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YOUR voice As Pako's laneways transform with colourful murals the Voice asked locals about street art taking over from tagging and graffiti. free monthly JUNE 2018
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The graffiti is just out of control! But the street art is great – the one at the fish and chip shop looks absolutely fantastic! Hopefully it actually works at deterring graffiti.
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There are plenty of bad areas in Geelong but I can’t say I’ve noticed much graffiti on Pako, apart from the old IGA. But they painted that over.
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enhances the community. – ANGIE HAYES, 54, GEELONG WEST
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The graffiti, as in the tagging, is terrible. It costs businesses a lot of money to fix up. But I love the murals and all that. They really bring a lot of character to the area. It gives it that laneway-cafe vibe which is what you want with Pako.
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I don’t think the tagging looks good, but the street art does. – KOBE GIBSON, 6, LARA
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Market plots spring return But Ms Jackson said the Pako Farmers Market committee had rather placed it “on hold” to “re-engage” with the Geelong community and “build stallholder capacity.” “It’s a shame - it’s made the market look like it’s not wanted - which it is.” The committee recently created a survey to help reinvigorate the market and understand how it could “best serve” the community, Ms Jackson said. “We want to discover how to make it easier for our community to fit local produce into their shopping basket. “We encourage the Geelong community to continue to support the Pako Farmers Market, regional farmers
and makers, and enrich our local food economy.” The committee intended not only to reopen the market but increase attendance and awareness, Ms Jackson said. “We have some amazing producers and makers in the region and we’re committed to finding the best way to give more people access to local food. “Our stall holders are very generousspirited and that’s what makes our community.” The market had been operating out of Ashby Primary School for eight months before the closure in April. In 2017 the State Government
provided a $30,000 grant for the Melbourne Farmers’ Market to do a feasibility study for a farmers’ market in Geelong. The study examined supply, demand and potential sites. But only a small portion of leftover funding went towards the Pako Farmers Market itself, organisers told the Voice in April. Ms Jackson encouraged locals to head to pakofarmersmarkets.org.au to fill out the survey before it closes on 30 June. The committee would “make sense” of the results in July before attempting to bring the market back in August or September, she said.
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BY LUKE VOOGT GEELONG West locals could help a springtime resurrection of the Pako Farmers Market, according to organisers. Barwon Fair Food Network president Suzette Jackson urged the community to have their say in plans to reopen the market in August or September. “The idea is to get it back up and running as quickly as possible for the months remaining in the year,” she said. “We would love the community’s help with this - we want to build and grow it in a way that supports our community.“ A lack of crowds forced the network to close the market in April with no scheduled date for reopening.
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We want your ideas, say councillors BY COUNCILLORS PETER MURRIHY, SARAH MANSFIELD AND EDDY KONTELJ PAKO is a unique part of Geelong. The combination of great shopping and food, and interesting heritage buildings, makes it somewhere our community loves to spend time. This year, council is taking a close look at how we can retain that 'village' feel in the long-term, while finding ways to make the street even better. We're creating an Urban Design Framework for the Geelong West section of Pakington Street, plus Gordon Avenue. This will be a shared vision for the area that will guide our future decision making. The first step was an initial round of community consultation called 'Make My Pako' during February and March. More than 50 community members attended an independently-run workshop, and we received more than 300 responses in an online survey. Local residents, employees and business owners all participated, and there were some clear themes that came through: · The 'sense of community' in the area is highly valued. · Support for 'greening' the area, including more open spaces and improved pedestrian and cyclist safety. · Existing off-street parking at the back of shops is valued, and on-street parking availability is important. · Traffic flow, congestion and road safety need further attention. · There are vast opportunities for development in the Gordon Avenue precinct and at the far-northern end of Pako Street.
Sarah Mansfield, Peter Murrihy and Eddy Kontelj want your ideas on how to make Pako better.
Full results can be found at www. geelongaustralia.com.au/mypako. At the beginning of May, Council released its proposed 2018-19 Budget for community consultation. It contains funding for some exciting projects in our area, including $10,000 for Christmas decorations at the Newtown end of Pako, and significant investment to
improve facilities at several local sporting clubs. We've also proposed the trial of a hard waste service - something the community has told us they really want. Council will meet on 26 June to formally adopt the budget, so we'll have further detail for you in next month's edition of Voice on Pako.
If there's an issue within Brownbill Ward that you'd like to discuss, please get in touch. Our details can be found at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ councillors. It's our pleasure to serve as your representatives on Council, and we love hearing your ideas.
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Wall art transforms Pako
Simon Chiovitti with one of the murals brightening up Pakington Street. (Marc Salazar)
tag it." The dragon which now adorns her Packington Street building seems to burst out of the brick wall. Anthea bought the building with husband Lincoln Budiman in 2016 and renovated it while working fulltime as a doctor. "We were getting tagged continuously," she said. The couple eventually gave up painting over the tags after deciding they had no time to do so.
