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■ Southbank Primary School? ■ Love locks are back! Page 4 Page 9 ■ New Boulevard revealed ■ YRBA meets new Parks CEO Page 7 Page 12 Raise your brasses! A student brass ensemble provided a fi tting celebration to help mark the beginning of construction of the $104.5 million Ian Potter Southbank Centre on August 2.

Member for Albert Park and Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle joined University of Melbourne students and staff in turning the sod on the iconic project. Th e new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) will commence classes at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2019. Read more on page 6. Martin Foley MP (centre right) and members of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Brass Ensemble. Photo: Sav Schulman Lord Mayor joins fi ght for low-rise By Sean Car

City of Melbourne councillors have unanimously called on Minister for Planning Richard Wynne to help protect Southbank’s arts and low-rise precincts from high-rise development.

Local architect turned developer Hayball’s alternative motion objecting to the proposal. 2016 as a 20-storey proposal, the Lord Mayor decision rather than a statutory planning contentious 18-storey proposal for the site described it as an “absolute shocker.” decision.” Having fi rst submitted its original proposal of its current offi ce at 135 Sturt St came for a 42-storey tower in 2015, 135 Sturt St is While planning offi cers determined that “I hope the Minister for Planning will take before councillors for comment at the Future now being assessed at the Victorian Civil Hayball’s latest application adhered to all this up. He does have the power to remove Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting on and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on the applicable statutory planning controls, the it from VCAT and make a decision as the August 1. basis of the Planning Minister’s failure to Lord Mayor said it was still too tall and out of minister and I think that is the best avenue determine upon the application within the character with the area. for us to pursue.” Despite Hayball shaving off two levels allocated time. from its last proposal and receiving the “I want to be entirely consistent with my endorsement of council’s planning offi cers, When the application last came before earlier statements because I believe they are Continued on page 2. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle moved an councillors for comment back in November still true,” he said. “Th is has to be a political

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Continued from page 1. Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade PO Box 23008 Docklands 8012 Tel: 8689 7980 Fax: 9602 2929 “I think we have a very good argument www.southbanklocalnews.com.au on height and I think we have a very good argument on the failure to relate to the Editor: Sean Car signifi cance of the arts precinct, which is a well understood document now prepared by Publisher: Shane Scanlan State Government.”

Tel: 8689 7980 Fax: 9602 2929 “Th is does give us some grounds to argue [email protected] in VCAT should the minister decline to take up our request. I stand by what I have said Reader contributions are welcome. earlier about this development and that is Please send articles and images to displayed in the motion.” [email protected] Chair of planning Cr Nicholas Reece said Deadline for edition 67 is August 31. council had to do everything it could to preserve the character of the Arts Precinct.

“It’s simply a matter of it being too high, too CONNECT much and too close to Melbourne’s Arts Precinct,” he said. “We are very blessed to Keep up to date with local news & events. have the arts precinct that we do and we Follow us on Twitter must do everything we can to protect it.” @SOUTHBANK_News Assistant chair of planning Cr Rohan Leppert said that while the application Like us on Facebook adhered to the density controls on the site, Southbank Local News there was no reason why height couldn’t be Designs from the City of Melbourne’s town planning report of 135 Sturt St. reduced. had the perfect opportunity to give back of the City of Melbourne’s position and that Like us on Instagram At 54.9 metres high, the building would to the arts community and be acclaimed government would work with the city to act SouthbankLocalNews tower over the neighbouring heritage- as innovative and sensitive designers who in a timely way. listed Malthouse Th eatre, which measures looked beyond 135 Sturt St and considered at 14 metres, as well as low rise apartment He said it was important that any the aesthetics of the whole of this special complexes in Southbank Village. development within the Arts Precinct character zone,” she said. emphasised street activation and arts It also measures at 14.9 metres above Sturt “A low-rise development that considered precinct activity. street’s 40-metre discretionary height the charm of Southbank Village would “Both the Lord Mayor and I have had limit, which the Lord Mayor has previously have been admired for many years. Th ere is concerns about this development proposal’s described as too high for the area. nothing to admire about a high-rise towering impact on our world-class cultural arts over the theatres, galleries and apartment Seven local residents spoke in strong precinct,” he said. opposition to the application on August 1; complexes.” “I will continue to work with the City of including Southbank Residents Association “Charming Southbank Village will be divided Melbourne, our local Southbank community president Tony Penna and convener of the in half. Where in the world is there a village and the cultural organisations in the area to Save Dodds Street group Eileen Vamos. with a high-rise?” make sure our world-class arts precinct is Mr Penna said the application was Hayball architect Robert Stent registered to made better.” “atrocious in every way,” while Eileen Vamos speak at the August 1 meeting, however he A spokesperson for Minister for Planning described it as “another unattractive glass didn’t attend. tower.” Richard Wynne said he had not yet made a State Member for Albert Park Martin Foley decision as to whether or not he would pull “Th e highly successful Hayball architects said that he was well aware and supportive the case out of VCAT.

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ISSUE 66 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 3 High-rise Sturt St trend continues

Locally based architect Rothelowman has submitted an application to the City of Melbourne for a 19-level mixed-use tower at the site of its offi ce building at 153 Sturt St.

Th e application follows neighbouring architect Hayball’s recent submission for a high-rise tower at its offi ce building at 135 Sturt St, adding to the trend of high-rise development along the edge of Southbank’s low-rise precinct.

A 16-storey development was also approved last year for 250 Sturt St, while 175 Sturt St is currently the subject of a 13-storey proposal.

While its proposal measures at an overall height of 59.6 metres, which is 19.6 metres above the area’s discretionary 40 metre height limit, Rothelowman’s co-founding principal Shane Rothe told Southbank Local News that a range of diff erent heights was what the area needed.

“Th e State Government’s Blueprint vision of the Arts and Garden precinct requires the private sector to contribute to the built form. Clearly this will not happen unless there is incentive over and above a viable base line development,” he said. A render of Rothelowman’s proposal for 153 Sturt St. Image: Rothelowman.

“A balance is required to encourage Out of the 164 apartments, Rothelowman enliven the Arts Precinct and contribute to of Rothelowman’s proposal was out of contributions to this vision or else it will has included 39 ‘naked apartments’, the vision described within the Arts Precinct character with the area. which according to its plans, are open Blueprint. simply not happen.” “Our wonderful Arts Precinct is under plan apartments stripped backed to bare “Our proposal off ers aff ordable housing, further attack by opportunist developers and In its designs, Rothelowman notes the essentials off ering “aff ordability, diversity ground fl oor themed accommodation and a we will be calling on council to support the building’s “recessive transition from Sturt and fl exibility.” St”, which adheres to mandatory height and public link from Dodds street to Sturt street rejection of this development as they did so setback controls set on neighbouring Dodds Th e remaining apartments include 32 one in exchange for additional height, a height supportively with 135 Sturt St,” she said. “I St. bedroom, 85 two bedroom and fi ve three that is not out of context,” he said. must urge all residents to join us in this next bedroom apartments. At 22,276 sqm, the application is subject battle and it is even closer to home.” Th e building rises four-storeys and is setback to the City of Melbourne’s approval as the 30-metres from its Dodds St frontage. In At the ground fl oor level, Rothelowman “As a resident of the lovely little apartment responsible authority. its plans Rothelowman states that overall, has included a public “through block link”, City View Tower block at 161 Sturt Street, I the building “supports physical and visual connecting Sturt St to Dodds St with a series Neighbouring architect turned developer will be urging all residents to stand together connections to the CBD and Arts Centre of ground fl oor activations. Th is activation Hayball has been the subject of fi erce public and be loud and be clear about what spine.” is defi ned by a “green” theme and includes scrutiny for its 21-storey proposal at 135 we want for the Melbourne Arts Precinct.” co-habitual arts spaces, artistic installations Sturt St, which has since been lowered to Th e application is currently being assessed Rothelowman has emphasised its and two open sky courtyards. 18-storeys (read story on page 1). by the City of Melbourne. collaboration with both the City of Melbourne and Creative Victoria in creating Mr Rothe said that based on positive Member of Save Dodds Street, the group What do you think about this latest high-rise the proposal, with the development to discussions with the City of Melbourne formed in opposition to Hayball’s proposal, application for Sturt St? Send your thoughts feature strong artistic and aff ordable housing and Creative Victoria, the company was and resident of the neighbouring City View to [email protected] components. confi dent that the proposal would help to apartments Julie Cowley said the height 4 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66 Southbank Primary School? Montague Editorial Comment By Sean Car forum Th e new vertical primary school currently under construction at Ferrars St, which will open to Southbank Local News and students next year, could well be named after Southbank. the Montague Community Alliance will hold the next A name to replace the school’s interim name South Melbourne (Ferrars St) Primary Montague Community School is yet to be determined and based Forum on Wednesday, on the State Government’s naming rules, Southbank Primary School is a realistic September 20. candidate. While the school’s Ferrars St location is Th e forum will once again be held at the within the City of Port Phillip’s municipality, Golden Fleece Hotel on the corner of it sits right within the border of Southbank’s Buckhurst and Montague streets. suburban boundary. Discussions have taken place with City of Under the naming rules outlined by the Port Phillip’s Gateway councillors Mayor Department of Environment, Land, Water Bernadene Voss, Cr Marcus Pearl and and Planning (DELWP), a name must adhere Cr Ogy Simic to be part of a community to guidelines set out in the Geographic Place discussion about the future of the Names Act 1998. Montague Precinct.

