Kingston Your City - Spring 2020

KINGSTON Your City SPRING 2020

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Looking after each other AGED CARE SERVICES

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2020-21 Community grants awarded

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NEWS

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local businesses

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CUSTOMER CARE 1300 653 356 COUNCIL MEETINGS Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions we have had to run our Council Meetings a little differently lately. We’re asking people not to attend in person at this time but to instead view the meetings online via our live stream. The next Ordinary Council Meetings will be held on Monday 24 August, Monday 21 September and Monday 19 October at 7pm. The next Planning Committee Meetings will be held on Wednesday 16 September and Wednesday 18 November at 7pm.

View Council Meetings live at stream.kingston.vic.gov.au WARD COLUMNS Please note, there are no Councillor Ward Columns or Councillor images in this edition in accordance with Council's Election Period Policy.

Council will enter caretaker period from September 22 until the October elections.

KINGSTON YOUR CITY EDITOR comms@kingston.vic.gov.au Kingston encourages you to reprint articles and photographs from this publication but permission must first be sought from the Editor.

Acknowledgement of the source must be provided.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Council acknowledges the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the municipality is a part and pays its respects to the Elders past and present. Council is a member of the Inter Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee (ICACC).

COVER PHOTO Margaret and Len are strong advocates for older people in Kingston. Learn more about our aged care services on page 7 and the Seniors Festival reimagined.

Please note, some photographs in this edition were taken prior to requirement to wear masks in public places.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on businesses in Kingston and Council is committed to supporting them and helping them recover.

On top of the economic support packages already announced for businesses and the community, the City of Kingston is creating an Economic Recovery and Response

Business mentors wanted!

Are you retired or semi-retired and want to give back to the local business community?

The City of Kingston is looking for volunteer mentors with extensive experience and knowledge in business, either owning or operating their own business.

Contact business@kingston.vic. gov.au or call the Mentor Partners Program Coordinator for more information on 9524 3801.

Taskforce to further assist businesses now and into the future.

The taskforce uses industry leaders and sector specialists to gain expert advice on how to best help local businesses and focuses on supporting local employment, industry and business through building projects, help to access state and federal support programs and fee exemptions.

Stay local and shop local COVID-19 has impacted businesses across Kingston, and many have shown their resilience to adapt and continue. Local businesses still need your support. Discover the businesses and services that are on your doorstep using our online directory of local traders.

It features food and drinks, services, manufacturing and more. We'll also be listing local face mask suppliers.

Support your suburb and find out more at kingston.vic.gov. au/localtraders

NEWS

Financial relief during COVID-19

Kingston Council is continuing to look for ways to support the community as we respond to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

The 2020-21 Budget will bring more financial relief for Kingston families, individuals and businesses bringing Council’s total community economic assistance package during the pandemic to around $12 million.

You can also access other support including:

On top of rate relief measures announced earlier this year, ratepayers with a residential waste service will also receive a $118 reduction on their new rates bill.

• No interest charged on overdue rates during 2020/21

Keeping Active For many of us the ‘new normal’ is working from home and home schooling. Kingston Active is making it easy for you to get up from your desk and get active.

• $112.20 rebate for pensioners • $112.20 rebate to ratepayers on JobSeeker and businesses on JobKeeper

• Deferring your rates payment until 30 June 2021 if you are struggling to pay

Jump online and try one of the free online or Facebook Live workouts.

With more than 46,000 views of the online workouts since March, you'll be joining a very active group of the Kingston community. Visit kingstonactive.com.au

Visit your virtual library Don’t forget that while our libraries are closed you can still access many of our services online. Visit library.kingston.vic.gov.au to access a huge digital collection including eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines, or try the free movie streaming service.

The At Home with Kingston Libraries page is your portal to tutorials, webinars, storytimes, jigsaw puzzles, as well as our online craft, film and book discussion

groups and other online content you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.

Rates notices are expected to be sent out in late August, with each property’s share of the overall rates bill determined by its valuation.

Higher valued properties pay a greater share of rates than lower valued properties.

Council is also working hard to continue to provide essential services and deliver important major projects to improve community facilities despite these uncertain times.

