Divercity Issue 81 October / November 2015

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Palais Saved

Photo: Chris Cassar

Hall of Fame Bill Armstrong, Brian Nankervis and Angie Hart are part of The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame Concert in November.

Bill is being inducted into the Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contribution to the music industry, including the establishment of Armstrong Studios in South Melbourne.

Hall of Fame concert Friday 20 November, Palais Theatre Ticketmaster.com.au

Spring time for the Palais and Port Phillip Mayor Cr Amanda Stevens

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Palais Theatre saved Council and Victorian Government investment in essential building repairs means there will be another chapter in the Palais’ story.

See page six for a nostalgic look at our beloved Palais Theatre.

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The future of the Palais Theatre is now secure with urgently needed repair and restoration works set to start later this year.

As a passionate supporter of the Palais, Council is proud that its hard work and $7.5 million contribution have helped secure the theatre’s long-term future.

We have partnered with the Victorian Government and Major Projects Victoria on urgently needed repairs to this iconic heritage building - with work starting later this year. We are grateful to the community members who joined us in saving the Palais.

Port Phillip’s Seniors Festival starts on 12 October with dozens of wonderful events for the 55+. Highlights include a pop-up tea pot exhibition, digital story booths at town halls and a host of guided walks, luncheons and get togethers. Most events are free, so grab a program and get involved.

Port Phillip is one of only three Victorian councils to have zero road deaths in the last financial year. This great achievement has been possible due to partnerships with the community, VicRoads and the TAC. Port Phillip will continue to invest in road safety and advocate for protected bike lanes especially on St Kilda Road.

October is walk to school month where students, parents and grandparents are encouraged to walk, scoot or ride to school as much as possible. As the weather gets warmer it is a great way to start and end the day with some relaxed time with your children.

Enjoy spring in Port Phillip.

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contacts

www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/ contact_us.htm Phone: 03 9209 6777 Facsimile: 03 9536 2722 SMS: 0432 005 405 email: assist@portphillip.vic.gov.au

What’s your favourite park?

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Makers’ mark

Race to St Kilda

Are you making it locally? Here’s a chance to put yourself on the map.

Volunteers are wanted for the ISAF Sailing World Cup in December.

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For more information please visit: www.relayservice.gov.au Please contact ASSIST on 03 9209 6777 if you require a large print version.

Audio recordings of Divercity are available on the City of Port Phillip website and on CD at Port Phillip libraries.

Divercity 81 - Oct / Nov 2015 Editor: Greg Day - gday@edunity.com.au Story suggestions are welcome: next deadline 9 October for Dec/Feb. Divercity feedback: divercity@portphillip.vic.gov.au Information included in this magazine is accurate at the time of publishing but may be subject to change.

Water works

Monkey business

Community effort brings toilets to Suai school for the first time.

Join the crew making 100 stripey monkeys for children in detention.

The City of Port Phillip respectfully acknowledges the Yalukit Willam Clan of the Boon Wurrung. We pay our respect to their Elders, both past and present.

We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.

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Avoid car hassles Sometimes you just need to drive, but with local resident car numbers set to hit 55,000 by 2021, alternatives to owning your own car are becoming more popular.

Car sharing allows residents to avoid the cost and hassle of owning a car, but have access to one when they want it. Each car share vehicle avoids about 10 privately owned cars, meaning there’s less traffic and parking problems on our streets.

Solar Bulk Buy means value plus community benefit, say local solar advocates Jenny Hunter, Margaret Byron, Jan Harper, Mike Perkal, Steve Nelson and David Robinson.

Best value solar plus community benefit

Local residents have launched a community solar project, Port Phillip Solar Bulk Buy, in a quest to add solar systems to 300 local buildings. If the bulk buy reaches its target, the project will be able to donate up to 15 solar systems to local community buildings such as schools, kindergartens and public housing. The group is inviting residents and community

Kickstart pitch for renewal precinct Council is proposing early investment into community facilities, including a kinder and public open space, at the Ferrars Street school site to help get Fishermans Bend urban renewal off to the best possible start. The state’s planning and education ministers are considering the proposal.