One of those rules is that a place cannot While the inaugural forum in May be named after a location it is not in. focused on the pressing matter of traffi c Th erefore, the name foreseen by many, management in the precinct, the second South Melbourne Primary School, does not will aim to continue general discussions comply. A render of the new vertical primary school on Ferrars St, which will open in 2018. around neighbourhood planning. While located in the Montague Precinct of “South Melbourne (Ferrars Street) Primary catchment zone. It is hoped new City of Port Phillip CEO Fishermans Bend, Montague Primary School School is an interim name and the school Peter Smith will also join the panel could potentially clash with the Montague Under school naming rules, a name must naming process is currently underway,” the alongside Gateway councillors, who will Continuing Education Centre on Montague be put to the community for a 30-day spokesperson said. each be asked a small series of questions St. consultation period before ministerial before the forum is opened to Q&A. approval can be issued. Th e school’s principal Noel Creece refused “Th e school will continue to be called South to comment when contacted by Southbank Melbourne (Ferrars Street) Primary School With the school set to open in 2018 the Information from the forum will Local News, while State Member for Albert until a new name is endorsed and gazetted, matter could prove to be a stumbling be captured and used in devising a Park Martin Foley said the matter rested with which we expect to happen over coming block for the school’s administration, as a neighbourhood working agreement the Department of Education and Training. months.” name will be required for everything from between residents, developers and the registering an ABN to producing uniforms. council for future development of the When asked if Southbank Primary School As reported in the June edition of Southbank precinct. was being considered as a name, a Local News, Noel Creece said that the Do you think the new school should be spokesperson for Education Minister James majority of expressions of interest from named Southbank Primary? Send your More information about the forum will Merlino said the naming process was still families wanting to enrol their kids had so far thoughts to news@southbanklocalnews. be published in the September edition of underway. come from the Southbank and South Wharf com.au Southbank Local News. Works begin on new park

Th e transformation of Fishermans Bend has taken a big step forward with work underway on the new Montague Park.

Th e 8000 sqm park is equivalent to two and half times the size of Melbourne’s City Square and is diagonally opposite the new South Melbourne Ferrars Street primary school under construction. Jointly purchased with the City of Port Phillip, the park will provide the growing Fishermans Bend community and the students at the adjacent primary school with much needed open space to support a healthy and active lifestyle. Development of the park will be staged with grass, seating, lighting, trees, footpaths and basic amenities upon opening in mid- 2018, followed by consultation with the local community to determine what other elements are needed to support a wide range of recreational activities and uses. ISSUE 66 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 5 6 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66 Sustainable Southbank

If you like living sustainably, pencil Saturday, August 19 into your diaries for a day of interesting activities at the Boyd Community Hub.

In addition to Boyd’s monthly Sustainability Group meet-up, locals are invited to the Bobbin Lace Leaf Workshop, which will take place from 12pm to 3pm. If you’ve ever wondered how lace was made before machines were used, this workshop is your opportunity to be introduced to the rhythm and beauty of bobbin lace making (pictured). Instructor Lindy de Wijn and other lace making women will share their skills to teach locals the basics of bobbin lace and help you create your very own lace leaf Faculty of VCA & MCM Dean Professor Barry Conyngham, University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and Martin Foley MP turn the to add to an installation in the Boyd foyer sod on August 2. Photo: Sav Schulman. or take home to enjoy! Lunch will also be provided. Southbank’s local Sustainability Group will also meet from 11am until 2pm to work on a range of activities, including Raise your brasses! a working bee on the Boyd’s community planter boxes. Continued from page 1. Th e group will discuss a range of new ideas, including a pop up garden at Boyd University of Melbourne Vice Chancellor generosity of our donors,” Professor Davis was proud to partner with the University – over summer, community composting Professor Glyn Davis and Dean of the Faculty said. and with its philanthropic supporters – to of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) make the project happen. and a zero waste education campaign. Professor Barry Conyngham said the project and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Both activities are free but bookings are was a once-in-a-century event that would (MCM) Professor Barry Conyngham joined “Th e new Melbourne Conservatorium will essential and can be done via eventbrite. produce Australia’s next generation of Minister Foley and Cr Doyle in turning the be a transformative link in our arts precinct com.au musicians and bring together the VCA and sod on the new conservatorium. that will boost our cultural and educational MCM. off ering and attract the best and brightest Professor Glyn Davis said the new building “Th e University of Melbourne was one of the talent to our creative state. It will further help was one of the largest enhancements in the fi rst Australian universities to off er formal build Southbank’s Sturt street as the cultural Faculty’s history and would confi rm the studies in music, and the new headquarters hub of Melbourne,” he said. Faculty internationally as a pre-eminent for the Conservatorium will see that legacy Th e Ian Potter Southbank Centre joins school of art and music. continued and amplifi ed alongside all arts the current $42 million redevelopment of disciplines on our Southbank campus,” “Th e realisation of this project is the the Dodds Street Stables into a visual arts Professor Conyngham said. culmination of years of collaboration with wing, and the introduction of the Buxton our project partners, and the exceeding Martin Foley said the Victorian Government Contemporary Museum.

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Th e City of Melbourne has released new renders of Southbank Boulevard. Th e $35 million project will see Southbank Boulevard and Dodds St transformed into 2.5 hectares of public open space in 2020.

Th e new space planned for the front of the project was part of an ongoing urban design ABC alone will be roughly the same size as program, which has seen over 80 hectares City Square, while Dodds St will be remade of underutilised asphalt and infrastructure into a public space that can host everything made into public open space in the last 30 from street performances, farmers markets, years. and even music festivals in Southbank’s very “Converting grey to green supports the City own Arts Precinct. of Melbourne’s strategies for managing “In Melbourne and in other cities around the urban forest, climate change, water, the world, governments are looking to turn biodiversity and wellbeing,” Cr Oke said. underutilised roads and car parks into “Green spaces reduce stormwater volumes, important green space,” Lord Mayor Robert reduce the impact of development on Doyle said. ecosystems, increase biodiversity, provide “Th e new public open space and habitats for wildlife, keep our soil moist and neighbourhood parks we’re creating in reduce the urban heat island eff ect.” Southbank will improve public amenity Th e new space will continue to cater for for the 20,000 residents and 50,000 offi ce current traffi c volumes in Southbank workers in the city’s most densely populated Boulevard. In 1988, Southbank Boulevard suburb.” carried 40,000 to 50,000 vehicles a day. Key aspects of the public open space Th is number has since reduced to 13,000 include 1.05km of dedicated bicycle lanes, vehicles per day after the construction of upgraded public transport stops including Queensbridge Square in 2001 meant direct ‘green’ tram tracks, a commitment to access to the CBD was closed. improving biodiversity through planting Th e new public space has been designed diverse trees with seasonal variation, and with the increased residential population a neighbourhood space for Southbank of Southbank in mind, with the population residents and visitors alike. forecast to rise by 175 per cent over the next 15 years. According to the chair of the City of Melbourne’s Environment Portfolio, Cr To view the full selection of renders visit Cathy Oke, the Southbank Boulevard participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au

(Bottom left) green tram tracks looking from St Kilda Rd, (top right) A new green park space near Kavanagh St, (middle right) new recreational spaces near Freshwater Place and (bottom right) a new playground.

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Minister for Planning Richard Wynne approved a 51-storey tower development at 42 Moray St last month.

Th e approval was formally announced by district, curvilinear tower form within the David Lock Associates (DLA), which has existing urban morphology of Southbank,” been providing statutory town planning he said. services since the project’s inception. “We congratulate all involved in the approval Th e project, developed by Capital Eight of this project and look forward to seeing Pty Ltd, comes as yet another high-rise construction commence shortly.” approval for Southbank, adding to our status Councillors unanimously endorsed the as Victoria’s and one of Australia’s densest 171-metre application at the Future suburbs. Melbourne Committee meeting earlier this Th e corner 42 Moray St and 11-13 year on March 21. Hancock St site will comprise a 178-metre While council’s planning offi cers supported tower consisting 280 apartments and the application in their report, they approximately 3000 sqm of much-needed recommended endorsement subject to a employment space. number of conditions.