Disposal of single-use masks and gloves It is important these items are disposed of correctly to reduce the spread of germs. Singleuse coverings and gloves are for single-use only and should be disposed of responsibly in a rubbish bin once you have taken them off. Please don't put singleuse coverings and gloves in your recycling bin.

Don't forget to wash or sanitise your hands immediately after handling these items and touching rubbish bins.

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COMMUNITY

BUILDING KINGSTON Council has been working hard to limit the impact of COVID-19 on its commitment to providing Kingston residents with modern and innovative facilities – with a range of major projects recently completed. We will also be pressing on with a host of projects which will help create jobs and support the construction industry.

Bay Trail shared path

Kingston's new Bay Trail proving a hit with the locals.

In June electronic counters recorded approx. 42,000 people enjoying the recently completed stage 2 Bay Trail (between Mentone and Rennsion Street). Council is now looking forward to completing the final 1.1km section of this longawaited off-road path (between Rennison Street, Parkdale and Nepean Highway, Mordialloc) for pedestrians and recreational cyclists to walk, ride and run along Port Phillip Bay’s stunning foreshore. Works are expected to be completed by end-2020.

Jack Grut Pavilion Council used modular design and building to provide this recently completed sporting pavilion, with minimal impact on the clubs and surrounding residents during construction.

The new playground at Ben Kavanagh Reserve.

The new modern Jack Grut Pavilion boasts all access ramps.

Ben Kavanagh Reserve Major investment at the park is being delivered in stages, including a recently completed playground, two floodlit outdoor netball courts, pathway upgrades, fitness equipment, active recreation areas and Connell St car park improvements.

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Parkdale Yacht Club Works are on track to build a new facility that will serve the yacht club for years to come and open it up for use to additional community groups. The $3 million project will see the new facility being used by the club, Kingston District Girl Guides and Beach Patrol Australia.

Parkdale Yacht Club redevelopment taking shape.

Regents Park upgrades Recent improvements have seen a new modern playground facility off Lochiel Ave and the completion of two new netball courts. We are now in early planning stages for the upgraded sports pavilion and tennis courts. A new maintenance/storage shed will be constructed in October/November.

Regent Park's new playground is ready to welcome little residents after restrictions are lifted.

Works at GH Soppet Pavilion.

GH Soppet Pavilion Works to restore the historic GH Soppet Pavilion at Mentone Reserve are progressing well and are expected to be completed later this year. The new state-of-the-art Corboy Pavilion was finished earlier this year.

Dales Park Pavilion Works on a new state-of-the-art pavilion and warm-up court are well underway to complement the recently upgraded facilities at Dales Park.

More projects Roy Dore Pavilion New sports lights have recently been installed as part of $9 million in new sporting improvements. The upgrades include a new main pavilion, tennis pavilion and courts, landscaping and more planned for staged delivery over three years.

New youth services space at former Masonic Hall

The new Dales Park Pavilion taking shape.

Works to restore the former Mordialloc Masonic Hall to create a new home for Kingston Youth Services, have just been completed.

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CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY

Supporting our older residents Many in our community are feeling isolated and lonely during this time.

For older residents particularly those who may not have family close by, Council’s aged care services have proven more important than ever.

Throughout COVID-19, our AccessCare teams have continued to provide essential services the community relies on. Since March, more than 13,000 meals have been delivered to residents across the municipality, while other everyday supplies like bread, milk, toilet

paper and now masks are also being brought to people’s homes for those who can’t get to the shops.

AccessCare teams have also continued providing over 2,600 hours of personal care, shopping and domestic assistance with over 1,800 visits to homes to help out with urgent home modifications and maintenance services, and with safety issues, gardening and emergency repairs.

Since restrictions were introduced in March, the AccessCare team has also been making welfare calls and social calls to check in on those who are feeling isolated with almost 4,200 welfare calls made.

Kingston Seniors Festival

reimagined Pick up your copy of the Seniors Festival Reimagined booklet to hear stories of active seniors, learn about opportunities for online connections during COVID restrictions, health and wellbeing information and stories from our local community.

Kingston is home to more than 47, 000 aged 55+ and they play a pivotal role in our community.

Many of our seniors are active in local community groups and are the lifeblood of volunteering duties that keep many of our support services running.

