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The voice of Southbank, South Wharf and Montague. The newspaper is independently owned and operated by Sean Car.

27/11/2025

A proposed $80 million, 20-storey residential tower on Sturt St has received conditional support from City of Melbourne planning officers, who have advised that the Minister for Planning should not object to the project.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/twenty-storey-southbank-tower-planned-for-sturt-st/?utm_content=sked_691546dd54a4dba13f23594b&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

25/11/2025

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victoria Police have been criticised for holding back on investigating and prosecuting the Camp Sovereignty attack as a hate crime, despite mounting pressure from the crossbench.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/crossbenchers-criticise-police-for-weak-response-to-camp-sovereignty-neo-nazi-attack/?utm_content=sked_691546dc54a4dba13f23592c&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

23/11/2025

What began as a small fitness idea among neighbours has quickly grown into one of Southbank’s most positive community movements.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/southbank-evening-walking-group-steps-out-for-safety-and-connection/?utm_content=sked_691546da026a29de9098c4b0&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

21/11/2025

Buxton Contemporary will close out 2025 with a landmark exhibition by one of Australia’s most acclaimed sculptors, Hany Armanious, whose inventive and playful approach to form has redefined the boundaries of contemporary art.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/buxton-contemporary-unveils-major-solo-exhibition-by-hany-armanious/?utm_content=sked_691546e154a4dba13f2359ad&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

19/11/2025

As you’re turning the pages of this month’s edition of Southbank News, you’ll notice a series of green graphics throughout – a creative initiative conducted in partnership with The University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/southbank-news-vca-graphic-interventions/?utm_content=sked_691546d7bec3064753b4b61e&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

17/11/2025

The City of Melbourne has endorsed a 52-storey apartment tower in the Crown Casino precinct – minutes after Lord Mayor Nick Reece and three “Team Reece” councillors left the chamber citing a conflict of interest linked to a 2024 campaign donation.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/council-backs-52-storey-southbank-tower-after-team-reece-exits-over-donation-conflict/?utm_content=sked_691546d5bec3064753b4b605&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

15/11/2025

A powerful new exhibition exploring creativity, recovery and the human spirit has opened at Southgate Gallery in Southbank, shining a light on how art can help rebuild lives after trauma.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/emergence-opens-at-southgate-a-celebration-of-art-resilience-and-recovery/?utm_content=sked_691546e3ef9f439fa2ee6b9b&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

13/11/2025

Melburnians are invited to celebrate creativity, sustainability and community at the Circular Design Collective Open Day, held on Sunday, November 16 in Fishermans Bend.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/celebrate-recycling-week-at-fishermans-bends-circular-design-collective/?utm_content=sked_691546d3bec3064753b4b5e3&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

12/11/2025

The November Edition of Southbank News is here!

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/themes/user/site/sln/pdf/SN157.pdf?utm_content=sked_6914098933c0c5e375ccb514&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

04/11/2025

A glittering world of luxury is coming to Melbourne next winter, with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) announcing that Cartier, Australia’s largest-ever exhibition of the iconic French maison, will headline the 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® series.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/cartier-to-shine-in-2026-melbourne-winter-masterpieces-exhibition-at-ngv/?utm_content=sked_68e70b26daadc41e16a56111&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

02/11/2025

Imagine sipping a cappuccino inside the world’s largest coffee percolator while gazing across the Yarra-Birrarung from Queensbridge Square.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/espresso-grande-vision-to-transform-southbanks-red-stairs-into-giant-coffee-percolator/?utm_content=sked_68e70b24daadc41e16a56060&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

30/10/2025

Southbank residents say they are fed up with the mounting graffiti and overflowing rubbish bins in the area, despite the City of Melbourne declaring cleaning a top priority of this council term and committing almost $60 million in its most recent budget to the so-called “war on graffiti”.

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https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/graffiti-and-rubbish-blight-southbank-despite-record-council-spend/?utm_content=sked_68e70b22c98a8d83f0811697&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

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The Southbank News serves the residents, businesses and visitors of postcode 3006 and the Montague Precinct of Fishermans Bend with their fill of local updates.

The newspaper is a monthly publication, with 12,000 distributed throughout the local area.

Our aim is to keep the locals informed about all the goings on in Southbank, including events, news and changes as they happen.

The publication is owned by Sean Car. Sean also owns the highly-regarded Docklands News and CBD News.