For more information ASSIST 9209 6777

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Resident Niall Flanagan is a keen car share member. ‘It’s a convenient service for people who might not need a car all the time. Not having to worry about parking and servicing is a big plus, and the rates for hire are very reasonable.’

groups to join the project by registering an expression of interest before 31 December 2015. The community bulk buy is not limited to households.

Roof space on any building is welcome to participate.

See ‘watt’ you can do enviroehub.com.au/solar

Remedy for Arts Park

Following agreement between the Victorian Government and Council, soil remediation at the Gasworks Arts Park is a step closer. The State has agreed to plan and undertake necessary soil remediation, while Council will manage revegetation and landscaping.

A remediation action plan, which will be completed next year, will include the investigation of ways to retain mature trees.

Remedy for arts park link portphillip.vic.gov.au/

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Elwood resident, Claudia Miya says ‘I don’t own a car, I just use car share.’

GoGet, FlexiCar and GreenShareCar currently operate at over 80 locations around Port Phillip.

Car Next Door is a neighbourto-neighbour service that connects residents who have cars sitting unused, with people who need to drive. portphillip.vic.gov.au/

car_share.htm Parking pressure Port Phillip is home to around 48,000 vehicles; this will rise to 55,000 by 2021.

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Photo: Chris Cassar

Hear good yarns by local writers Wendy Butler, Colin Jones and Lois Daley.

Arts shine on Emerald Hill Join in the Emerald Hill Festival as it spills onto the green in front of the South Melbourne Town Hall.

Celebrate the unique arts and culture Emerald Hill has to offer.

Be part of conductor Richard Gill’s The Big Sing, see the insides of a grand piano, bring an instrument and join the Buddy Band or hear a chamber music performance.

Take the kids to storytime at the library, weaving at the Australian Tapestry Workshop and catch a range of performers, exhibitions and workshops.

Sunday 15 November, 10 am - 4 pm

Enjoy a good yarn Take a break in a comfy chair and hear some stories recorded by local seniors when you visit a town hall in October.

Authors featured in the Seniors Festival Port Phillip Writes program have recorded oral histories that showcase Port Phillip’s rich heritage.

With the author’s matching historical images from the Port Phillip City Collection, the Speaking Stories: Digital Histories exhibition will travel around the town halls for visitors to enjoy. Entry is free and no bookings are required.

It’s all part of the Port Phillip Seniors Festival which starts on 12 October. See page 10 for highlights or grab a program at a library, town hall or online.

Speaking stories locations and times (Weekday office hours unless specified) St Kilda Town Hall Monday 5 - Monday 12 October South Melbourne Town Hall Tuesday 13 - Friday 23 October Port Melbourne Town Hall Monday 26 - Friday 30 October Saturdays 24 and 31 October (10 am - 2 pm)

Tea pots on display A pop-up exhibition celebrating all things tea drinking, including tea pots, caddies and cosies, will be at the Emerald Hill Library & Heritage Centre from Monday 5 October to Saturday 14 November.

It’s free, fabulous and open during library hours.

World Cup sailing coming to St Kilda St Kilda is the place to be for sailors and spectators when the ISAF Sailing World Cup launches in December.

Over 300 junior and youth sailors will join 600 Olympic aspirants in races over 10 classes in this international event.

Based around the St Kilda foreshore, the event will give locals a spectacular view across the seven day program.

With hundreds of onshore and on the water roles to be filled, locals are invited to be volunteers. Expressions of interest can be made online before 1 November.

All aboard for volunteers 7 - 13 December sailingworldcupmelbourne.com

Readspeaker is now playing on the Port Phillip website. www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/readspeaker

ARTcontained opens Port in a Storm, by local design students Elly, Maegan and Ying Jie, pictured with program leaders Michael and Carlo, was the first in a series of exhibitions being held in shipping containers along the Station Pier shopping precinct. The exhibition series will remain open until April 2016. Funded as part of the Vibrant Villages program, ARTcontained will display work by Multicultural Arts Victoria, RMIT, local artists and community organisations.

Zero milestone Port Phillip was one of only three Victorian municipalities to record zero road deaths in the 2014/2015 financial year. In that year, Council completed more than 14 road safety projects for pedestrians, bike users and motorists, helping to achieve the zero road deaths milestone. Towards Zero is the message in the latest Transport Accident Commission road safety campaign.