To find out more, including where to get a copy of the Seniors Festival Reimagined booklet, visit kingston. vic.gov.au/ seniorsfestival

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COVID-19 restrictions may have caused the cancellation of this year’s Seniors Festival events – but it can’t stop us from celebrating our Seniors.

reimagined cityofkingston 1300 653 356

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT HOTLINE In May Kingston launched a Community Support Hotline to care for our community during the COVID-19 crisis. Working in partnership with a range of local service providers, the support hotline is there if you require emergency food aid, financial assistance, counselling, home support services, family violence support or mental health support service. So far the hotline has received over 200 calls for advice or assistance during the pandemic.

If you, or anyone else you know, needs support call the hotline on 1300 653 356.

Did you know?

According to the Ageing is Everyone’s Business: A Report on Isolation and Loneliness Among Senior Victorians 2016, there is strong evidence in the literature that older people who are socially engaged are happier and healthier than those who are socially isolated, and that the socially engaged have better levels of health and wellbeing.

Our teams have visited 1800 homes to assist with home modifications and maintenance during COVID-19.

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COMMUNITY

Council awards $1.6 million in grants to Kingston community groups Social welfare groups, schools, theatres and sporting clubs across Kingston will share in just over $1.62 million to continue their great work thanks to our Annual Community Grants.

Kingston’s Community Grants program is all about supporting our local not-for-profit groups and organisations to enable them to continue to provide services, opportunities and activities for all residents in Kingston.

due to COVID-19 and among those awarded grants were many groups providing emergency relief measures to the many in the community doing it tough.

This year a total of 183 grants have been allocated.

The need in the community has been greater than ever this year

Destiny Care Every fortnight Destiny Care gives out food hampers to a stream of residents in need from their base in Dingley Village. They also deliver to local schools to distribute to families. They've provided hundreds of hampers throughout the pandemic and a very welcome chat for many.

Destiny Care volunteers ready to hand out food hampers to those in need.

Pets of the Homeless Pets of the Homeless runs a welfare service as well but for our fur friends! The charity provides a food bank to help the disadvantaged in the community care for their pets. In July alone, the charity provided around 20,000 meals for pets but relies on donations and grants like these to keep operating.

Pets of the Homeless founder Yvonne Hong and Zuma ready to deliver some meals.

Parkdale Gift

The 800m Women's Final finish at the parkdale Gift.

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Kingston’s sporting community will also receive a big boost in the 2020-21 grants with 22 sporting clubs receiving grants this round, including life saving clubs. The Parkdale Gift, now recognised as one of the country’s premier professional athletic events, will receive a grant to help run next year’s Gift. The event attracts top athletes from all over Australia.

Organisers say without the support of Council the event's future would be uncertain.

Arts grants funding boost to support local artists during COVID-19 An extra $15,000 in Arts grants funding has been approved by Council to help stimulate Kingston’s creative economy and assist local artists. The additional funds will take the total grants given out to just over $38,000.

Council hopes the increase in funding will help local artists and creatives reboot, rebound and recover from the impact of the pandemic.

Local musician AKOSIA said all the live gigs dried up as a result of COVID-19 but she still wants to get the music she is writing out there. The singer/songwriter

Arts grant recipient AKOSIA (@iam.akosia)

said the Kingston Arts’ Grant will enable her to continue going to studio sessions and working with producers, so she can put together her first EP. Her single Don't Say can be streamed on Spotify.

an exhibition, workshops and performance events to celebrate the studio’s 25 years.

Artist Sofie Dieu will use her grant money to put together an exhibition that celebrates first generation Australian women’s stories and address what ‘home’ means to them. The exhibition will be on at the Kingston Arts Centre but will also include online components to enable the community to experience it from home.

Inclusive arts studio, Art Day South, based at the Dingley Village Neighbourhood Centre also received a grant to put on

Arts grant recipient Sofie Dieu.

Photo Credit: Craig Walker.

Art Day South band (2019), Art Day South inclusive arts studio.