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But Anthea discovered prolific local artist Jony Dee following a lengthy search. Jony spent about a month painting the dragon, completing it just before Christmas 2017. The creature was a homage to medieval maps which traditionally proclaim "here there be dragons" in dangerous or uncharted lands. "My husband and I have travelled to some very strange places for work and play,"
'Alfie' the dragon was also a tribute to the year of their births and myths in their Indonesian and Greek heritage, Anthea explained. The graffiti had "slowed down" since the dragon's completion and vandals had at least avoided tagging over the art itself, Anthea said. She loved the concept of traders commissioning street art to curb graffiti "I think it's beautiful and practical," she said.
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BY LUKE VOOGT COLOURFUL murals and street art are transforming Pako as local traders search for creative ways to curb rampant tagging. Barista Simon Chiovitti has joined the movement to paint the street bright with a vibrant mural on the wall of a local fish and chip shop. "Coffee and fumes is a good breakfast," the Highton local told the voice as the smell of spraypaint filled the air. "It's like two birds with one stone - you're brightening up the place and deterring vandalism at the same time. And it just looks good from the street." Simon has worked in Pako as barista for eight years and completed a bachelor in graphic art when he was younger. He has "odd jobs" at Falls Festival, Collingwood and Powerhouse Geelong to his name, but has struggled to find outlets for his talents "I don't have much of a back catalogue in terms of big murals," the 40-year-old said. "So I'll take any chance I get to have a crack at a mural here and there." But the job offers were now flowing in, Simon said, as curious locals stopped to watch him spray colourful fish on a previously blank brick wall. "I can't believe how many times people have stopped to ask me about this piece alone - I've been craving jobs to do and now there's too many." Simon scored the gig after approaching the owner of a fish and chip shop neighbouring his work. "I just kept coming to work every day and seeing the graffiti - it was pretty toxic," he said. "I thought I would see if he wanted me to colour it up a bit. Naturally I wanted to keep with the theme of the shop and use big, bright colours." Similar murals are popping up all over Pako, Simon said. "When they go up taggers generally leave them alone." Just down the road Anthea Condilis is also using lively street to deter would-be vandals. "I heard there's a code of ethics amongst taggers," she said. "If there's good street art they won't
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Shoe passion drives US expat nurse Peggy Knowles went from trauma nursing to selling shoes before opening her store just off Pako. The Voice spoke to the US expat about her journey and what drives her passion for "for happiness from the ground up". Tell us a little bit about yourself. I live in Geelong West with my husband and three kids after moving from the USA 15 years ago. I spent my childhood in snowy upstate New York before moving to sunny Florida for high school and university. I worked several years as a traveling trauma nurse but was soon whisked away into Aussie life, starting nursing in Melbourne and then at Geelong hospital emergency department. My colleagues kept asking where I got my stethoscopes from and that's where it all began. I became the Australian distributor for Ultrascope Stethoscopes and slowly moved into all things nursing - equipment, uniforms and shoes. Where does your passion for shoes come from? I really wanted to fill that missing niche in the market for nurses and now everyone. Happiness really does start from the ground up - if your feet hurt it's hard to stay in a good mood.
I spent several years visiting hospitals and events around the country for Australia's first nursing supply store. Shoes were a huge part of that. Once we discovered our customers wanted more than just work shoes The Happy Shoe and Scrubs Shop was born! What makes your store different to others in Geelong? Our effort to order in whatever our customers require really sets us apart. If it's not on the shelf, we will hunt it down. Tell us more about your store. Being at the far end of Pako off Rutland Street, we really are a destination shop. People take the time to find us and know that we will spend time to fit them in the right shoes. We specialize in comfort footwear, from minimalist barefoot to full-orthotic support. Our shoes are stylish and fashionable but driven by hidden comfort. Customers enjoy fossicking through our ever-changing range of unique accessories and we also have a large selection of nursing supplies and uniforms. How long has your store been open? Last month we celebrated the shop's fifth Birthday. Turning a big warehouse into a lovely little shop was no small 'feet' but it was worth the effort. We love the location, ample parking and, of course, the amazing views across the Barwon River. I would not have come far without my amazing staff - I can't thank my ladies enough for all their hard work and effort. They are always happy and eager to help everyone who walks through our door. What attracted you to the Pako area? Rutland Street is quickly becoming a thriving new precinct of galleries, shops
and coffee. It has grown and evolved tremendously over the last five years. Do you have any new products coming in? There is hardly a day when a delivery truck doesn't visit with new seasonal products and shoe styles. But it's the quirky little things that keep our regulars coming back and our new visitors intrigued. We have a new range of handbags from London featuring designs like a coffee truck, a fruit and veggie shop and a Tiki bar, and new range of silver jewellery is on the way. We are also one of the first retailers in Australia to launch a really cool range of active lifestyle sandals called Chaco for men and women. How do you contribute to the local community? We have supported Shoes for Planet Earth since early on.You can drop off clean second-hand running shoes and we help distribute them to communities in need. More recently, we raised money for Barwon Health Foundation Kids Appeal as part of our birthday celebrations. We love supporting local nurses with high-quality equipment, so what better way to give back than supporting our local hospital. Who would you like to have dinner with, alive or dead? That is super easy ... my entire family! I am so blessed to have a wonderful family here and amazing friends, but no amount of internet, phone or skype can replace time with the people you love. Tell us something about you that people may not know. I wish for snow in Geelong all winter long!
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