxy farming by permitting a person to questioning the possible motive behind has also experienced the pain of proxy only hold one proxy vote at a time, made it having members on the committee with no farming in the past. After discovering that unlawful for leases and other agreements actual obvious connection with the building. denied the lawyer’s client a right to the building’s management company had to include an ‘irrevocable proxy’ clause, “They’re neither owners, renters or “peacefully enjoy their residence and access control of all facets of its building under and disqualified persons and proxies from investors,” Mr Dall’Amico said. “I will leave all common property in the building”. very lucrative contracts, the committee voting on certain matters when they had it to others to determine the motives behind determined that the company was not acting a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the The lawyer complained about “intimidation, their push for control of the committee. in its best interests of owners. motion.” physical and racial abuse” of ethnic Chinese And whether loop-holes in the law make it staff by building management. Resident and former Tiara OC member Mr Bacon said the Victorian Government possible to profit from residential buildings.” Jennifer Fletcher said the committee had had been reviewing OC law since 2016 but The lawyer then suggested assignment of decided to review and re-tender those “From my observations as a provider of secrecy surrounded its intentions. proxy voting rights to the short-stay operator contracts, which the management company facility management services it appears as a solution to the problem and asked that didn’t receive well. “The rumour is that the legislation is being there is very little that can be done given the irrevocable proxy rights be inserted into the re-written secretly because it’s already out current laws. Most residents are first-time “Enter proxy farming,” she said. “The lease. Suggested amended lease wording of date, and because the reforms didn’t owners of apartments and have very little committee was hijacked by the management included: go far enough to improve liveability for knowledge or understanding of owners’ company, their many arms and two real residents and owners,” Mr Bacon said. “So, corporation matters. They are perplexed and “The landlord may not revoke this estate agents whose reasons must be there is no cavalry coming over the horizon left not knowing what to do, or believe.” appointment during the term of the lease, questioned. These few individuals were anytime soon. Many high-rise buildings in including any further term/s, except in armed.” In Docklands, a short-stay operator in Melbourne are highly exposed right now, instances where the tenant refuses to pay November threatened a landlord with a “It appears some were gained by trying to and for the foreseeable future.” rent. The landlord acknowledges that the $100,000 lawsuit if he refused to pass over his discredit existing committee members and tenant has entered into the renewal of the The government has committed to OC proxy vote. It is understood a number others falsified information sent to selected lease at the specific rate in reliance upon the releasing an “exposure draft” of an Owners of similar letters were also sent to other owners, many of them overseas-investors. powers conferred upon it by the preceding Corporations Amendment Bill by June 30. A landlords. Many proxies questionably gained, signed clause and that the tenant will suffer spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Minister and presented.” A lawyer for the operator wrote to the damages and loss in the event it is prevented Marlene Kairouz said: “We’re committed to landlord asserting the landlord was in or attempts are made by the landlord to Ms Fletcher said it resulted in an outcome working with the public to ensure the views breach of the Residential Tenancies Act prevent the tenant from exercising its proxy where the management company and its of stakeholders and the community are because building management allegedly in the manner set out above.” subsidiaries resumed control of running carefully considered.”

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Accommodation) Bill 2016 formalises and But strata living will soon overtake detached legitimises short-stay letting in residential housing as the default situation in Victoria. The Yarra River Business buildings; Comment And, in our part of the world, owner- Association (YRBA) has ■■ The state’s failure to outlaw proxy occupiers are a vulnerable minority easily thrown its support behind Shane farming. In investor-majority buildings, swept aside by proxy farmers determined to Scanlan it is ridiculously simple for any individual take over OC committees. Federation Square’s bid to to harvest a majority of votes to control an Take a look at Melbourne’s skyline. Pretty replace its Yarra Building OC; and much all of these recent residential with an Apple global flagship ■■ Protection offered to short-stay operators skyscrapers are owned by investors (either The threat of short-stay under the Residential Tenancies Act. off-shore or domestic) who are motivated by store. operators taking over They are running a business, but the law financial return. protects them as if they are vulnerable Why wouldn’t they give their proxy vote to The board last month voted to submit a residential towers stems renters. Some commercial operators are someone promising to increase their profits? response to Heritage Victoria to support from a failure of government taking unreasonable advantage of this, the proposal based on its tourism and effectively disenfranchising landlords. These proxy farmers don’t need an actual business benefits to the precinct. It also regulation. connection with a particular building to end supports the proposal’s plan to open the The Victorian Civil and Administrative up in control. square more actively to the river. Unintended consequences are flowing from Tribunal (VCAT) is being clogged with And they don’t need many proxies in YRBA president John Forman said he ill-considered decisions as well as a general cases brought by real estate agents pursuing investor-majority buildings to achieve this. believed it was a glaring oversight in 2002 failure to recognise emerging patterns in unpaid rents by some short-stay operators. Low attendance at annual general meetings that Federation Square didn’t synergise inner-city living. The “cat and mouse” games being played out are costing landlords thousands of dollars in creates the opportunity. with the river and that a big opportunity The result is a looming perfect storm legal costs. They only need a relatively easily-acquired had been missed for nearly 20 years. which will likely result in residents being list of investor-owners with their addresses “The Apple proposal will help to cement displaced and wholesale profiteering by an In a current case, a landlord who succeeded to get started. Once acquired, they either Federation Square’s position as a riverside unscrupulous and determined small cohort in evicting a short-stay operator after months convince owners to grant proxies or simply entity and will boost the river’s integration of opportunists. of unpaid rent is being sued for $40,000. fake their signatures on proxy forms. with the CBD,” Mr Forman said. The three major regulatory problems are: Owners’ corporation law is in serious need Currently, there are few documented A statement from the YRBA said that ■■ The state’s deliberate backing of the of an overhaul to reflect the realities of the examples that this has happened. But the board acknowledged that the Yarra short-stay industry by failing to grant 21st century. It appears legislators think that’s no reason to be complacent. A Building was originally intended to be the owners’ corporations (OCs) adequate they are dealing with how a small number of storm is looming and, unless the Victorian most commercial section of Federation control of their buildings. The just- people living in blocks of flats in the suburbs Government takes urgent steps to prevent it, Square’s footprint and that the Apple store enacted OC Amendment (Short-stay interact. the damage will be catastrophic. was in line with the architect’s vision.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News 6 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 83 Call for tougher rules on builders By Meg Hill and Sean Car

Residents have called on the City of Melbourne to crack down on after-hours construction, asserting that builders can break the current rules with impunity.

Local residents from Banque 88 (Clarke St) starting early on January 24 at its Charter and Bella Apartments (City Rd) wrote to Hall development on Lonsdale St in the CBD, Southbank Local News last month sharing and the Brady Group was fined on January their frustrations about construction 25 for a breach at its nearby development on company Icon Builders allegedly carrying Little Lonsdale. out works after hours consistently between While not after hours, developer of 18 Moray the hours of 2am and 4am at 260 City Rd. St ABD Group has been issued multiple fines Owners’ corporation (OC) member from by council for breaches to its construction Banque 88 Nicolo Bolognesi said after one management plan. Other local developers occasion, when trucks had entered the work have regularly absorbed fines for similar site at 2am generating noise for two hours, breaches. he had contacted council which he claimed President of East Enders, a resident group did nothing to help. based in the CBD, Jenny Eltham said “I called the council and found out that they $2000 was a “drop in the ocean” to some did not have an after-hours permit but they companies. didn’t do anything about it,” Mr Bolognesi said. “piling rig” machinery at that time. Vic Roads “We are surrounded by construction sites.” “It should be three strikes and you’re out, the does not allow certain wide load vehicles on site gets shut for a week,” she said. “$2000 is But residents say builders regularly start “I believe the point here is that regardless of City Rd between 12am and 6am and this is nothing to construction companies. It offers work before local laws allow because their whether the construction company has an the only time this activity can happen,” the no deterrent.” cost-benefit analysis shows that time savings after-hours permit, the council should place spokesperson said. boundaries. They must consider that this is a outweigh the fine. Ms Eltham said CoM staff responsible However, residents argue that works have for issuing the fines were as frustrated as residential area and people need to rest and A spokesperson for council said: “The fine been going beyond trucks simply entering residents, but had their hands tied. sleep in peace.” for carrying out illegal building works is set and exiting the site. A spokesperson for the City of Melbourne at the maximum amount council can set “The City of Melbourne needs to have the (CoM) argued the builder hadn’t breached The council, according to limits set by the under the Local Government Act 1989 being powers to shut down a site when continual any rules to date and that it did have a permit Victorian Government, can issue fines up to 20 penalty units or $2000. The Sentencing Act breaches of permit occur,” she said. $2000 for out-of-hours work. 1991 sets local law penalty units at $100.” to undertake certain works after hours. What do you think about construction bans? “They (the builders) had a permit to deliver “The area is a nightmare,” Mr Bolognesi said. Developer Lendlease was fined $2000 for Email [email protected]

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News ISSUE 83 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 7 What is happening at 310 St Kilda Rd? By Sean Car

Politicians on all sides continue to dodge questions about 310 St Kilda Rd. But why?

