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Lord Mayor Joins Fight for Low-Rise AUGUST 2017 ISSUE 66 PRICELESS WWW.SOUTHBANKLOCALNEWS.COM.AU : SOUTHBANK_News The voice of Southbank, South Wharf & Montague ■ 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 WE ARE YOUR LOCAL GROCER! 182 City Road, SOUTHBANK 2 SOUTHBANK LOCAL NEWS ISSUE 66 Lord Mayor joins fi ght for low-rise 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. OPEN 7 DAYS MON – FRI 7AM – 7PM SAT 9AM – 6PM SUN 10AM – 6PM EAT. DRINK . SHOP ORGANIC SHOP 3, 26 FANNING ST, SOUTHBANK broadbeanorganicgrocer broadbeanorganicgrocer 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.
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