Port Phillip

...since, people have wanted to see for themselves." For his part, Sir Charles Nicholson, a scholar, man of letters, representative of Port Phillip and Australia's first great collector, travelled here in 1856 with a long shopping list. He...

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...where development should not proceed because of the risk of flooding. According to the report, more than 37,000 properties inside Port Phillip Bay would be at risk of flooding in a severe storm. Most are in two stretches: from Point...

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...to 12 months from an entertainment precinct," he said in a statement. Such areas included: Melbourne's CBD, South Yarra, Frankston and Port Phillip, among other suburbs. Mr Cameron said the banning notices were meant to prevent incidents...

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...them to higher ground'' if sea levels rise 1.1 metres this century, as the report's authors anticipate. A dyke across the entrance to Port Phillip Bay is raised as one possible defence for Melbourne although the report warns it would be...

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...Moreton Bay, Mackay, the Gold Coast, Fraser Coast, Bundaberg and the Sunshine Coast; and for Victoria, Kingston, Geelong, Wellington and Port Phillip. The study says that "based on the recent science 1.1m was selected as a plausible value...

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...do during a day by the bay. Queenscliff Golf Club on Swan Island is built up by drifting sand and is surrounded by the natural habitat of Port Phillip Bay. Twilight games in summer are a highlight and golfers can play among the local bird...

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...over 30C this week. Melbourne residents took to the beaches yesterday as temperatures hit 34C. Swimmers were out in force at beaches around Port Phillip Bay. The heat didn't deter a strong turnout for the marathon at Marysville, one of the...

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...on the final voyage to Australia will surely feature as an omen of what followed. On August 26, 1859, Royal Charter sailed from Port Phillip. Captain Thomas Taylor had earlier signed for pound stg. 322,440 worth of gold - 80,610...

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...despite the fact the venue will have its own security staff and cameras, the club will put extra demand on already stretched police in Port Phillip, where there are about 650 licensed venues. She said a bus running patrons in and out of...

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...will deliver his talks during a visit to the Western Isles. Tens of thousands of migrant workers and their families were pouring into Port Phillip in Victoria to work in gold mines in the mid 1800s. Prof Richard said the St Kildans were...

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