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Pioneer of the urban forest
Brian Carter – Pioneer of the urban forest In four packed years between 1974 and 1978, Brian Carter challenged the status quo and transformed South Melbourne street and landscapes. When he joined South...
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Little on Lorimer
16 07 2015 85-93 Lorimer Street Following the introduction of interim height controls by the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, the proposal for this site has been revised and a permit issued....
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So close to home
This weekend volunteers will head out along Victoria’s coast to look for Orange-bellied Parrots, one of Australia’s most critically endangered birds. Less than 50 parrots are thought to exist in the...
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Big on Solutions
Port Places caught up with Brendan Condon at Red Star’s espresso bar on Bay St Port Melbourne. Brendan Condon creates solutions to the ‘megachallenges that are coming at us like a freight train’ – of...
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A Wider View of Heritage in Fishermans Bend
An argument for a precinct wide approach to heritage recognition in Fishermans Bend This week, the National Trust revealed that the sprawling factory on Salmon Street had a secret life as a tank...
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Underfoot
A park where a road used to be On Saturday 8 August a crowd gathered on the former Foote St roadway for the Lemnos Gallipoli memorial unveiling. It was fitting to be put in place by elder Aunty Carolyn...
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Lyell Iffla Reserve
Lyell Iffla Reserve – an award winning small park Hiding behind a hedge/fence at the low end of Dorcas St, South Melbourne is the recently transformed Lyell Iffla Reserve. The City of Port Phillip has...
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Port Places in Nantes
Today I strayed into Port places in Nantes and immediately felt excited and at home. New buildings and new uses are emerging from amongst the decayed Port infrastructure. The Port has moved down river...
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Going Crazy in the Park
The Botanic Gardens are a magnet of deep green opposite the Nantes Railway Station. Between the Station and the Gardens runs a very familiar looking tram. Over the summer, the Gardens have gone crazy....
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Green Nantes
The public spaces between Nantes Railway Station and the central city are exceptionally generous and of a very high standard. Walking, cycling, trees and trams take centre stage. As the Nantes website...
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Celebrating the Yarra
Scenes on the Yarra for World Rivers Day 27 September 2015 The moon! On an evening of Melbourne perfection, the moon rose and the sun set in a choreography of colour over Docklands for Scenes on the...
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Unfinished business
An update on the Port of Melbourne’s progress in implementing amenity measures around an expanded Webb Dock A year ago, all was upheaval on Todd Road – the boundary between Port Melbourne and the Port...
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Ephemeral everlastings
Golden everlastings, Xerochrysum viscosum, in flower now along Todd Road, Port Melbourne.
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