DLA associate Brodie Blades said the Cr Rohan Leppert had said that given the building would “raise the bar” within the challenges of developing in a fl oodplain area existing urban context through exemplary the application struck a good balance when ground fl oor activation and public realm activating the public realm. amenity. “Balancing the fl ood constraints with “Th e building has been designed to act as the need to provide some high quality a landmark and respond to its prominent interaction with the public realm and the location at the gateway to the City of building interface, this building certainly Melbourne through the introduction of a does that so I’m happy to support it,” he said. MontagueMontague CommunityCommunity OPTOMETRIST ForumForum

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The Southbank Local News and the Montague Community Alliance invite local residents, workers and business owners to the second of three 2017 community forums focused on the current and future redevelopment of the Montague Precinct in Fishermans Bend.

The September forum will focus on neighbourhood planning in Montague.

When: Wednesday, September 20. 6pm for a 6:15pm start – 7:45pm Where: The Golden Fleece Hotel, cnr of Montague and Buckhurst streets Cost: Free

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(Left) A render of the skylight of the new Domain Metro Station, (top right) an external view of one of the new entrances at the Domain Tram Interchange and (bottom right) an internal render entering the station. Domain Metro Station unveiled By Kate Mani

Th e new Domain Metro Station will lessen pressure on St Kilda Road and Swanston Street tram routes and generate greater access to Melbourne landmarks, as part of the Metro Tunnel Project.

Th e design and builders for the major Utility service relocations, construction site Four entry points near the Shrine of concourse. tunnelling works and fi ve underground preparations and tram works are currently Remembrance grounds, at Albert Road stations have been announced, including underway, with major tunnelling and station Reserve and near the train-tram interchange Th e Metro Tunnel project as a whole will Southbank’s local Domain Station, which constructions to begin next year. on St Kilda Road will provide underground transport passengers from the southern end will sit below the current Domain tram access through escalators, lifts and stairs. of Swanston Street under the Yarra River, Th e Domain station’s aesthetic design interchange on St Kilda Rd. CityLink, Domain Parklands and St Kilda has been carefully planned to refl ect the Th e station will mean improved entry to sites Road. Th e Cross Yarra Partnership consortium, surrounding parkland and the Shrine of such as the Shrine of Remembrance, the comprising Lendlease Engineering, John Remembrance, and will consist of bluestone, Royal Botanic Gardens and Albert Park. After arrival at Domain Station, the route will Holland, Bouygues Construction and granite and timber. curve towards Toorak Road and then exit the Capella Capital, has been selected for the It will also allow interchanging with tunnel in South Yarra, joining the existing project, following competitive bids from Th e inside of the station will include retail City Loop services, including a direct Cranbourne-Pakenham line. internationally recognised designers and outlets, installations and feature a natural underground connection to link the CBD builders. skylight. North station with the Melbourne Central metrotunnel.vic.gov.au

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Two aspiring Southbank musicians have just returned from London as recipients of Nando’s Global Music Exchange program.

Local residents Zoe Marshall and Isaac Liew, her group was an African-infl uenced rap music students at JMC College in South song with an 80s vibe, which has been well Melbourne, were selected for a workshop received in the UK. and recording session at London’s esteemed “Our track got played on BBC Radio One. I Roundhouse Studios. was really gobsmacked. To have that kind Th is is the fi rst year that the Nando’s Global of exposure, that’s pretty exciting, so I was Music Exchange has involved Australian stoked,” Zoe said. students. Th e program provides aspiring While the London experience may be over, musicians with the chance to share, learn the international collaboration and impact of and create songs under the guidance of the program is set to continue. professional artists. “We’ve already set up a social media page Th e Southbank pair, along with six and we’re still connected, we can still work other Melbourne students, worked with overseas by sending each other ideas” Zoe contemporaries from the UK and South said. Africa and received assistance from Australian hip-hop MC and producer Back home in Southbank, Marshall believes Urthboy, UK singer-songwriter Ella Eyre that her suburb has had a big infl uence on and South African hip-hop artist Dope Saint her musical production. Jude. “Sometimes the atmosphere can inspire me For Zoe Marshall, the opportunity was a to write. I like to walk around when I write unique chance to collaborate with global music and things that are happening around musical infl uences. me in the area aff ect what I’m writing and what I’m feeling,” she said. “Everyone who got selected had their own “In Southbank on Friday nights we have individual tastes and they’re all into diff erent JMC street sessions. Anyone from the uni genres. People from the UK and South Africa can go up and just perform if they wish. Th ey had their own infl uences and combining busk and that also gets fi lmed and put up on them together was really cool,” she said. social media, so that’s great practice. So far Th e fi nished product for Marshall and we’ve had really good feedback.” Local student Zoe Marshall was one of two Southbank locals to participate in the Nando’s Global Music Exchange. 12 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66 YRBA meets new Parks CEO New Parks Victoria (PV) CEO was the special guest at last month’s Yarra River Business Association (YRBA) luncheon at River’s Edge Events at World Trade Centre Wharf.

Members were treated to another long presented a frustrating barrier to local informative networking event overlooking business, Mr Jackson asserted his ambition the Yarra River, as YRBA executive offi cer to work with local stakeholders to explore Tim Bracher moderated an interesting Q&A new ways of promoting more activity in the with PV CEO Matthew Jackson. precinct. With a strong background in tourism, Mr Th e YRBA will hold its last luncheon for the Jackson provided businesses with a great year in November. deal of optimism as he presented his vision For more information visit yarrariver. for helping stimulate activation of the lower melbourne Yarra.

PV CEO Matthew Jackson and YRBA executive offi cer CEO Tim Bracher at last month’s luncheon. While PV regulation and bureaucracy has Prominent site for sale By Chelsea Cucinotta

Neighbouring fringe properties at 127-129 Kavanagh Street and 63-83 Kings Way are currently listed for sale by Savills Australia.

Southbank residents may recognise the An image of 127-129 Kavanagh St and 63-83 Kings Way captured long before the time is was painted pink! Image: Heritage Council Victoria. corner property by its bright pink façade on Kings Way, situated behind the Boyd Community Hub. Th is prominent area currently own the property, which is up for amenity to the Kavanagh Street area in two Interestingly, this establishment supplied of Southbank will only continue to grow immediate private sale. large commercial/retail spaces at groun d most of the hydraulic elevators which made level.” high rise development possible in the City of with impending developments like OSK “Savills is currently in negotiations to sell the Melbourne for the fi rst time. Property’s $1.5 billion Melbourne Square property in the $40 million price range,” said While the property is characterised by its project and Boyd Park. Savills CBD and Metropolitan Sales Director façade, it is understood to be integrated into It is said to have made a major contribution Clinton Baxter. the design of the new development. to making South Melbourne the Th e 3000 sqm site has a planning permit manufacturing centre of Melbourne by the “Development of this project will provide According to Heritage Council Victoria, the approval for a twin tower development end of the 19th century, at a time when housing for almost 2,000 people in 794 two-storey brick building was originally comprising 780 apartments and retail space. Victoria was the manufacturing centre of apartments and bring a signifi cant boost to constructed in 1888 as the headquarters Australia. Th e wife of Darwin Port owner Jingxia Liu the local catchment for many Southbank for Austral Otis Elevator and Engineering and Landbridge Group’s founder Ye Cheng businesses. It will also provide additional Company Limited. YOUR CITY YOUR NEWS Connect with us for all the latest news, events, updates and more in the City of Melbourne.