For many years the former repatriation clinic “Last week, we received a letter from the has sat idle on the corner of St Kilda Rd and Victoria Government explaining to us the Coventry St. type of bid that they are prepared to make. We are assessing that at the moment,” he A prime piece of heritage real estate said. gathering dust in Southbank. Unheard of! Like the rest of Victoria Barracks, the “Shortly, we will be providing advice to building is owned by the Department of government on whether the bid that we’ve Defence, which has been trying to offload got from the Victorian Government meets the site for many years now, stating it is the Commonwealth property disposal surplus to requirements. regulations or not.” Being within direct proximity to Victoria Asked what the state government’s Barracks and the Shrine of Remembrance, it intentions for the site were, a spokesperson would make sense that its future use should for Mr Pallas told Southbank Local News: give back to veterans in some way, right? “The Victorian Government considers strategic opportunities to acquire available And being zoned within Melbourne’s Arts sites. It would be premature to comment Precinct, imagine if it also had a creative while discussions with the Commonwealth function … are underway.” The Australian National Veterans Arts Whatever the situation, ANVAM can Museum (ANVAM) group has, for many take small comfort out of its three local years now, sought information from all candidates for our local seat of Macnamara, sides of politics on the status of the building. who seem generally supportive. It is still seeking to becoming a trustee of Questions continue to surround 310 St Kilda, Southbank. the site in order to establish an art gallery, The Liberal’s Kate Ashmor is a known studios and community and retail space in future prime minister Bill Shorten has even policy initiatives that could not otherwise supporter, Labor’s Josh Burns is receptive the building for veterans to practise art and publicly stated it as part of his government’s be achieved through an open market sale; and, while she hasn’t met with the group yet, recover from trauma. policy platform in the past. or Greens candidate Steph Hodgins-May said The site is understood to be riddled with However, the Victorian Government hasn’t ■■ Optimise broader government outcomes the site had to be kept in public hands. been so forthcoming as to reveal its own asbestos. Some politicians have estimated including economic or social outcomes. “The Repatriation Hospital Building is a the remediation works associated in aspirations for the site. A Defence spokesperson later said that historic site that has a long connection with resurrecting the building will cost north of The Department of Defence last year invited the in-principle offer from the Victorian our veterans and service community,” she $10 million or even $20 million. While lofty, the state government to bid for the site in Government to acquire the building came said. these are costs ANVAM has stated that its an off-the-market sale. Victorian Treasurer subject to a number of conditions. willing to seek philanthropic support for. “Defence no longer wanting the site presents Tim Pallas made an offer (details unknown) “One of the conditions in the offer was an opportunity for both the federal and state On paper, nonetheless, this sounds like a lot which was knocked back. inconsistent with the Commonwealth governments to give something back to our of money to commit to a project that many According to the Department of Defence’s Property Disposal Policy,” the spokesperson ex-service community.” politicians have said doesn’t sit high on the secretary for estate and infrastructure Steve said. Naturally, we can’t know the detail! list of priorities in the grand scheme of all of Grzeskowiak, its bid was “non-compliant Kate Ashmor told Southbank Local News: the other issues and projects that need their Reading between the lines though, it would with government procurement rules.” “This derelict building is in the heart of our attention more. Fair enough. appear that the state and Commonwealth What Mr Grzeskowiak was referring to veterans precinct, and is the perfect place aren’t fully aligned on what should be done But why then, with a state Labor government when addressing Federal Senate Estimates to give ANVAM a home. This is a wonderful with the building. launching a royal commission in mental on February 20 was the Commonwealth opportunity to create a community hub, and health and a federal Coalition government Property Disposal Policy. So if, as it’s understood, the Commonwealth to strengthen our support and care for our throwing $500 million (yes, that’s right) at thinks ANVAM’s proposal for the site is a cherished veterans and their families.” Under rules for an off-the-market sale – a upgrading the Canberra War Memorial over good idea, but does the state government sale to a state, territory or local government Southbank Local News submitted a request 10 years, does this project seem so hard to have other ideas? – has to: under Freedom of Information (FoI) for a get any answers on? It’s hard to know for sure. However, while copy of the correspondence to Defence from ■■ Protect Commonwealth property Different ministers from both major parties the state government is still interested, there the state government outlining the terms of interests; at a federal level have thrown their support is hope. Mr Grzeskowiak later told Senate its latest bid. It was not received in time for behind the ANVAM proposal. Potential ■■ Facilitate Commonwealth or co-operative Estimates on February 20: publishing this edition.

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News ISSUE 83 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 9 Builder dodges cladding bill South Wharf By Meg Hill Rotary coup

Consultants have been hit with the costs for the flammable cladding on Docklands’ Lacrosse More than 20,000 Rotary building in a high profile Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) decision handed members from around the down on February 28. world will be heading to postcode 3006, with the VCAT Judge Ted Woodward found the VCAT decision had been expected to set a Melbourne Convention and builder, LU Simon, primarily liable but precedent in how liability will be settled on Exhibition Centre (MCEC) ordered the architects, building surveyors other affected buildings in Victoria. and fire engineers reimburse LU Simon to host the 2023 Rotary for almost all of the damages awarded to But Judge Woodward said: “Many of apartment owners. my findings have been informed by the International Convention. particular contracts between the parties The decision found that the consultants in this case and by events occurring in the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major failed their due care, breaching their course of the Lacrosse project that may or Events Martin Pakula last month agreements in the processes, which led to may not be duplicated in other building announced that Melbourne had edged the approval of the flammable material. projects.” out London to win the right to host the The amount of damages settled was $5.7 “It should also be noted that my findings event. million. Building surveyor Gardner Group, concerned the particular use of ACPs The 2023 Rotary International architect Elenberg Fraser and fire engineer [aluminium composite panels with a core Convention is the most valuable Thomas Nicolas were ordered to reimburse containing polyethylene] on the Lacrosse convention ever secured for Victoria and LU Simon 33 per cent, 25 per cent and 39 per t o w e r.” will attract 20,000 delegates, delivering cent of the damages respectively. “This relevantly involved large scale more than $88 million to the Victorian LU Simon will pay only the 3 per cent (approximately 4000 sqm) of contiguous economy and creating 530 jobs. apportioned to Jean-Francois Gubitta, the installation of ACPs with a 100 per cent The decision was handed down man whose cigarette started the 2014 fire. The 2014 Lacrosse building fire in Docklands triggered a polyethylene core on the external walls of national inquiry into combustible cladding. following a successful site inspection More than $7 million in claims remain a high-rise building, including on un- with key decision makers from Rotary sprinklered balconies.” unsettled, the bulk of which relates to offer of good faith. International. compliance costs including the replacement “Again, these particular features may or may LU Simon director Jim Moschoyiannis said: To be held between MCEC and of the cladding. not be present in other building projects “LU Simon Builders acknowledges VCAT’s Melbourne Park, City Rd and Southbank involving ACPs.” The 2014 Lacrosse fire led to an uncovering findings. It is not in a position to comment as Promenade will provide key transport of a widespread flammable cladding LU Simon started replacing cladding at it is yet to review the decision in its entirety and pedestrian links in allowing problem in Victoria. The long-awaited Lacrosse in January in what it said was an in consultation with its lawyers.” Rotarians easy access between venues.

Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News 10 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 83 Help shape your hospital

The state government is calling on the community to contribute to the vision of a new community hospital for Fishermans Bend.

Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos and finish by 2024. announced on February 28 that Southern The new hospital will be built at a location Metropolitan MP Nina Taylor will chair a to be determined in partnership with Fishermans Bend community consultation local health services and Alfred Health, committee, giving the community a say connecting a range of health and human over the hospital’s future. services under one roof. The government is investing $675 million “When a loved one gets sick, people want to build and upgrade 10 new community to know that the very best care is just hospitals close to major growth areas around the corner. Community hospitals with Fishermans Bend being one of the will improve access to the care locals need, recipients. when and where they need it,” Ms Taylor Community consultation committees said. are being established so carers, patients, Member for Albert Park Martin Foley said: families and volunteers can work with “It’s really important that these hospitals health service providers to ensure each are shaped by the communities they serve, hospital meets the particular needs of because each area is different. We want to locals. make sure Fishermans Bend locals get a say Alfred Health will have responsibility – this advisory group will do that.” for governance of the Fishermans Bend The committee will include approximately hospital, which will offer services including 15 representatives from key organisations general practice, pathology and imaging, such as local councils and health services family and early childhood, family safety, providers, as well as the community. community mental health and alcohol and drug assessment. The expressions of interest process to sit on the committee will open this month. It will improve access to specialist services like day surgery, chemotherapy, More info: vhhsba.vic.gov.au/health- community-based palliative care, chronic infrastructure/community-hospitals- disease management and public dental. program Boyd tender closes Construction is expected to start in 2022 The City of Melbourne’s tender process for the sale and redevelopment of the commercial and residential development at Boyd closed on February 15.

As part of the new Boyd Park, currently “We require the development to be a under construction, the council is seeking high quality design that is responsive a collaborative arrangement with a private and considerate of its surrounds and the developer to purchase and redevelop needs of the community. Our vision is to 1843sqm of the site at 132 Kavanagh St. support the creation and timely delivery of a vibrant new village centre for Southbank To be located at corner abutting Kavanagh for residents and visitors to enjoy.” St and Kings Way, the council is requesting a development proposal that includes The council’s development brief for the 550sqm of community facilities on the site notes that current community facilities ground level, affordable housing and active within Boyd Community Hub were frontages to the new park. already facing operational challenges and needed to be expanded to cater for future The tender process represents a significant population growth. step in a saga that dates back to 2012, when the City of Melbourne first entered into In addition to the mandatory 550sqm of an agreement with developer The Mackie community facilities on the ground floor, Group to provide both the development the brief says there is potential for a health and the park. clinic or creche on the podium levels to support the emerging residential and Yarra River Business Network Following two failed attempts by Mackie to worker population. finance the project, the City of Melbourne NETWORKING cut ties with the developer in 2017. In the It also notes that at least one cafe or wake of the delays the council pushed restaurant should be included on the forward with delivering the park itself, ground floor fronting the park and requests LUNCHEONS starting construction last year. a minimum of 40 dwellings (15 per cent overall) for affordable housing to be With the park now due for completion WEDNESDAY, 3 APRIL 2019, 12 NOON-2PM managed through a registered agency. EUREKA 89, EUREKA TOWER, 7 RIVERSIDE QUAY, SOUTHBANK this year, a spokesperson for the City of Melbourne said the evaluation of The project timeline would see development applicants was now THEME: “THE NEW CONSUMERS” $77 PER HEAD, (GST INC) construction start in 2020 and the building underway, with its preferred proponent to Q&A PANEL OF YOUNG PRE-LUNCH DRINK completed by mid-2022. The development INFLUENCERS, DISCUSSING WHAT 2 COURSE LUNCH (MAIN & DESSERT) be announced in late April and plans to be site will be used as a temporary park until RESONATES WITH MILLENNIALS WITH WINE, BEER & SOFT BEVERAGE revealed mid-year. construction begins. WHEN CONSUMING HOSPITALITY, AFTER-LUNCH COFFEE & SWEET THINGS “Our request for the proposal for the Council’s chair of planning Cr Nicholas RETAIL & ACCOMMODATION Boyd development outlines the need for Reece said: “The Boyd site is an incredibly PRODUCTS community facilities on the ground level, important project for our municipality and Bookings: www.yarrariver.melbourne/lunch affordable housing, 6-star Green Star we are excited to see the project reach this certification, active frontage to public important stage.” Enquiries: Tim Bracher 0412 502 931 [email protected] space and provisions for appropriate bike and car access,” a spokesperson said.

Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News ISSUE 83 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 11 Fears to fewer fines Open space arts-chitects By Shane Scanlan An architectural team, combining local and international talent, has been appointed to design Southbank’s new public Melbourne councillors have been told almost $2 million in space as part of the Arts Precinct’s transformation. parking fines was not collected in the last quarter mainly because of “infringement officers requesting to be paired up Melbourne design practice HASSELL, in over safety concerns”. partnership with New York’s SO-IL, will lead a local and international team to design the new public space that will form In a quarterly financial report presented part of the redevelopment. to councillors at the February 19 Future The Melbourne Arts Precinct Melbourne Committee meeting, chief transformation project will include financial officer Michael Tenace reported an elevated inner-city park and new that $1.8 million less than expected was pedestrian connections into and collected from fines in the second quarter throughout the area, enabling visitors to of 2018-19. The figure is 8.4 per cent under move seamlessly from Southbank and the budget. Yarra. “This unfavourable variance is due mainly The project will deliver 18,000sqm of new to lower number of infringement notices and renewed public space in what is one being issued as a result of infringement A concept design by HASSELL. of Australia’s most densely populated officers requesting to be paired up over suburbs. safety concerns,” Mr Tenace said. from across the globe experience the reported a “minor favourable variance” of HASSELL is an award-winning design cultural offering within the Melbourne Arts But his explanation has been corrected $200,000. practice with extensive experience in public Precinct, and enable them to connect with by an official council spokesperson who The council spokesperson revealed that space design – from Darwin’s waterfront to nature as they experience this part of the said: “The decline in parking infringement parking officers were soon likely to be Sydney Olympic Park. The team is currently city on a day-to-day basis.” revenue is due to a number of factors, wearing body cameras in an attempt to working on the Melbourne Metro Tunnel including the impact of extreme weather The state government has invested $208 prevent them being assaulted. project, as well as major new public spaces (both heat and rain) on our on-road staff in million over two years in the first phase in Shanghai and Shenzen. recent months, a small number of officers “There was no specific incident that led to a of the project, to kick-start planning and working in pairs and some vacancies in our relatively small number of officers asking to Based in Brooklyn, SO-IL (Solid Objects enable the NGV and Arts Centre Melbourne team which are being advertised.” be paired-up,” the spokesperson said. Idenburg Liu) has previously worked with to start raising philanthropic funds for the New York’s MoMA and Frieze Art Fair. SO- revitalisation. The spokesperson said the general trend “It is not yet clear whether pairing-up IL is currently creating a new waterfront in for collection of parking fines was down in officers has had any impact on reports of Minister for Creative Industries Martin Paris. The architects will lead a rigorous, recent years. assault. The majority of assaults on our Foley said that, once complete, the project collaborative design process to make sure officers are verbal assaults.” would draw an additional three million “Revenue generated from parking fines this massive new public space is the beating people to Southbank each year. in our municipality has decreased “The streets are our officers’ workplace heart of Melbourne as a cultural capital. year-on-year for the last four years as a and we do not tolerate any form of abuse “This project will reshape Melbourne’s The winning bid puts a strong focus on result of fewer cars visiting the city,” the encountered by our officers in the course cultural and creative precinct, bringing nature and include seasonal gardens by spokesperson said. of their work. We work closely with Victoria more people than ever into a fantastic world-renowned horticulturalists Nigel Police to ensure the reported assaults are new public space and improving access However, the council’s August 2018 Dunnett and James Hitchmough, who investigated.” to everything that the Arts Centre and the financial performance reported that $3.7 transformed London’s Barbican Centre. NGV have to offer,” he said. million (9 per cent) more than expected “We are currently in consultation with a In a joint statement, project directors Ben was collected in 2017-18. view to introducing body worn cameras “The new public open space will draw Duckworth (HASSELL) and Jing Liu (SO-IL) as a proactive measure to support officers’ people into the heart of the rejuvenated “This favourable variance is due mainly to expressed their excitement about being safety on street. A number of other councils Sturt St arts precinct, which continues increased number of parking infringement chosen to lead the project. around Australia are using this technology to grow as the home to over 40 different penalties,” the report said. and have reported a significant drop in “This is a rare opportunity to help shape arts and cultural organisations and The first quarter report for 2018-19 also incidents,” the spokesperson said. how Melburnians and millions of visitors performance spaces.” 9

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank Local News 12 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 83 The perils of painting By Rhonda Dredge

Art as a career has a mystique that is elusive but you can’t really equate work with the artist. A painter has his own special language that he might only share with another painter.

At the opening of Jon Cattapan’s recent exhibition, the talk was all about natural light, the price of industrial fans and travel Domain Park plans. When artists get together they like to vision endorsed compare notes about studios. By Kevin Jingga Philosophical details will be swamped by the conviviality of the occasion. In an age of New pedestrian and political collectives, painters often still work alone and an opening is a time to catch up cycle paths, increased with old friends. accessibility, enhanced “I’m looking forward to Berlin,” said one ecology and a new “treetop artist. “Let’s go talk to everybody,” said another. walk” highlight a new 20- The mood at Cattapan’s workplace on year master plan for our Southbank is just as casual, friendly and colour. His figures are always provisional, the VCA. Audacity counts for something in iconic Domain parklands. experimental, often like one big opening, suggesting displacement or protest or the performance art and its many permutations, and the inevitable journeys overseas to keep creation of social spaces. “I want there to be as does impermanence, but there’s At their February 19 Future Melbourne up with the discipline are a big part of the friction.” something about a painter and his paintings Committee (FMC) meeting, City of equation. that last. They don’t have to comment on the Even though he is never jarring and is always Melbourne councillors unanimously politics of the day. Cattapan, who is the director of the Victorian impeccably polite when it comes to the endorsed the master plan, which seeks to College of the Arts, says there are lots of corporate line, Cattapan admits there are Stratum, on at Station in South Yarra, improve accessibility, tackle population paths to becoming an artist but he can sit at always points of contention that are “not continues Cattapan’s ongoing experiment growth and address climate change. Tom Roberts’ easel in his office and connect exactly comfortable”. with the figure in the landscape. For a while The master plan focuses on with the history of painting. he took pictures of rubbish left out on nature Perhaps it is this honesty that makes a visit to nurturing ecology and land diversity, strips and used them as his figures, applying The director’s office on St Kilda Rd is modest. his office a blessing for a painter. acknowledging historical and cultural There’s a conglomerate of materials, which his aesthetic machine to their depiction. It’s heritage, supporting visitor experience, He now does one-on-one sessions with must annoy Cattapan’s particular eye, and only later that you realise he is commenting improving pedestrian access and undergraduates and even though he talks a scattering of storage cabinets. The most about culture and the way it is continually building resilience. about the VCA as being a big organisation soothing part is a small notice board on trashed. with a reputation and reach to challenge The Domain parklands are more than 150 which he has pinned three photocopies students, a painter can’t hide his concerns. “Painting can take a long time for the viewer years old and nearly 123 hectares. They of a painting above a small saying about to get,” he says. “The imagery stays with you.” include Royal Botanic Gardens, Shrine of subjectivity. The VCA has stuck religiously to its Remembrance, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, successful formula, which allows all students After 24 years at the VCA, Cattapan has seen Paint is a subjective material. Cattapan Government House, Alexandra Park, access to a range of practitioners on staff. a lot of changes at Southbank, including the favours luminescence and has applied Alexandra Gardens, the Queen Victoria The Atelier style training is expensive but “it’s ambitious building program by the former the acrylic and oil paint to canvas with Gardens and Kings Domain. the best way”. director Su Baker, also a painter with a love thinners to create glistening effects. His bold of the medium. The plan seeks to improve connection combinations of colour, perspectival lines Other universities tend to allocate to the city and offers opportunities to and outlines of figures are enigmatic yet supervisors and it can be hell tracking down Some find the conversion of the police collaborate among the park’s many dramatic. someone who is actually interested in your stables to studios for Honours students a bit attractions in order to enhance broader work. An artist needs an interpersonal too elitist but Cattapan is not buying into “There are complications in the under- destination management. connection. “That’s what it’s all about.” any realist notions that equate poverty with painting,” he says, of the surface. “I see artistic talent. The master plan also aims to repurpose figures as contours of information. These Many of the VCA staff were at Cattapan’s the existing road spaces. It includes figures are transparent. At the heart is a kind opening, including Ted Colless who edits the “Have you seen the conservatorium?” he creating a drop off/pick up zone at the of adherence to distinct layers. That’s how I brilliant re-incarnation of Art + Australia, asks. “It’s very swish.” Would he like an office Yarra boathouses, reviewing parking come to understand the world.” a relatively radical glossy art mag with there? “Sure,” he says. restrictions, improving signage and intelligent articles and dark themes. Painters use techniques to create meaning. Stratum, Adam Lee and Jon Cattapan, preparing pedestrian access in response Cattapan resists blocking in figures in flat Students are allowed to be irreverent at Station, South Yarra, on until 23 March. to the new Anzac Station.

