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Building boom brought into sharp focus for Montague residents

Residents of a Montague apartment building have complained about being encircled by construction sites without warning. They said incursions into their lives caused by the precinct’s construction boom were unacceptable.

words by Meg Hill BUILDING to the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne’s office, she was redirected back to the City of Port Phillip. Montague Towers, situated on top Southbank News has seen photos of a storage facility at the corner of of cracks in one resident’s apartment, Montague Street and Normanby Rd, which the residents believe may have is home to around 50 residents. It is been caused by the construction surrounded by three live construction activity. sites – the R Iconic, the Normanby The Montague Towers building is and the Oakwood. protected by a heritage overlay. It was Residents told Southbank News formerly the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre construction was happening six days Co building. a week from 6am and causing their Another resident, Brian Kelly, Southbank Promenade and South Wharf burst back into life during the Spring building to shake. They said trucks said he was a Vietnam War veteran That’s freedom! Racing Carnvial as many of our much-loved venues reopened to Melburnians regularly blocked driveways and road and suffered from post-traumatic Photo by John Tadigiri. making the most of their long-awaited freedom. Continued on page 7. access, and that the high concentra- stress disorder (PTSD), which he said tion of workers in the area meant car- was triggered by the construction parking was often entirely occupied. vibrations. “I’ve been here about 21 months “It’s just ridiculous having to put now and when I moved here there was up when you want a peaceful life and Southbank Boulevard: the failed anatomy nothing in my conveyancer’s report you have this going on every day and about the volume of construction nobody cares about it,” he said. that was about to commence in this Montague Community Alliance of Melbourne’s most expensive park immediate vicinity,” said Montague (MCA) convenor Trisha Avery said Towers resident Helen Robertson. the area surrounding Montague “They’re working six days a week Towers had become the newest “hot words by Sean Car From what was originally costed at $15.9 million in from 6am and we don’t know if they spot” for construction-related issues COUNCIL AFFAIRS 2016, before being revised to $34 million the following have permits for that because no one this year. year, has now become one of the most expensive capital will tell us.” “The part of Montague that is east When a local resident cited the figure “$44 million” at works projects in the City of Melbourne’s history. And it’s “There’re tremours in the build- of Normanby Rd has had challenges a June 29, 2020 council meeting considering the City still far from finished. ing, there’s traffic chaos that the for the past couple of years but this of Melbourne’s annual plan and budget, it put what has It’s also the project that appears to mark the beginning tradespeople are causing by parking part, which is west, has only just become Melbourne’s most expensive park at Southbank of the end for its mastermind in the City of Melbourne’s in all the side streets blocking our started to develop,” she said. Boulevard into stark context. now former director of city design Rob Adams. A council driveways.” “These kinds of problems for res- While the monumental failure of the council’s vision spokesperson has exclusively confirmed toSouthbank “This is going to go on for four or idents will occur at various pockets to transform half of Southbank Boulevard into a park is News that Mr Adams is being transitioned to a part-time five years and when we started asking around Montague all the time – last well-known, and acknowledged by the council itself, the role after 37 years at the city. the [City of Port Phillip] council year it was the Thistlethwaite and sheer waste and mismanagement has never been fully So, how did it all go so horribly wrong for the council? questions around what our rights are, Ferrars [streets] area; previously it understood. Dr David Hamilton, a long-term Southbank resident they basically have no response – they had been Gladstone St; now the hot But since the council recently confirmed an updated to- with an impressive professional background in govern- say the construction has Ministerial spot has moved on to Montague St.” tal costing, which forecast a revised total project spend of ment, planning and economics, is the local figure who approval, so it has nothing to do with As reported in the previous edition $47 million, Southbank News has sought to uncover more flagged the $44 million at the council meeting in June. them.” of Southbank News, the Montague of the project’s chequered history. Continued on page 7. Ms Robertson said when she wrote Continued on page 5.

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CONTACT words by Sean Car elected to the nine councillor positions. Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade ELECTIONS Incumbent Kevin Louey was re-elected on Docklands 3008 the Team Capp ticket alongside new councillor southbanklocalnews.com.au and Liberal Party member Roshena Campbell, Tel: 8689 7980 Incumbent Lord Mayor Sally Capp has been giving the Lord Mayor a bloc of four and cast- returned to the city’s top job by voters for her ing vote on the new council. EDITOR first full term on council following the City The Greens’ Rohan Leppert was also re-elect- Sean Car of Melbourne local government elections on ed alongside new face Dr Olivia Ball, who PUBLISHER October 24. replaces the retiring three-term Greens coun- Hyperlocal News Pty Ltd Ms Capp and her new Deputy Lord Mayor in cillor Cathy Oke on the new council. ABN: 57 623 558 725 Labor Party member Nicholas Reece defeated Liberal Party member Philip Le Liu was also closest challenger Arron Wood and his deputy re-elected on the Nick Russian-led unofficial ADVERTISING candidate Lisa Teh on the two-candidate pre- Liberal ticket. Hyper-local print works for advertisers ferred count 53 per cent to 46 per cent. Team Arron Wood’s Jason Chang, Jennifer in our digital world because local people With results officially announced by the Your new look City of Yang’s number one councillor candidate and are interested in local news. Victorian Electoral Commission on November Melbourne council CFMEU representative Elizabeth Doidge and To sell to the Southbank community, 4, nearly two weeks after the election, Team the Labor Party’s first endorsed councillor in contact Jack Hayes on 0401 031 236 or Capp recorded nearly 28,000 primary votes in Royal Mail Hotel owner and North Melbourne [email protected] an election which saw the largest ever partici- resident Davyyd Griffiths were each elected. pation from voters. Lord Mayor But perhaps the biggest shock was the sur- Reader contributions are welcome. While The Greens polled more than 1000 prise election of independent candidate and Send letters, articles and images to: votes higher on primaries than Team Wood on Sally Capp Docklands resident Jamal Hakim, who despite [email protected] the leadership ballot, the distribution of prefer- recording very low on primaries, snuck home ences saw Mr Wood narrowly pip The Greens on preferences. The deadline for the December/January on two-candidate-preferred to climb to within While early predictions had seen Team Capp edition is December 3, 2020. seven per cent of Team Capp. Deputy Lord Mayor elected with a bloc of five, its vote would dip SOCIAL MEDIA The newly-elected Lord Mayor said she was late, meaning its third indigenous candidate TwitterFollow us on Twitter honoured to lead Melbourne again. Nicholas Reece Mark McMillan, ultimately wasn’t elected as @SOUTHBANK_News “With counting concluded, I am honoured the first Aboriginal councillor in the City of to have the opportunity to continue to lead Melbourne’s history. FACEBOOK-SQUARELike us on Facebook Melbourne,” the Lord Mayor said. Liberal Democrat candidate and Southbank Southbank Local News “We face a big challenge to revitalise Councillors resident Paul Silverberg was also in the running Melbourne after the devastation caused by the for a spot on council, having recorded a large instagramFollow us on Instagram COVID-19 pandemic. This will be a big job – Kevin Louey number of dummy Liberal voters but, he too, @southbanklocalnews and I promise that you can count on me and my missed out (Southbanker — page 18). team.” Rohan Leppert As well as Mr Wood, councillors from the Opinions expressed by contributors are not “We will work day in and day out to ensure previous term who ran in this election and necessarily shared by the publisher. Jason Chang that Melbourne once again becomes the eco- Davyyd Griffiths missed out include Jackie Watts and Beverley hyperlocalnews.com.au nomic engine room of the state and the nation.” Pinder, who both depart the council having [email protected] “I’d like to congratulate everyone who was Roshena Campbell served consecutive terms. successful in the City of Melbourne elections. Overall, the new council consists of seven I look forward to working with you all over the Olivia Ball men and four women, and has less residents next four years, during such an important time Philip Le Liu than non-residents. for our community.” The new council was sworn in at a special The makeup of the new council was also Jamal Hakim ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday, revealed on November 4, with six new faces Elizabeth Doidge November 10 •

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After a tumultuous 2020 has seen profits plum- ❝ met and damning revelations exposed, Crown With Crown worried about Resorts’ plans for the former One Queensbridge losses and plunging revenues site have been thrown further into doubt amid circulating rumours of plans to sell the site. the last thing they’d be doing

Last month it was revealed the company’s was launching a billion dollar- flagship Southbank casino potentially breached anti-money laundering laws, before a damning plus development.❝ independent NSW inquiry found it unfit to hold the licence for its soon-to-open $2.2 billion Sydney casino. The damaging findings further compound the issues facing Victoria’s largest private em- ployer, and on the surface throw into doubt any “Shocking” and “embarrassing” findings potential movement on the 1-29 Queensbridge for Crown, regulator St development. Without a planning permit (which expired Mr Mayne, a former contributor to this in March 2019) and little clarity given to masthead and outspoken critic of the gambling shareholders in August, the project which once industry, said the recent findings against Crown promised $100 million in public benefits ap- were “embarrassing” for the state’s gambling peared in trouble. regulator, the Victorian Commission for Activist shareholder Stephen Mayne said Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR). the clock was running out on the Southbank “It’s been shocking the revelations coming in development. through the NSW inquiry where their ability to “You would have to say the likelihood of it hold a licence in Sydney is under threat, which being developed recedes with every passing raises instant questions about the security week,” Mr Mayne said. of the Melbourne licence where many of the “The economics of the Sydney development transgressions have occurred,” he said. are looking more and more disappointing and “I think it has highlighted that the VCGLR you’d think with Crown worried about losses is somewhat of a paper tiger regulator, and it’s and plunging revenues the last thing they’d be embarrassing for Victoria that it’s taken a NSW inquiry to reveal all sorts of dubious practices at doing was launching a billion dollar-plus devel- ▲ Crown’s hopes for a mega-tower, as previously proposed above, appear to be fading. opment in Melbourne. So, it wouldn’t surprise the Melbourne casino.” at all if Crown chose to sell One Queensbridge; The regulator has issued Crown with a they don’t have any form of planning approval additions to the development. there’s anything that’s going to happen really show-cause notice as to why it should not be for it, the economics have never stacked up The following month, City of Melbourne’s quickly. If Crown are to go ahead with the disciplined over dealings with organised crime and the company is under siege. So, you can’t planning chair Nicholas Reece told Southbank development, we at Freshwater Place would groups. imagine that such an ambitious growth project News that Crown’s ongoing delays were “ex- welcome that — we’re not against development On November 8, Premier Daniel Andrews would be given any form of priority in the pe- tremely frustrating”. — we are just hopeful it would be appropriate ruled out taking action until the NSW inquiry’s riod ahead.” Cr Reece said any decision about whether development that would respect the rights of final report was handed down early next year. Crown and former venture partner Schiavello council will fund the upgrade itself would be our owners in terms of access to daylight and “You would think that the VCGLR would received a favourable planning permit in 2017 subject to a decision by the new council. privacy.” take some action but their history is of being to develop what would have been Australia’s Mr Mayne said the recent revelations against Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) particularly tame. So, it’s difficult to predict tallest building on the basis it would be a site of Crown, plus a near stop on migration and tour- president Tony Penna said it was unfortunate which way they will jump. Daniel Andrews “state significance”. ism as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the local benefits hinged on Crown. has a long history of support for the gambling In return, it promised a “public benefits meant he would not be surprised if they opted “Without that money we’re not getting those industry,” Mr Mayne said. package” that was due to include long-awaited to offload the site. upgrades,” he said. “It will come down to a question whether the upgrades for locals, including to Queensbridge “They first bought into it several years ago Mr Penna was similarly uncertain about the Premier feels sufficient pressure to insist that Square, Sandridge Bridge and Southbank now and nothing has happened. They’ve lost a site’s future, but echoed Mr Renner’s sentiments. the regulator take much stronger action, similar Promenade. lot of money putting up plans and not proceed- “From our point of view, we’re looking to what we’re seeing in NSW.” • After the permit for the mega-tower expired ing with it. So, it wouldn’t surprise me if they forward to that site being developed, [and] in 2019, and an extension was ultimately re- cut their losses and sold it, and booked a loss all of those buildings along there between fused by Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, overall.” Freshwater Tower and Prima to be developed. David Schout Crown Resorts purchased Schiavello’s 50 per The owners’ corporation (OC) chair of It’s quite ghastly and a blight on our area, but JOURNALIST cent stake in the site. nearby Freshwater Place, Peter Renner, said any development that happens on that site [email protected] In August, Crown Resorts chief executive it was almost nine years ago he first met with needs to conform with the planning scheme. Ken Barton told investors it maintained plans Schiavello to hear proposed plans. It needs to respect the setbacks of Freshwater to build a hotel on the site, although it was now “It’s been a long, long time,” Mr Renner said. Place particularly.” considering commercial or even residential “Given the current climate, I don’t think