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ByGreater Chelsea Cucinotta Together Artists ask how we can live and attendants that have been fashioned from production and labor, art as a commodity clothes left behind at dry-cleaning stores, and retail as a space of exchange. work together better in this new and a series of furnishings made from “Th is exhibition diff ers from others in group exhibition. off cuts from the tree over the course of the that it intentionally seeks to show work exhibition.” that is either made collaboratively, or that In Greater Together, the latest exhibition In another project, Dutch collaborators otherwise addresses ideas of support, at the Australian Centre for Contemporary and partners Bik Van der Pol bring together community, conversation and exchange,” Arts (ACCA), eight artist projects explore the a number of voices, as they use Plato’s Kristensen said. concepts of collaboration and cooperation philosophical Symposium to consider “Greater Together responds to some of as means of artistic agency and solidarity. community responses to the challenge of the uncertainty and unease of our times. In Th e exhibition presents various forms of climate change. periods of socio-political change, it is very collaboration, and considers the broader Field Th eory will convert ACCA into a natural for an artist or cultural producer to meaning of communication on both artistic survivalist storeroom and explore how the question what they do, and the relevance and global scales. skills of niche Melbourne clubs could be of what they do in relation to wider – Highlights from the exhibition include used to work together in the event of an sometimes more pressing – concerns. So I Goldin+Senneby, a framework set up by apocalypse. hope that in responding to this uncertainty, Swedish artists Simon Goldin and Jakob According to Kristensen, these artists have the exhibition has a currency or freshness Senneby, which sees a full-scale mature oak not only collaborated with each other in that is relevant to our contemporary tree installed in the gallery. their eight given projects, but with writers, moment.” Exhibition curator Annika Kristensen said: actors, and special interest groups around Greater Together will run at ACCA until “Goldin and Senneby’s project Standard Melbourne. September 17. Th e exhibition is free. Visit Length of a Miracle takes the form of a text, Th ere is also a ninth project titled WORK/ acca.melbourne/exhibition/greater- an oak tree, work uniforms by ACCA’s gallery SHOP drawing on themes of authorship, together/ for further details. Becoming (again Elephant and again) Locals are invited to come Man and explore the relationship By Chelsea Cucinotta between sculpture and Opening on August 9, the performance this month at highly acclaimed production Southbank’s creative open Th e Real and Imagined space Testing Grounds. History of the Elephant Man Becoming (again and again) sees will run until August 27 at the artist Zoë Bastin use Testing Grounds as a platform to explore the relationship Malthouse Th eatre. between the processes of making a sculpture, and its performative qualities. Set in 19th century London, Th e Real Bastin’s residency sees Testing Grounds The Guru of Chai and Imagined History of the Elephant Man installed with a coconut-encrusted follows the life of ostracised elephant man hammock, as well as a plaster-casted clay A stirring comedy steeped in romance will run at Arts Centre Joseph Merrick, from his birth to death. mould, pierced and supported with a rope- With previous adaptations including perspex cylindrical grip. Melbourne from August 22 to 27. a David Lynch fi lm in 1980, the tale of Bastin creates both products and the elephant man continues to draw in encounters and her assemblages act as Watch highly acclaimed playwright and Punchkin, this Indian Ink production audiences young and old. “catalysts for choreographic play and actor Jacob Rajan play the role of seventeen has juxtaposed Indian modernity with Director Matthew Lutton and playwright improvisation throughout the residency”. characters in this heart-warming story of its ancient gods on stages in Edinburgh, Tom Wright give the story new meaning Currently undertaking a PhD at RMIT impossible love and modern day magic. Singapore and the US. in this performance, as they explore the University, Bastin has exhibited her works One of these characters includes the With three Product ion of the Year curiosity and empathy Merrick inspires in Melbourne, rural Victoria and Zurich, Guru of Chai, a chai-wallah (tea-seller) awards, Best Play, Best Composer and in those around him from his time in Switzerland, and held numerous public whose life is forever changed when he Best Actor at the Chapman Tripp Th eatre Victorian freak shows, to seeking asylum at performances. witnesses an abandoned young girl bring awards and two Edinburgh Fringe First the London Hospital in 1879. Her residency runs until August 21 and is Bangalore railway station to a standstill awards, this is a must-see performance! Daniel Monks will perform the role of a free event for all ages. with her compelling song. www.artscentremelbourne.com.au Merrick in his Malthouse Th eatre debut. testing-grounds.com.au Loosely based on the Indian fairy-tale malthousetheatre.com.au Tango at Melbourne Recital See one of the world’s leading exponents of the accordion James Crabb perform ‘Tango’ alongside the Ensemble Liaison at the Melbourne Recital Centre on August 31.

With an acclaimed authority on the music to Dvorak’s folk-inspired Five Bagatelles, dance form through a performance of of Astor Piazzolla, Crabb will pay homage Op.47 and César Franck’s beautiful Prelude, rich music that will warm your soul and to great advocates of the genre including Fugue and Variations. invigorate your mind. baritone Carolos Gardel, Piazzolla the American contemporary classical Th e August 31 performance will start violinist and composer Antonio Agri, and composer John Mackay will present the at 7pm at the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. Jose Carla. tango in an exciting modern transformation For tickets and more information visit Equally at home in the western canon, the in his Breakdown Tango. melbournerecital.com.au accordion brings its wide expressive range Celebrate this expressive and passionate

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HOPE CITY TOWARDS ETERNITY HOKUSAI PUSSY RIOT THEATRE - RIOT DAYS

July 28 - Photography Studies College Sep 3 - Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Until Oct 15- NGV Aug 19 - Playhouse Hope City, fi lmed in Melbourne, had its world Towards Eternity is a musical meditation spanning Katsushika Hokusai is regarded as one of the Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot was premierre at Interfi lm - 31st International Short a millennium: a soulful, joyful tracing of our most most infl uential and creative minds in the history propelled into the global spotlight in 2012 when Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. Since then, the ineff able selves. It reveals secrets, yearnings, of Japanese art. His unique social observations, an unauthorised performance in a Moscow fi lm has been screened extensively in festivals rapture and ecstasy. Deep listening invites a sense innovative approach to design and mastery of the cathedral saw three of its members convicted for around the world. Th e 15 minute fi lm will be of timelessness. Music creates passageways both brush made him famous in Edo-period Japan and “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred”. Th ey screened, followed by a panel discussion with the out of our earthly state, and into our most human globally recognised within a decade of his death. will play on August 19 as part of the Supersense director, cinematographer and writers. longings. www.ngv.vic.gov.au Festival of the Ecstatic. www.psc.edu.au www.melbournerecital.com.au supersense.artscentremelbourne.com.au

PRODUCERS PANEL - OPEN DAY NGV FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY SPRING DANCE CLASS PARTY WAGNER, PROKOFIEV & RACHMANINOV

Aug 26 - Abbey Road Institute Until Aug 23 - NGV International September 1 - Chunky Move Aug 13 - Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Th e Open Day Producers Panel is ideal for budding A series of free exhibitions, currently presenting Step into spring with Jo Lloyd and Rebecca Jensen’s University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will producers. Th e panel features ARIA and Grammy recent photographs by Bill Henson, selected by Spring Dance Class Party at Chunky Move Studios. perform the canonical works of Wagner, Prokofi ev nominated and awarded producers Beau McKee, the artist, and encompassing themes including A fee of $15 applies, and includes one drink. All and Rachmaninov at Elisabeth Murdoch Hall in Alex Braithwaite and Jimi Maroudas, who will portraits, nudes, lush museum interiors and levels are welcome, and no bookings are necessary. this one-night only event. share their own experiences in establishing both transcendent landscapes. www.chunkymove.com.au www.events.unimelb.edu.au their careers and reputations within the industry, www.ngv.vic.gov.au with a Q&A opportunity. www.abbeyroadinstitute.com.au

WESTPAC INDIAN FILM FEST AWARDS NIGHT THE COODABEEN CHAMPIONS DI AND VIV AND ROSE ANTHONY CALLEA WITH THE MSO

Aug 11 - Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Sep 3 - Playhouse Opens Aug 12 - Th e Sumner Sep 8 - Hamer Hall Celebrate the best of Indian Cinema with an Featuring live footy talkback, witty interpretations From diff erent classes, from diff erent places, with Acclaimed vocalist and Melbourne’s very own unforgettable night of cinema, glamour and of hit songs and their much-loved and hilarious diff erent experiences and expectations, Di, Viv and Anthony Callea will perform a very special concert music performances. Th e event celebrates the brand of footy lexicon, the boys will have all their Rose would never have crossed paths if they hadn’t with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to best actors, directors and fi lms from India and skills on display and go straight up the guts. Th is shared a fl at all those years ago at uni. For a while, coincide with the release of his new album, ARIA the subcontinent. Th e evening includes live special live show will showcase new material and the laughs bound them together. But surely time, NUMBER 1 HITS IN SYMPHONY recorded with entertainment and an awards ceremony with all of course, all the old favourites: Pearl from the which delivers triumph, disaster and change so the MSO. the biggest stars of Bollywood. Peninsula, Peter from Peterborough, Nige from unpredictably, will slowly draw these friends apart? www.mso.com.au www.melbournerecital.com.au North Fitzroy and Guru Bob. www.mtc.com.au www.artscentremelbourne.com.au

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Ray White Southbank has completed the record sale of a four-bedroom City Tower apartment for a staggering $2,038,000.

Th e agent responsible for record-breaking sale, Jesse Lorenz (pictured), sold the property to a family who had been interested in securing a property in Southbank for some time. Jesse had worked with the family to secure their dream home and they fi nally settled on this expansive City Rd apartment on July 26, which features four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two cars spaces. Set over two levels, taking up approximately 240 sqm right in the heart of Southbank, the apartment features two massive terraces and breathtaking views spanning Port Phillip Bay, the city, and east towards the Dandenong Ranges. Jesse currently has an array of properties coming onto the market in the near future. Give him or Andrew Salvo a call on 8102 0200 for a private inspection or to discuss your real estate needs. 18 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66

Southbank Residents Association Helping ensure your amenity

A few months ago I discussed what you can do if you believe a construction site is not complying with its operational and signage requirements.