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MEL BOURNE DESIGN WEEK growth and ecological transformation, many Melbourne Emma Telford said the program or get inspired at the Victorian Design Presented by the National believe that design and architecture hold would offer a “reservoir of ideas for Challenge as Craig Reucassel from ABC’s great potential for positive transformation. reimagining the river” in an effort to get War on Waste presents the Waste Challenge Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and Offering disruptive ideas that intersect Melbournians reconnected with our river Live Pitch. Creative Victoria, Australia’s with industry, politics, history, science, both physically and culturally. Buildings, vehicles, products and ecology, psychology and more, Design Week The program spans events that focus garments are made possible by vast global leading annual international will encourage participants to demonstrate on a range of topics, including reframing supply chains of materials. Some are natural, design event, Melbourne Design cultural and historical awareness by planning in Fishermans Bend, exploring others are synthetic, but whatever their embracing the past, present and future. the river’s traditional swimming spots, origins, all materials have consequences and Week, will present its largest Through this idealistic agenda, the understanding its forgotten ecologies and implications. program to date, with more than program provides an opportunity for delving into water sensitive urban design. Through a series of programs, Material 200 events from March 14 to 24. designers to reflect on what they do, to Another highlight, The War on Waste, Matters will reveal how designers are imagine new and better ways of doing explores some of the defining moral issues thinking about where materials come things, and share these ideas and insights of our time such as climate change, waste from and where they will end up, perhaps Featuring 47 exhibitions, 14 film with a broad audience. and pollution spanning geographies and heralding a new wave of thinking. screenings, 77 talks, 22 tours and 18 One of the most notable highlights of scales – from whole ecosystems to individual Other key programs include Possible workshops across Melbourne and, for the this year’s program is Waterfront, which consumer choices. Futures and Inclusive Cities, which each very first time, Geelong, this year’s theme celebrates the Birrarung (Yarra River) Many leading entrepreneurs and respectively explore a range of themes that “Design Experiments” begs the question: and asks Melbournians to reconsider and designers see these looming challenges as will help us reimagine how we address a how can design shape the future? connect with the river that runs through our opportunities for a new wave of innovation, number of challenges relating to science, From Yarra River boat tours showcasing city. rethinking and renewal that could radically technology, politics, culture and more. long-held aspirations for Melbourne’s Offering unique experiences and insights transform our cities ad daily lives. With an incredible line up of international waterways, to keynote addresses from major into this winding watercourse, Open This series of programs, featuring guests and other creative programs and international speakers, the program will House Melbourne presents a program of exhibitions, workshops and talks, celebrates events, including the Melbourne Art Book demonstrate how design can impact a range conversations, boat tours and special events the potential of design and creativity to Fair, Melbourne Design Week 2019 offers of prominent challenges we face today as a that deep dive into the role design plays in accelerate the conversation and embrace something for everyone. society. reframing Melbourne’s relationship with these challenges head on. Design your own To view the full program and find out more As society enters an unprecedented period water. circular food system or zero waste building, information visit designweek.melbourne of urbanisation, digitisation, population Executive director of Open House explore the Welcome to Wasteland exhibition

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One year on Buxton Contemporary explores Australian history and identity through its current arts showcases.

Southbank presents the first anniversary of Buxton Contemporary, home to the remarkable Michael Buxton Collection Revenge of the pendulum with two new exhibitions: National Anthem and A New Order, starting on Hancock By Rhonda Dredge Katie Lee, the designer of this little March 8 until July 7. experiment, has a lot of fun trying to provoke These free exhibitions invite us to the viewer into participating in her world of scrutinise crucial moments in the recent It takes a brave performer to ropes, bricks, bars, tools, chalk boards and history of Australian art and the ideas that coup! sit reading a book with her implements. continue to shape the nation. Is she saying that artistic work is a National Anthem, curated by Dr Kate back turned towards a large perpetual activity? Just, shows the contemporary issue of Herbie Hancock is coming to pendulum that is swinging Sometimes performers enter the space Australian national identity. It exposes at the Margaret Lawrence Gallery and do the exclusion of indigenous histories Southbank as the Melbourne slowly her way. things with ropes. Other times the interest is and denial of multicultural voices and International Jazz Festival in the relative weight of a brick and an iron experiences due to the desire of singular (MIJF returns for its 22nd year. Every now and then the performer has a bar. What is their point of equilibrium when national identity. chance to stand and control the pendulum’s suspended over a rafter? Buxton Collection artists demonstrate action. Gravity is the ruling force in Lee’s little their works, challenging the xenophobic, Herbie Hancock, the 14 Grammy A circle is marked on the floor to guide her. laboratory but humans may conquer it for homophobic, misogynist and racist awards winner, will close the 2019 festival It wouldn’t take much effort, however, to a moment by causing friction, overcoming constructions of national identity, at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on increase the circumference and introduce an inertia, lifting and shifting things from one and also ask us to consider topics like June 8 and 9. element of danger into the task. place to another. Australian national symbols, colonial Hancock’s standing and influence What if she went too far and got knocked Human activity is memorable and history, queerness challenges or our on modern music has produced iconic off her stool? objects tend to lose their agency unless in migrants and refugees approach that partnerships with artists ranging from The question is by no means menial. motion but there might be potential for a construct our national identity. Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, Tina Artistically speaking, there should always little revenge. A New Order, curated by Linda Short, Turner and Annie Lennox to Snoop Dog, be an element of risk in a work, particularly This exhibition is the result of Lee’s PhD combines the work of 12 artists from three Flying Lotus and Pink. when the goal is to create perpetual motion. at the Victorian College of the Arts and it’s a or more generations since the 1980s. Key Save the date for this rare opportunity The pendulum is large and heavy and pity that it lasted for just four days. features are Daniel Crook’s “time-slicing” to see Herbie Hancock live. swings slowly. It could be read as a metaphor Lee says that in the West we tend to video of Melbourne laneways and The Website: melbournejazz.com for the cyclical nature of art. Now it appears perceive the world as static and unchanging, Truth Effect, an animation to test the Stay tuned for more details on the Jazz to be moving towards the human part of the rather than emergent and dynamic. No eye and the mind by Daniel von Stumer, Festival in our next edition. equation but is it friendly? Single Thing challenges this perception. alongside other featured artists. COMING UP

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March 28 - Victorian College of the Arts March 11 - Elisabeth Murdoch Hall March 27 to April 21 - Various venues March 13 - 17 - Merlyn Theatre An open invitation for everyone to come together, Amjad Ali Khan brings a new and timeless Participating Southbank venues include: Arbory Presented by Chunky Move, Dance Massive and jam and celebrate the pivotal contribution of interpretation to the sarod repertoire, being widely Bar & Eatery, Arts Centre Melbourne, Bombini the Coopers Malthouse, Common Ground is a Indigenous organisations throughout Victoria. credited with reinventing the technique of playing Buzz, Fatto Bar & Cantina, Melbourne Recital choreographic game of chess. Chunky Move Featuring guest musicians and performers, the versatile and melodic string instrument. Amjad Centre, Southbank Theatre, Coopers Malthouse Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk evokes the birth of jammers are invited to collaborate and perform Ali Khan will be performing in trio format, with his and The Palms at Crown. To find out who’s ballet in a modern milieu, as two of Australia’s most whatever they wish. With mics, PA with aux-input, sons Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali Bangash, performing and where visit: sought after dancers go move-for-move, through to keyboard, amps and drum kit provided, you just who are also renowned sarod players. comedyfestival.com.au/2019 the intense endgame. need to bring your talents and sign up on the night. malthousetheatre.com.au melbournerecital.com.au finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au

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Ongoing - Arts Centre Melbourne March 27 - Photography Studies College Until March 24 - ACCA Until April 7 - NGV International The Australian Music Vault features a free, Bustling cityscapes, ancient rice terraces, stunning Constructed in five acts, The Theatre is Lying brings Escher X nendo | Between Two Worlds is a immersive exhibition showcasing Australian rural panoramas - just some of the highlights of together artists who create alternative narratives groundbreaking exhibition that features the work music, innovative digital participatory experiences this once in a lifetime photography tour! Led by and worlds through illusionary, cinematic and of Dutch artist M. C. Escher in dialogue with the and iconic objects from our Australian Performing international photojournalist Michael Coyne, this theatrical devices, including installation, historical work of acclaimed Japanese design studio nendo. Arts Collection. info night will provide interested travellers with all re-enactment, digital montage and compositions there is to know. Registration essential. ngv.vic.gov.au australianmusicvault.com.au with video, light and sound. psc.edu.au acca.melbourne

BRIEFS: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SKELETON TREE BILLIONAIRE BOY A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

March 20 - 24 - Playhouse March 16 - 23 - Beckett Theatre April 6 - 14 - Playhouse March 9 - April 18 - Southbank Theatre Fresh from London’s West End, the boys are Stephanie Lake draws inspiration from the punch David Walliams’ best-selling book comes to life on Arthur Miller’s modern masterpiece A View from back in town with a dazzling new show, featuring and poeticism of funeral songs and dances for stage for children aged six and up - and their adults! the Bridge confronts the American dream in a their trademark heart-stopping blend of insanely the dead, to create a powerful new work about Don’t miss this original Australian adaptation stripped-back, muscular drama that simmers talented cabaret burlesque, comic capery and the primary human experience that language as the team behind Mr Stink and The 13-, 26-, with tension and explodes with passion. We might circus to die for - all with punkish swagger. Prepare constantly fails to articulate: the ecstasy of grief. 52- and 78-Storey Treehouses live on stage return be in 1950s Brooklyn, but the themes of family, yourself for interstellar aerial feats and warp-speed With her signature virtuosic movement, Skeleton with songs, laughs and yes, that cat sick and sweet loyalty, immigration and justice are as relevant for strippers from outer space as the Briefs boys apply Tree is an exhilarating union of dance, music and potato mash from the canteen… contemporary Australia as ever before. their skill and humour to push the boundaries. theatre. Presented as part of Dance Massive. artscentremelbourne.com.au mtc.com.au artscentremelbourne.com.au malthousetheatre.com.au

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It’s blissfully quiet in the props room. Even the musical Then. Now. instruments have forgotten how to kick up a fuss.