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precinct is entering a construction boom with dozens of big projects moving through the planning and construction process. Ms Avery said this made a precinct-wide solution imperative. The MCA has been seeking “neighbourhood agreements” with developers to address the problems since 2013, but with only partial success. “We feel strongly it has to be a precinct-wide solution, not just within the hot spots, and the solution really needs to be this neighbourhood agreement so that we always find a way of working with the developers or the builders that recognises the impact on the residents and works with them in a more amenity-minded way,” she said. “It’s essentially that they don’t concrete-pour on Saturdays, they provide us with a schedule of work a week or two ahead so people affected can make other arrangements, they provide us with the name of a contact, they don’t park in resident parking zones or take away resident parking.” Ms Avery said in return the MCA would promise not to stop builders from working, would not complain unduly, and would act as a conduit to ensure that they are treated respect- fully by the rest of the community. The City of Port Phillip CEO Peter Smith told Southbank News the council did support ▲ Montague Tower residents Noel Rickey, Helen Robertson and Reza Bolourian. the idea of neighbourhood agreements but did not have an active role to play in them. He also said council would be meeting with the resi- “To ensure compliance throughout the de- important that we work with developers to re- dents in coming weeks. velopment, the Local Laws Officer for the area duce that as much as possible,” Ms Sussex said. “While we support neighbourhood agree- proactively patrols these sites.” “Development approvals in Fishermans Bend ments, we do not have a role in preparing or The Fishermans Bend Development Board ❝ are decided by either the Minister for Planning enforcing these agreements. We encourage will also attend the meeting with council offi- It’s essentially that they don’t or by the local council. Most construction relat- construction companies to provide newsletters cers and residents. The board’s chair Meredith ed issues are managed through local laws which and email updates detailing the construction Sussex said it was important to work with de- concrete pour on Saturdays, are the responsibility of the local council.” • process, and include notification of potential velopers to reduce disruption. they provide us with a schedule noise-intensive works to nearby residents and “Fishermans Bend was designated as an businesses,” he said. urban growth area and rezoned for new devel- of work a week or two ahead

“Prior to any major construction commenc- opment in 2012,” she said. so people affected can make Meg Hill ing in Port Phillip, we work closely with con- “A lot of planning has happened since then JOURNALIST struction companies and council stakeholders and there has also been a lot of consultation other arrangements❝ ... to clarify council’s local laws, manage permit- about those plans. Development is now really [email protected] ting expectations and encourage relationship taking off, particularly in Montague.” building with nearby residents, businesses and “We know that construction can cause other developers.” disruption for existing residents, and it is

FOMO: council activation revealed words by Sean Car Melbourne Music Week.” COUNCIL AFFAIRS “We will dramatically increase our marketing program to draw people back into the city. Our marketing of the city will be intensive, creative As Victoria slowly emerges from lockdowns, and highly collaborative, with opportunities for the City of Melbourne will soon look to attract businesses to participate.” visitors back to the CBD and its much-loved “We want to see pop-up activities bringing venues, restaurants and public spaces with a life into the city over the vital Christmas period “big old dose of FOMO (fear of missing out)”. and our retail and hospitality venues buzzing.” In what comes as welcome news to the city’s Southbank Promenade will also be one of a businesses and residents following the devastat- number of popular city venues to see buskers ing second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria, the return in the lead up to Christmas thanks to a council will soon launch a signature marketing partnership between the City of Melbourne, campaign to revive the city with a range of the Victorian Government and ANZ. COVID-safe events and activations. The ANZ City Vibes program will see up to Titled “FOMO”, details of the campaign seen 20 buskers a day perform across 20 Melbourne by Southbank News outline a strategy to drive CBD locations until the end of the year, to visitors back to the CBD and its surrounds encourage people back into the city to support through a series of activities and promotions shops, restaurants and cafes. which showcase the city’s range of uniquely support the strategy, such as pedestrianisation recovery plan. This was supported by a joint More than 1000 performance spots for busk- Melbourne experiences. of “little streets” and outdoor dining infrastruc- $100 million recovery fund with the state gov- ers and street artists are available, which is also While research commissioned by the council ture, are already being actioned. ernment dedicated to the central city. part of the Let’s Melbourne Again initiative to shows increasing challenges around the likes But some promotions earmarked in the strat- October 26 also saw the launch of the “Let’s bring life back to Melbourne’s streets. of crowds and public transport post COVID, egy, such as “FOMO Fridays” and dedicated Melbourne Again” campaign by a host of big The buskers will be integrated with upcom- consumers say the city is still the best location FOMO events, will seek to partner with the businesses, creative institutions and the City ing events including the Melbourne Christmas for events, festivals, museums, galleries, gigs, city’s precincts and businesses to provide spe- of Melbourne, aimed at encouraging people to Festival, Melbourne Fashion Week and hospitality and shopping. cial offers and experiences. Other activations return to the city. Melbourne Music Week Extended to provide The FOMO campaign, expected to launch flagged incorporate a range of ideas already City of Melbourne CEO Justin Hanney said entertainment across the city. in January, will seek to reimagine the city and canvassed publicly such as outdoor entertain- the coming months would see the rollout of To further support the busking community reconnect people with many of its favourite ment, dining and wayfinding experiences. many initiatives from its reactivation and re- a digital payment platform will be piloted. At tastes, sounds and experiences that they’ve been With the CBD bearing the brunt of Victoria’s covery plan. each site buskers will be able to receive con- “missing out” on during lockdowns. economic decline from the second wave of “This summer will be like no other and we’re tactless QR code payments or tips via people’s Showcasing the best Melbourne has to offer coronavirus, talk of plans to revive the city is planning some fantastic events that you won’t smartphones. to drive a real sense of FOMO, planned events nothing new, with Lord Mayor Sally Capp hav- want to miss out on,” he said. “Encouraging people to come back into the and exclusive offers from the city’s favourite ing established a high-profile advisory board in “Lots of people miss the city and we want to city through activations and events is critical to venues and businesses will be aimed at drawing July to provide ideas to the council. make sure that when they return it’s a vibrant support local businesses and their staff,” Lord people back in a COVID-safe manner. The City of Melbourne also established the place.” Mayor Sally Capp said. Further details around some of the cam- City of the Future/Recovery Taskforce at the “We’re planning a number of really exciting “What better way to celebrate Melbourne’s paign’s activation ideas are expected to be an- start of the pandemic, and in September coun- activations including Creative Laneways, our re-opening than to catch our favourite buskers nounced later this year but many initiatives to cillors endorsed a COVID-19 reactivation and annual Christmas Festival and an extended performing across the city.” • Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank News MELBOURNE SQUARE FRESH NEW STORE OPENS THURDSAY 10TH DECEMBER

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Southbank Boulevard: the failed anatomy of Melbourne’s most expensive park

Continued from page 1. structure at the time defied best to have nearly lost his job over it. practice. But while his career may have been His apartment is one of many “Design and project management spared, it didn’t save the project’s within earshot of what has become a must remain separate,” he said. original manager Steve Perumal, permanent construction site during “This project is basic kerb and well-known to many Southbank the past three years, and he said the channel. It’s not rocket science. It’s locals, who, according to sources constant disruption was enough for not building freeways, the technol- within the council, was stood down him to go back and scrutinise the ogy is pretty low-key. It’s one of the by Mr Adams. council’s recent budgets. things councils normally pride them- But with his most recent contract “I just got tired of this project selves on.” as head of city design having expired never being delivered on, and no-one Speaking to Southbank News in in September, a council spokesperson being accountable about it,” he told 2019, Mr Adams pointed to unfore- told Southbank News Mr Adams Southbank News. seen challenges with developers and would now play a part time role at In an address to councillors on agencies, including VicRoads and the council. June 29, Dr Hamilton said his own CitiPower, as to why stage one had “As of Monday, November 16 2020, analysis of the council’s financial become beset with delays. and after first joining the City in records had found a project expendi- A statement from a council spokes- 1983, Rob will have a part-time role ture of $44 million by the end of the person last month reiterated this. as City Architect,” the spokesperson current financial year to June 2021. “In the early stages of the project said. “He will focus on mentoring And what’s been delivered to date, there were challenges coordinating across the organisation, assisting ▲ Work continues outside the ABC Building on Southbank Boulevard. dubbed the “Arts Gateway”, complete with other agencies and projects, with design review, the establish- with not-so-green tram tracks for including Australia 108 and 55 ment of a City Design Review Panel, a reported $31 million in its most reimagined much more for the area. away from. Southbank Boulevard, along with and serving on the board of Queen recent budget, is in the words of Dr And with a significant decline He said that had the council known issues we encountered during con- Victoria Market.” Hamilton, “not a park at all”. in traffic on Southbank Boulevard the project would blow out towards struction such as below-ground soil With the project currently in the “We were promised a park, not an since its direct passage to the $50 million, it would have never been conditions and existing utilities.” middle of stage three, from the front open space of bluestone, woodchips CBD was blocked by the creation supported. But Dr Hamilton said the excuses of the ABC towards City Rd, all eyes and tussock grass and, frankly, that is of Queensbridge Square for the “The original pricing of $15 mil- simply weren’t good enough. “You point to the newly-elected council to what we are ending up with,” he said. Commonwealth Games, what better lion was clearly ridiculous and unre- can’t blame third parties for your continue cleaning up the mess, which “When it was first mooted, it was solution to Southbank’s growing lack alistic and now we’re dealing with the mismanagement. You can’t point fin- was originally due for completion to be a park. It’s not a park. The ABC of open space? debacle of a project that should never gers at other people,” he said. “Where this year. is getting an outside broadcast facil- As part of the 2015 budget an- have happened,” he said. is the original project plan?” While developer Beulah is expected ity, which has got some locals quite nouncement, former Lord Mayor While it’s unclear how the project The result of the failed first stage to contribute to the section between stirred up. We had more grass in the Robert Doyle said, “we are continu- was so heavily underbudgeted, sourc- has resulted in a situation where the City Rd and Queensbridge Square as median strip before this started.” ing to turn grey into green by repur- es within the council point to an council has been forced to play catch- part of its Southbank by Beulah de- According to the council’s then posing some of our unused roads unconventional project management up ever since, with the project now velopment, the section along Dodds chair of finance, former Cr Stephen into open space through projects like arrangement, where Rob Adams being delivered over five stages, rath- St also remains out-standing. Mayne, the project’s first issues University Square, the Southbank spearheaded city design, while also er than the three originally set out. While the project is still set to de- stemmed from how its original bud- Boulevard upgrade …” chairing the capital works committee. Under the leadership of Lord liver more desperately-needed open get of $15.9 million was arrived at With the City of Melbourne con- It’s what many within the council Mayor Sally Capp, it’s believed to space for Southbank, Dr Hamilton internally. firming toSouthbank News following believe led to a “catastrophic” stage have triggered a complete overhaul to said the challenge now rested on “While I was the chair of finance, that announcement that it would one of the project between St Kilda the way in which major projects are delivering something locals wanted, it was the one project announced spend the year assessing the creation Rd and Sturt St – one which is un- delivered at the City of Melbourne. without blowing the budget beyond unilaterally without authorisation,” of a new public park on the south side derstood to have blown out by more Local cafes and institutions which the now forecasted $47 million. he said. of the street, in 2016 it announced a than $12 million and gone more than call the Arts Precinct home have also “Deliver an outcome that people While the Southbank Structure $15.9 million project. nine months over schedule under his expressed their frustration over the want,” he said. “For a community that Plan from 2010 first suggested the Mr Mayne believed that the an- leadership. ongoing economic costs of the delays has 24,000 residents living in very centre median strip of Southbank nouncement in 2015 was “premature” Dr Hamilton, who has a deep and construction to their businesses. small apartments, they could have Boulevard could be allocated for new and politically locked the council understanding of major projects, So badly was the first stage man- had a big spade of green.” • parkland, it was Rob Adams who into a project that it couldn’t back said the Rob Adams management aged, Rob Adams is understood That’s freedom! Changing the way we dine words by Jack Hayes which has allowed us to get things going so photography by John Tadigiri quickly, but that will only be temporary,” Mr BUSINESS Muto said. By November 19, we will have a new struc- Southbankers will be looking forward to a ture ready on the lawn of the Promenade.” summer of alfresco dining as part of the City Mr Muto has been a mainstay throughout of Melbourne’s plan to wake the area from a lockdown, transforming his bustling restaurant COVID-19 slumber. and bar into a pop-up “Mercato”, much to the It is hoped transforming the footpaths and delight of locals. car parking spaces of Southbank’s boulevards, “We loved the market, and had a great promenades and streets to outdoor dining will response from locals, which was great to see be a relief to so many hospitality businesses. during lockdown,” he said. The announcement has come as welcome “But to give us enough time to get ready for news to many of our riverside favourites which diners, we have had to stop. It’s just too hard to have already begun transforming the prome- switch from market to restaurant and cocktail nade into a vibrant dining precinct to activate bar within a couple of hours.” the area like never before. “With our new summer menu in full swing It has seen neighbouring hospitality busi- and new outdoor dining structure on the way, nesses such as Pure South Dining, P.J. O’Brien’s, ground, that will save our summer and go a long More than $1m in funding – to be shared by we are incredibly excited for the season ahead.” Waterfront, and Bear Brass apply together to way to restoring hope in the future.” 130 successful recipients - has been confirmed Further down the river, the sentiment is find a combined outdoor dining solution works According to Mr Kennedy, with the addition to support outdoor dining and COVID-safe much the same. along the busy promenade. of outdoor dining, Pure South is currently run- reopening as part of the council and Victorian South Wharf Restaurants’ Sam Shaw, who Phillip Kennedy from Pure South Dining ning at 50 per cent capacity; a figure that will Government’s Melbourne City Recovery Fund. overseas venues including Bang Pop, Meat said he loved the camaraderie of businesses need to increase by almost 40 per cent to return The remaining grants of up to $10,000 will be Market and Common Man has a new lease on along the river. Although outdoor dining is no his long-time business to pre-COVID levels. confirmed in the coming weeks. life following the ease of restrictions on hospi- quick fix to months of costs and closures, it has With an opening of international borders As of November 9, venues can cater for 40 tality venues and the introduction of alfresco been encouraging to see the transformation. to both travellers and workers, Mr Kennedy guests inside subject to a density limit of one dining. “I don’t know whether it looks like Naples, said will come a massive wave of relief in an person per four sqm, and 70 outside, subject to a “It feels amazing. I did 90 hours of work last Paris or London, but to be on the river with industry whose backbone relies on the efforts density limit of one person per two sqm. Those week, and it feels like I did nothing. We are the seats and plane trees is just amazing,” Mr of foreign workers. numbers will increase as of November 23, with running on pure adrenalin at the moment,” Mr Kennedy said. “We were all surprised by how “That buzz and hum of Melbourne restau- the same density requirements applied allowing Shaw said. fantastic it looks and will be lobbying that out- rant food culture holds itself largely by the for 100 patrons inside and 200 outside. With spirits high and a look towards the door dining in that area remains forever.” hands of foreign workers in our kitchens, cafes Another Southbank stalwart making the future something to anticipate, venues in “We’ve set it up for 70 guests, and it fits nice- and bars. Sadly, I feel Melbourne’s hospitality most of the fresh air is Left Bank’s Eddie Muto. Southbank all hold a similar sentiment to Pure ly. There is enough space for everyone to feel won’t return to itself until we see them return,” Mr Muto admits there have been several South’s Phillip Kennedy. safe and close enough to still make it a part of a Mr Kennedy said. limitations and considerations while readying “We want to do outdoor dining so well Pure South Dining experience.” “While everyone, including myself, loves his venue for outdoor dining, but it has been that the City of Melbourne, the Victorian “We’ve got plans in the works to set up a dining alfresco, it can be incredibly unreliable wonderful to see the response from locals so far. Government and general public think, ‘that was dining area and bar outside the Esso building. given the nature of the outdoors and won’t see “Our landlords Mirvac have been brilliant brilliant, let’s do it again next year’. 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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank News November 2020, Issue 102 9 Big tick for Promenade park, but development concerns remain words by David Schout PLANNING