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Passionate campaign saves the Palais

Council and Victorian Government investment in essential building repairs means there will be another chapter in the Palais’ story.

Opening in 1927 as a 3,000 seat picture theatre, crowds flocked to St Kilda for decades to see movies at the Palais.

By the 1960s, TV had taken its toll and movie audiences declined to a trickle.

The 1973 Palais production of Jesus Christ Superstar stared Jon English as Judas and Reg Livermore as King Herod. Tickets ranged from $5.20 to $2.50 for early performances.

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But the theatre capacity and location attracted a new wave of productions.

Big name international acts like Eartha Kitt, Bob Hope and Louis Armstrong drew crowds. Opera, ballet and other events, notably Edgley’s Russian Spectaculars and the Bolshoi Ballet, etched the Palais on to the culture scene.

In the 1970s, Jesus Christ Superstar had two highly successful seasons. The 1973 production cost $400,000, featured a cast of over 40 performers and a 35 piece orchestra. It ran for 12 weeks with a top ticket price of $5.20. The opening of the Arts Centre in the 1980s took the opera and ballet shows and the 1990s saw fewer productions but a steady stream of local and touring artists.

In recent years, the Palais has become Australia’s top ranking theatre concert venue with about 120 acts drawing over 250,000 patrons annually to a great variety of touring artists, community events like the annual Sacred Heart fundraiser and enthusiastic school shows.

Make your mark Local makers are invited to be listed on an inner Melbourne makers map. The project, an initiative of a joint council Inner Melbourne Action Plan and the University of Melbourne, presents small scale manufacturers on an interactive map. All sorts of makers can get involved, from boutique cycle makers to makers of funky furniture, cutting-edge electronic equipment, artisan foods, clothing and hand crafted wares. Get listed by answering a few simple questions and participating in research to map future trends in the maker space.

Get mapped makers.melbourne

Which is your favourite Port Phillip park?

Visit Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages to share your favourite with others. Everyone who participates will be invited on a special tour of the park voted most popular, to be conducted early in 2016 by Port Phillip’s park experts.

Watch our Facebook and Instagram pages to see what others are saying.

Share your park pics and preferences facebook.com/cityofportphillip instagram.com/cityofportphillip

Glowing art for Fitzroy Street The marine environment under St Kilda Pier has inspired a new artwork (artist impression, right), soon to be installed on the corner of Fitzroy and Jackson streets.

Tethya will rise over 2.5 metres high and be illuminated at night. It’s gentle glow at night will complement new footpath lighting between Grey and Acland streets.

Created by award winning artist Alex Goad, the artwork references the Tethya sponge and the geological change that has occurred in St Kilda since European settlement.

Artwork has been included in the Fitzroy Street Streetscape Upgrade in response to feedback from community consultation in 2014.

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what’s happening in your city Your guide to what’s on, in and around your city - www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/events Port Melbourne

South Melbourne

Albert Park

Middle Park

Windsor

St Kilda

Balaclava

Elwood

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Linden lunch and gallery tour

Dracula

Sunday 18 October, 2 pm Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda

Sunday 11 October, 5 pm - 6 pm Jewish Museum, 26 Alma Road, St Kilda

$55 includes afternoon tea trybooking.com/IMGR

A panel discussion on women, gender and ethnicity with Muslim, Indigenous and Jewish comedians.

Carmen Sweet

Wednesday 14 - Thursday 15 October Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park A dance interpretation of Carmen, brought to life by three dancers playing each of her different states of mind and alter egos.

Performed to Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite. $20 / 40 gasworks.org.au

Comedy opens doors

Thursday 15 October, 1 pm - 2.30 pm Bubup Nairm Children’s Centre Level 1, 99B Carlisle Street, Balaclava Experience the comedic talent of Fog Theatre, an ensemble of performers with an intellectual disability. Their production From Door to Applause is part of the Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival.

Gold coin donation melbournejewishcomedyfestival.com

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Anna Griffiths: SOFA Room 1

melbournejewishcomedyfestival.com

Sofa

29 October - 14 November Theatre Works, Acland Street, St Kilda

Until 21 October Town Hall Gallery, 99A Carlisle Street, St Kilda Inspired by cast out sofas, Anna Griffiths’ works consider themes of waste, consumption and social history.