KINGSTON CHARITABLE FUND

The 2020 Grant Program recipients are:

• Special Olympics Australia, Melbourne Southern - $1,000

• Anglican Parish of Longbeach Food Distribution Centre (Pantry 5000) - $5,000

• St Kilda Mums Inc - $7,695

The Kingston Charitable Fund raises money from local business and philanthropic communities in the municipality, which is then invested, and the annual income earned is distributed back to the community in the form of grants. Since 2007, the Kingston Charitable Fund has given out more than $700,000 to local groups.

• Brainwave Australia - $5,000 • Christian Resource Care Limited $5,000

The 2020 Innovation Grant recipients are: • Creativity Australia - $30,000 • Highett Neighbourhood House Community - $12,500

• Emerge Women & Children’s Support Network - $4,335 • Mordialloc Life Saving Club Inc $5,200 • Mums Supporting Families in Need - $8,395

For more information about the Grant recipients visit, kingston.vic.gov.au/kcf

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WASTE

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For more information and a complete list of what can and can’t go into your green bin, please visit kingston.vic.gov.au/foodwaste

With the help of our community we are diverting rubbish from landfill, which is expensive and harmful for

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Take a look at the map to find out which week we are collecting in your area and visit kingston.vic. gov.au/waste for tips around what we can and can't collect.

If you’d like to start recycling food waste but don’t have a green bin call Council on 1300 653 356 to order one for your home.

The uptake from our community has been encouraging and the new service is a big win for the environment.

Hard Waste collection Don't forget Kingston's free annual hard waste collection is coming up in September and October, so now is the perfect time for a spring clean. Residents who have a domestic garbage service can place up to four cubic metres of approved hard waste items out for the kerbside collection.

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From June, all Kingston residents with a green bin have been able to recycle their food scraps along

with their garden waste so it can be composted and used in our parks and gardens and help farmers grow healthy crops.

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It’s early days but Kingston residents are starting to embrace food waste recycling – thank you for helping put your food waste to good use.

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NEWS

Kingston dives into early planning for a new aquatic and leisure centre Kingston Council is excited to be planning a new, high-quality aquatic and leisure centre to meet the current and future needs of our growing community.

Due to the closure of our Don Tatnell leisure centre, we’re in the early stages of planning a new centre, and so far we have been: • Benchmarking other facilities in Victoria and across Australia • Interviewing other facilities that have been recently redeveloped to determine key learnings from other projects • Reviewing demographic forecasts for Kingston to determine future community needs • Researching current industry trends in the provision of aquatic and leisure services and facilities • Developing a Kingston Aquatics Facility Plan to guide the strategic direction of service provision in Kingston.

Your health and wellbeing

As part of setting a strong foundation for the planning of the new centre, we are currently undertaking consultation on the Kingston Aquatics Facility Plan.

The Kingston Aquatics Facility Plan proposes that Council retains a two-facility model incorporating: • A ‘Regional’ level facility to the north that provides for the greater population needs of Kingston • A ‘District’ level facility to the central/south that extends the provision of aquatic and leisure facilities to a broader population.

Kingston will join forces with a number of other Councils to offer a series of online health and wellbeing sessions during September and October.

We want to know what you think!

Visit yourkingstonyoursay.com.au to find out more and provide your feedback.

A key focus of the series will be taking care of your mental health, particularly when responding to COVID-19 restrictions, social isolation and loneliness.

Community feedback will form a big part of the project along the journey. You can find out more about the project and sign up for regular project updates at kingston.vic.gov.au/newcentre

For further information, including session times, see mycommunitylife.com.au

Coming soon!

Council has been working closely with Scouts Victoria on plans to extend and refurbish the 5th Mordialloc Scout Hall to improve the facilities and make them accessible for all.

Council also plans on piloting a green façade as part of the refurbishment.

The green façade is a win for the environment by filtering pollutants and carbon dioxide out of the air, as well as helping to cool the surrounding area.

The green façade will also help reduce the chance of graffiti.

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ADVOCACY

Seeking MP support on key local issues Kingston Council met with local State and Federal MPs recently to seek their support on a number of key local issues.

A new vision for Kingston City Hall.

Council held an online advocacy event to lobby for funding and support to improve the local area.