While plans for a new 30-storey Riverside Quay development include a large public park along Southbank Promenade, Eureka Tower residents have expressed concern about overshadowing. City of Melbourne councillors endorsed the 120-metre commercial development at the former home of ExxonMobil at 12 Riverside Quay, which would include 1000 sqm of green space with sweeping views out onto the Yarra River and the CBD. Plans for the site, bought by Macau billion- aire Keong Kuong Loi in 2016, would also include improved pedestrian links at the edges of the site, which the council’s planning chair Nicholas Reece said was “particularly welcome”. But some residents at Eureka Tower expressed concern about the daylight impact of the development, which would be set back by around 20 metres. Many affected residents submitted their concerns to the council while lawyers representing the owners’ corporation (OC) at Eureka Tower said the evidence regarding the daylight impacts of the proposal was insufficient. Cr Reece said the lack of consultation with residents, which the developer was not required ▲ Architectural drawings of the proposed tower. to do in this case, was “a matter of some regret to me as a councillor”. However, he said the overall plans for the site would benefit the local community. “It’s not every day, in fact it’s not even every year, that a 1000 sqm new public open space ❝ is put before us as councillors, and certainly It’s not every day, in fact it’s one not on a piece of land that’s worth over not even every year, that a $25 million,” he said at the October 13 Future

Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting. 1000 sqm new public open

He said the council was “excited” about new space is put before us as inner-city parks, which included the Market St park in the CBD and Seafarers Rest Park at councillors.❝ Northbank. “I want to see us deliver a world-class, award-winning park here on the south bank ▲ Renders of the new open space along Riverside Quay (top) and Southbank Promenade (bottom). of the river. And importantly I want to see that that new space is not considered in isolation, but that the park design is done in an integrated building — I think this is going to be a much make the ultimate decision on whether the area about that Riverside Quay taxi rank, and way so that that entire space becomes new higher quality building. But obviously all those development is approved. we will ensure that a review is undertaken. publicly accessible space, which I think will serious concerns do remain.” In my humble opinion, the taxi rank should add enormously to the amenity of this area and Outgoing Cr Nicolas Frances Gilley, however, Push for taxi rank to be relocated be relocated to City Rd, or potentially down will be very much enjoyed by the residents of was less sympathetic to the concerns of Eureka In somewhat better news for Eureka Tower (towards) Freshwater Place, but I’ll wait and see Southbank.” Tower residents. residents, the council did, however, resolve to what the detailed review puts forward in way Cr Rohan Leppert said he “empathised with “The owners that have bought into the build- undertake a review of the Southgate Avenue of a recommendation. But I want to put it on residents” who had objected to the proposal, ing that actually casts the largest [shadow] over taxi rank that has been a source of contention the record that that Riverside Quay taxi rank and admitted the “the application is a really the city by its very nature at over 300 metres for a number of years. should be moved.” complicated one for us”. tall, are concerned about the shadow of other The review would “determine the potential Cr Frances Gilley agreed. “If you look at the planning considerations buildings a third of its size,” he said. for relocation or other adjustments to reduce “In my four years of being here it’s probably before us and what’s on offer here — the new “To not expect that part of Southbank to conflicts whilst maintaining appropriate the most common conversation over any taxi open space, the new energy-efficient design be developed and improved over time I think service”. rank in the city,” he said • that’s being instigated and the much smarter would be somewhat naive.” Cr Reece said, “Council has heard the com- and outward looking massing strategy for this Minister for Planning Richard Wynne will plaints of residents and people that use this

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Permitted plans for a major development on Queensbridge St have been scrapped, with a new owner undertaking a redesign of the key site, while another site with an approved permit has been put on the market. Property developer Time & Place announced in October it had bought the land at 84 - 90 Queensbridge St from previous owner New Sky Group. Time & Place said it was working to “completely redesign the development within the substantial height envelope of the previous- Bridge Place, has an estimated worth of $900 ly approved planning permit”. million. A permit was granted for a 174-metre A condition of the 2018 permit was the cre- residential tower on the site by then Liberal ation of the 1465 sqm pedestrian link under the Minister for Planning Matthew Guy in 2014 to building, connecting Queensbridge St and City then owner Starryland Melbourne, a subsidiary Road and creating a pathway to Boyd Park on of Chinese group Financial Fook. Balston St. It was sold to the New Sky Group later that The development was endorsed with condi- year. But there has been little progress on the tions by the City of Melbourne in 2018, when site since, except for demolition work the New the developer submitted an amended applica- Sky Group reported in April last year. tion, despite concerns about the overshadowing Time & Place said the redesign provided an ▲ Renders of the new proposal for 84-90 and (top right) the approved proposal at 87-127 Queensbridge streets. of Boyd Park. opportunity to apply its “new vision for high Southbank Residents Association (SRA) density residential living, in a format that president Tony Penna at the time said the SRA responded to owners’ and occupants’ dynamic one of Australia’s most liveable suburbs.” amended planning application to Minister for did not support the proposal despite positive lifestyles, security, comfort and investment The site is situated next to the Kings Way un- Planning Richard Wynne for approval. changes that had been made since the initial needs, as well as addressing more recent chal- der croft, a key area identified for public realm application. lenges presented by COVID-19”. activation in the City of Melbourne’s $38m City Key Queensbridge site up for sale “SRA made a submission to this application It said its 62-storey development would have Road masterplan project, which was developed A Southbank supersite is on the market after when it was first brought before us in April a strong focus on sustainability and a view to after the 2014 planning permit was granted. years of sitting idle despite planning approval last year. At that time, we rejected to the activating surrounding public space. Time & It includes plans to build basketball courts for a $900 million development. application on the grounds that Boyd Park Place director Tim Price said the developer was and new bike lanes in the under croft. The 6202 sqm site at 87-127 Queensbridge St, would be significantly overshadowed from the looking to deliver projects unlike others seen “The Kings Way under croft is part of the which extends to City Rd, was granted a plan- development,” he said. before in Melbourne. City of Melbourne’s masterplan for the area ning permit by Minister for Planning Richard “Purely due to the overshadowing of Boyd “Southbank has become renowned for glass and is expected to be complete by approximate- Wynne in 2018 for two towers at 24 and 47 that remains with this application the SRA towers, this won’t be another one of those. ly 2024. Time & Place is currently involved in levels respectively, comprising more than 700 can’t support it, but we commend the officer for We’re looking to deliver something edgy, with discussions with council on how it can best apartments. the work that they’ve done to get the applica- a New York feel, and activate a space that the contribute to the activation of this important The land was acquired in lots between 2014 tion where it is now, because it certainly is an public will want to engage with,” Mr Price said. space, which has the capacity to become the and 2016 by Chinese developer Sheng Le, which improvement.” “We’re pulling together a team of market new heart of Southbank,” a spokesperson for is now officially walking away from the devel- He also said the inclusion of the pedestrian leaders who share our values to create a project the developer said. opment and hoping to land $100 million for the link was a positive contribution to the site and with a strong legacy that will have a lasting im- With the permit for the site having been site and associated permit. would assist with activating a section of the pact on Southbank and help its transition into extended this year, the developer will submit an The proposed development, dubbed Queens street that was “unlively and unengaging” •

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Please support our advertisers because without them we would have no Southbank News November 2020, Issue 102 13 Residents still concerned about short-stay words by Meg Hill one reported issue across the country. In most STRATA places, including Southbank, it replaced illegal parking in the top spot. As reported in Southbank News previously, When Melbourne, and then Victoria, re-entered there were reports that dumped rubbish lockdown in July and August, some residents stemmed from the collapse of the short-stay hoped that short-stay operators had been put industry. out of business for at least the medium term, if Send Snap Solve managing director Jarrod not for good. Pepper said he suspected it was also a symptom Guidelines issued by the Department of of people spending so much time confined in Health and Human Services Victoria (DHHS) their own homes. for multi-dwelling properties clarified that “I think people felt pretty cluttered and private holiday rental facilities (such as Airbnb) claustrophobic spending more time in their were not permitted under stage three or four own homes than ever before,” he said. restrictions, unless they fell into one of eight With less people around, graffiti reports also exceptions. rose slightly. More walking meant locals were We Live Here founder Barbara Francis said also noticing more issues with pavements. those exceptions effectively created loopholes ▲ Strata Lawyer Tom Bacon. ▲ Example of rubbish and graffiti reported in Southbank. Southbank’s three most reported issues for for short-stay operators to continue to operate. the year so far were dumped rubbish, graffiti “When strangers started appearing in some for work purposes, where their work is for written in it regarding short term stays.” and pavement issues. buildings, that is without the foreknowledge of the purposes of responding to the state of Mr Bacon said a court case that had tried Mr Pepper said with Melbourne coming out managers or the owners’ corporations (OCs), it emergency in existence under the Public to enforce rules created by OCs to stop short- of lockdown the trends were already changing. indicated some die-hard short-stay operators Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 stays was struck down by the Supreme Court “Just in the past three weeks we’re seeing were involved,” Ms Francis said at a forum host- • to a person who is subject to a Direction because of the lack of attention to the issue in illegal parking come back up to number one in ed by Residents First – a council ticket which and Detention Notice, the Diagnosed the legislation. many places so I’m pretty confident that by the ran in last month’s City of Melbourne elections. Persons and Close Contacts Direction or a He said the only legislation on the issue was end of the year parking issues nationally will The DHHS guidelines stated exemptions Detention Direction written subsequently by the Labor Government have overtaken dumped rubbish,” he said. were: The short-stay industry was one of the to permit short-stay letting. Send Snap Solve has been facilitating • to a person whose place of residence is the hardest hit sectors when the pandemic began, “You don’t have to be too smart to work out community reporting for 10 years. It receives accommodation facility and holiday travel stopped. Ms Francis said the that it’s the people coming from interstate or reports from residents and provides them to • to a person who is ordinarily a resident industry posed a health risk in the context of a overseas that catch the bug and then if they local government and other authorities. of Victoria but has no permanent place of pandemic. don’t quarantine for a period of time then it gets “We exist primarily to make reporting issues residence in Victoria “It is simply that the modus operandi of short out into the community,” he said. in the community easier,” Mr Pepper said. • to a person who has a permanent place term letting is totally at odds with maintaining “And if these restrictions lift and if hotel “One of the things in the inner city is that of residence in Victoria, but that place is a COVID-safe plan, it actually creates a poten- quarantine is lifted or Airbnb is allowed to be a quite often who is responsible for things is temporarily unavailable tial health hazard,” she said. form of quarantine then you’ve got potentially convoluted, A burst water main is the water • to a person, on a temporary basis, who has Strata lawyer Tom Bacon told the forum infected people that have come from all over authority’s responsibility, but a blocked gutter travelled to Victoria for work purposes apartment owners would have no control over the country if not all over the world in close is the council’s.” • to a person who was already a temporary keeping short-stays out of their buildings com- proximity with all of the residents.” “So, the purpose of our app is to do the work guest of the accommodation facility on ing out of lockdown. for the resident. We send the reports we get to July 8 2020 “There’s just nothing that can be done and What weighs on residents’ minds? the relevant authority.” • • to a person who requires emergency that of course is the great disappointment here,” Reports of dumped rubbish spiked in accommodation, including in relation he said. Southbank during Melbourne’s two lockdowns. to family violence and other vulnerable “The Subdivision Act 1988 and the Owners’ According to data from Send Snap Solve, an groups Corporation Act 2019, the legislation that gov- app designed to facilitate reporting of com- • to a person who requires accommodation erns short term stays, just has nothing express munity issues, the issue became the number snapsendsolve.com