Shakespeare Grove Artists

Wednesday 28 October - Wednesday 25 November Town Hall Gallery, 99A Carlisle Street, St Kilda Works of artists from the Shakespeare Grove Artist Studios, showcasing painting, drawing and sculpture.

A high camp homage to silent cinema and the ultimate queer hero, the Prince of Darkness. $35 / 25 / 20 + booking fee theatreworks.org.au

Linden Postcard Show 2015 Until 21 November, 11 am - 4 pm Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda An open entry exhibition for all artists - from hobbyist, to emerging to established, this exhibition is an explosion of colour on the gallery walls.

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Image: Stephen Haley

Four funny women

Explore an Italianate mansion and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea at Circa, The Prince.

At the conclusion of the talk, walk to Linden New Art for a private guided tour.

Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November Greyhound Hotel, 1 Brighton Road, St Kilda SPARC Theatre performers love their Elvis tunes. The group’s new show includes multimedia elements, live music and the SPARC community showcasing its skills. $18 / 10 portphillip.vic.gov.au/sparc_theatre.htm

COMMUNITY

Blessing of the animals

Sunday 4 October, 2 pm St James the Great Anglican Church, 435 Inkerman Street, East St Kilda

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Rotary Book Fair

Leukaemia Foundation Light the Night

Father Roger Kelly OGS welcomes friends and animals to this annual blessing. Enjoy an animal nursery, market stalls and sausage sizzle.

Free, donation appreciated stjamesthegreat.org.au

Best of Port

Poll closes Wednesday 7 October Vote for your favourite Port Melbourne business for a chance to win $1,000. bestofport.com.au

Community shred day

Saturday 10 October, 10 am - 3 pm Elwood Life Saving Club, 11 Elwood Foreshore

Help raise funds for the Elwood Life Saving Club while securely disposing of your old documents. $5 per box, gold coin for seniors

Alma Road Open Day

Sunday 11 October, 10 am - 2 pm 200 Alma Road, St Kilda East

Join your neighbours at the Alma Road Open day, featuring a free BBQ, face painting, jumping castle, theatre and gardening workshops.

Free

Refugees inspire and educate Thursday 15 October Bubup Nairm Children’s Centre, 99B Carlisle Street, St Kilda Join human rights advocate Julian Burnside QC, along with spoken word poet Abe Nouk and performance artist Ee’da. $39 / 25 trybooking.com/ISIG

Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 October, from 10 am Albert Park College, 83 Danks Street, Albert Park Pick up a bargain at the Rotary Book Fair.

Thousands of pre-loved books - fiction, nonfiction and children’s. This annual event raises funds for scholarships and local organisations in need.

Sea Baths history talk

Sunday 18 October, 3 pm St Kilda Library Community Room, 150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda

Bruce Bennett, author of Sea Baths of Victoria, will speak about the St Kilda Sea Baths history since the 1850s. All welcome, refreshments served.

Friday 9 October, 5.30 pm - 8.45 pm South Beach Reserve, Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda Light the Night is an inspiring twilight walk on which family and friends shine lanterns of hope to raise funds to help find a cure for leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. lightthenight.org.au

Auslan fun for tiny tots

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Port Melbourne and the Great War 21 October, 11 am - 1 pm Beacon Cove, stop 129 on the 109 tram route During History Week Janet Bolitho will lead a WWI walk from the piers to the town hall, where a precious record of Port’s contribution will be shown. eventbrite.com.au/e/portmelbourne-and-the-great-wartickets-18079857340 Free

Friday 23 October, 10.05 am and 11 am St Kilda Library, 150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda Nursery rhymes, stories and songs in Auslan at library storytime. An accessible session for deaf children and their families. Celebrate National Week of Deaf People and learn an Auslan sign or two. library.portphillip.vic.gov.au Free 9

what’s happening in your city Your guide to what’s on, in and around your city - www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/events Port Melbourne

South Melbourne

Albert Park

Middle Park

Windsor

St Kilda

Balaclava

Elwood

seniors festival Monday 12 - Sunday 18 October Pick up a copy of the full Seniors Festival program at all Port Phillip town halls and libraries or visit portphillip. vic.gov.au/seniorsfestival.htm

Image: © Commonwealth of Australia 2013

Seniors Festival Tea Dance

Seniors Festival Art Exhibition launch Wednesday 14 October, 10 am Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham St, Albert Park All local senior visual artists who work in the art forms of painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture have been invited to enter a favourite piece of work for this exhibition.