But what if it is noise - or should I say excessive noise - or noise outside of times we consider acceptable? Did you know that the Environmental Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has a responsibility to protect the community from noise pollution? Th e EPA defi nes noise pollution as “sound at a level which is annoying, distracting or physically harmful”. Of course what is annoying to one resident may not necessarily be annoying to another and the level of noise can be subjective. Th e time of day and the type of noise will also impact on one’s attention and tolerance. Th e EPA has a 24hr hotline to report industrial and commercial noise pollution and you can call them on 1300 372 842 (1300 EPA VIC). Southbank residents came together at the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) on August 1 in oppose a high-rise for 135 Sturt St. Become an SRA member today! So if workmen at a construction site near you are starting their machinery too early or 11, 2017. Once again, we will be looking for our second Southbank information evening operating too late, then give the EPA a call. enthusiastic residents from our community at Boyd Community Hub from 6.30pm – Tony Penna However, if the noise is emanating from a to join and help continue our advocacy 7.30pm on Wednesday, August 30. neighbouring apartment or an unruly party, work. It’s a free event and you’re guaranteed Tony Penna is the president then I suggest calling the Police on 000 (NOT You don’t need committee experience, to learn something new about living of Southbank Residents’ Association. the Southbank station as they will advise you but merely the motivation to join the in Southbank so come along and meet to call 000). conversation with a few hours each month some of your fellow residents. Register southbankresidents.com.au Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is fast to help out. your attendance at new-to-southbank. approaching and will be held on October At the end of the month we’ll be hosting eventbrite.com.au

Federal Politics Defending human rights

only restricted from travelling overseas, they I’ve served in Federal Parliament also face diffi culty in moving freely within their own country. for 20 years and have always To go to Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, Tibetans been at the forefront supporting from other towns need to carry a full range of identifi cation documents. In contrast, international human rights. without problems Chinese tourists and migrants from mainland China travel to Th e petition I organised for the release Tibet. Th e Chinese government also restricts of Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar international tourists, journalists and Ibrahim drew 62 Australian MP’s signatures. diplomats from travelling to Tibet. I led the parliamentary campaign for China’s Th e international community must jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. condemn the lockdown of Tibet. Just as Iran’s persecuted Bahai minority, the African the Chinese people have open access to Muslims of Darfur (Western Sudan) and Australia, Australians should have access the Uyghur people have all had support in to Tibet. For over two years, the Chinese parliament from me. government has failed to respond to requests Perhaps the human rights cause to which by Australian parliamentarians to visit Tibet. I’ve devoted most eff ort is the peaceful His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lobsang President Xi Jinping with his mother who is a Buddhist. Tibetan’s, whose suff ering at the hands of Sangay, the recently elected representative China continues to be largely ignored. It In the months leading up to Kalachakra, who travelled to India were religious of Tibetans in exile, appeal for Th e Middle is something that we will look back on in as it is called - the Chinese authorities pilgrims - the purpose was religious, but they Way - where Tibetan religion, culture and shame in the decades to come. confi scated the passports of many Tibetans. returned to their home country politicised. A language be respected as undertaken by the At the beginning of the New Year, two Just days before the event, authorities global leader of peace and compassion, the Chinese Constitution. million Tibetan Buddhists gathered in the demanded that all Tibetans who had Dalai Lama is loved and revered by millions I call on the Australian government to Indian town of Bodh Gaya, where Buddha reached India return home or face severe around the world. Th is simple Buddhist renew its support for our endeavour to visit is believed to have attained enlightenment. consequences such as losing one’s job, monk, as the Dalai Lama likes to call himself, Tibet over the term of this parliament. Th ey came from around the world to receive pension or ration cards. 7000 Tibetans had is feared by a nation with the world’s largest a major teaching from His Holiness the to go back from India. During the 12-day population, the second-largest standing Dalai Lama. Ironically, Tibetans from Tibet, event, the Chinese authorities threatened army and the second-biggest economy. Michael Danby perhaps the most loyal followers of the Dalai Tibetans that sharing videos or news articles Th e recent crackdown on Tibetan pilgrims Lama, are banned from attending. For these about the event would lead to arrest and is part of China’s intensifying attempt to Federal Member for Melbourne people seeing their exiled spiritual leader imprisonment. undermine the Dalai Lama’s infl uence. It is Ports was the dream of their lifetime. Th e Chinese When it comes to handling the Tibet issue, a serious violation of the Tibetan people’s [email protected] government crushed their dreams. China is often its own worst enemy. Tibetans freedom of religion. In addition they are not ISSUE 66 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 19

St Johns Southgate Montague Community Alliance Home Understanding A single dad by the name of John woke up to the sound of a baby crying. He looked at his phone to see the time. It was 5:15am. our history

With a blank expression on his face he homecoming, it was devastating. So much much do we know about these areas? Could got up, put on his dressing gown and went so, that he found himself unable to perform In late June early July, I spent any of us describe the history? Do we know to get bubs. Before he’d even made it to any miracles. Home should have been a time working in two ancient what businesses were here? Who were the the cot, his four-year-old had entered the place of refuge and peace, but he went fi rst inhabitants? What did our Indigenous fray. “Dad, can you make me breakfast? home to fi nd himself scorned. cities that have both undergone brothers and sisters do here? I’m hungry!” “Just a minute, Tyson’s crying. But Jesus didn’t stay there. He moved and continue to undergo urban I am constantly repeating the refrain What are you doing up, anyway?” on. He journeyed on to build a new home that Montague is already a vibrant 24/7 – to build a new community known as the renewal. precinct, with multiple residents and Home can be chaotic. church. Th e buildings we call churches are businesses. It is not a brown fi eld site and our history needs to be uncovered, known Retirees, Helen and David, sat in their not the church as such, they are houses of Belgrade, once the capital of the former and celebrated. armchairs on a beautiful spring morning God primarily because they house God’s Yugoslavia and now the capital of Serbia, Th ank you to Sara Madderson for her as the sun shone in the window. Th ey each people as they come together in the family is a proud city of approximately 1.5 million fantastic work on the history of Montague nursed a cup of English Breakfast as they home to break bread. people that has withstood extraordinary and her article in last month’s Southbank talked about the episode of Midsomer Admittedly, the church is like any other times. Th e design of the city is clearly Local News. We hope to continue to bring Murders that they’d watched the night home – imperfect. But the church can defi ned with stunning architecture you more stories and descriptions of the before. help us fi nd a true sense of homely peace reminiscent of Paris and the Belle Époque history of the precinct and the legacy from because it’s built around the everlasting of Europe, as well as ancient sites, soviet which we are creating the renewal of this Home can be peaceful. goodness of Jesus. As a spiritual home, realism and extraordinary examples of already vibrant area. Silvia got home at 7:45pm on a Friday the church can, and should, represent 1970s brutalism. Over the next few months we will meet night. She closed the front door behind something greater even than the loveliest It has undergone quite specifi c renewal and interview some of the locals from the her, put her bag down on the bench and earthly home we might imagine. creating ‘New Belgrade’ from an Montague Precinct to learn more about opened the fridge. All she found inside was For me, coming to church is like coming underdeveloped area of the city that over how they feel about their neighbourhood, a half empty tub of yoghurt – two days past home. It’s not always perfect, but because many decades has become the central how they contribute to the area and what its use-by – and an unopened packet of it’s built upon someone who is – namely, business district. Th is area has both their hopes are for the future. cheese slices. She went back to her bag and Jesus – it inspires me and gives me a residential and business buildings and I think it would be great, if, when visitors rummaged around for her phone so she glimpse of what a real, true, perfect home incorporates interesting contemporary and arrived from elsewhere and asked us about could order some takeaway. can be and will be in eternity. functional design. the history of Montague, we can tell them Th e second city is London, which the stories of the area, just as my colleagues Home can be lonely. is renowned for its mix of ancient and did for me in Belgrade and London. Ian got home from work and walked new, with some of the most stunning Wouldn’t that be something…! in the front door. He smiled as he heard contemporary icons (Th e Gherkin for the sound of his loved ones talking and example) as well as remnants of ancient laughing. “Hello, Dad!” one of the kids times and of course the beautiful Georgian yelled, as he walked into the dining room. terraces of the inner London suburbs. “Hi!” After quickly kissing his partner on the Urban renewal has been a feature of cheek while they shared a raised eye-brow London for many, many years and and knowing smile, he sat down to join the continues to be so. evening meal. Stories of schoolyard intrigue One of the things that struck me most were shared with lots of laughs all ‘round. in talking to my colleagues in both cities was their sense of place and knowledge of Home can be joyful. the history of these renewal areas. Th ese Sadly, home can also be a place of colleagues are not architects or urban anxiety, fear, anger and violence. planners (my work is in the psychology of Th e word ‘home’ can mean a lot of things Tom Hoff mann business behaviour), they are residents Trisha Avery and it certainly doesn’t always conjure up Tom Hoff mann is the pastor at and workers who just know about, and are thoughts of domestic bliss. But home wasn’t St Johns Southgate Church. proud of, the history of their cities. Trisha Avery is the convener even perfect for Jesus of Nazareth. www.stjohnssouthgate.com.au I thought a lot about Fishermans Bend of the Montague Community As an adult, Jesus went back to and our homes and businesses here in the Alliance. [email protected] his hometown and it wasn’t a happy Montague Precinct and wondered, how 20 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66