The timetable for the year is sketched up on a large whiteboard and hundreds of pairs Our Bowl turns 60 of shoes are neatly graded according to size and colour. Since 1959, The Sidney Myer Music Bowl has been an iconic Duraan Reid is getting ready for the student part of Melbourne’s local entertainment scene and last month it impresarios by creating a bit of space and celebrated its 60th birthday. order before the productions begin. First out the door was a Schmidt and Sohn Officially opened by Prime Minister Robert piano. The harp will soon follow if it doesn’t Menzies in 1959, the Bowl has seen many get a gig. of the world’s greatest entertainers perform Visuals count for a lot in the world of live. The iconic amphitheatre, which backs theatre, convincing the audience that a on to views of our magnificent city skyline, drama is real but props just have to look Steven Sondheim continues to provide a magical outdoor good. They don’t have to be functional, experience for music revellers everywhere. into performances, even when they’re even musical instruments. adaptations of fairy tales, preferring glass In 1967, The Seekers performed their Last week Duraan dragged the authentic- cubes to frilly hats and aprons. homecoming concert wowing an estimated looking piano out onto the footpath. It 200,000 people that spilled over into the “Sometimes student designers buy hadn’t been used for five years and the poor lush grounds of Kings Domain. Listed in something from K-Mart and sew on thing was gathering dust, after its starring the 2007 Guiness Book of World Records as lightening bolts,” Duraan said. “There are Arts Centre Melbourne’s David Anderson. role in The Boy from Oz. the biggest attendance at a concert in the lots of costumes left over. The productions Southern Hemisphere, this extraordinary has many special memories at the Bowl, A few hours later it had been rescued by a are not as traditional as they used to be.” event is part of Australia’s rich and varied that image of the crowd’s response to the group of students and was being wheeled “In classics such as Jack and the Beanstalk musical heritage. surprise appearance of The Seekers lead across the road to be repurposed. It had no you probably wouldn’t favour a classic singer is forever etched in David’s memory. internal works but some pretty ivory keys Having a long history with the Bowl, t-shirt from Target,” he said, but actors can and walnut veneer. both as listener and worker, Arts Centre Whether it’s been seeing AC/DC, Sir Paul overwhelm designers and they tend to Melbourne’s now head of contemporary McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Kanye West, “It’s only a prop,” Duraan said. “It would prefer athletic wear. performance David Anderson told Bob Dylan, Blondie, Pearl Jam, Lenny make a nice drinks cabinet. They gutted it Duraan is gentle on student egos, however. Southbank Local News that his most Kravitz, Lorde, Crowded House, Beach so it wouldn’t play. You don’t want noise in “You have to place yourself inside a memorable moment came at the Bowl’s 50th Boys, Bon Jovi or Daft Punk (the list goes a performance. A little kid jumped on it.” 19-year-old. This is my chance to shine. I anniversary show. on and on!), it’s fair to say that nearly The golden harp was used last year in the want to be given a chance.” every Melburnian would feel a personal As the person responsible for programming Steven Sondheim musical Into the Woods, a connection to the venue like no other. There’s plenty of opportunity for being the four-day party, David said the moment fantasy about a baker’s wife seeking a child, outstanding with a busy schedule of came on day two when the RocKwiz crew And while it’s undergone a few upgrades but it could go as well if it’s not used again productions up on the wall. Shakespeare ended their two-hour special, which over the years to get to where it is now, soon. begins this week and adaptions of novels included the likes of the Galvatrons, a process David also played a big role in “This is prime real estate,” said the props and the big musical On The Town are on the Hoodoo Gurus and an encore from a very during the 90s, the feeling for both artists and wardrobe co-ordinator at the Victorian list for the student theatrical productions in special guest… and audiences alike is just as extraordinary College of the Arts. “We don’t have the the Grant St theatre. as it was 60 years ago. “RockWiz did a fake ending and then as the room any more. We’ve put a 12-month tag The musicals are Duraan’s favourites. crowd was almost getting up to leave they “One of the things that I love about that on the harp.” “Westside Story, Forty-Second Street … old announced: ‘ladies and gentleman please venue is the relationship between the The world of props is a constant source of classics … music still drives the tradition. A welcome to the stage Judith Durham,’” performer and the audience,” David fascination for this witty reader of student lot of people still like them.” he said. “She’d apparently taken a bit of said. “I’ve seen some pretty seasoned pretensions. He can tell you what kinds of convincing to come out but 2000 people performers like the guys from the Red Hot And his preference in props is a bus stop, costumes are popular and has a fund of literally leapt to their feet and I’ve never Chili Peppers walk out onto the stage and not because it’s easy to store, but because stories about the trials of designers. seen that anywhere before nor since. This take two steps back almost as if to say ‘how it’s a practical solution to his own little was people of all ages and that was one of many people really are here’?” Period costumes are no longer favoured, productions. When he has students in for the all-time powerful moments.” for example. The current crop of dramatists tours “people stand near it and wait for my “It’s got that incredible sense of immediacy prefers to put a contemporary twist attention.” While he, like so many Melbournians, so a lot of artists really love playing there.”

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Southbank Residents Association St Johns Southgate Could this be a win Love your enemies. for common sense? A modern parable. On a Saturday morning, soon thereafter, We have just learned that the planning minister has rejected Ingrid’s twin brother, Lukas, Ingrid got up before dawn. She made an Crown’s application to extend its planning permit for One apple pie with a beautiful lattice top, went died last year. After he’d been to the florist, then bought a card from the Queensbridge Street which was due to expire in the first week of separated from his wife, Cheryl, newsagent. She wrote in it of regret – of her March. ancient hopes – and even of her love for for a couple of months, he’d Cheryl. taken himself up to Queensland She told of the conversations she’d had As you will recall, this was controversial applied to the site. with Lukas when the two of them had first because it violated so many aspects of the However, that could not be retrospective to do some scuba-diving, where met and how she’d shared in his joy and then, newly-released, planning scheme. and, since there was an approved the coroner said he’d had a excitement when he was falling in love with But worse, there was no consultation with application it meant that the overlay could heart attack in the water. her. She said that she didn’t blame Cheryl the public or even the City of Melbourne. only apply should the application expire. for anything, and that if there was anything, We woke one morning to read the I will be looking into the implications she herself needed to ask forgiveness for, newspaper and learn that the Premier had of this rejection and the impacts on the Ingrid and Lukas had been close, that she most certainly would. Finally, she decided to approve this development as heritage overlay. inseparable in fact, since their mum had wrote of how she would formally declare being of “state significance”, which was The big question from this rejection is breast-fed them simultaneously, one under that she believed Cheryl should be the sole unprecedented that such a commercial how council will now fund the civic works each arm. They talked endlessly as they beneficiary. development was approved under this and upgrades for Queensbridge Square walked to school together, even holding Having sealed the envelope, Ingrid slowly banner. and stage three of Southbank Boulevard hands as youngsters and things didn’t sipped a cup of tea at a café, then drove to Our local member, Martin Foley, also upgrade as the funding was coming from change all that much in high school. They the house Cheryl now lived in alone. a Minister in Daniel Andrews’ Labor the community benefit package as part of saw each other through the shared but Speaking, predictably, through the screen government was also opposed to the the Crown development. different blushings of puberty, and the door, the conversation was entirely one- development, but at the time cited he was I guess there was already a plan prior to angst of first, and unrequited, loves. But way, with Ingrid saying her sorrowful, kind merely one voice in his cabinet and was Crown applying for its development. when their schooling finished, and Lukas and gracious words, until Cheryl roared, unable to influence the outcome. For now, we just need to watch this met Cheryl, things changed. “Can you just leave, please!” Owing to this, while one can’t help be space and see what the next move by the Ingrid and Lukas still managed to chat “Okay, but listen,” Ingrid said, “I’m cynical and assume there were back room developers may be. most days, but after the wedding, Cheryl signing it all over to you. I’m sorting it out deals to get this approved. After all, Crown The Southbank Residents Association insisted that they not talk so much. Lukas with the lawyers.” There was only silence is also a donor to the Labor Party. I can’t was very active with rallying the community said that Cheryl was just a bit “funny” from the behind the darkened door. but wonder what might have transpired and lobbying the government with regard about things, and that Ingrid shouldn’t Ingrid laid down the pie and the flowers between the parties before the application to this atrocious application. worry about it. Ingrid didn’t think she was that she’d been cradling like a pair of to extend was rejected. However, without members our intruding, or stealing from the emotional breast-feeding babies, slipped the card in It would not surprise me if there are other organisation has no voice. If you are not energy Lukas needed to reserve for his wife, between them, then straightened up and issues at play and we may see something yet a member of the Southbank Residents but after a couple of years, she was cut off. said, “Goodbye.” else transpire in the not too distant future. Association, we would certainly welcome The one time she popped around, she After waiting half a beat, perchance However, since the original application your support. You can sign up via our came to regret it. Talking through the an echo might return, she walked away was approved there has been many website at southbankresidents.org.au security door, seeing only the shadow of her – feeling empty but solid, dusty but changes in the property landscape and I twin through metal mesh, and being told damp – and wishing that both she, and assume the government understood the that she’d have to leave, was too much to Cheryl, might have a hand to hold, as they commercial reality that if it was to approve bear. So, she stopped trying. She bore the continued to walk the hard knocks of life. an extension, then there would be a high burden of grief as if he her twin brother had Could you say the Kingdom of Heaven is likelihood that commencement may not died … and then, he actually did … like that? have happened during that extension either Sometime after the funeral, where Cheryl and the government, council and residents had avoided her, Ingrid got a phone call Tony Penna needed some certainty. from a solicitor. He said that Lukas had Tom Hoffmann In any case, I believe this rejection will Tony Penna is the president nominated her as a beneficiary of some Tom Hoffmann is the pastor at now be a massive win for preserving the of Southbank Residents’ monies, but that his spouse was contesting St Johns Southgate Church. Association. heritage of the Queensbridge Hotel. In the the will. Ingrid said that she didn’t care stjohnssouthgate.com.au southbankresidents.org.au recent Southbank Heritage Review, the about the money and that Cheryl could Queensbridge Hotel was identified for its have it, but was told that there’d still be a heritage value and a heritage overlay was process to go through anyway.