Free, rsvp for launch ASSIST 9209 6777 rsvp@portphillip.vic.gov.au

Jewellery roadshow

Wednesday 14 October, 2 pm - 4 pm Old School Hall, cnr Montague and Bank streets, South Melbourne (enter via Bank Street) Come and have an expert discuss and appraise your jewellery; one item per person.

Registration begins at 1.30 pm.

Monday 12 October, 2 pm - 4 pm, doors 1.30 pm St Kilda Town Hall, 99A Carlisle Street, St Kilda Celebrate the launch of the Seniors Festival on the dance floor with the All Sorts and the Royal Australian Navy Band.

Free, rsvp essential ASSIST 9209 6777 rsvp@portphillip.vic.gov.au

In Black and White

Tuesday 13 October, 2 pm - 4 pm Sacred Heart Mission, 101 Grey Street, St Kilda Test your knowledge of the old black and white TV shows of the 1950s and 1960s.

Afternoon tea, trivia quiz and possibly a guest appearance from an old favourite from Melbourne’s TV history.

Free with afternoon tea

$5 for an appraisal, free to view emeraldhillseniors@gmail.com

Gardening for life

Thursday 15 October, 10 am - 12 noon Port Melbourne Uniting Church, 136-144 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne (enter via kindergarten)

Friday 16 October, 9.45 am - 10.25 am or 11 am - 11.30 am Port Melbourne Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne Join the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society for a tour of Port Melbourne Town Hall and visit the Society’s workrooms.

9646 9360 tuesdaygroup@pmhps.org.au Free, bookings essential

Guided walk of St Kilda Botanical Gardens

Garden with kindergarten children, looking at garden creatures, potting up a plant to take home and sharing gardening experiences.

Free, includes morning tea 9690 1188 janet.hoare@southportuniting.org.au

Multicultural music concert Thursday 15 October, 12 noon - 2 pm Betty Day Centre, 67 Argyle Street, St Kilda Lotus Choir will present traditional songs in Russian, Yiddish, Polish, Italian, Greek, Ukrainian and Spanish.

Free, afternoon tea provided

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Tour of Port Melbourne Town Hall

Friday 16 October, 9.30 am - 12 noon Port Phillip EcoCentre, 55A Blessington Street, St Kilda Explore the plants and history of St Kilda Botanical Gardens with botanist Peter Kelly and landscape architect Christa Mitchell.

Free, includes morning tea.

Bookings essential.

ASSIST 9209 6777 rsvp@portphillip.vic.gov.au

health and wellbeing

Fixit and First Aid course

Ride 2 Work Day brekky

Wednesday 14 October, 7.30 am - 9.30 am South Melbourne Market, Port Melbourne Waterfront

Discover Sailing Day

Give riding to work a go and celebrate with a free brekky. For workplaces on St Kilda Road that host their own event, fruit boxes and prizes are also on offer.

workplacetravel@portphillip.vic.gov.au enviroehub.com.au/ride2work

Saturday 17 October, 9 am - 1 pm Men’s Shed, rear St Luke’s church, 210 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne The Men’s Shed Association invites you to meet members, have a household item fixed and learn some first aid skills.

Free, includes BBQ lunch.

Bookings essential for First Aid course 9699 4203 ppmensshed.org

Spy games with U3A

Intro to cycle touring

Saturday 17 October, 8 am - Sunday 18 October, 5 pm Flinders Street Station to Warburton Join Port Phillip BUG on a cycle tour along the Lilydale-Warburton rail trail, and have an overnight stay in Warburton. Camping and hardtop options available. The ride is 40 km each way. Bookings essential. trybooking.com/IRNY

Melbourne Marathon

Saturday 17 October, 2 pm - 4.30 pm Mary Kehoe Centre, 224 Danks Street, Albert Park

Sunday 8 November Albert Sailing Club 1 Aquatic Drive, Albert Park Lake Dinghy sailing for people of all ages, genders and levels of experience. albertsc.org.au Free

City2Sea fun run

Univercity of the Third Age’s Saturday seminar is a presentation by Dr Elizabeth Pittman entitled The Great Game of Espionage.