History Police Stables - Mounted Branch horses need to have the right temperament, For over 100 years, the streets of ability and height and it takes about two years for a horse to be fully trained. Th e City South, which later became mounted police offi cers (predominantly Southbank, echoed with the clip- female these days) are highly skilled and undertake a program of regular training, clop of police horses. just like the horses. Daily routines consist of grooming, looking after the equipment used Th ey were based in the Police Stables for riding, and training. Residents in the area building on Dodds Street, a distinctive were used to seeing the horses grazing on building that was part of a complex of police the lush grass outside the stables and local buildings that included a hospital, barracks residents delighted in having a chat with the and drill hall. offi cers and a pat of the horses. 19th Century Melbourne was a city that In 2015, the decision was made by mainly relied on horse traffi c for transport Force Command to re-locate the Stables and delivery of goods. Horse and rider to Attwood (near Melbourne airport) numbers increased in line with Victoria’s and to truck them into the city when they population, peaking in the early 1900s. Law were needed. Th e stables have now been enforcement was generally horse-based as vacated and have been taken over by the well, with Mounted Stations throughout the maintaining the riding equipment used for in protests, demonstrations, escorts and Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and are state. patrol, exercise, and ceremonial equipment. searches in remote areas for missing people being transformed into artists’ studios and Built in 1912, the red-brick building For decades, stories were passed down or escaped criminals. Horses can go where exhibition space. It is great to see another is a notable example from Federation/ through generations of the Mounted Branch cars and vehicles can’t, and a searcher on historic building in Southbank receiving a Edwardian Period (1902-c.1918) and was about the ghost that allegedly haunted the horseback can see much further than one on new lease of life - but I still miss the clip-clop part of the complex designed by the chief stables. foot. One important function that mounted of horses through the streets of Southbank. architect of the Public Works Department Th e near-city location of the stables meant police no longer perform is to guard umpires E. Evan Smith. Th e three-sided building, that mounted police could quickly get to any leaving the ground at VFL football matches, topped with a circular tower, anchors two event, such as parades or trouble spots in the common in the 1960s and 1970s. Robin Grow long wings that included stalls for the horses city and quickly get to Government House. For many years the police had their own President - Australian Art Deco (up to 50 in its heyday). Saddles and riding Th eir role changed as the city became more horse breeding program, supplemented by and Modernism Society equipment hung on the wall. Th e day’s car-based but they still had an important former racehorses, such as Black Knight, [email protected] routines included grooming the horses and role to play – and still do, on the frontline Melbourne Cup winner from 1984. Police

Letters to the Editor

THE MOST EXCLUSIVE ESCORT AGENCY Credibility issue Southbank Boulevard/Sturt St). Insightful to see Mr Danby use his entire Despite numerous reports stating the monthly column attempting to explain his obvious over-development in the area, offi ce’s very basic administration error. Southbank continues to be the centrepiece His constant criticism of the NBN rollout of development. Some of this development has now lost all credibility given he can’t will undoubtedly benefi t the local residents, even oversee a successful suburb-wide while others will surely impact the quality mailout? of living either via limiting resident’s Interested onlooker privacy (due to buildings proximity) and/or obstruction of access to daylight. What about residents? My concern is that I am bound to be I’ve been reading the Southbank Local exposed to construction noise for at least News since moving into area a few years another fi ve years! Th is is obviously a back and look forward to every new edition; substantial period of time. • additionally, unlike our council, you are Does council consider the impact this Dinner Companions keeping the local residents aware of the new has on local residents? Is it unreasonable • Social Escorts developments, current issues and problems - to expect these constructions should thank you for doing so. commence only after certain period has • Sensual Ladies I would like to ask you to enlighten us passed and residents were awarded some 1/4 PAGE (again, due to council’s failure) whether our peace in the meantime? Or, should all these council has considered the following: constructions commence at the same time CITY CENTRE and fi nish as soon as possible? Melbourne’s exclusive ■ Consideration for the residents due to Th ese questions might appear entertainment service. constant and continuous development unreasonable to one, however continuous VERTICAL relating to noise/air/traffi c pollution; and noise, dust and traffi c congestion have great Highly recommended for our interstate and ■ Inconvenience caused due to loss of impact on those leaving in a very close overseas visitors. parking spots due to above. proximity. CBD - 5 MMINUTESINUTES Additionally, I am deprived of a parking TOTO YOURYOUR DOORDOOR ■ Since moving into Southbank Boulevard spot as recent construction on the corner building, I had to put up with: of Kavanagh and Power Streets has simply 有很美丽的中国小姐！很美丽美有很美丽的小姐！的的中中国小国小姐姐！ ■ ABC re-development; taken over a number of parking spots! 请看网址。请看看网址网址。 I am hoping you might be able to provide 9654 6011 ■ Current Australia 108 construction; some answers - I probably wouldn’t want ■ Current construction on the Kavanagh/ them answered by our “dear” Mayor. Power St corner; and soon to commence: Th ank you. See real pictures of our ladies at paramour.com.au Michael Petrovich ■ Adina Hotel development (Cnr Southbank Boulevard/City Rd); Call or book at rsvp paramour.com.au ■ Southbank Boulevard re-development; @ Send your letters to and MELBOURNE CBD news@docklandsnews. PCA113E ■ Possible CUB development (Cnr com.au ISSUE 66 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 21

Southbanker A sound love of life From a young age, local Southbank percussionist Kaylie Melville said she had been fascinated by sound.

“My primary school had this xylophone band that would play the Australian national anthem at assemblies,” she said. “I had this bizarre obsession with being in it and just thought it was the coolest thing, which tells you a bit about the sort of kid I was!” And as she told Southbank Local News, the fascination hadn’t wavered. She said she still enjoyed discovering new sounds wherever she could…even at the hardware store! “I now spend a bizarre amount of time at Bunnings looking for objects that make sounds and the staff get really excited when you say I need a metal sheet that can bend in such a way! Th e hunting for sound thing is really interesting.” Born and raised in Perth, Kaylie fi rst began playing percussion when she was 10 and her passion for music performance ultimately led her to study in a range of genres at a specialist musical high school. Kaylie said she moved to Melbourne six years ago to study at the University of Melbourne’s Conservatorium of Music (MCM) and quickly found home in amongst Southbank’s vibrant arts precinct. “You’re so surrounded by art here, if you’re having one of those practice days where you’re not feeling terribly inspired you Having worked with Speak professionally Percussion, Assembly Operation, Schack-Arnott, the show will see just go for a wander and there’s going to be for the past three years, Kaylie has been an manufactures high quality sounds by collaboration with performance maker Clare something interesting happening,” she said. integral part of helping the group continue crunching and grinding low worth goods Britton and visual artists Cyrus Tang and Jia “We’re incredibly lucky in this area to be its eff orts in redefi ning the potential of ranging from electronic toys and traditional Jia Chen. so immersed in art it’s just on your doorstep.” percussion. objects to packaging and paper! Conjuring surreal refl ections on mass In her six years as a Southbanker, Kaylie’s “I remember the fi rst time I saw Speak “It’s taking this kind of simple everyday production through a series of dark video extraordinary musical talents have seen her and I was just so excited by what they were object and really testing what you can do sequences and minimalistic set design, perform and participate in productions, doing,” she said. “Th ey play a fair bit of with it sonically and I just fi nd it so satisfying Kaylie said the engaging 50-minute show festivals and courses both in Australia and fairly heavy virtuosic existing repertoire for on so many levels,” she said. would have a strong visual element to overseas. percussionists but they also make a lot of “It’s kind of that intellectual challenge of complement the amazing sounds. However, she said a major catalyst for their own work.” what can be done with this thing that I see Kaylie will perform with Speak Percussion much of her success had been discovering “A lot of it is also with objects that you all of the time but never thought of as an for Assembly Operation from September 5 the innovative work of Speak Percussion wouldn’t normally look at as instruments, instrument. It’s also just because the sounds to 9 at Arts House, 521 Queensberry Street, – an internationally acclaimed leader in which is a lot of what we’re doing in this are so beautiful.” North Melbourne. For bookings and more experimental and contemporary classical show.” Alongside fellow Speak Percussion information visit artshouse.com.au music. Her next performance with Speak performers Eugene Ughetti and Matthias

Pet’s Corner Doggie Dollar By Chelsea Cucinotta

Charlton describes Dollar as a very well Meet local residents Charlton behaved dog, who is playful with dogs and Wang and his 8-month old humans alike. “Dollar gets along well with all of the other French Bulldog Dollar. Dollar dogs. He’s very friendly and loves to play has been living with Charlton with his best dog-friend Diandian,” Charlton said. and his wife now for fi ve months, What does Dollar do when he is not and they love having him sleeping (which he apparently does a lot of) or eating ribs? Charlton says that Dollar loves around. In fact, when they fi rst to run around and chase after birds. saw little Dollar, they knew they Charlton walks Dollar at least three times a day and enjoys passing through the city to had to have him. the many parks and gardens that Melbourne has to off er. “My wife has always loved dogs so when “We go to Flagstaff Gardens everyday at we were looking for a pet and saw Dollar, we around 5pm, as there are so many other dogs thought he was too cute not to buy.” there at that time. It’s always full!” 22 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66

We Live Here Flammable cladding: residents ignored

Th e Victorian Government Cladding Taskforce examining fl ammable cladding does not include a key stakeholder group – the strata owners that would end up having to manage any remediation works.