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Metro Tunnel Owners’ Corporation Law Boom, boom, bust and out More builders and developers will choose to “go bust” instead of Tunnel boring machine being held accountable to owners’ corporations (OCs) for dodgy names revealed building defects. An OC recently found out the hard way, time that it took for the OC to commence Anzac Station works progress when the builder it had taken to VCAT for proceedings; The names of the four tunnel Metro Tunnel construction works are building defects slipped into voluntary Retain good building experts and boring machines (TBMs) continuing on the new underground Anzac liquidation shortly before the hearing, engineers to provide the OC with accurate Station along St Kilda Rd site. that will build the twin nine- leaving the OC out-of-pocket and unable to and timely reports that can be used as Heavy machinery was moved from the chase any other wrongdoers in the matter. evidence in legal proceedings; and kilometre rail tunnels under northern section of the site, across St Kilda In my view, this is a cautionary tale for Be open and flexible in negotiations and Rd, to the southern section in February to Melbourne have been revealed. consumers and investors of apartment settlements because of the unavoidable allow for upcoming construction works. buildings and the lessons ought to be danger of the respondents going into The equipment move marks the start of heeded by other OCs otherwise the same liquidation. The two TBMs being launched from the vertical support structure works, known as thing could happen to them. Ascot Constructions is not the only Anzac Station site have been named in piling, in the southern section ahead of the Ascot Constructions Pty Ltd [In Liq.] recent example that OCs have to learn honour of Alice Appleford, an Australian station box being excavated and constructed. constructed a three-storey residential from. Hickory (a large construction civilian and military nurse who took part in Excavation of Anzac Station has reached apartment building in 2011 at Caroline company) placed its subsidiary H Buildings both World Wars, and Millie Peacock, the over three metres in depth in the northern Springs. Soon after the occupancy of the Pty Limited into voluntary administration first woman elected to Victorian Parliament. section of the site. These works are in brand-new building, complaints about in late-2018, around the same time as 13 The TBMs being launched from the site of preparation for the launch of the TBMs defects including water leaks, blocked claims for the rectification of cladding and the new North Melbourne Station have been towards South Yarra later this year. pipes and flammable cladding emerged. building defects were being made against it named after Joan Kirner, the first female For the latest updates on the construction It took the OC three years to bring by various Owners Corporations in VCAT. Premier of Victoria, and Meg Lanning, of Anzac Station visit metrotunnel.vic.gov. proceedings against the builder for It should be noted that Hickory say a record-breaking cricketer and current au. damages in respect to the defects and a that its subsidiary was liquidated due Australian women’s cricket captain. Artists brighten up Anzac Station further three years before the claim was to unrelated mounting legal costs in an The first two TBMs – Joan and Meg – have finally set to be determined at a hearing in unrelated case in Western Australia. arrived in Melbourne and will soon be work site VCAT in late 2018. In the meantime, if a defect arises in your assembled before being launched towards The Anzac Station work site has been The architect and building surveyor building be sure to use the small window Kensington mid-year. given a splash of colour with the latest art had also been joined to the claim but had of opportunity to bring a claim, do your TBMs Alice and Millie will arrive by installation as part of the Metro Tunnel ultimately acted to settle their share of the due diligence on the ability of the builder mid-2019. They will be assembled in Creative Program. liability before the hearing outside of the and other concurrent wrongdoers to meet the Anzac Station box later this year and Collingwood-based Spacecraft Studio proceedings. the costs of the claim, and remain open launched towards South Yarra as they begin has created the vibrant design for the site The OC was left with approximately minded and practical when conducting constructing the two underground rail hoarding. $2 million in out-of-pocket costs and negotiations and settlements. tunnels. It is inspired by the incidental art that the building company tipped itself into As a symbol of good luck, it is tradition to occurred because of the splashes, colours voluntary liquidation shortly before the give machines used in tunnel excavation a and shapes that ended up on canvases commencement of the VCAT hearing. female name before they start work. covering the tables in the Spacecraft Studio This meant that VCAT was left with no over 12 weeks. option but to strike out the OC’s claim, leaving it with no way of recovering the outstanding costs from the builder. Three key lessons can be taken away from this experience. OCs and owners that find themselves in a building defects Tom Bacon dispute with a builder should: Tom Bacon is the principal Act quickly to bring a claim against the lawyer of Strata Title Lawyers. liable parties. One of the problems in the [email protected] case above, was simply the amount of

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Safety & Security Yarra River Business Association Thanks for A constantly changing market your warm The Yarra River Precinct is undoubtedly one of Melbourne’s most successful tourism and hospitality Southbank destinations, but our business community cannot rest on its laurels. The consumer market is constantly again released its annual guide Discover Soon to be resolved will be the berthing welcome changing. While the location and ambience Melbourne’s Waterfront. It is now in its 15th rights for river boat operators on the lower is always a key factor, an equally important year of production and remains one of the Yarra. The 10-year licences being offered may ingredient to success is keeping-up with most popular brochures picked up in hotels see some new players arrive and, hopefully, I’m officially settled in at consumer needs and wants. and information centres across greater provide more security of tenure for existing Southbank Police Station. Our next business lunch, on Wednesday, Melbourne and regional Victoria. operators, so that they can invest in their April 3, is dedicated to understanding a This year we welcome Port Phillip Ferries product with greater confidence. Thanks for the emails I little more about “The New Consumer”. We as our major sponsor of the publication. For You may have noticed the new hire boat received from my first have gathered a panel of influential young Southbankers, the daily ferry trips across the operators on the river, Go Boat and On a speakers to participate in a lively Q&A bay from Harbour Esplanade, Docklands to Boat. They join with association member column and for welcoming session. They embrace the areas of retail, Portarlington is a great way to spend a day or Melbourne Boat Hire to provide another me into your community. hospitality and accommodation and are all weekend away. means of enjoying the city from the water. at the cutting edge of digital communication. We are moving towards the end of the There have been some initial hiccups The needs of the millennial generation are trading season for Arbory Afloat and once regarding self-hirers not understanding Have you ever been a victim of theft? quite different, the way they purchase things again I congratulate the HQ Group for the rules of the waterway, but we trust that Police have some valuable tips to help is different and the way they consume goods another outstanding season of trading and the operators will work hard to sort out you keep your belongings safe. and services is very different. activation of the lower Yarra River. the problems before becoming a source of One of the most common reports It will be a fascinating discussion, matched Richard Shelmerdine and Tim Botterill friction with other river users. taken are regarding thefts from motor by an excellent lunch at Eureka 89. Our took up the challenge a few years ago to run vehicles. These thefts are often due to lunches are open to everyone, including a floating food and beverage venue and each valuables being left in plain sight or residents. In fact, we value the opportunity season they have worked hard to provide a doors/windows being left unlocked. for our business leaders to sit alongside new look and feel to it. It is important not to present an easy those who call Southbank home. This year, Parks Victoria will award three- opportunity to thieves. Follow these Simply head to www.yarrariver. year contracts for on-water activation, John Forman simple steps to help reduce the risk of melbourne/lunch to book your online which may result in anything from floating thefts: John Forman is the president of ticket, or phone our executive officer on yoga classes to other interesting food and Yarra River Business Association. for more information beverage offerings. We wait with great 0412 502 931 yarrariver.info Remove all valuables For years, the talk about the demise of anticipation to see what creative and Do not leave any valuables in your hard copy promotional brochures has been innovative ideas come forward from the car, take them with you. Do not leave heard, but the business association has private sector. personal documents such as registration or insurance paperwork that disclose your home address in the glove box. Montague Community Alliance Do not leave house keys or garage door remotes in the car, they may be stolen and used in home burglaries. Lock up The future is here. Well, nearly… Always lock your car – at the petrol Special Minister of State and Minister for attention on the NOW. station, going into the convenience store Priority Precincts. The government and public service do or even at home in your garage or car So that’s February done and ■■ Community engagement on the take a lot of time to move to action, or park. dusted and everyone is back at development of the Precinct make decisions. We understand the need work for 2019 and it appears Implementation Plans for Montague, for cautious compliance and excellent Secure your car Wirraway, Sandridge and Lorimer will governance, but we do ask all ministers, Park in a well-lit area close to any busier than ever. take place in the next couple of months. heads of department, chairs of boards and CCTV if possible. Thieves do not want to These will provide the fine grain detail for councillors and mayors to be aware that we be caught breaking into cars or risk being Montague is gearing up, the state utility each neighbourhood. are already a vibrant community, a close and identified from security footage. companies regularly appear on street ■■ The Fishermans Bend Taskforce will use happy neighbourhood, who like everyone An issue specific to Southbank corners, digging up the footpath, updating a range of communication activities to else in Melbourne suburbs, need down time residents is preventing tailgating through our aging infrastructure for the next 45 raise awareness and promotion of the and quiet to recover and quality rest and residential car park entries. This is often townhouses or 30 storey high-rise that are engagement events. recuperation on weekends and evenings so the way thieves enter car parks to steal about to begin. It appears that some of those To ensure you stay up to date on the we also can continue to be a close and happy from storage cages or cars. Take the time 20-plus developments that were asked, last project and these opportunities, subscribe neighbourhood welcoming of the future. to allow the roller door to close after your year by the Planning Minister to lower their to the Fishermans Bend E-News at www. So we look forward to the future becoming car has either entered or left the car park. heights and density are showing that they fishermansbend.vic.gov.au the NOW … and thank you all for reading our This ensures that your car parks remain are willing to comply, so Normanby Rd will And work is underway on other significant monthly missive. secure. Ensure any lost fobs are cancelled soon become a building site. As an aside, I “catalyst” projects across Fishermans As usual if you have any ideas for this straight away. These small steps all make heard mention that Normanby Rd, may be Bend such as planning for public transport column or want to comment in anyway, a difference. known as Normanby Boulevard, which did connections, a new community hospital, please get in touch we would be happy to make us locals smile (wryly). a secondary school, Australia’s centre of hear from you. In the event of theft During February, the Montague innovation in design and manufacturing Report thefts to the police. Community Alliance engaged with the which includes the University of Melbourne For further crime prevention Fishermans Bend Development Board and on the former GMH site and a world-leading information, visit the Victoria Police members of the Fishermans Bend Task water recycling facility. website at www.police.vic.gov.au Force. The information we received was very It is good to know that all these activities useful and did leave us with the impression are taking place and the future does that, for the most part, we are in good hands. look bright. The existing residential and Trisha Avery Although of course we would like to see a commercial community, particularly those Senior Sgt Alex O’Toole of us living here before that sad day in July Trisha Avery is the convener voluntary neighbourhood agreement in of the Montague Community Station Commander at place NOW! 2012 when we lost our rights … (Mathew Guy Alliance. Southbank Poilice Station Some points of note: the then planning minister made us Capital [email protected] [email protected]. ■■ Fishermans Bend and Montague Precinct City Zone, and we know who benefited gov.au now sits under Minister Gavin Jennings, from that!), do feel like there is not enough

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Business Boutique Southbank real estate

Long-time friends and now business partners Mel McLennan and David Gay have established a new real estate agency at Clarendon Towers on Haig St.

