The voice of Southbank, South Wharf and Montague. The newspaper is independently owned and operated by Sean Car.
02/08/2026
Southbank and Fishermans Bend would be targeted for more shade, biodiversity and climate-resilient tree planting under draft urban forest plans considered by the City of Melbourne on July 7.
Construction has begun on a new green space outside the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, marking a long-awaited step in the City of Melbourne’s push to deliver more open space in Southbank.
Police have issued hundreds of fines during a major road policing operation targeting unsafe and non-compliant e-bike use across Melbourne’s CBD and surrounding areas, including Southbank.
A public social media jibe by City of Melbourne (CoM) councillor Owen Guest has exposed fresh questions about unity, attendance and council-related travel at Town Hall, as the current council approaches the halfway point of its term.
Police had no record and building authorities had no comment concerning a small group who found their way onto the top of Melbourne’s tallest building Australia 108 recently.
The Victorian Government’s promised new campus for South Melbourne Primary School could be delivered on a major vacant site directly opposite the existing vertical school, Southbank News understands.
At around 6.30pm on a wintry Thursday a few dozen people are tucking into a three-course meal at the Uniting Church Hall in Dorcas St, South Melbourne.
Australian-British pianist Jayson Gillham will return to Melbourne Recital Centre this month as part of a national recital tour that brings together two friends, two pianos and a program built around musical connection.
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