Topics covered included: Redevelopment of Kingston City Hall Council has a $15 million blueprint to upgrade City Hall in Moorabbin to create a regional creative arts space. The project is ready to launch and would help stimulate the local economy following COVID by creating construction job, demand for local supplies and ongoing arts & hospitality opportunities. Council is seeking funding support from the state and federal governments to launch the works.

Kingston’s Green Wedge There are a number of emerging issues in our sensitive Green Wedge that Council is seeking support on.

These include delivery of the longawaited Chain of Parks project, a new regional sporting facility at the Delta site, the future of the Alex Fraser Clarinda recycling facility, a proposed recycled water ‘purple’ pipeline, and the future of local golf courses in the region.

New Aquatic & Leisure Centre Kingston has begun planning for a new aquatic & leisure centre to replace the old Don Tatnell Leisure Centre which had major structural issues. Council briefed MPs on the project and flagged that funding support requests would be made in the future to support this vital community project.

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Protecting and enhancing Kingston's Green Wedge.

KINGSTON’S GREEN, OPEN SPACES GIVEN A BOOST A new pocket park is to be created in Moorabbin thanks to a funding boost from the Victorian Government.

Funding has also been received to help expand the off-leash dog park at Roy Dore Reserve in Carrum.

Council has been awarded close to $1M to help fund the two projects as part of Victoria’s Local Parks Program giving families much-needed green space for recreation and relaxation.

Social isolation has reminded us all how important open green space is for our health and wellbeing and this funding means we can push ahead with the development of a two important local assets for the Kingston community.

Council will receive $275,000 to go towards installing new fencing at the off-leash dog park at Roy Dore as well as new seating, paths and planting.

Another $700,000 will go towards creating the pocket park in Moorabbin.

COMMUNITY

Community plays key role in decision making

consultation. We expect to open consultation towards the end of the year/early 2021 and all residents will be notified by post.

Council has voted to make sweeping changes to the Housing Strategy & Neighbourhood Character Study, based on feedback from the local community.

To stay informed about the next stages of this work please visit kingston.vic.gov.au/HSNCS

The changes proposed by Council include:

lots) in sensitive parts of the Neighbourhood Residential Zone

• Reducing the extent of areas where three and four storey development was proposed by increasing the areas zoned for two-storey dwellings (Neighbourhood Residential Zone) to at least 80% of Kingston

• Require stairwells to rooftop decks to be unenclosed

• Seeking to limit more than two units on an average-size lot (proportionally more on larger

In coming weeks Council will submit the revised proposal to the Minister for Planning to consider the request to authorise the formal Planning Scheme Amendment.

The Minister for Planning or his Department will make the final decision on what goes out for

Please note, with Kingston’s local council elections fast approaching in October, Council will enter into a ‘Caretaker Period’ from 22 September. During this time, Councils are to avoid making major decisions or holding public consultations, therefore there will be limited opportunities to input on projects via yourkingstonyoursay. com.au until after the new Council is selected.

Powering our city with green energy We are thrilled to announce that from next year all Kingston’s street lighting and Council’s large buildings across the city will be powered by 100% renewable energy.

The City of Kingston has recently signed a new power purchase agreement that will see our city powered largely by Victorian wind farms for the next ten years.

From January 2021 street lighting will be switched over to 100% renewable power, with large building sites rolled over on 1 July – covering at least 80% of Council's electricity needs.

The 10-year agreement will also provide Council with price and supply certainty in what has been a volatile energy market.

Sourcing Kingston’s energy requirements from 100% renewable electricity is an important part of our commitment to reduce corporate emissions by a minimum of 30% by 2020 and achieve zero emissions by 2050.

The power purchase agreement complements other action Council has already taken to minimise its greenhouse gas emissions including replacing street lights with LED and investing $500,000 to install solar panels on buildings.

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BUNJIL WARD Suburbs: Oakleigh South (part), Clayton South (part), Clarinda (part), Heatherton (part), Moorabbin Airport (part)

Check out the new wards!