Southbank Residential provides what both As a resident of 20 years, he said he loved gentlemen described as “boutique” and everything about Southbank and would “old-fashioned” real estate service especially be bringing that same level of care into the tailored to the needs of Southbankers. business. This level of understanding, for As one of the first residents to move into example, will extend to providing advice and Clarendon Towers 20 years ago, Mel has a insight into his many years of working on an deep understanding of his building and the OC, which was an area he said many buyers Southbank community. With an extensive often had no experience with. business background and 17 years serving “It is very important for apartment buyers on the building’s owners’ corporation (OC), to fully understand the importance of OCs,” he knows apartment living very well – and all he said. “Most buyers are not aware of the of the rules and regulations that go with it. rules and regulations in an apartment tower Combined with the real estate experience compared to a free-standing house or unit.” of David, who has been working in the “Quite often, a strong OC with a well- industry since 1979, Southbank Residential planned maintenance plan will command presents a very special and customised a higher selling price for units as there are offering to postcode 3006. no hidden surprises – buyers should always “We’re basically two senior advisers Like Mel, David said he was also keen to computer!” check financials and annual reports of the giving people the real old-fashioned way put his “old-school” values and experience David and Mel offer complete and OC as part of their research into a particular of doing things,” Mel said. “It’s going back into their new venture. individual attention. You could call them building.” to giving people one-on-one service. You “When I first started in real estate, your personal agent as you deal exclusively “We regard our new venture as a unique just don’t get it these days and it’s a pretty you took every person in your car to the with them throughout the sales or buying opportunity to establish a boutique service important thing if you want to buy or sell an property,” David said. “You always took them process - they are available 24/7 to assist. that offers that good old-time personal apartment.” and you were with them the whole time. That With Mel’s passion and expertise in his service that has almost disappeared today.” Alongside friend of 30 years and real- way you got to know them.” own home, he said the business would Southbank Residential is located at estate guru David, who has held a real estate “If you got someone interested you’d go to initially specialise in Clarendon Towers, 102/45 Haig St, Southbank. For more licence since 1982, the pair will be heavily their house. I remember driving to Bendigo before branching out to other towers in information call 9645 0800 or visit focused on providing personalised service to once to sign someone up. Not many would Southbank. They will largely be focused on southbankresidential.com.au people looking to buy and sell in Southbank. do that today, they would just do it on a providing service to the buyers’ market. New local gymnastics facility SOLD! Forget everything you thought The new Advantage Gym Sports (AGS) gymnasium has recently opened to the community on Turner you knew about the inner-city St in Fishermans Bend. apartment market.

Directly servicing inner-city communities Ray White Southbank sold $4.11 million of Port Phillip, as well as Southbank, worth of property under the hammer last Docklands and the CBD, AGS offers a range month to stamp an 87.5 per cent auction of gymnastics classes and activities for all clearance. ages and abilities, with a special focus on At an in room auction held on aerobics. Wednesday, February 27, the leading The gym is well equipped with excellent inner-city Melbourne office completed apparatus for aerobic and performance three sales under the hammer with four gymnastics. In particular the “Gymnova” more selling just prior to clear seven from flooring has attracted expert coaches who eight units. are able to provide international-standard Ray White Southbank | Port Phillip & exercise and training to AGS members. Projects Victoria principal Andrew Salvo While having only opened in October last said it was standing room only on the year, AGS director Kristie Loidl said some one in this area so we thought we’d populate sessions to suit local workers. night with more than 65 people crammed of its members had already represented this area and make it a central location for Offering both team gym and display into the office at 111 Clarendon St. Australia in world championships in aerobics,” she said. gym programs, these are small group Mr Salvo said the in-room style of Portugal and a national championships in “On the aerobic gymnastics side, we have programs which are particularly attractive selling was something new and innovative the USA. an elite coach who was a world champion for developing all the physical and social for the auction market. It was also awarded the Aerobics and she is a fantastic coach in Angela benefits of gymnastics and provides a “Our agents have been flooded with Gymnastics Best Performance Club at the McMillan. She’s a champion herself and now pathway for state and national competition. phone calls from property owners that Australian National Clubs and won the she’s coaching future champions. She has a Individuals and families keen to see and were previously dubious about putting small group gold medal at the Victorian high reputation in the aerobics community.” try the gym can do so at the next AGS open their property through an in-room Gymnastics Fusion Competition. “We have members ranging in ages. We day from 12pm to 2.30pm on Saturday, April auction. They are now enquiring about Providing opportunities for gymnasts have a couple of adults and we have a few 13. Anyone interested in visiting or watching when we be running our next in-room to train in quality programs with great locals and others that come from a while the Victorian and Australian champions auction event,” he said. coaches, such as elite coach and former away for our elite coaching. The response so train or having a stretch or bounce “Owners don’t like the stress and many international champion from New Zealand far has been really positive.” themselves can arrange a time with Kristie agents just don’t have the courage let Angela McMillan, Kristie said Fishermans AGS also offers fitness and friendship on 0413 577 583 or advantagegymsports@ alone enough commitment to commit Bend provided the ideal location for its new for individuals and small groups. Highly gmail.com to the arduous buyer work required to facility. qualified coaches lead and supervise Advantage Gym Sports is located at 3/200 prepare bidders for an auction.” “In terms of aerobic gymnastics there is no activities ranging from kinder gym to adult Turner St, Port Melbourne. raywhitesouthbank.com.au

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Southbanker High-rise singing sound panels, his corner apartment provides Since moving to Freshwater the perfect high-rise singing studio. And in a career that has taken him to all parts of the Place in 2012, career music world, it’s little surprise that he has finally teacher Gary May has privately settled here in Southbank. Gary first started singing as a seven year trained up to six singers per old and has been passionate about music day, five days a week from his ever since. He said that once his voice broke apartment. during adolescence, he knew that teaching, rather than singing was his true calling! Originally from Dubbo in New South In a music teaching career that spans more Wales, he trained in classical singing and than 40 years, Gary is one of the most sought piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of cabaret and even pop singers. would intimidate me to pull out,” he said. after singing teachers in Australia. From Music, which led him into an extensive And since then, he hasn’t looked back. “I thought I’m not going to be bullied classical and opera to pop and music theatre, career working with opera companies, both Although while music teaching is what he is because I was the one that was hurt. Within a he has trained some of the most talented as a coach and conductor. renowned for, he did share with Southbank few hours there were TV cameras at my place performers from around the world. During the 1980s, having spent extensive Local News that he rose to temporary fame and I was in the middle of teaching.” So sought after is his expertise, he has periods training and working between Italy in 2000 for an infamous incident at a Barry “Apparently after that he was just throwing been able to build a business where his and Australia, he would land his first role Humphries show at the Princess Theatre. them to the first few rows very softly but once clients now come to him! And while his daily in Melbourne with the Victoria State Opera Some readers might recall news at the my case made the news there were others singing lessons have come to the surprise Company. And while he admitted it wasn’t time covering the story of a music teacher who came forward saying they’d also been of many of his neighbours over the years, his most enjoyed role, it represented a suing Mr Humphries for throwing a gladioli hurt. So I’m the one who put a stop to that!” he said the acoustics in his apartment turning point for his teaching career. flower at him during a Dame Edna Everage While the experience provided a rather surprisingly provided ideal conditions for his “I wasn’t happy in the job but the great show. You guessed it, that music teacher was unwelcome highlight, it did lead him to practice. thing about it was the contacts it gave me,” Gary! While tossing flowers was part of Dame move overseas to London where he would “Once I shut the door of my music room he said. Edna’s act, the cut end of the stem nearly meet his now husband Wayne and begin a you can barely hear anything in the corridor. “Within six months I had a great job set up caused Gary permanent eye damage. new chapter in his life, which has also lead It’s so faint. I’ve never heard anybody teaching here. I was self-employed, I didn’t However, when he decided to launch legal him to Southbank. complain and a lot of my neighbours know have to answer to anybody, I tripled my action, he said he had no idea of the public “I really like it here in Southbank,” he said. what I do in here now,” he said. money and people in the arts aren’t terribly reaction that would follow. “I’ve gone in all sorts of different directions “I used to tell my students if they bump well paid so it was really good!” “My lawyer calls me one morning and said but I think I’m finally doing what I was into anyone in the elevators not to tell that While his true passion is training the ‘Gary, you better go and buy a paper.’ There meant to do. It took a while but I got there in they’ve been coming here for singing lessons operatic voice, he said that once he launched I am plastered on the front of the paper the end!” but I don’t need to bother any more!” his own business demand for his services ‘Melbourne Singing Teacher Sues Barry More information: gmvstudio.com.au With little more than a piano and some soon came flooding in from music theatre, Humphries’. They released it thinking that it

Southbank Sustainability Group Changing the world’s fate takes all of us

From the new community garden opening this month, a result of some passionate Southbankers’ determination, to our individual daily choices, it takes all of us to bring about positive change.

With summer coming to an end, a season damage than us, that we have no power to establish a healthy, growing garden. With where we witnessed the detrimental effects affect this or that our voice doesn’t matter. the new, permanent community garden site of climate change around the country, the And all it takes is a bit of conscious effort opening in late March, we will all be working conversation around this issue and what and stepping away from prioritising our together in planting the new garden, kicking we do about it is becoming more important immediate comfort and convenience. it off with a planting workshop. A recycling than ever. It’s important that we all take From standing up and protecting our info session is also coming up, along with responsibility and act – individually, as a gorgeous old growth forests we are so lucky more neighboring garden visits and planting community, and as a nation – if we are to to enjoy in Australia – forests that absorb and opportunities. reduce the demise of the only home we’ve hold off so much CO2 from the atmosphere, got. and for which there are currently no federal Boyd Park latest update Scientists are now using dire and definitive environmental laws protecting them, cutting In some more good green news this language, never used before by the scientific them down to turn into A4 printing paper – month, the council will at end of March community, on the criticality of our species’ to choosing not use a plastic produce bag at or early April open up to the public in two survival in the next 11 years. The global the supermarket, we are all doing our part, parts the long-awaited Boyd Park. These two About the group scientific authority in climate change stated one way or another. parts are the new basketball court and the A solutions-focused community group that holding global warming to a critical Back in Southbank, it’s encouraging to community garden. of Southbank residents working to bring limit will require “rapid, far-reaching and see this realisation in action by community This is especially exciting, since getting positive change in sustainability practices unprecedented changes in all aspects of members passionately working to bring a community garden as part of this park and education to our neighborhood. society”. about change in ways big, small, and started off as a lost cause. This goes to show We meet every fortnight on Saturdays at This highlights the importance of changing creative. what small actions, passion and not giving Boyd, where we talk sustainability solutions, our ways, down to our daily habits. It might As a group we try to do our part and help up at the sight of obstacles can do. The and tend to the community garden. feel scary or too big to tackle, but through Southbank residents that perhaps don’t even overall completion of the park is planned for every single choice we make, every single know where to start, get involved in solution- mid-2019. day, we contribute to either the solution or focused activities, making March a busy If you’re itching to get your hands dirty or Artemis Pattichi the problem. month filled with such activities. want to learn more about gardening, come What’s keeping us from making an effort March kicked off with a visit to the join our activities. For details go to facebook. Southbank Sustainability Group is letting fear paralyse us into denial and Docklands Community Garden, connecting com/SouthbankSustainabilityGroup, or southbanksustainability@gmail. convince us that it’s someone else’s problem with this vibrant community and learning email us. com to solve, that others are causing far more how similar community groups work to

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History Want to buy a car? Go to Southbank!