We Live Here, as the state’s major years. fair that legislation is updated to recognise short-stay accommodation (where residents’ group representing more than Our group was formed by residents to the rise of this unregulated industry, so properties are listed as short-stays for 200 apartment buildings, says owners’ fi ght the rapid, unregulated rise of short- Airbnb pays its share, along with other more than 90 days). corporations need to have a voice at the stay accommodation in apartments, but our overseas companies. We Live Here is a growing movement of table. issues have now grown well beyond that. Airbnb admits other countries require residents from across Victoria, dealing with More than one million people in Victoria It’s time the government started looking the company to collect GST on the entire signifi cant detrimental impacts due to the live in strata buildings, which is about 25 per at owners’ corporations as policy partners booking cost, so why isn’t it happening here? rapid, unregulated rise of the commercial cent of all people in the state, and We Live instead of simply people to be regulated. Th e industry also avoids commercial short-stay industry. Here already represents some of the largest rates from being imposed by local councils, Th e concerns relate to safety and security, buildings. Airbnb escapes tax time crackdown by relying on their land use activity being higher maintenance costs due to increased classifi ed as a residential activity. wear and tear, and disruption through “party We Live Here is calling to be included in Commercial short-stay companies like Come on. Airbnb is not a residential houses”. the Victorian Cladding Taskforce, which Airbnb will deprive Victorians of more than activity. It’s a business activity and a loud, Clearly, the government needs to act on is examining non-compliant cladding $14 million in unpaid GST this year. disruptive, unregulated and unfair one at these concerns and bring legislation into line following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in Airbnb, and similar operators, only collect that! for this massive industry. We need a solution London. GST on the 5 per cent to 15 per cent “service A parliamentary committee examining which puts residents, businesses and the Th ere are fears the dangerous material fee”, rather than the entire booking cost. Th is the commercial short-stay industry heard a tourism industry on a level playing fi eld. could be present in apartments across the means the state misses out on up to 95 per range of submissions, calling for Airbnb, and Ensuring these giant overseas companies city, with a similar material contributing to a cent of the GST applicable under current similar overseas companies, to pay GST and pay their fair share of tax on the millions they fi re in a Docklands building in 2014. legislation. other taxes. make in Victoria, is just one of many issues We Live Here is the largest group But conversely – or perversely – this Th e Committee has also made a series that require urgent attention when it comes representing people that might be at year “hosts” will pick up an extra bill, with of recommendations to the Victorian to the commercial short-stay industry. risk, and if owners’ corporations can’t be the Australian Tax Offi ce signalling a tax Government, including that it: individually included in the process, We Live crackdown on “hosts”. Here should be. It’s hardly fair that Airbnb gets out of ■ Considers that the current proposed Campaign donations As a not-for-profi t organisation, donations Th e co-chair of the taskforce, former paying millions in GST, while mum and dad legislation is unfair to residents and from individuals and buildings keep our Labor deputy premier John Th waites, has hosts who simply rent a room, are not only should be reworked; put on the record that there’s widespread subject to income tax, but actually being campaigns going. To register as a supporter ■ Works with Victoria Police to examine non-compliance of the building code across targeted by the tax offi ce. of We Live Here or to make a donation please safety issues in residential complexes with Australia. How on earth can a person renting out visit our website at welivehere.net. short-stay activity; As residents, we are the ones at risk, and a room in their house be considered to be You can also reach us at campaign@ we are going to be involved in the fi x one way running an income–producing business, ■ Works with Victoria Police to consider welivehere.net.au. We Live Here members or the other, so we should be consulted. while on the other hand the multinational establishing protocols to manage violent can make a presentation to your owners’ Th e Victorian Government says its rental company doesn’t have to pay its fair and disruptive incidents; corporation committee upon request. taskforce will make recommendations to share of tax? We welcome your comments and ■ Reviews the regulatory imbalance improve compliance and enforcement of Victorians are missing out on millions feedback, and invite suggestions for topics between the short-stay and traditional building regulations, to better protect the of dollars every year, while Airbnb’s profi ts you would like us to address in this column. accommodation sectors; and health and safety of residents. continue to grow, and that’s where the focus www.welivehere.net We Live Here has been trying to work with should be. ■ Investigates costs and benefi ts of “we live the government to improve health and safety emails to campaign@ Airbnb alone had 651,000 guests last year introducing a registration and compliance here”TM welivehere.net for residents in Victorian apartments for two and grew at a rate of 116 per cent. It’s only framework for commercial-residential

Owners Corporation Law A siren song calling for fair play great bloke. He was professional, down to management. will be diffi cult to achieve and the manager In the middle of the day a few earth, committed and caring – all of the right Directors of strata companies can make knows and accepts that comes with the qualities for a successful manager. a small fortune in this industry, but the territory, but overall the industry does need weeks back, and in the midst It occurred to me, having re-read some business model is based on loading up to improve its act. Unfortunately, the macro of my busy professional life of the more recent email correspondence young and often inexperienced managers answer is for fees to be raised across the between that manager and his clients with huge portfolios of buildings and leaving board – strata companies need to devote running a legal practice in this over the weeks and months leading up to them to sink or swim. more resources (through the smarter increasingly complex area of his disappearance, that the workload was To compound matters, owners and deployment of staff and through investments becoming an issue. committee members (particularly new ones) in technology) to improve effi ciency and law, I received a phone call that Cracks were appearing, tempers were are not clear on the roles and boundaries output. stopped me in my tracks. fraying and you could see the unrealistic between what an OC manager can and OC managers are tasked with expectations being placed on both this cannot do for an OC. Th is leads to unrealistic administering hundreds of millions of manager and the clients. expectations that cannot be met and an dollars of property on behalf of owners, and It was a call from a locum, ringing in Mental health issues in the professional erosion of confi dence in the manager. mistakes will continue to be made until on behalf of an owners’ corporation (OC) industries such as law and accounting are Typically, managers work very long hours, strata companies modify their business manager that I was dealing with on a few getting a lot of attention and media coverage from the time they arrive in the morning model. matters for various clients. these days, and for good reason. But mental (usually greeted by dozens of emails and Th e locum explained that the OC manager health issues amongst strata professionals phone calls) until late at night after they had gone missing. No one had heard from are not well-ventilated, and this needs to drive home from meetings. Th ere is often Tom Bacon him in a week and the police were involved. change. not a lot of time left over for family and loved Tom Bacon is the principal Th e whole offi ce where he worked was in Th e strata industry is still in its infancy ones. lawyer of Strata Title Lawyers. shock. in Australia, and in my view is terribly By its very nature, having a work and life [email protected] In my experience, the OC manager was a unsophisticated when it comes to risk balance while working as an OC manager ISSUE 66 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS 23