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words by Maeve Bannister SUSTAINABILITY

A Southbank local’s initiative to revamp her ❝ building’s recycling area, with lights, signs and common sense, has had hugely successful They’re simple ideas and they results. are easy to implement, and I’d Resident of The Summit, Arji Fry, who is one

of the founders of the Southbank Sustainability love to see more buildings to

Retail reopens ahead of Christmas trading Group, said looking after the planet had always do it, because at the end of the been important to her. “Our planet is suffering, and we need to do day it made❝ a difference. use a QR code to join a virtual queue, rather words by David Schout something about it and to do anything is better than lining up outside a store if capacity was COUNCIL AFFAIRS than nothing,” she said. reached. “[The building] was just becoming very Australian Retailers Association (ARA) complacent and I was disappointed in how our CEO Paul Zahra welcomed the return and said Southbank retailers finally got their wish in recycling area was being treated, no one paid at- small and midsize retailers had been hit hard late October as Premier Daniel Andrews gave tention, no one cared what they put where and by “significant delays and setbacks, along with the green light to reopen two months out from we decided to try and do something about it.” the signs they realised it was quite simple. mounting financial concerns”. Christmas. As chair of the owner’s corporation (OC) of “All the information came from the City of “But this long-awaited opening means that After an anxiety-filled year, outlets forced her building, Ms Fry had the full support of the Melbourne website, and I just put it on to signs a COVID-safe normalcy can finally begin to to shut on July 8 reopened on October 28 committee to undertake a recycling revamp and that we swap out every few weeks to keep it emerge in Victoria,” he said. after a gruelling second wave of lockdowns in got to work straight away. refreshed,” she said. “We are pleased at this stage that there are Melbourne. “The first thing we did was create signs to put Not only has Arji’s building seen an improve- no further retail restrictions than those which For 112 days, most Southbank retailers were up in each of the lifts, each with one message ment in recycling habits, residents in other have already been communicated, most which open for click-and-collect only and struggled in per sign about which recycling goes in which buildings in the area have tested her ideas. have proven to keep shopping a safe experience. an environment few could remain profitable in. bin,” she said. Managing waste in apartment buildings was This is a point we advocated strongly for, given Pedestrian counters during the second wave “We also set up a motion sensor-activated a central component of the City of Melbourne’s the exemplary safety performance of retailers revealed foot traffic was down up to 90 per cent lighting system that simply couldn’t be ignored 2030 waste and resource recovery strategy ad- throughout the pandemic.” compared to the same time in 2019. because as soon as someone stepped into the opted by the council last year, and it’s initiatives The City of Melbourne is set to launch its However, there were early signs of a bounce- recycling area, the lights went on and flashed in like Ms Fry’s that are valuable in decreasing “Shop The City” campaign from November 27 back in the days following reopening. different colours.” waste production. to 30, which will work with the city’s major Newly re-elected Lord Mayor Sally Capp said In the future, Ms Fry plans to paint the “They’re simple ideas and they are easy to retailers and shopping precincts to promote the news was a rich reward. floor of the recycling area in different colours implement, and I’d love to see more buildings special offers and provide marketing assistance. “All Melburnians will welcome today’s an- guiding people to the correct bin, but budget re- to do it, because at the end of the day it made a Mr Hanney said businesses could register to nouncement by the Premier that our city will straints have put a halt on the additional project difference,” Ms Fry said. take part in campaign until close of business on take a major reopening step on Wednesday. for now. “We continue to have a really good improve- Wednesday, November 4. Hospitality and retail can reopen safely and Most of the feedback she’s received from her ment and the number of plastic bags people “We are looking forward to safely welcoming that means cash registers ringing and more fellow residents was that people didn’t know used to put their recycling in are just no longer shoppers back into the city for our annual Shop Melburnians back to work,” she said. the different rules for the bins, but after reading there.” “Our community has done an amazing job the City event, which will run in alignment • to slow the spread of the virus. Melbourne did with our Christmas Festival and Melbourne what we needed to do and so did the Premier. Fashion Week and correspond with major Now it’s time to restart our economy safely to sales shopping days known as Black Friday and support businesses and save jobs.” Cyber Monday,” he said. Retailers are confident that, as movement “It’s an opportunity for shoppers to take picks up, recovery can begin. advantage of great deals while enjoying activa- Most office workers, however, will remain at tions such as pop-up street runways, food and home: employers are being told if their employ- drink offerings, freebies and music. It’s been a ees can work away from the office, they must. tough year for retail and we are encouraging Retail landlord Vicinity Centres reported people to get behind city businesses and give good numbers at its centres, which includes them a much-needed boost over the summer DFO South Wharf, on the October 28 re-open- and Christmas holiday period.” ing day. “All activations will be run in a COVID-safe Foot traffic was at around 80 per cent of the manner, adhering to the necessary restrictions levels at the corresponding day in 2019. at the time.” • The company announced it would be using state of the art technology to handle the return to retail, including heat-mapping to monitor and respond to congested areas in its centres. It would also allow customers to pre-book a For more information: time to shop, while in-centre shoppers could shopthecity.com.au ▲ The Summit building manager Peter Todorov and Arji Fry.

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Arts Precinct to benefit from $17.2 million “summer package”

After many months of harsh lockdowns, Southbank’s Arts Precinct is set to burst back to life in summer with the help of a $17.2 million state government package.

words by Katie Johnson

The Summer Activations program will enable ▲ Danny Pearson and Claire Spencer. Melbourne’s beloved arts and music festivals to go ahead in a COVID-safe manner and allow cultural institutions to bring their experiences the Bowl summer festival. bringing their events outdoors from December, would be the first of many and more details were outside. A full list of the performances will be an- with dining and music to take place in the NGV soon to come about which events would take Newly-appointed Minister for Creative nounced in early December, but the first perfor- Garden. place in Southbank. Industries Danny Pearson said that the package mance is expected to be Christmas carols. In January the NGV Triennial EXTRA Festival “Today is a really important step to make sure would bring back “all the things we love about Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Claire Spencer will take place outside, hosting weeks of late- we get back to a COVID-normal version of the Melbourne in summer”. said that after a tough lockdown, it was a “real night free performances, dance and community Southbank we once had,” Mr Pearson said. “This extensive program will showcase Victo- joy” to announce the return of live performances. programs. In October, Minister Pearson also announced ria’s incredible creative talent, deliver thousands “We’ll have classical music, contemporary mu- State Library Victoria, ACMI, Melbourne that Victoria would be relaunching the “Creative of jobs and reinvigorate our creative, hospitality sic, dance music, comedy, theatre and programs Recital Centre and Federation square will also State Strategy” – a policy introduced in 2016 to and events sectors,” Mr Pearson said. for young people and families,” Ms Spencer said. activate their outdoor spaces with creative expe- provide funding and boost growth in all levels of “It’s a great day for Melbourne, a great day for “So, there will be something for everybody at riences ranging from live music to storytelling. the creative industries. Victoria, and this is going to be a summer like the Bowl during summer.” There’s good news for cinema lovers too, as “The creative industries are at the heart of Vic- no other.” To make the Bowl COVID-safe, platforms will Museums Victoria will present their Summa Pla- toria’s economy, the vibrancy of our communities $7.9 million of the package will go to insti- be built into the side of the hill to keep groups za series which offers outdoor performances and and our way of life – and will be essential in our tutions such as Arts Centre Melbourne to help separate, queuing will look different, hospitality open-air movies curated by IMAX Melbourne. post-pandemic recovery,” he said. them to bring their experiences outside on a venues will adhere to safety protocols and the In addition to funding arts institutions, almost The announcement came with $115 million in large scale. venue will not operate at full capacity. $4.3 million of funding will go towards moving funding and an extensive survey for Victorian Arts Centre Melbourne has already planned All up, the transformation is expected to festivals such as the Melbourne International artists to provide feedback on what they think is to transform the Sidney Myer Music Bowl into a create up to 2000 jobs in the creative and events Comedy Festival, Midsumma, Shepparton Arts needed to help boost the industry. COVID-safe venue that will host 40 performanc- industries. Festival and Creative Clunes outdoors. Artscentremelbourne.com.au • es from January to March as part of its Live at National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will also be Mr Pearson said that this announcement

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CRITIC

Reloading Loaded

It’s some time in the ‘90s. MP4s haven’t been invented. Disco music and speed are popular. A 19-year-old Greek boy heads off for a night on the town. He refuses to be “white”. He wants to be a “wog”.

words by Rhonda Dredge

Ari travels to the north, south, east and west of the city, commenting on the culture as he goes. In Richmond he discovers “peasant ghosts” and drugs. In Preston he picks up a seedy old guy. As the night proceeds, Ari cartwheels through a series of experiences and reflections. His performance gets him a place as an influential “queer migrant” voice in university English courses. Leap forward 25 years and Ari of Loaded has been reloaded in audio form for a new 21st century audience locked out of the clubbing scene by a virus. The author of this seminal novel has moved on, having turned his analytical eye to other topics since – European politics, corporal pun- ishment and Christianity. vivid and, somehow, even more insightful with someone clever had dived into the narcissism of like all good things, only too soon. But novelist Christos Tsiolkas is adept at the benefit of distance. youth and found it invigorating and necessary. “I’m detonating,” Ari said, as he was coming creating a space, as this audio performance by Loaded was revolutionary when it was re- Male desire drives Loaded into some sticky down. Luckily he’s given the situation some actor Roy Joseph demonstrates, that still buys leased. The novel was sexually explicit, passion- places, away from the brick veneer palazzos, thought and he steps niftily into analytical mode. into the debates of today. ate and critical of Melbourne’s dull Anglo culture. concrete sprawl and wannabe America of the There have been just five moments in his life Tsiolkas’s protagonists are unafraid to express That divide still exists. north, and into the clubs in search of something not clouded by ambiguity and regret, he said. He themselves. Ari can analyse the politics of his “I detest the eastern suburbs,” Ari said. They real. listed them. stance even when he’s out of it on drugs, dance look the same – car yards and gigantic parking “Little Ari is the only authentic prole left,” said First is the realisation that he is not responsi- and sex. lots. “TV rules here. Swipe left. Swipe right. I Joe when Ari turned up at the club. “Yeah I’m ble for his parents; second is the sight of Marlon Tsiolkas collaborated with playwright Dan make a pact with myself I will not move to the keeping it real Joe,” Ari said. “You better check Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire; third, Giovannoni on the work and has updated the east.” your privilege mate,” Joes replied, but Ari had the insensitivity of the west to the war in Syria; commentary to include mobile phones, the gen- Such confidence had not been expressed in a already typecast him as a “wog zombie” for fourth, the blindness of the rich to AIDS sufferers trification of the inner suburbs, new music tastes first Melbourne novel, perhaps since My Brother studying commerce. and fifth, a definition of true freedom as “not and the shift in politics from class to gender and Jack. The audio performance peaks in Ari’s redis- giving a shit what people think”. race during this period. Listening to the audio file, which can be down- covery of kefi, a Greek term meaning the distilled Loaded, Malthouse Theatre, from October 30; The performance, which had been planned loaded from the Malthouse website, brought experience of the urge to dance. The world is Reloading Loaded, a panel discussion, Wheeler for stage in the 2020 Malthouse season, is fresh, back all of the excitement of the discovery that spinning. Ari has found his song but then it stops, Centre, from November 10 • Getting ready for audiences words by Rhonda Dredge