Free, includes afternoon tea.

Bookings essential.

9696 3495 u3app.org.au

Port Phillip Writes: Seniors Festival Writing Awards

Sunday 15 November Melbourne CBD to St Kilda Beach

Sunday 18 October, 2 pm - 3.30 pm St Kilda Library, 150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda Enjoy an afternoon of literature and the announcement of awards. Special guests will read selected entries.

Free, includes refreshments ASSIST 9209 6777 rsvp@portphillip.vic.gov.au

Sunday 18 October Albert Park Lake and St Kilda foreshore The Melbourne Marathon will have runners pounding the paths in Port Phillip. melbournemarathon.com.au Entry fee applies

Run, walk or wheel your way from the city to the sea while raising money for your favourite charity. Leave the headphones at home because there’ll be live entertainment, including DJ Hot Dub Time Machine. thecity2sea.com.au Entry fee applies 11

Life changing friendship

Daily life at Suai Secondary School in East Timor is about to change in a simple but remarkable way.

Thanks to a $72,000 fundraising effort by Rotary and the Port Phillip community, 2,000 students and their teachers are about to get toilet facilities and running water for the very first time.

Health and hygiene education, also funded by the project, provides information on hand washing, personal hygiene, menstrual hygiene, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. It is hoped that the new facilities will improve school attendance, especially for girls.

Port Phillip has had a two-way friendship with Suai-Covalima since 2000, which has created warm relationships between our communities.

Read more about the Port Phillip Suai friendship story friendsofsuai.org.au

Years 10-12 students with the new water tank, which is linked to a new bore that supplies running water for 18 toilets and an extra community tank.

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Photo: Chamot Nahac

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Access boost

Students Zoe, Kaitlyn and Finlea, with Gene (seated) discuss litter with Mark from Blue Tongue Cafe.

The Victorian Government is allocating $110,000 to construct Changing Places toilet facilities during the redevelopment of St Kilda Life Saving Club, scheduled to commence later this year.

Changing Places facilities are cuttingedge accessible toilet, shower and changerooms that includes a height adjustable adult-sized changing bench and a hoist.

Hidden letters reveal wartime stories Notes sent from servicemen’s families during WWI have been discovered in a secret compartment in the Nott Street School Old Boys Honour Board, now located in the foyer of the Port Melbourne Town Hall. Thanks to a Port Phillip Cultural Development Grant, this fascinating time capsule is being conserved and displayed in albums for public viewing. The letters will be available to view during History Week, 18 - 25 October. The Port Melbourne WWI Centenary website collects the stories of Port Melbourne people who took part in WW1. Join over 1,800 others who have shared their stories at portmelbfirstworldwar100.org.au

Start loving our streets Students from Elwood College are among the first to join the Love Our Street (LOS) 3184 project, which aims to reduce the amount of litter entering the stormwater system, Elwood Canal and the bay. Modelled on the successful Beach Patrols, LOS 3184 brings people together for one hour, once a month, for a community litter patrol.

Domain station

Local geotechnical investigations have started for the Melbourne Metro project. You may have seen rigs drilling boreholes near the corner of Albert and St Kilda roads.

These investigations will help the project team better understand the local ground conditions and inform design decisions about the new tunnels and new station at Domain.

Find out more about Melbourne Metro mmrailproject.vic.gov.au

Elwood local Jill Sokol said it’s about saying ‘I can’ instead of ‘Someone should’.

Saturday 17 October, 9.30 am - 10.30 am Meet at corner of Beach Avenue and Ormond Road. Bring sturdy gloves and bags for rubbish. loveourstreet3184@gmail.com

New workshop for men’s group The Port Phillip Men’s Shed Association is to open its newest shed at Southport Uniting Care (SPUC) at 325 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne. Construction of the SPUC-funded building was completed in July. The fitout of equipment, benches, cupboards, storage and other internal requirements has been provided by Men’s Shed members.

Council provided a $10,000 community grant for the project.

