Male sought over Southbank bin fires
11 Aug 2026Police are appealing for information about a man they believe lit up to eight bin fires around Southbank over a month-long period.
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Latest articles by Jenny Denton
Nature takes over at Haiku Gladstone
11 Aug 2026A pair of emerging artists has pulled together an innovative, varied exhibition exploring natural themes in a gallery space at built-to-rent complex Haiku Gladstone. Unusually, included in the show, which features 14 contributors, is a pop-up gift shop.
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Second Mr. Summit hitting its stride
11 Aug 2026After six months the second branch of popular Southbank business Mr. Summit is starting to hit its stride, with a broad customer base getting to know the café’s classic toasties, good coffee and warm, friendly culture.
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MIFF moves into Southbank
10 Aug 2026For the first time this year the Melbourne International Film Festival comes to Southbank, with Village Cinemas Crown taking on the role of co-host for the popular three-week event, which opened on August 6 and runs until August 23.
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French performers satirise society in shipwreck tale in Carlton
6 Aug 2026After several months in development, new Melbourne French Theatre company show Il etait un petit navire (SOS Save Our Savings), is now in full swing at the group’s Carlton venue.
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Meals with Impact launches free Docklands food market
4 Aug 2026Docklands café and catering social enterprise Meals with Impact is launching a new initiative to help tackle food insecurity in the neighbourhood and beyond.
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Pro-Palestine protesters challenge council on free speech amid Carlton meeting room cancellation
4 Aug 2026Pro-Palestine activists have staged a concerted confrontation over the City of Melbourne's handling of their activities, asking questions at two recent meetings suggesting anti-Zionism had been wrongly conflated with antisemitism and free speech suppressed by the cancellation of a meeting room booking in Carlton.
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Carlton’s Dan O’Connell hits the market
4 Aug 2026As Inner City News foreshadowed last month, Carlton’s iconic Dan O’Connell Hotel is back on the market – for sale or for rent – with real estate agents listing the landmark building on Friday, July 31.
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Vale Barry Dickins: Carlton farewells a prolific man of words and art
4 Aug 2026Barry Leonard Dickins, who died in Parkville on July 13 aged 76, was “a renaissance man of the people” and “a real Carlton character”, according to Readings co-owner Mark Rubbo.
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Alleged machete attack driver headed to County Court
4 Aug 2026An accused in the brutal 2025 New Year’s Eve attack on two young men in Lygon St has been committed to the County Court.
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After 30 years, Dave Sweeney steps away from ACF
4 Aug 2026In 1996, Dave Sweeney took a six-month job at the Australian Conservation Foundation to campaign against uranium mining. Thirty years later, he is finally stepping away from the Carlton-based organisation – with a Nobel Peace Prize and a Member of the Order of Australia under his belt.
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Rock rebel Bon Scott given mythical qualities in new mural
28 Jul 2026A new and distinct mural featuring former AC/DC singer Bon Scott has been unveiled in the laneway named after the legendary band he fronted.
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