Despite the fact that all of Southbank’s art and theatre venues will remain officially closed during November, small impromptu performances have begun to liven up the Arts Precinct. A group of performers appeared from nowhere to take over an empty space beneath the concrete eaves of Arts Centre Melbourne in the first week of November. Then the bar at the Malthouse poured its first jug of beer since March in a ceremony involving ▲ Bar manager Bear at the Malthouse bar. ▲ LGBT director Rouben James and his troupe rehearse for Bent. bar staff. Not to be outdone, students at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) were busily inventing “LGBT theatre tends to be high camp or trag- Originally from Queensland, Bear’s been tion) works before hitting the industry,” work- new ways of inclusion while building sets for a edy. This is frustrating for young queer people,” keeping a distance from the job but despite the shop manager Tim Edwards said. “We need to production that may never be viewed by a live he said. lockdown there were two more degrees of free- go about our business. We’re working towards audience. Bent is all about discovery, joy and resilience dom in Melbourne. full production but we’re not sure how it will Togetherness has been difficult to create in and the choice of setting with its rain-stained Arts workers at ACCA are also slowly return- manifest.” the COVID-era for hands-on professionals, with “stage” was handy because there weren’t many ing. The events manager spent just four days in The wild card for all in the entertainment social distancing rules forcing artists to explore people around. her new Southbank job before lockdown was business is about developing safe methods for new ways of collaboration. The once-convivial courtyard between the declared and has been working from home ever including live audience in performances. LGBT director Rouben James has done a lot Malthouse Theatre, Chunky Move and the Austra- since. The VCA productions will be filmed and the of thinking during the lockdown. That’s when he lian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) court- There are some on-site staff at Chunky Move Malthouse is building an outdoor stage. came up with idea of rehearsing in the open in a yard has also been largely empty since March. and at the VCA workshop, where drama, art Buxton Contemporary hopes to open on prominent place on St Kilda Rd. The Malthouse café re-opened in mid-October and film and television students are solving set December 3 with an intellectually challenging “It’s been good because we’ve had nothing but and the bar on November 6 when bar manager problems for their productions. exhibition about alien culture, and ACCA on time,” he said of the lockdown. ”There’s been Bear set up the barrels then ceremoniously They’d sawn a rowboat in half to make it easier December 6 with a challenge to Stephen Jay time to think through theory.” tested out a jug of Coopers Pale Ale. for three girls to carry onto stage then changed Gould’s notions of empirical science. He said that Bent, a dance and visual art piece “It’s nice to be back where everybody knows their mind and joined it back again and covered Both of these exhibitions promise to keep for the Midsumma Festival, was designed to fill a my face,” Bear said. “I’ve been drinking at home it with canvas. visitors thinking while maintaining a distance gap in the market. but it’s so much nicer with friends.” “Students are learning how it (stage produc- from others •

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PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIES COLLEGE

▲ Fintan Redmond and PSC photography student James Pettenon at their new café Head Honcho Coffee Brewers. Good coffee, made right

Melbournians are known ethically, we could treat people better, we could treat our suppliers and our staff better, and we around the world for their could do things in a much more sustainable and penchant for good coffee, ethical way.” The result is Head Honcho Coffee Brewers, and the next generation of a new café on Chatham St in Prahran which café owners are taking this opened mid-October. “Our motto is ‘good coffee, made right’ with reputation to the next level as a the word ‘good’ meaning not just a good cup of sustainable and ethical business coffee, but also it’s been sourced really well,” Chooka said. venture. “So yes profit, obviously, is needed for us to be an ongoing business, but the bottom line for us is providing a product that the customer can feel great about where they’re getting their coffee from.” words by Maeve Bannister The remarkable thing about Chooka and Fintan is not only that they managed to start a Photography at Photography Studies College us out,” he said. Tired of their experiences in the hospitality in- business in 2020, but that they are both just 22 (PSC) in the Montague Precinct of South Something Chooka and Fintan were keen dustry where bosses cut corners to make profits years old. Melbourne. to foster at Head Honchos was a personable at the expense of their staff and customers, “[Owning a business] was something that I PSC photography students are encouraged to atmosphere and energy that made people feel James Pettenon, better known as “Chooka”, and kind of always had on my to-do list and it was work and even run a business while completing welcome. Fintan Redmond decided they could do better. very much something in the long-term plan, may- their degrees. “If someone isn’t in a rush, we’re happy to “Our experience in hospitality was working for be when I was 50 and had a bit of money behind Chooka said the first weekend Head Honchos have a chat to them for 20 minutes and we’re a few companies of different sizes that had done me,” Chooka said. was open for business, it was amazing to see so very much enjoying getting to know all the things in a very similar way where profit and “But I’m very glad that Fintan brought the many PSC staff and students who showed their locals,” Chooka said. financial gain was the bottom line,” Chooka said. idea forward, and we started taking it seriously support. “We’re absolutely loving it and every time a “We looked at ourselves and looked at the way because now we’ve got this tangible thing that is “The flexibility with the degree has been amaz- customer walks out we just kind of turn to each the businesses had been run and thought we running the way we want.” ing, and so many of my cohort and lecturers and other and are stoked that they’ve come in and could definitely do it better, we could do it more Chooka has also been studying a Bachelor of even the PSC librarian has come down to check keep coming back, it’s awesome.” •

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SOUTHBANKER

▼ Paul Silverberg. Southbank’s almost-elected Liberal Democrat

The City of Melbourne was very close to electing a Liberal Democrat this year – whether it realised it or not. Paul Silverberg lost out by only 80 votes, on nearly six per cent of the primary vote – a result that many explained as a vote intended for the Liberal Party.

words by Meg Hill Speaking in early November – while Victoria was experiencing a long period of zero daily Mr Silverberg had moved to Southbank in win- COVID-19 cases and travel restrictions were ter and joined the Liberal Democrats in August. being lifted – Mr Silverberg still maintained the He only found out about the council elections restrictions had been misplaced. in early September. If he had been elected as a councillor he He said he entered politics in response to the said he would have focused on getting the city heavy policing of anti-lockdown protestors, moving again, reducing government waste and specifically the widely-reported arrest of a promoting “diversity”. pregnant Ballarat woman. His prime example of waste was Southbank “It brought to the front of my mind some Boulevard. unpleasant experiences I had growing up in “Southbank Boulevard is over time and over Russia, with political suppression and security cost and this sort of waste that we see is the forces enforcing an agenda on ordinary people,” type of area I would look to optimise. The extra he said. money could have been spent a lot better on Following that, Mr Silverberg discovered the things like the arts and helping people get back Liberal Democratic Party and joined. When he to work,” he said. became aware of the elections, he volunteered According to the Liberal Democrats, Mr to run. Silverberg’s 80 vote shortfall was due to a pref- Mr Silverberg, whose candidate Facebook erence deal not being honoured. Mr Silverberg page regularly described the state government’s declined to name the “group of individuals” who lockdown restriction as “tyrannical” and “irra- he said had not honoured the deal. tional”, said he was against the enforcement of “I haven’t given too much thought yet to the lockdown and an approach that used health whether I’d run again. It was a great experience as a benchmark and “forgot about all the other and I’ve certainly learnt a lot from it,” he said • pieces”.

HOUSING ALL AUSTRALIANS

Government needs to invest in housing now

The KPMG evaluation of the post GFC hous- their situation. Housing is the main driver to any analysis. Housing is the major enabler of a ing stimulus was every $1 spent generated $1.30 the better more fulfilling life that everyone valuable life. ❝ return in the community. This is the financial aspires to and provides a solid foundation for The housing value proposition when framed Welcome to the fourth of our win. If by housing more people, we can also life and opens pathways to the future. in terms of human values, sits alongside notions save money on welfare referrals, prisons, or We all share some common needs - food, of what is important to having a satisfying and 12-part series which will mental health costs etc. there is likely an addi- clothing, and shelter, without which you cannot rewarding life including health and wellbeing, attempt to explore the role tional financial benefit. However, its more than really operate, engage, or participate at a higher safety and security, community participation just the economic argument. level. and belonging, education and skills attainment, that housing can and should The real value proposition is that we need In Australia, most of us have access to ade- jobs and job security, personal validation and play within Australian society more public housing for what it delivers in hu- quate food and clothing, although situations sense of identity, self- fulfilment, achieving po- man terms to the individuals it houses and for and choices can sometimes impact on this. tential etc, all leading to positive valuable life

and why it is important to the community benefit generally. There are numerous agencies established to well spent. The list goes on.

our economy that we house all Perhaps the most important infrastructure help bridge the gap by providing emergency What is the cost in human terms of not spend the government can engage in now and relief and essentials for people experiencing having safe, secure, and affordable housing for Australians,❝ rich or poor. post the COVID-19 pandemic, is to invest in tough times and financial hardship in the short everyone? We need to get the balance and in- public housing and facilitate growth in social term. Meeting the very significant cost to vestment right. The prize awaits. and affordable housing more generally. There obtain or provide a safe and secure long-term is now a broad coalition calling for significant home is a far more challenging ask. I hope you found the above perspective by investment in social housing and this must be The capital cost of housing, particularly in a Mark interesting and insightful. While what high on the list of government priorities as we market which wants and sees property prices was said may not align with our own view of This series intends to draw on a range of perspec- navigate through these very difficult times. increasing year on year, is seemingly prohibi- the world, we all need to listen and digest what tives centred around housing and homelessness. It is imperative that any infrastructure tive to government/s from a budgetary perspec- is said by others in order to find common ground. We will hear a range of views from business, the expenditure adds true value to people’s lives tive. That is despite the accompanying bonus of This is why we are focusing on the fact that the not-for-profit sector and hopefully government, – we need to get the best bang for the money increases in sales tax and stamp duties and the provision of shelter is a fundamental human as to why they believe housing is an important so- being invested. So, it must be about investing ability of government to borrow at record low need (not human right) and without that need cial and economic building block for Australia’s to generate outcomes now and for generations interest rates. being met, we have unintended social and eco- future prosperity. to come. Government investment in housing Ensuring its citizens are adequately housed nomic consequences that will span generations. This month we have asked Mark Feenane, is not just about economic stimulus but for all should be a not-negotiable and expected priori- As I said in my first article, doing nothing is NOT executive officer, Victorian Public Tenants that housing provides, and what it leads to as a ty and measure of government. AN OPTION! We need to act and we need to act Association to share his thoughts around why platform for life. Housing (shelter) is highly valued by now. All of us need to be part of the solution so the objective around housing all Australians This is an opportunity to set people up for Victorians based on a recent survey conducted please feel free to write to me with your thoughts. should be considered an economic imperative for success. This challenge to government requires by Essential Poll which showed that, regardless • Australia … true leadership and vision. Making life better of whatever the demographic or political lean- for Australians must be the aim; party politics ing, there was significant support across the What is the economic cost compared to the should not be the barrier. Balancing the com- board for increases in all forms of social and af- Rob Pradolin financial or stimulus benefit of building more peting priorities of government may be chal- fordable housing. More than three-quarters of much-needed public housing? lenging but that is what we elect politicians to Victorians want the state government to “build FORMER GENERAL MANAGER AT FRASERS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA Clearly there is a societal cost of not housing do. It is time for them to step up. significantly more public and community hous- AND FOUNDER OF HOUSING ALL people as evidenced by the burgeoning number Government must be a conduit to helping ing” as part of its response to COVID-19. AUSTRALIANS (HAA)

of homeless people in this country but is this people achieve their potential. Unfortunately, Everyone needs a place to call home - having INFO@HOUSINGALLAUSTRALIANS. less important than finding the money to house many people are missing out on the basics and safe, secure, and affordable housing is the prize COM.AU those most in need? lack the opportunity and resources to change of highest value and the greatest cost benefit by

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ABORIGINAL MELBOURNE

The Koorie Heritage Trust: An interview with Tom Mosby

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) was established in 1985. Over four decades, it has been through some major transformations. words by Meg Hill in time for the KHT’s 30th birthday. floors of the building, which had its third floor “The close-down happened while we had a Mr Mosby said he came to the role of CEO occupied by the Melbourne Festival. major exhibition that we had scheduled, so we Tom Mosby, who became CEO of the KHT in from a somewhat eclectic career background – After a few years, Apple came looking for a went ahead with it as a virtual exhibition,” Mr 2012, spoke to Docklands News about its history in art and in law. home for a flagship Melbourne store. Mosby said. and future. “I’m originally from the Torres Strait, I “They had their eyes on the building that “We also created Koorie Heritage Trust “When I started in the role, we were located moved to Melbourne in 1989,” he said. we’re in, so at one stage we were looking at Online and a whole online program. An import- in King St, but it wasn’t an ideal location simply “My first job was actually as an arts conser- moving across into the building where ACMI ant part of it is Koorie Heritage Trust Voices.” because we were right at the top of the street vator with the Art Gallery of Western Australia and SBS is, there was a floor we were looking at “Basically, when we closed down it became and didn’t get passing traffic,” Mr Mosby told and I was offered a job after that in Melbourne.” taking over,” Mr Mosby said. apparent to us very quickly that we were Southbank News. “I worked as an arts restorer and then went “Obviously Apple’s move fell through, and hearing the stories of the general community, He said by the time he started it was clear back to university and studied law. I practiced the Melbourne Festival vacated their floor. This the non-Indigenous community, and what was KHT needed a more central location. as a lawyer for about 10 years in Melbourne, presented to us an opportunity to take over the happening to them.” “The board made the decision to sell the moved to Brisbane for five years, and moved entire building.” “We said we needed to capture the Indigenous building in King St and find new premises and back to Melbourne when I took up the CEO “It was our big ambition – the Koorie experience. It’s a very unique time in our global at that time the Yarra building at Federation role in 2012.” Heritage Trust as its own stand-alone building, history, and if we don’t capture Indigenous Square came up as a possibility.” It was one in a number of location changes being the third cultural pillar at Federation stories during this time in 50 years’ time there “There were other options – we discussed for the Trust – which started in the Museum Square, along with ACMI and the National won’t be any record of how they coped.” • Fitzroy and maybe Docklands – but we very of Victoria when it was housed in the State Gallery of Victoria.” much wanted to be at the centre of the city.” Library building. The KHT another home-to- And despite a year interrupted by a global “It was a reflection that Aboriginal people be burnt down in an arson attack. pandemic, with the Trust closing its doors and communities shouldn’t be on the fringe. Mr Mosby is now seeing the organisation physically – Mr Mosby said that ambition was We needed to be right in the centre – to show through another major period of learning and well on its way to fruition. You can visit the Trust online the importance of Aboriginal people to a met- changing. While working toward that goal the Trust ropolitan city like Melbourne.” When the KHT moved into the Yarra also pivoted to online programming to remain here: koorieheritagetrust.com. The new home launched in September 2015, Building at Federation Square it took over two engaged and relevant. au/whats-on/kht-online/