Pick up the tools ppmensshed.org

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Welcomers wanted Smalls steps make a big difference Walk to School month is running through October to encourage primary school students to walk, ride or scoot to and from school. Council is using a VicHealth grant to offer schools a $200 subsidy per term to encourage kids to walk to school.

The subsidy could be used to give weekly spot prizes, or to hold a competition or an event.

Apply for the subsidy schooltravel@portphillip.vic.gov.au

Making monkeys ’cause we can

Thirty people volunteered for the Waterfront Welcomers program 2014-15.

Waterfront Welcomers volunteers are greeting ferry and cruise ship visitors with smiles and plenty of local information.

Muna Haider (third from right), who volunteered for the last cruise season, says it was great to feel productive and useful, and to continue to build on her skills while she was looking for paid work.

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Participants learn about Port Melbourne’s history and heritage, as well as tourism, customer service and tour guiding skills.

The 2015-16 program is recruiting volunteers; a training session is offered in November.

Be a Waterfront Welcomer 9525 1300 Danielle McCaffrey dmccaffrey@ischs.org.au

Get new job skills

Community by the book

Port Melbourne Neighbourhood Centre is expanding its Applied Reception and Customer Service (ARCS) training to welcome new trainees at venues in Elwood and Port Melbourne. ARCS training is an ideal step towards work in customer service or reception, and is free for unemployed people. Get in quick as places are limited.

A group of residents has published a book that shares stories of community connections in Port Melbourne. The book, PORTogether people and places, captures stories featured on the PORTogether blog and at an exhibition held at Gasworks Arts Park. Copies of the book are available for loan from the Port Melbourne Library.

Kickstart your learning journey 9645 1476 pmnc.org.au

Contribute your story to the blog ship@ischs.org.au portogether.weebly.com

Everyone is invited to be part of Space2b’s 100 Stripey Monkeys project, a community effort to produce and distribute 100 stripey monkeys to children in detention. Volunteers can join workshops where they will cut patterns and assemble the monkeys.

The monkey’s stripes symbolise inclusiveness, tolerance, acceptance and understanding.

Join in the monkey business janine@space2b.com.au Space2b is also looking for new premises, ideally, a shop or warehouse in Port Phillip.

Requirements are flexible, but space for emerging designers and artists to meet, train and work, and to sell their products would be ideal.

Adam D’Sylva from Coda and Tonka restaurants is one of many presenters at the Market’s cooking school.

Cr Amanda Stevens Mayor Albert Park

mayor@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0481 034 029

chefs @ market The Neff Market Kitchen is now the new home of South Melbourne Market’s hugely successful and extremely popular cooking school. The kitchen runs regular cooking and master classes, workshops and kid’s classes.

FReeZA wants you

From L to P St Kilda Youth Service needs volunteers to help young people do the 120 hours of driving practice needed for P plates.

Drive to help Sarah Massey 9534 3685

bvoss@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0413 246 704

Cr Vanessa Huxley Carlisle

vhuxley@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0406 890 739

Catani

sthomann@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0432 299 372

Spring cleaning?

Recycle your old mattress 9209 6777 portphillip.vic.gov.au/

hard_green_waste_ collection.htm

Deputy Mayor Sandridge

Cr Serge Thomann

Book now southmelbournemarket.com.au

Port Phillip residents may now recycle old mattresses by dropping them off at the Resource Recovery Centre on the corner of Boundary and White streets in South Melbourne. Mattresses may also be included in booked hard rubbish.

Cr Bernadene Voss

Cr Anita Horvath Emerald Hill

ahorvath@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0438 906 161

Cr Andrew Bond Junction

Love live music or organising events?

Council is looking for young people aged 12-25 to become members of the new FReeZA committee. If you join, you could help organise a live gig, theatre show or DJ competition.

Council wants youth Jill 0403 854 677 youth@portphillip.vic.gov.au View the monthly Stuff for YOUth calendar portphillip.vic.gov.au/

youth-calendar-events.htm

abond@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0481 034 028

Cr Jane Touzeau Point Ormond

jtouzeau@portphillip.vic.gov.au Mobile 0432 287 634

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Festival Tea Dance Monday 12 October Free entry!

Bookings essential

Call ASSIST on 9209 6777 for bookings, to order a program or for more information.

Programs are also available from your local town hall, community centre or the website.

www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/seniors_festival.htm