Saturday morning would see a procession of prospective purchasers looking for a car in Southbank where the streets, particularly Sturt St, were full of businesses dedicated to the motor car.

A number of car dealers had originally Car yards ranged in standard from the set up their businesses in pre-war years, small and grubby to the large and pristine, preferring the latest streamlined moderne such as the new headquarters of Cheney style and often including a tall vertical Vauxhall and Bedford dealers, architect- section, which ensured they would be designed and constructed in the late 1950s. noticed by passing motorists. Melford It was all shiny steel and glass, but still with Motors in Sturt St and Lane’s in Dorcas St petrol bowsers on the street outside. were among those that featured prominent Many young people from South found towers. their first jobs in the car yards. Young Car use in Melbourne increased men worked on the maintenance and dramatically after WWII, resulting in more presentation of the cars in the workshops venues for their sale (both new and used), along Sturt and Dorcas streets or served their servicing, parts and accessories supply, apprenticeships as motor mechanics. repairs and upgrades. Sturt St was populated Girls straight out of school (or commercial with car dealers such as Lane’s Motors, colleges) worked in the offices as secretaries, Devon Motors, Spencer Motors, Regent typists or telephonists, using old plug-in- Motors, Neal’s Motors and Cheneys. plug-out telephone exchanges. Anyone seeking a car could select from a All the former car dealer sites have been range of marques such as Plymouth, Morris, replaced by apartment blocks or corporate Chrysler, De Soto, Ford and Holden after centres and the recent demolition of Lane’s 1948. Used cars were generally described Motors in Dorcas St represented the end of as “ideal for a working-man”, “in perfect an era in Southbank. condition” or “first class”. Some older South residents can remember buying their first Lane’s Motors, Dorcas St. cars at Lane’s and the firm was particularly Robin Grow careful of its reputation for “square dealing” was a centre for trucks and even tractors. such as radios were not necessarily standard, President - Australian Art Deco – they wanted you to come back for your next Southbank was also popular with another you could have one fitted quickly, and even and Modernism Society car. group of motor-related businesses – those have one with a cassette player included in [email protected] But it wasn’t just cars that were for sale – it that upgraded vehicles. In an era when items the 1970s.

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We Live Here Cladding, short-stays and rooming

As evacuees trudged out of the CBD high-rise building that caught fire in February, the media stepped in to interview the victims of this alarming incident that has been blamed on combustible cladding.

Many people interviewed were short-stay The assistant chief fire officer for the running wild and fighting inside the of Justice Riorden’s 2016 Supreme Court visitors. One interviewee was a short-stay Metropolitan Fire Brigade said combustible building. Some youths were armed with judgement; and business operator who claimed to manage cladding material was found on parts of the knives. On arrival police found that the REFER to owners and residents for our dozens of apartments in the building. building near the balconies and it is believed party-goers had dispersed, leaving behind opinions on proper regulation of the short- Overcrowding was also reported as a to have been one of the fuels that accelerated significant damage to the building. stay industry. feature of an earlier fire at the same address the fire. In February the Victorian Minister for two years earlier, and just last year there was It was also reported that the Victorian Consumers Affairs issued a media release Put a fire risk management plan in a report of gangs of youths running amok Building Authority (VBA) knew that this announcing the enactment of “tough new place NOW at an out-of control party in a short-stay building was fitted with “non-compliant penalties for out of control parties”. We Live Here made this recommendation apartment in the same building. cladding material” and had referred it to In the light of the events referred to above, before and the recent fire makes it important These are not isolated incidents. the City of Melbourne Municipal Building which are by no means uncommon, it is enough to repeat: All high-rise apartment It is time the government took notice of Surveyor (MBS). risible and insulting to owners’ corporations buildings must implement a fire risk what is going on under its nose. Instead, However, following an audit in 2016, the (OCs) that try so hard to manage their management plan NOW. we are supposed to congratulate it for City of Melbourne MBS determined the buildings to be burdened with such a piece The plan should set out all the enacting the OC Amendment (Short-stay building was “safe for occupation” and “no of legislation as vacuous and self-serving as management steps you have implemented Accommodation) Bill 2016, which became further action” was required. the so-called Airbnb Bill. to make your building safe while the law early this year, but which doesn’t begin This is not the first time We Live Here has This legislation only makes things worse assessment is being carried out. to scratch the surface of the many issues been made aware of different advice being for high-rise owners trying to recover costs facing residents in high-rise communities. provided by the relevant authorities and it is from delinquent short-stay guests. We repeat Campaign donations The fire that raced up the 41-storey fortuitous that no one was killed or injured the question we asked of Daniel Andrews As a not-for-profit organisation, donations building at Neo200 in Spencer St had some in this fire. and Marlene Kairouz in our previous from individuals and buildings keep our similarities to the Grenfell fire in London Combustible cladding, however, is not the newsletter, namely: Please tell us how this campaigns going. To register as a supporter in 2017 and the Lacrosse fire in Docklands only feature of this fire being investigated. Bill is actually meant to work in practice? of We Live Here or to make a donation in 2014, both of which were linked to A history of overcrowding and short-term There will be more on these issues in the please visit our website at welivehere.net combustible cladding used on the exterior of rental parties at this building has also been coming weeks. We Live Here does not accept donations the buildings. identified. In the meantime, if anything raised in this from commercial tourism interests. The fire appears to have started in an After another fire in 2015, beds were found column strikes a chord with you, please write We welcome your comments and apartment on the 22nd floor and raced up in stairwells and apartments converted to the government with your stories and let feedback and invite suggestions for topics seven floors damaging the balconies before into cramped rooming houses with living them know what they need to do: you would like us to address in this column. it was extinguished. areas rented to multiple tenants as sleeping REVIEW the process for determining One person suffered smoke inhalation spaces. which buildings are at risk from combustible www.welivehere.net and hundreds were evacuated from the In September last year, police were cladding and improve the method of “we live emails to campaign@ 371-apartment building opposite Southern called to the building at 7 am one morning communication with those buildings; here”TM welivehere.net Cross Station. following reports of 40 young people RESTORE powers lost by OCs as a result

Health & Wellbeing The powerful psychology behind tidying up

As you read this article, take a second to think about the state of your home.

Do you wish it were more organised, tidy, or full of “unfinished projects” were more 2. You don’t have enough time. The solution: Everything in your home clean, de-cluttered? Having recently read likely to be stressed, depressed and fatigued The problem: As a busy Southbank must have its place is a key principle of Marie Kondo’s best-selling book The Life than participants who described their professional, I know that organising just Marie Kondo’s method of tidying. Though Changing Magic of Tidying Up I thought I homes as “restful” and “restorative.” The one room takes a LOT of time. When faced no one is expecting you to place your bag in would share with you the science behind researchers also found that participants with with the prospect of organising your entire the same spot every evening, it is a good idea organisation, and practical tips towards a cluttered homes expressed higher levels of apartment, you might be tempted to give up to create some habits around where your healthier home! the stress hormone cortisol. before you start! items are placed. Label boxes, baskets and The positive psychology behind The problems and solutions to your The solution: Kondo’s rule is to tidy by even drawers so that everyone knows where organisation organisational dilemmas. category, not by room, for example: dealing things should go to avoid creating rooms that Keeping your home clean and organised with all of your books in one go, otherwise explode with accessories. is good for you, and science can prove 1. You have too much clutter. they will continue to creep from room to Remember, cleanliness not only has it. A study led by researchers at Indiana The problem: If you’re anything like room and you’ll never manage the clutter. physical health benefits but also allows your University found that people with clean me, you might have a collection of old Kondo advises beginning with clothing, brain much needed space to rest, recover, homes are physically healthier than those newspapers or a blender on your kitchen since it’s often the least emotionally loaded. be creative and dynamic. Keep your home with messy ones. Clean and healthy homes counter that you never use. These objects Putting everything you own in one big pile tidy and start reaping the rewards of a less have been associated with inhabitants who take up space that could be better used by and asking yourself whether each item fatigued, stressed and overwhelmed brain present with lower cardiovascular illnesses, other, more necessary items. “sparks joy”, and you will see just how quickly and body, and get out there and enjoy lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol The solution: Getting rid of clutter can be you start to get rid of unnecessary items! everything that your neighbourhood has to and less occurrences of allergies and even difficult, especially since we often attach offer. asthma. emotions to old objects. 3. Your home doesn’t seem to flow, In addition to physical benefits, the As Marie Kondo writes: take a look at psychological benefits are well established. the item and ask: “does this object spark there is just ‘stuff’ everywhere. Rajna Bogdanovic A 2010 study published in the scientific joy for me?” If not, either store it in a more The problem: You simply place items journal Personality and Social Psychology appropriate place out of sight (if it’s an item where you think they should go or look good, Clinical psychologist Bulletin found that participants who you will need to use again), or donate it to a which results in a home that seems “full” not bogdanovicrajna@gmail. described their living spaces as “cluttered” local charity or thrift store. “flowing”. com

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