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Passive-aggressive behaviour Why does passive-aggressive behaviour Once you are self-aware of your emotions happen? you can then begin to identify possible reasons There are a number of situational and en- or triggers. You may then want to practice There is so much more to passive-aggressive behaviour than vironmental influences that could cause an expressing yourself in more appropriate ways. individual to become passive-aggressive, this Start by practicing expressing yourself assert- we usually see. Its roots can run deep and it can have grave includes childhood and upbringing; individuals ively with friends, family and people you trust. consequences to relationships between family members, partners, raised in an environment where expression of If you are experiencing a passive-aggressive emotions was frowned upon or discouraged individual there are also a number of steps you and in the workplace. may lead to the thought that expression of emo- can take to address their behaviour in a suitable tions in an open setting is not allowed. Further, manner. Firstly, know the signs to look out for, situations where displays of aggression are not and then (if you’re able to), express how you are Specific signs of passive-aggressive behaviour do not get their way. considered socially acceptable may lead to the feeling in the moment. For example, if a pas- include opposition to the thoughts and ideas of 3. Forgetter: A forgetter may agree to help inclination to respond in a passive way when sive-aggressive friend is always late, tell them other people, intentional mistakes in response with a task or duty, but later claim they feelings of anger and frustration arise. that you would appreciate them being on time to other people’s instructions, sullen or hostile forgot to do it, or they procrastinate to Lastly, for some people, being assertive and and why. Finally, be open and inclusive in your attitude and frequent complaints about feelings the point where another individual has to emotionally “on display” is not easy, with the communication. They are likely to be averse to of underappreciation. take over, often having had no intention of easier route for dealing with emotions being confronting conversations so encourage a two- There are five common identifiable “types” of helping in the first place. passive aggression, where there is no need to way conversation which includes open dialogue passive-aggressive person: 4. Low-performer: Low-performers will confront the source of anger or frustration. and positive feedback • 1. Silent treatment: This involves remaining carry out a task assigned to them, however tight-lipped, turning a cold shoulder, or often with little effort and disappointing, How to change passive-aggressive providing short, one word answers to sloppy results. behaviour others when the situation did not end in Rajna Bogdanovic 5. Needler: In an attempt to undermine If you believe you are exhibiting passive-ag- their favour. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST others and make them feel self-conscious, gressive behaviour, firstly work on improving 2. Sulker: Much like when children do not needlers use backhanded compliments or your self-awareness; passive-aggressive be- BODGDANOVICRAJNA@ get their way, sulkers do the same when a sarcasm and ambiguity as a form of passive haviour can appear when you do not under- GMAIL.COM situation does not pan out how they would aggressive communication. stand how you are feeling towards different have liked, turning sad and bitter if they people and situations.

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HISTORY

Southbank and the Olympic Games

2020 was supposed to be an Olympic year, due to be held in Tokyo – but the COVID-19 virus forced the games to be deferred. Tokyo had also been scheduled to hold the 1940 Games but WWII put an end to it.

In 1949, Melbourne won the right to hold the of twinkling lights and colourful flags and dec- 1956 Games, the first to be held in the Southern orations to the city. For those living in South Hemisphere. It was a close call and the awarding Melbourne, they passed a large steel-framed of the games led to years of political in-fighting torch, nearly 20 metres high, on the corner of and disputes in Melbourne. Swanston and Flinders streets. Where would the main events be held? The Held in place by cables attached to posts and Showgrounds? Albert Park? Princes Park in buildings, it comprised a web-like construc- Carlton? Eventually the MCG (which was al- tion, topped by a metre-high ring of fire, lit ways the obvious choice) was selected. by gas pumped into the framework, and lit by It was a similar story with the swimming floodlights at night. and diving pool. The original choice was in Nearby, the corner of Alexandra Avenue and Fawkner Park in South Yarra but a backlash St Kilda Rd was brightened by a number of from local residents forced a move to Swan St, large Spinmobiles, designed by Richard Beck. just across the river from Southbank. Standing about 15 metres high, and anchored People in Melbourne embraced the Games into concrete, the two tubular steel structures with a passion and visitors who made the long (painted in in high gloss enamel in Olympic co- trip were thrilled with the friendliness of the lours) were anchored in concrete and revolved Australian people. The city was transformed, on ball bearings and twisted in the wind, pro- with an Olympic Village at West Heidelberg, ducing a kaleidoscopic effect. new sports venues (such as Olympic Park, next For the City of Melbourne, it was a great to the pool), an upgraded airport at Essendon, introduction to a wonderful Games, long re- and upgraded hotels such as Hosies on Flinders garded as the “Friendly Games” • St. In the lead-up to the Games, the people of Robin Grow Melbourne entering the city could not help PRESIDENT - AUSTRALIAN ART DECO being taken by a series of pylons and struc- AND MODERNISM SOCIETY tures placed on major intersections. Designed by members of a panel of leading architects, [email protected] engineers and industrial designers, they repre- sented the latest in innovative design, materials Robin Grow and technology and some incorporated motifs from indigenous culture. PRESIDENT - AUSTRALIAN ART DECO The striking structures brought colour AND MODERNISM SOCIETY and brightness to corners of Melbourne, as [email protected] authorities sought to bring a terrific spectacle

WE LIVE HERE

Short-stays exploit family violence loophole

In a new low for a controversial industry, short- Isolated party apartments despite legal 3. Safety and hygiene measures for open and How has your building fared? The Stage 4 stay guests have claimed to be victims of family ban communal areas and facilities. lockdown has shown up: violence to get around the Stage 3 and 4 bans on The one issue that the police have been 4. Use of face coverings • the good – managers working in harmony Airbnb and similar services. responding to during the Stage 3 and 4 restric- 5. Four sqm rule with the OC and residents, and taking it in In banning short-term letting platforms from tions have been parties and conducting drug 6. Notification of positive cases their stride; providing holiday accommodation, the DHHS raids. If implemented accordingly it now creates • the indecisive – managers changing their included a “List of Permitted Operations” that Guests have been evicted, charged and fined. another reason why apartments in residential mind from supporting the OC to being perhaps, unwittingly, provided a loophole for We have not heard of any owners of the rele- buildings should not be used for any other unsure what to do next; and diehard sort-stay operators, viz: vant apartments being charged – they should purpose than to accommodate permanent • the bad – managers totally ignoring the • There were no guidelines as to how these have been. residents: concerns of residents. services could be accessed in private Other reports of strangers in buildings, Despite some glitches, our buildings are now It is simply that the modus operandi residential buildings, or avoiding reception, gaining access via carparks, generally cleaner, safer, more secure than most of short-term letting is totally at odds • no information on where the people etc. have been all too common. us can ever remember. with maintaining a COVIDSafe building. requiring accommodation could go for There is no official record of the person or It actually creates a potential health After the restrictions? assistance. reason for being there – and what would hap- hazard. Only one of the nine permitted operations pen in an emergency? Unfortunately, there is currently no law in – people returning to their own home – was di- Calls and emails to the COVID-19 hotline for Frustrated residents have reported illegal Victoria that prevents short-stays in residential rectly applicable to residential strata buildings. advice have mostly gone nowhere. short-stay activity to the COVID-19 Hotline, buildings once the restrictions are lifted. The other permitted operations including es- Paying attention to parties and drug busts is also to Victoria Police via their hotline and in Buildings need to prepare now for how to sential services, family violence, homelessness, not enough. There is a ban on short stays and person. The stock reply, if there has been any re- deal with short-stays in a post-lockdown era. etc. would have required an agency or some the authorities are not responding to calls to sponse at all, was, “we have no authority to act”. Your COVIDSafe plan must have specific other body to facilitate it. enforce the law. How many times have we heard that over rules for registering short-stay guests and the The short-stay industry in Victoria has been the past few weeks! Have DHHS and Victoria six mandatory requirements shown above. almost eliminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Stage 4 lockdown Police trained its operators to read off the same In the coming months we will keep you post- firstly by the absence of tourists and now the Additional restrictions and guidelines issued script? ed on how you can manage the post-lockdown legal ban. for multi-dwelling properties with shared facil- It’s clear that short-stays in apartment build- recovery phase with more information in this However, a few intractable operators are ities include the following directive: ings operate quite differently compared with column and at our website • trying to keep operating for guests armed with “Holiday visitors are currently not permitted those in free standing holiday-let properties. It’s fake stories. One such fake story relating to an important difference the government needs in Victoria. This includes short-stay accommo- Barbara Francis & family violence was reported to “We Live Here”. to understand. dation. Victoria Police are conducting routine Rus Littleson Making a false claim to be a victim of family enforcement of restrictions and can issue on the How has your building responded to EMAIL: violence is much more than an affront to other spot fines of up to $1652 for individuals.” COVID? [email protected] residents; it shows egregious disrespect to gen- Also included in the guidelines is a mandate uine victims of family violence. for COVIDSafe plans to be implemented: With no help from the COVID-19 hotline or LEARN MORE AT WELIVEHERE.NET This new short-stay scam is truly disgraceful. 1. Development of COVIDSafe plans the police, residents are telling us that the task has been left to the strata manager. “we live 2. Restricting access to communal areas here”TM

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BUSINESS

Retailers announced at Melbourne Square words by Jack Hayes “These retailers will be located on the po- pizza and fresh pasta; technology, Mr Jeyachandran said the dium above our public park and will elevate • Aqua Fish and Chips, serving up deliciously Woolworths store team was looking forward to the precinct experience for our residents and fried and grilled seafood along with other providing Southbank locals with this new and In what will be music to the ears of many lo- visitors. It won’t be long until we have people Australian classics; exciting supermarket offering. cals, Southbank will welcome its first full-line grabbing a coffee or sandwich to enjoy in the • Golden Bunny by Tho Tho, the third The “Scan&Go” service allows custom- supermarket with the opening of Woolworths park – sprawled on the grass in the sun.” iteration of the much-loved Southeast ers to scan items with their phone as they at Melbourne Square on December 10. He said the retail mix is designed to cater for Asian institution which first opened their shop and and then pay for them in-app, Following a series of tenant signings at the residents and local workers, providing a range doors on Victoria St in 1989; and at the dedicated “Scan&Go” checkouts. award-winning Melbourne Square precinct, of quick café style eats along with a new office • Alleyway Kitchen, an authentic Chinese Among other key features at Woolworths Woolworths Southbank will be joined by for MSQ Property. eatery known for its flavour-packed value Melbourne Square, customers can expect a a number of food and retailers due to open “Melbourne Square is underpinned by a lot for money menu options and broad spice full production bakery, sushi counter and mid-December. of strong retail fundamentals – not just the foot spectrum suitable for all tastebuds. an in-store meat specialist to help decide Developer OSK Property has confirmed all traffic from the residents in the development, Accompanying the two-level 4300 sqm on cuts of meats and how to prepare, cook available tenancies have been filled at the $2.8 but also the population across Southbank and Woolworths and the broad range of eateries and serve a delicious meal. The bakery will billion project, which will include a new real the eventual office workers who will work in will be Southbank’s only BWS liquor store. feature artisanal bread loaves and a new estate office spanning a total of 6250 sqm across the precinct,” Mr Jessop said. Woolworths Melbourne Square’s new store range of premium stone-baked breads and the podium level of the precinct. “Southbank has been underserviced in a lot manager Ragu Jeyachandran said, “we’re made to order cakes for any special occasion. OSK Property’s sales and marketing director of regards, and the retail market has been quick pleased to be able to offer a beautiful new The new store will also offer a range of fish and Scott Jessop said the businesses would add to recognise this and capitalise on the opportu- store at Melbourne Square for our apartment seafood, perfect for a family feast. All fresh fish another layer to Southbank’s diverse restaurant nity at Melbourne Square.” residents and local customers that will make can be paired with the new and free “Bag and mix, giving plenty of choice to Melbourne grocery shopping easy and more convenient”. Bake” offering which has a number of marinade Square residents and workers, future Hilton Retailers confirmed at the precinct “Being part of the local landscape is very options Hotel guests, as well as the broader Southbank • include: important to us. We have been able to create community. • Espresso Bar International, a premium nearly 100 new jobs and we are also looking “By early next year, Melbourne Square will baked pastries and barista-made forward to supporting a number of community be a vibrant and bustling area of our city. We are coffeehouse overlooking the newly- groups in the area over the coming months”. in the final stages of construction of stage one, unveiled Kavanagh St park; With two levels of the latest in retail concepts For more information visit: which delivers an integrated lifestyle precinct • Pizza Pantelleria, specialising in woodfire and features, including convenient “Scan&Go” to Southbank,” Mr Jessop said. melbournesquare.com.au