Melaleuca Ward PARKDALE

KARKAROOK WARD Suburbs: Moorabbin, Clarinda (part), Cheltenham (part), Heatherton (part), Oakleigh South (part) CARUANA WARD Suburbs: Dingley Village (part), Braeside (part), Cheltenham (part), Clarinda (part), Clayton South (part), Heatherton (part), Moorabbin Airport (part)

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WATTLE WARD Suburbs: Highett (part), Cheltenham (part) CHICQUITA WARD Suburbs: Heatherton (part), Moorabbin Airport (part), Cheltenham (part), Clarinda (part), Dingley Village (part), Mentone (part), Parkdale(part)

Sandpiper Ward EDITHVALE CHELSEA HEIGHTS

COMO WARD Suburbs: Cheltenham(part), Highett(part), Mentone (part), Parkdale (part) MELALEUCA WARD Suburbs: Parkdale (part), Mordialloc, Aspendale(part), Braeside(part), Moorabbin Airport(part)

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YAMMERBOOK WARD Suburbs: Braeside (part), Waterways, Aspendale Gardens (part), Aspendale (part) SANDPIPER WARD Suburbs: Edithvale, Chelsea Heights (part), Aspendale Gardens (part), Chelsea (part) LONGBEACH WARD Suburbs: Chelsea (part), Bonbeach (part), Chelsea Heights (part), Patterson Lakes (part) BANKSIA WARD Suburbs: Bonbeach (part), Carrum, Patterson Lakes (part)

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NEWS

Council 2020 elections Victoria is holding local Council elections in October 2020.

The City of Kingston elections will be conducted via postal vote – with a voting pack to be sent to all enrolled voters in early October.

The voting pack will include information on all candidates in your ward and instructions on how to fill out the voting form.

Enrolled voters must complete the voting pack and put it in the mail by 6pm Friday 23 October.

The election is run by the Victorian Electoral Commission with further information available at vec.vic.gov.au

Who votes in Council elections: Voting in Council elections is compulsory for all residents who are listed on the voters' roll. Residents on the voters' roll who do not vote may be fined if they do not have an acceptable reason. Please note, changes to state laws mean that this includes residents aged over 70 (who in the past could choose not to vote).

You are already enrolled to vote in our next election if you at 18+, live in Kingston and are on the state electoral roll for your current address.

Election results: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, counting of votes is expected to require greater time at this year’s elections.

For that reason, the VEC expects that final declarations for all councils may not be completed until 13 November 2020. Results will be posted on the VEC website and on Council’s website at kingston.vic.gov.au/elections

New wards for Kingston The Victorian Government has introduced new wards for the City of Kingston.

Previously, Kingston has been split into three wards (North, Central and South wards) with three councillors elected to represent each ward. At this election, Kingston has been split into 11 wards, with one councillor to be elected to represent each ward.

The 11 wards in Kingston are: • Bunjil Ward • Karkarook Ward • Caruana Ward • Wattle Ward • Chicquita Ward • Como Ward • Melaleuca Ward • Yammerbook Ward • Sandpiper Ward • Longeach Ward • Banksia Ward

Tackling graffiti Free graffiti removal kits, education for young people, the fast removal of undesirable graffiti and supporting public and street art are some of the ways Council is hoping to better manage graffiti in Kingston under its new Graffiti Action Plan 2020-2025.

With the help of the community, Council has developed an updated plan that seeks to find better, more effective ways to manage graffiti across the municipality.

Graffiti writers in Kingston also helped shape the Action Plan thanks to funding from the Victorian Government's Community Crime prevention Program. Part of the plan is finding

appropriate locations to facilitate murals by street artists and expanding Public Art projects across the city. Council will also work closely with police to support the investigation and prosecution of graffiti offenders.

Chelsea Mural This striking mural which has just been completed in Chelsea by artist Tom Civil is an example of the kind of public art the Graffiti Action plan seeks to support.

An opportunity was identified to create a meaningful piece of public artwork in The Strand on the wall of the Salvation Army building as part of Council and the community's long-term vision to “Develop a Plan for Chelsea”. kingston.vic.gov.au | Page 15

SPRING 2020 THURSDAY 27 AUGUST

What's On THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

Waste Minimisation at Home webinar 7 - 8pm | Online Find out more: kingston.vic.gov. au/waste_events

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST Solar and Batteries - hosted by the Australian Energy Foundation 10.30am - 12pm | Online at kingston.vic.gov.au/sustainability Understanding if solar systems are right for you. Aimed at homeowners and landlords, find out what you need to know to get your system installed for Spring/Summer.