SKYPAD Living Safe and secure in our vertical villages

economy” and the need to “get it right” would turn into “ovens”. by transiting through resident buildings. I Safe City, Liveable City, EcoCity, when managing events to attract domestic But if you want a real scare, Alan March know of one apartment building where the and international tourists, businesses and (Associate Professor Urban Planning, employees of nearby businesses routinely Resilient City, Smart City, employees. We, city residents, were notable University of Melbourne) is your man. “cut through”, preferring to use the residents’ Knowledge City, Compassionate by our absence. Speaking earlier this year at the HighRise lifts rather than the external stairs. Also However, there are a range of safety – Expo, Professor March challenged high-rise growing in popularity (regrettably) is mail City – our Melbourne is a multi- and security – issues confronting vertical dwellers to “imagining the worst” – fi re, theft, which has had a boost courtesy of our themed and highly-considered dwellers. And, as I have been informed, there power outage, water system breakdown, short stayers. Th e issue here is that once is a diff erence between safety and security. heatwave, terrorism, social unrest, major people have access to your building, this also metropolis! Broadly speaking, safety is more about storm, pandemic and business breakdown. means they have access to resident-only mail protection from unintended incidents or He was not overly positive about how long rooms. Last month, for instance, Melbourne accidents and is more concerned with health we could continue to live in our high-rise What to do? played host to the international EcoCity and wellbeing. Security, on the other hand, apartments if Melbourne experienced one Suggestions include using the Internet World Summit, which had as a theme is more about protection against intended (or more) of the foregoing. Without power of Th ings so that we can better know what Changing Cities: Resilience and incidents that occur as a result of deliberate or water, things will get very unpleasant is happening inside our buildings (both for Transformations – and aimed to “highlight and/or planned acts and includes malicious very quickly. He asked: “Do our buildings safety and security matters). Perhaps this is the need to deploy expert knowledge to and criminal incidents. have an emergency plan?” and “How much where our “smart city” people can talk to our make cities resilient in the face of rapid So, what are the current safety and security individual capacity did each of us have to “safe city” people so our vertical villages can change”. issues for vertical dwellers? last unaided?” He suggested only a few be part of a more resilient city? Not to be left out, Brisbane entertained Unsurprisingly, on the safety front, many days – and then proposed that we each use If you would like links to the research or those attending the Liveable Cities issues relate to apartment design and “resilience thinking” (doomsday prepping organisations mentioned, please visit and conference, which was closely followed by their impact upon occupant health. For for vertical living!). like SkyPad Living on Facebook. the companion conference, Safe Cities. instance, heat stress inside apartments was In regards to high-rise security, the issue And being so well discussed, might we identifi ed as a growing issue, most especially of tailgating continues to be of concern, vertical dwellers, being a new and growing for west-facing apartments. Th e Living including pedestrians tailgating (ie the Janette Corcoran breed of city resident, feel assured that our Well – Apartments, Comfort and Resilience following of residents into buildings). Apartment living expert issues are well known? in Climate Change study (conducted Interestingly, one growing reason for this is https://www.facebook. Having attended the recent Safe Cities by University of Melbourne) looked at short cutting. com/SkyPadLiving/ Conference, I can say that high rise living apartment performance in “free running As our apartment buildings become was not a particular area of focus, with more mode” (ie without air conditioning). Its better connected through linkways, some attention given to topics such as the “night fi nding was that most of our city apartments people are seeking out these quicker routes

Health & Wellbeing Injury, see your GP and be your best!

Injury Be your best! Injury, discomfort and pain are things that Life is increasingly going by at a faster rate. we all despise. To move freely, eff ortlessly Th ere are so many more options available and pain-free is a wonderful feeling (often to us than there were 10 or 20 years ago taken for granted) and this not only helps and many of us are getting caught up in the with our everyday movement but helps us ‘noise’. We are often failing to live in the now mentally feel alive and well. and instead turn to social media and then by For many though, chronic pain is the time we look up, we’ve missed out on so something that has to be dealt with on a much of the now. daily basis. For others, it may be some form What I like to help people do is strive to be of acute injury that sets them back for a the best they can be. Time is a very valuable period of time. What I encourage anyone commodity and many of us waste it, holding that has any form of injury or endures pain us back from being the best that we can be. and discomfort is to seek the help of a Are you giving yourself the best opportunity specialist. Many of us elect to try and push for success with everything in your life? Are through and save money or time and instead you spending enough time getting the sleep hope that either the pain or injury will go you require? Are you focusing on getting the away or that we can push on through it. most out of your career? Are you doing all What price though do we put on feeling that you can to be healthy through exercise great and moving pain-free? Our bodies are and nutrition? fi nely tuned and if we let things fester or go Th ese are all vital parts of being the best unchecked, sure we may get by but our body you can be and I ask you to take a moment to will adapt and potentially lead to postural refl ect. Are you happy with where your life is imbalances and more ongoing pain and heading or could you take steps to address it discomfort. and make changes? Go on, be your best! Perhaps it may be time to book in and see one of the following - GP, Physiotherapist, Chiropractor, Osteopath, Exercise Physiologist or Personal Trainer. If you need what you don’t know” and many of us let should make a trip to see their GP every six help with fi nding a good one, get in touch! our health go unchecked especially when it months. Men are especially bad with regular comes to some simple tests like our bloods, check-ups with their doctor and there are Justin Moran See your Doctor blood pressure and even our mental well also many women that could perhaps benefi t Justin Moran is the Owner of When was the last time that you took the being. Seeing a GP regularly is crucial to from more regular visits too. Do me a favor Just In Time Personal Training. time out of your busy schedule to see your keep you on track to optimal health and and check when your last visit was and if it www.justintimept.com GP? Th ere is a saying that “you don’t know wellbeing. Personally, I think that everyone has been a while make an appointment! 24 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66

Business New Southbank Showroom King Living is excited to open the latest furniture Showroom in Southbank, on the ground fl oor of Melbourne’s iconic Eureka Tower at 80 City Road, Southbank.

From humble beginnings at Sydney’s being upgraded with the latest technology to weekend markets to Australia’s most make furniture shopping even easier. awarded furniture company, King Living Four decades later and King Living is still a is this year celebrating 40 years of design, family owned and run Australian company, innovation and international success. proud of its past and excited about its future. Since the company was established in Now with 17 stores and employing 700 1977, company founder, King Living’s team staff internationally, King Living furniture of in-house designers, have always strived is enjoyed by people all over the globe, for the best design solution; spending appearing everywhere from historic country hours on research and development and homes to urban studio apartments. in doing so, achieving major milestones for Australian industrial design. Products featured: In particular idea to utilise an Jasper (bottom left): King Living’s iconic engineered steel frame supported by multi-award-winning Jasper sofa, featuring King Living’s Posturefl ex® Seating System, the ultimate in comfort and fl exibility. similar to that found in the seats of the Delta III (top): Perfect for apartments and world’s greatest motor vehicles, put King compact living rooms, the real advantage of Living at the forefront of furniture design. the Delta III is its ability to be reconfi gured Innovation has always been at the heart into many diff erent settings. Nice and close of King Living, and this has manifested for relaxing, expanded for entertaining or most recently with the launch of Integrated even a luxurious bed for two. Touchglide® Technology and wireless King Cloud III (bottom right): Th e charging tables available with selected ultimate recliner lounge, King Cloud III designs. features integrated Touchglide® Technology In 2014, King Living embarked on that allows you to recline and relax with a expanding internationally with new simple hand swipe giving you just the right Showroom openings in New Zealand level of support for full body comfort. and Singapore. Meanwhile, existing Learn more at kingliving.com.au showrooms in Australia are constantly Enjoy winter at Bluetrain Bluetrain, one of Southbank’s oldest culinary favourites is serving up some delicious off erings to all this winter.

In addition to Bluetrain’s tantalising drinks vegetarians or those seeking something a menu, featuring a broad selection of rotating bit lighter, look no further than the spiced beer taps, wines, spirits and cocktails, vegie moussaka, Nacho Libre burger or the Bluetrain has also just launched its new tofu tacos. winter menu! With the reinvention of old Come in for lunch Monday to Bluetrain classics such as the dahl split lentil Wednesday from 11am to 3pm to enjoy curry and eggplant chips, the new winter any of Bluetrain’s boutique burgers or menu is a perfect blend of simplicity and pizzas for $20, with a complimentary glass fl avour. of wine, pot of beer or soft drink. As usual, Bluetrain has something for Happy Hour runs from Monday to everyone featuring an array of delightful Friday, 4pm to 7pm, while Th ursdays its dishes for both meat and veggie lovers alike! 241 Cocktails from 5pm. Enjoy the new bar For those after something to really sink their menu which now includes 4 fl avours of teeth into, the Super Mario burger (featuring loaded fries! a crumbed lasagne), the marinated lamb Mention this article and receive 10 per souvlaki pizza or the GSP platter for two cent off your next bill. Happy dining! is guaranteed to satisfy. While for the bluetrain.com.au

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CHLOE HONIG, 19, MUSIC THEATRE STUDENT, LEE GOODSON, 43, FROM THE WESTERN SUBURBS MAX RAE, 19, MUSIC STUDENT, FROM RESEARCH FROM SOUTHBANK

“I always order an iced coff ee as I prefer cold “I usually order a latte. I order it for the taste, and “I order a long black with two sugars. I love the drinks over hot ones. I’m not a huge fan of coff ee, not for the caff eine fi x like a lot of people do!” taste of dark, bitter coff ee rather than the milky, but being a student means that I need it to survive creamy type. It defi nitely wakes me up in the the long days!” morning, which is great for when I’m studying.”

DOMINIC RIVERA, 21, FROM SUNSHINE NORTH SHANNAN LAPHAM, 22, FROM ALTONA JENNICE CHIN MEI LEE, 19, FROM MELBOURNE CBD

Question: “I order a hot chocolate as I don’t like coff ee. I “My go-to is a long black. Believe it or not, I used “I love cappuccinos! You can really taste the think that not drinking coff ee makes me look to hate coff ee, but then I lived in Sweden for 12 quality of the coff ee as there isn’t too much milk. younger than the other students in my class.” months and began to love it. Now I’m addicted!” It also isn’t as bitter as an espresso, so it’s the best What is your coffee order choice.” and why?

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