SAFETY & SECURITY OWNERS’ CORPORATION LAW

Police Station back open! Dust continues to settle on the Owners’ Corporation Act (2019) reforms Finally, after months of being closed, I am very your vehicle even when your car is parked in a pleased to announce that Southbank Police secure carpark. It is important not to present an Station is open to the public again. easy opportunity to thieves. An issue specific Hurrah! We are able to leave our apartments at last, and go out With no restrictions on leaving your home to Southbank residents is preventing tailgating and have some fun. But seriously, Consumer Affairs Victoria, you under the Chief Health Officer’s directions, through residential carpark entries. This is of- we are now able to have face-to-face contacts ten the way thieves enter carparks to steal from all should perhaps stay inside and complete your work. within Southbank Police Station. vehicles or storage cages. Take the time to allow When entering the station, you must contin- the roller door to close after your car has either ue to adhere to the directions by wearing a mask entered or left the carpark. This ensures that It is truly astounding that the Owners’ against wrongdoers without needing to passing and social distancing. The reception counter your carparks remain secure. Ensure any lost Corporation Amendment Bill (2019) still has not a special resolution, enshrining the “benefit” was previously closed as part of changes to fobs are cancelled straight away. These small been enacted. principle for extraordinary fees where only one our service delivery model to stop unnecessary steps all make a difference to your safety and It sailed through the Lower House Legislative or some lot owners will benefit from work that face-to-face contacts and risk of transmission that of your fellow residents. Assembly, and got as far as the Second Reading needs to be done to common property, prohib- in line with the Chief Health Officer directions speech in the Upper House Legislative Council iting an OC manager from having a contract at the time. Personal safety on footpaths/walkways on February 20, 2020 via Adem Somyurek, and greater than three years, requiring a developer I encourage locals to continue contacting With COVID restrictions easing more people there it has been stuck in limbo ever since. to disclose all relationships with any service the Police Assistance Line on 131 444 or using are returning to Melbourne’s CBD for work and Remember, some of these reforms were ready providers that they appoint before they register online reporting for non-urgent matters. In an pleasure. The footpaths will become increas- to be enacted as far back as 2014, and the Bill an OC, a restriction on how many proxies a emergency, contact Triple Zero (000). ingly congested and are shared between pedes- was substantially complete at the end of 2016. person may hold at a general meeting. The list trians, cyclists and other wheeled recreational With the number of persons living in stra- goes on. Short-term rentals devices. ta in Melbourne now over the one-million These are important reforms. They will allow Southbank has a high proportion of apart- Being distracted can increase your chances of mark, and with the value of strata buildings in Victoria to “catch up” with the strata laws in ments in multi-story buildings. These buildings being a victim of crime or being involved in an Australia worth in the trillions of dollars, there other states and territories, as well as to keep up tend to have a mix of residents and short-term accident. It is very important to stay alert when is a great need for robust, up-to-date legislation with community expectations. rentals such as Airbnb. Victoria Police has been walking and avoid using your mobile phone that takes account of the complexities and frus- The longer the government continues to drag responding to reported COVID breaches of and wearing earbuds – especially at night. If trations of living and working in a strata titled its feet, the more that the community will start parties being held in short term rentals during you have enjoyed a few too many drinks per- building. to think that something more sinister is at play. the pandemic. If you are concerned that a short- haps consider getting a taxi or ride-share home However, the Consumer Affairs Victoria web Why delay reforms that will only benefit own- term rental in your building is being used to instead of walking to ensure you arrive safely. page (updated on May 22, 2020) still says that ers of apartments, unless there is money to be host a party with numbers of people present Remember – head up, phone down. “the Bill should be introduced into Parliament made by those that build those apartments? breaching the Chief Health Officer’s guidelines, As always, if you have any questions you can later in 2019.” My request to the newly-minted Minister of then call 000 to report it. Police will attend reach Southbank Police using the following There are many key reforms that the owners’ Consumer Affairs? Nip down to Parliament’s and issue penalty notices if offences are being email address – SOUTHBANK-UNI-OIC@ corporation (OC) has desperately needed to be next sitting with a memo to request this legis- committed. police.vic.gov.au • introduced within the last four years in par- lation gets passed pronto … • ticular. Countless harms are being transacted Theft from motor vehicles upon the community, while parliament and Theft from motor vehicles continues to be an Senior Sgt Alex O’Toole Consumer Affairs Victoria dithers. ongoing issue in the Southbank area. A timely Reforms such as: introducing stricter reg- Tom Bacon station commander at southbank reminder from Victoria Police to remember to poilice station ulatory reporting requirements for OCs with TOM BACON IS THE PRINCIPAL LAWYER avoid being a victim of crime – remove valu- more than 50 lots, prohibiting a developer OF STRATA TITLE LAWYERS. ables from your vehicles. Thefts often occur [email protected]. from selling lots in a building where the bud- gov.au [email protected]. due to valuables being left in plain sight or get for the annual fees is obviously wrong, AU vehicles being left unlocked. Remember to lock permitting an OC to bring legal proceedings

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MONTAGUE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

And the beat goes on … (or the construction)

At last we can mingle and dine, albeit socially There are some very interesting-looking about schedules, appropriate on-site contact distanced and masked … but how wonderful to apartments that you might have noticed above people and not undertaking work out of hours be out and about. the storage facility on the corner of Montague or heavy noise work on weekends. It is not hard; We should all be so proud of ourselves in ❝ St and Normanby Rd. This is Montague Towers I have personally negotiated directly with the Montague and Southbank for the care we have They offer incentives to and it is, unfortunately, its residents’ turn to developers myself. taken to look after ourselves and our neigh- experience what those of us in Gladstone St, An office with a community liaison person bours and the community at large – thank you the local government, Thistlethwaite St and Boundary Rd have for from the Fishermans Bend Taskforce should everyone. and in their marketing to some years – i.e. houses shaking, trucks blocking also be established in the precinct to respond to As part of ensuring the rapid return of our access to our homes and carparks and NOISE the community in real time. state’s economy and as mentioned in last month’s purchasers, on how these that seems not to be bound by any bylaws. All of the above has been spoken about for column, Minister for Planning Richard Wynne developments will provide It is awful when you experience these things several years, all initiated by us, all with promis- has fast-tracked a number of key developments for the first time, which tends to make one do es for action to occur and guess what … nothing in the Montague Precinct. These are significant- excellence in amenity and what would seem logical, which is to contact the has happened ... ly large developments, with multiple towers of liveability for those coming powers that be, local and other governments. C’mon folks! Let’s move forward with a little

40 storeys, some of which have begun, and some But when one does, you discover that there is more engagement, energy and thoughtfulness. are about to start. to live in Montague. YAY!!! no interest in assisting because construction The Montague community deserves it, it will

These constructions look great on paper, with But what is missing in this and the economy trump all else. Which is why make everyone, including the developers and terrific designs, cool apartments and great views. having a representative community group, builder’s lives better and provide a template for And the developers seem to be compliant and utopian❝ image? like the Montague Community Alliance is so future proofing the way the Montague commu- say all the right things to the governing bodies. important. nity and Fishermans Bend live well for the next They offer incentives to the local government, Through our hard work and tenacity, we iteration of development. and in their marketing to purchasers, on how have created relationships with key Montague Thank you for your attention to this column these developments will provide excellence in stakeholders, and we have been able to secure and as usual if you have any comments or ideas amenity and liveability for those coming to live a meeting with the appropriate people and the for us, please contact us through our Facebook in Montague. YAY!!! But what is missing in this Montague Towers residents, which we hope Page. @MontaguePrecinct or our Twitter utopian image? will lead to some positive outcomes for every- Feed @MontComAlliance • It is what happens to those who are already one concerned. living and working in the neighbourhood. The best and only way we have found to Trisha Avery We started our fabulous group seven years counteract the shock of finding a 40-storey ago, because of this very issue. And we wonder tower being built next to you and not finding TRISHA AVERY IS THE CONVENER OF THE MONTAGUE COMMUNITY all these years later, why the incumbent com- anyone to help is for state and local gov- ALLIANCE munity is still being ignored … we still have ernments to implement a Neighbourhood no Neighbourhood Agreements after all these Agreement with every planning permit. These [email protected] years. agreements would esnure communication

ST JOHNS SOUTHGATE

Meaning that in the panorama of Aussie rules thought you’d be able to salvage things? Was – but when you see it now, hanging as a piece of history, the victors would never really be con- it during lockdown two – did you write it off jewellery around someone’s neck, chances are The asterisk sidered triumphant over the best competitors then? Or did you find a way to believe that your it represents the hope that life and love finally under the fairest conditions. year need not be appendaged with parentheses, prevail over suffering and death, even as the For a little while, with the interstate hubs caveats or your diary dolloped with glops of historical reality of the suffering remains. Earlier in the year, it was and their creation of a different kind of home white-out? I hope so. 2020 isn’t over yet. If you’ve already put an ground advantage, it seemed that would be the Christians are sometimes imagined as peo- asterisk over it, there’s still revision time left. suggested that due to COVID, case. Finally, when Port Adelaide and Brisbane ple piously ponderous of the great beyond, Life, even pandemic-life, can be a blessing – the 2020 AFL Premiership finished atop the home and away ladder, some and as such being those who, consciously or yes, even when it is touched by tragedy. May longsuffering Victorian fans, footy-starved unconsciously, seek to get their name (without you find the framing to fix your year’s canvas would forever have an asterisk and lockdown-loaded, may well have cried, any asterisk) on the doorman’s entry-list. That within the bounds of blessing, so that it can be over it. “rigged!” like Donald Trump on election day. may be a fair description of some faithful folk, proudly placed on your mind’s mantle piece. It But when Richmond and Geelong faced off but there is a good case to be made for the belongs there, because it’s already been hung in in the Grand Final at the Gabba (may the good Christian disposition being one that accepts your very own hall inside God’s gallery • Lord return it to its rightful home in 2021!), all that the goodness of eternity has been inaugu- was forgiven, the asterisk was erased, and if rated already – and that, as we trust in Jesus, we anything, the best team was seen to have won are experiencing it now! Call it a philosophy, in the face of adversity the likes of which have call it living a faithful life, call it what you will, rarely, if ever, been known in football. but I would say that the Christian scriptures No, 2020 will not be remembered as a basket call their readers to see life – all of it – as a gift. Tom Hoffmann case of a season. The mighty Tigers and the If one is able to receive and embrace the life- TOM HOFFMANN IS THE PASTOR AT incomparable Dustin Martin will be spoken gift without devaluing it by noting exceptional ST JOHNS SOUTHGATE CHURCH. of like mythical heroes by tragics sipping beers circumstances or granting permission to strike STJOHNSSOUTHGATE.COM.AU for many decades to come. things from the record, then there is always Have you put an asterisk over your 2020? If beauty to be found. Christians sometimes call so, when did you do it? Was it in lockdown one? this the Way of the Cross. The cross was, of Or did that come and go quick enough that you course, an ugly thing – an instrument of torture

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METRO TUNNEL SOUTHBANK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

▼ Professor Sharon Lewin delivers the blessing of TBM Joan at Parkville. Ending the year on a brighter note