Every second Thursday at 4pm Do you love to explore, learn, and see how things work, all with a touch of creativity? Then you'll love STEAM Punk Club!

A new activity posted each fortnight. To get involved simply watch the video and then have a go yourself!

Go to facebook.com/ kingstonlibraries and check out our events.

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

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Kingston Creators Kingston Libraries' adult online creators group, a space to share a diverse range of creative pursuits and connect with creators across Kingston. All crafters, creators and makers welcome!

Creative Writers: join Kingston Write now!

Kingston Write Now is an adult writing group which gives you a chance to express your writing creativity as well as connect with fellow writers. Each week we post exercises, challenges and prompts to help stimulate and strengthen your writing skills.

Join these Facebook groups: facebook.com/kingstonlibraries, and look under Groups.

Kingston Active at Home Join regular live workouts every week to help you stay active.

Strength & Strength, HIIT, Yoga, Spin and more. Visit kingstonactive.com.au or the Waves Leisure Centre Facebook page.

Auslan Storytime Auslan Storytime is incorporated into the regular Friday Storytime sessions at Cheltenham Library for children aged 2 to 5 on the second Friday of every month.

Friday 11 September / Friday 9 October | 10:30-11:00am

Due to COVID-19 many community centres and clubs have cancelled events and activities but many are running online programming. Stay busy at home and check with your local Community Centres and Neighbourhood Houses to see what they are offering.

MONDAY 5 OCTOBER

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OpitiKa 2020 Photographic Awards Entries close 5 October.

Photographers and videographers of all skill levels are invited to capture images of Kingston that respond to the evocative theme of 'Connection'. Get your entry in now! Visit kingstonarts.com.au for entry details.

Cooking Demo: Simple, Healthy, Delicious and Cheap!

Registrations for all Library Seniors Festival Reimagined events can be made from 28 September by accessing kingston.vic.gov.au/library/seniors-festival. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Kingston Food Waste Recycling webinar

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER

6.30 - 7.20pm | Online kingston.vic.gov.au/waste_ events

Library Seniors Festival Reimagined event Vocalist Cindy Dean Online presentation via Zoom 2 - 3pm

OCTOBER Children's Book Week Show

by Carp Productions: Curious Creatures and Wild Minds This show will be available to view via YouTube any time from 17-23 October.

See books come to life in this fun theatrical performance, ideal for families with kids aged 3-12.

Book by phoning 1300 135 668 or online at library.kingston.vic. gov.au Sahaja True Meditation Join free classes and find your own inner peace, balance and wisdom. Online at various times.

See freemeditation.com.au

Online presentation via Zoom 11am - 12 noon Learn some delicious, easy meals with dietitian Kate Wengier of Foost. Ask questions and learn some great cooking and eating tips. Registration with valid email address required.

Vocalist Cindy Dean sings hits from the 1930s-80s.

Registration with valid email address required.

Registrations for all Library Seniors Festival Reimagined events can be made from 28 September by accessing kingston.vic.gov.au/library/seniors-festival. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE

Healthy Apps for Seniors Online presentation via Zoom by Stay in Touch. 2 - 3pm In this session we demonstrate a few popular apps that seniors love to use to transform their mobile device into a health coach and journal they can take with them anywhere.

Registration with valid email address required. Registrations for all Library Seniors Festival Reimagined events can be made from 28 September by accessing kingston.vic.gov.au/library/seniors-festival. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE Street tree pruning

Nominations opening soon!

Nominations for our 2021 Australia Day Awards and the Kingston Woman of the Year Award will open soon. Keep an eye on our website for more information kingston.vic.gov.au

Composting & Work Farming Want to know more about composting or worm farming?

Keep an eye on kingston.vic.gov. au/waste_events in October.

Discover Kingston’s many fantastic community groups, events and activities with mycommunitylife.com.au It’s 100% local and easy to search by location, date or type of activity you’re looking for. There is no easier way to make stronger connections in your local neighbourhood.

Parkdale: August - September Mordialloc: September - October Aspendale: November - December

We will undertake street tree pruning in your area for at least 14 days, but no more than 60 days, prior to the planned day that pruning or removal is to occur.