We enter November on a positive note with Well done to our COVID-19, with the first week being zero new cases and zero deaths. community for their This great result is now allowing for an eas- efforts. Living in a ing of restrictions which has started to bring some life back to Southbank. It is promising high-rise environment to also see our building’s gyms and swimming presents challenges many pools reopening. Well done to our community for their efforts. others don’t endure. Let’s Living in a high-rise environment presents hope this will last. challenges many others don’t endure. Let’s hope this will last. We have a new council and what a mixed make-up it is. Last month, Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) held an online “Meet the Candidates” event to assist our community with their efforts to work out what the leadership teams and Southbank resident candidates stood for in hope it would assist with deciding who Metro Tunnel mega machine to vote for. By all accounts from the post-event feedback, we concluded it was a resounding success. ↥ sets course for State Library There were nearly 200 registrations with a peak of around 120 online at one time. I tried my best to ask the hard-hitting questions and hold tunnelling. Professor Sharon Lewin of the Work has started on the latest the candidates to account for their responses. It Peter Doherty Institute was invited to carry out wasn’t an easy feat for some candidates and I felt section of the Metro Tunnel – the blessings of both TBMs. they might have come a little under-prepared. Parkville Station is fast taking shape with a one-kilometre stretch from It was certainly different to the format of the To all the unsuccessful candidates. Thank work on the station entrances and permanent other community forums they had participated you for your participation in our local democ- Parkville to the new State station structures underground, which com- in which might have got them a little off-guard. racy and bringing to light a number of issues muters will see in 2025, well underway. Library Station at the northern It seems the concept of attending events from throughout our municipality. I send a special The third and fourth TBMs, Millie and the comfort of our homes has been embraced commiseration to Artemis Pattichi and her end of Swanston St. Alice (named after Victoria’s first female MP by our community, so we have decided to try to effort for election. Artemis would have been a Millie Peacock and wartime medical hero find other opportunities to hold more of these great voice for Southbank. Hopefully her work Alice Appleford), recently completed the 1.7km Tunnel boring machines (TBM) Joan and Meg type of events – watch this space. with the Southbank Sustainability Group that stretch from Anzac Station to the eastern tun- have been relaunched to begin their journey Congratulations to Sally Capp for her success she co-founded will continue. Artemis is doing nel entrance at South Yarra. into the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. The new in securing the Lord Mayorship, ultimately great things in that space. They are being returned to the Anzac Station metro-style line features five underground sta- winning 53 per cent of the vote after preferenc- SRA is your local community lobbying voice. site and reassembled before starting tunnelling tions and will connect the Sunbury line to the es but was significantly ahead after first pref- Our committee is made up of local volunteers towards Town Hall Station later this year. Cranbourne and Pakenham lines with two nine erences anyhow. Sally Capp’s previous deputy, who are passionate about Southbank. However, The TBMs have installed more than 31,000 km-long tunnels. Arron Wood, was a relatively close second, but without the support of members, our voice is concrete segments to form the rings lining the TBM Joan – named after Victoria’s first The Greens were only around 1300 votes from merely a whisper. If you would like to support new tunnels and excavated more than 371,000 female premier, Joan Kirner – was the first taking the second position after preferences. our good work, we encourage you to join via our cubic metres of rock and soil. TBM launched, in September 2019, and TBM However, The Greens were certainly second website southbankresidents.org.au and follow Construction on the Metro Tunnel Project Meg – named after Australian women’s cricket based on primary votes. us on Facebook – Southbank Residents. has continued throughout COVID-19 re- • captain Meg Lanning – the second to launch in The days of a large or majority voting bloc strictions, with workers adhering to strict October 2019. seem to now be behind us, although Sally’s safety measures in line with the Victorian Since then, the pair has completed: team will have four of the 11 councillors and Government’s advice. The Greens two, with the remaining being • The western section of the Metro Tunnel The Metro Tunnel Project will create ad- individual candidates from across five other from the tunnel entrance in Kensington ditional capacity for more than half a million teams. Fortunately, council has retained some to the new Arden Station in North passengers a week during peak periods and For more information: experience as five of the 11 councillors have Melbourne; and transform the way Victorians travel around served on the previous council. Sadly, there southbankresidents.org.au Melbourne • The Arden to Parkville section, connecting • are still a number of councillors that don’t live Victoria’s world-renowned medical, in the municipality and once again none from Tony Penna research and education precinct. Southbank. Southbank Residents’ Association Once TBMs Joan and Meg break through at (SRA) will be looking forward to reaching out PRESIDENT State Library, they will continue digging under to all the new councillors to remind them that PRESIDENT@ Swanston St to link up with Town Hall Station. Southbank is part of the municipality and the SOUTHBANKRESIDENTS.ORG.AU Before their relaunch from Parkville, the second largest revenue contributor to council TBMs were given a traditional blessing in For more information: budget, therefore we hope for their concern and honour of St Barbara, the patron saint of metrotunnel.vic.gov.au attention for Southbank’s ongoing issues.

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PAUL DANIEL Paul works at the Arts Centre Melbourne. He bought his Daniel bought his mask from an online shop, Etsy. His ev- mask from a dressmaker shop on Barkly St, St Kilda. He ident love for Marvel comics compensates any discomfort likes it being light and hopes it’ll still keep him comfort- that arises from the sense of feeling obligated to wear a able in the summer coming up. mask. He works as a nurse and disability support worker and loves to play video games.

Masks of Southbank

Photos by John Tadigiri. SIMON MAE Simon, got his mask from a local shop in Bairnsdale, Mae, as you would also guess if you see her in person, Victoria. He works as a horse breeder to make a living and made her own mask. She said wearing it made her happy, said like most others these days, he just watches Netflix calmer, more confident and less anxious. She is currently and chats with close friends to keep himself entertained. studying to be good at creative writing and during her free time, she paints and makes art. Southbank

Sudoku Last month’s Sudoku solution N K T S B H U O A B S H U A O N T K A U O T K N B H S A variation of Sudoku, with the letters S O U T H B A N K replacing numbers. S O A B H K T U N K N B A T U O S H The rules are the same as regular Sudoku, each line must contain the letters H T U N O S A K B “SOUTHBANK” as must each 9-square T H S O N B K A U box. This Sudoku is VERY HARD, good luck! O B K H U A S N T U A N K S T H B O

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SOUTHBANK SUSTAINABILITY GROUP

Full speed ahead

Now that we can meet again, there are so many activities our group has been waiting to bring to Southbank, so we are coming back full speed ahead!

Watch this space for upcoming educational workshops on sustainable solutions, Southbank’s first ever community composting hub and workshops on composting, along with many other smaller activities our group always puts together for our meetups. We were all so very excited to have our result so much, we encourage taking photos of can start reducing the very harmful methane About the group: first meetup again on Saturday, November 7! the stones you like instead of taking them home, gasses emitted by food scraps sent to landfill. A solutions-focused group of Southbank One of the things many of us missed while in as a lot of work and effort goes into upkeeping Speaking of composting, we’ve been finding residents working to bring positive change lockdown is meeting with neighbours and gar- the garden and our community harvesting sys- more and more food waste dumped on the two in sustainability practices and education to dening side by side (1.5 metres apart, of course). tem doesn’t work without the stones. You are test concrete tubs we have for composting, our neighborhood, while building a wonder- Even though we had to restrict numbers to 10 also welcome to come along the next meetup which are meant to be used by group members ful community of like-minded people. 2019 participants max to adhere to state restrictions, and paint your own stone to take home with only. These tubs are already full as you will see Environment Melbourne Award winner we all enjoyed seeing friends and neighbours you. from the “no more composting” signs and the • again. We’ll be able to have more people join There are also many ways to get involved pea straw covering them. We found whole let- us as restrictions ease and we’ll continue using with the group outside of gardening. While you tuce heads and other food waste unsuitable for Eventbrite for participants to register for a will see more and more creative sustainability composting on top of the pea straws recently, while. Join our group or keep an eye on our activities to get involved in. We’re immediately and it all ended up in a plastic bag and the waste Reach us at: Facebook page for upcoming meetups and starting up educational workshops for the wid- bin, sadly. While we genuinely appreciate the in- southbanksustainability@ registration links. As a reminder, we meet fort- er community and the work on putting together tention to reduce your environmental footprint, nightly on Saturdays, 10am at Boyd. educational material for the upcoming com- ignoring our instructions is causing more harm gmail.com or facebook.com/ Our next meetup will be on Saturday, munity composting hub. If you are interested than good so please refrain from bringing down SouthbankSustainabilityGroup November 21 and, apart from gardening, we’ll in composting or want to learn more about it any more food scraps until the composting hub be painting more stones green, yellow, and red while helping deliver an important community is up and running. for the garden’s harvesting signage. We’ll be project, you are welcome to send us an email Finally, remember to tune in to Keep Victoria breaking into two teams, one to garden and one and volunteer. We’ll soon be putting an action Beautiful’s YouTube page (search: “KVB Artemis Pattichi to get creative painting stones. It seems some team together for the composting hub so this is Sustainable Cities Awards”) on Thursday, SOUTHBANK SUSTAINABILITY of you liked the stones we’ve already painted a the perfect time to get involved. Composting in November 12 at 8pm, to watch the virtual 2020 GROUP SOUTHBANKSUSTAINABILITY@ little too much, seeing how many of them have our high-rise dominated neighbourhood is a big Sustainable Cities Awards Ceremony, where we GMAIL.COM disappeared from the vegie garden over time. challenge, so the sooner we can create a com- might be named a winner for the environment While we appreciate people loving the end posting option for Southbankers, the sooner we award, bringing another victory to Southbank!

SKYPAD LIVING Skilling owners’ corporations

It was precisely six years ago in the 2014 November edition of Docklands News that an article appeared on “Owners’ corporation groups sprouting”. Three new groups were identified as supporting the particular needs of Victorian owners’ corporations (OCs).

First listed was Owners’ Corporation Network to assist OCs perform their legal duties. And that which operates in NSW. This group offers Victoria (OCNV), which was headed by the support is indeed needed as OCs are comprised knowledge sharing and access to specialised re- then Docklands Community Association pres- of volunteers who are responsible for managing sources such as webinars. They also advocate on ident Roger Gardner. This group was said to be the common property of residential buildings. behalf of their sector which might go some way modelled on similar interstate bodies and had a In the City of Melbourne, this means they are re- to explaining why the NSW state government stated aim of connecting with these to develop Indeed, within the sponsible for managing assets worth hundreds has a greater focus upon residential strata than a national network for Australian OCs. of millions of dollars and are responsible for does our Victorian state government. For exam- The second group listed was the Metropolitan City of Melbourne, the ensuring the conduct of required maintenance, ple, the NSW Government is currently devel- Owners Corporation Committee Association Southbank Owners’ proper financial management and adherence oping sector offerings like their “Strata Portal” (MOCCA), which had Helina Marshall as group to all associated regulations. Furthermore, the - an online register to collect information from coordinator. The aim of MOCCA was to allow Corporations Network manner in which these duties are performed strata schemes across NSW. According to NSW OCs to share information and knowledge, and (SOCN) appears a rare will directly affect the wellbeing of hundreds Minister Dominello, “As a Government we to learn from each other. And at that time, they of residents and associated investors. want to make things easier for people who live had 11 buildings involved. example of an active Now compare this level of OC responsibility in strata. By unlocking basic strata information, The third group listed was the Chairman’s group supporting OCs to directors of community organisations (not- I believe we can help owners, tenants and Council, a network of OC chairs from buildings ing that the operating budgets of our OCs may prospective purchasers to make more informed managed by the strata management group, – meeting every two far outstrip those of many community organ- decisions”. The Knight Alliance. The idea for this came months to discuss issues isations). Despite this, directors of community However, even NSW does not – yet – offer from a “Chairman’s Supper”, attended by chairs organisations can access a suite of support tools that calibre of OC training believed needed by from within The Knight Alliance’s property relevant to strata living and resources tailored to their needs. For in- our OCs. portfolio. in Southbank. stance, the Institute of Community Directors With the new City of Melbourne Council Coming to the present day, November 2020, Australia (ICDA) provides dedicated training, soon to be known, perhaps this is an area where none of these groups appear active. information, tools, events, qualifications and it can take a lead – and make residential living a Indeed, within the City of Melbourne, the credentials specifically designed for the needs council priority! • Southbank Owners’ Corporations Network of this sector. (SOCN) appears a rare example of an active However, no comparable support is available group supporting OCs – meeting every two to our OCs. This has meant that, typically, months to discuss issues relevant to strata living committee members “learn on the job”, often in Southbank. taking their lead from others (who also have Dr Janette Corcoran This said, it is also noted that there are active not received relevant training). The implica- advocacy groups, such as We Live Here, which tions of this are that our strata buildings are the APARTMENT LIVING EXPERT lobby on behalf of the high-rise living sector on responsibility of volunteers who have no access LEARN MORE ON FACEBOOK.COM/ issues affecting liveability, such as short stays. ↥ to relevant training or support. SKYPADLIVING/ But what is still missing from our sector To redress the current situation, one possi- are dedicated resources and services needed bility is to setup a Victorian OCN, similar to

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David Schout 筑将后置约20米。许多受影响的居民向市政表达了他们的新建30层的Riverside Quay开发项目包担忧，而代表Eureka大厦物业管理的律师括在Southbank河滨长廊沿岸修建一个大型表示，有关日照阴影的证据不足。公园，但是Eureka大厦的居民对该项目带里斯表示，对于开发商缺乏与当地居民来的日照阴影表示担忧。的协商，尽管在这个项目中没有要求开发商墨尔本市议员批准了位于Riverside 这样做，“但我作为一名市政议员，感到有 Quay12号的ExxonMobil 故居上进行一个些遗憾”。 120米的商业开发项目，其中包括1000平方不过他认为，在这个地块上的总体规划米的绿色空间，可以一览雅拉河和中央商务将有利于当地社区。区的美景。他在10月13日的未来墨尔本委员会澳门亿万富翁吕强光(Keong Kuong (FMC)会议上说:“不是每天，甚至每年都会 Loi)于2016年购买了这个地块，此项目的规有1000平方米的新公共开放空间摆在我们划还包括改善该场地边缘的步行连接，市政议员面前，当然更不会是在价值超过2500 规划主管尼古拉斯·里斯(Nicholas Reece) 万澳元的土地上建造这个公共空间。” “我希望看到在Southbank建造一个可公众可享用的空间，我认为这将极大地增加表示，“这个步行连接特别受欢迎”。他说，市政对新的市中心公园感到“兴获殊荣的世界一流公园。重要的是，我希望该区域的舒适性，并将受到Southbank居民但是邻近的一些Eureka大厦居民对该开奋”，其中包括中央商务区的Market街公园看到新的空间并不是一个孤立的考虑，而是的欢迎。” 发项目带来的日照阴影表示担忧，该项目建和北岸的Seafarers Rest公园。以一种综合的方式进行公园设计，使之成为

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