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www.monash.vic.gov.au
August 2020
bulletin
The new Wellington Child Architects for the project from AOA
and Family Hub will offer two Christopher Peck have created
kindergarten rooms, two maternal a modern and light filled design
and child health consulting rooms, including a wall of glass looking out
two consulting rooms for specialists on a significant tree in the garden.
and a community playgroup room,
all purpose built in a state-of-the- As part of our discussion with the
art facility. children at the current Wellington
Kindergarten, Council asked them to
The new building will commence create some drawings about what
construction early next year and be they would like to see in the outdoor
finalised by the end of 2021 ready space. They have provided delightful
for the new kindergarten year in and creative ideas and we are
hub a 2022.
This is the first facility of its kind in
hoping to incorporate some of their
ideas in the new play area.
first for Monash and demonstrates Council’s
strong commitment to improving
the accessibility and quality of early
The new Wellington Hub is expected
to be completed by the end of 2021,
ready for the new kindergarten year
Monash childhood services in Monash.
All children currently enrolled
in 2022.
For more info: 9518 3555
A new purpose for the 2021 year at Wellington www.monash.vic.gov.au/
Kindergarten have been offered wellington-hub (to see the
built child and a place at the Glen Waverley children’s drawings,
family centre will South Preschool. Educators from
and a video of
be constructed in Wellington Kindergarten will also
the project)
move to Glen Waverley South
Mulgrave to replace
Preschool during construction.
the ageing Wellington Wellington Preschool Inc will
Kindergarten and co- continue to be the management
located Maternal and body of the kindergarten for
2021 at the Glen Waverley South
Child Health Service. Kindergarten venue.
Council and Wellington Preschool
Inc are working closely together
to ensure a smooth transition for
children and families during
the construction period.
Wear a face covering or mask
UPDATE ON COVID-19 Stay 1.5 metres apart
The State Government has announced AT ALL TIMES
a State of Disaster, for six weeks until
13 September. 1.5m
This gives police additional powers to make sure Waste Transfer Station
people are complying with public health directions.
The Waste Transfer Station is now
A curfew is also in place from 8pm until 5am every day closed to the general public. Only
for six weeks (until 13 September). The only reason to commercial trades can visit the
be outside your home during the curfew is if you are facility and only from 7.30am until
We are
getting care, giving care or going to and from work CLOSED noon Monday to Saturday. The WTS
if required to do so. A 5km boundary is also in place will be closed on Sundays.
around your home which you must stay within.
Immunisation
Stage 4 restrictions have been announced (until
All community immunisation sessions
13 September) that require Council to make changes
need to be booked online at Trybooking
to our services.
- Monash Immunisation Sessions.
Aged Care & Meals on Wheels One adult can accompany their child/
These services are continuing children to the immunisation session.
following strict hygiene and social 9518 3534 immunisation@monash.vic.gov.au
distancing measures. Meals on or the Maternal Child Health central booking number
Wheels are delivered to the door only. on 9518 3662.
Council updates
Customer Service We will continue to provide frequent updates via:
Our service centres at the Monash @cityofmonash @MonashCouncil
Civic Centre (293 Springvale Road, Sign up for our eNewsletter
Glen Waverley) and the Oakleigh
Service Centre (3 Atherton Road, Closed
Oakleigh) are closed to the public.
Please contact us using phone, email All library branches (Clayton, Oakleigh,
and online: 9518 3555 Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley,
mail@monash.vic.gov.au Wheelers Hill and Mulgrave). Some
online services including video We are
www.monash.vic.gov.au (webchat)
storytime and ebooks are available. CLOSED
www.monlib.vic.gov.au
Kerbside bin collection
Monash Gallery of Art, Aquatic and Recreation
Bins are still being collected. Place
Centres, Monash Youth Services.
your bins out the night before your
collection day, make sure the bin is All playgrounds, tennis facilities, golf courses, skate
not overfilled and the lid closed. parks, fitness stations, table tennis tables, bouldering
walls, BBQs and drinking fountains.
Please note: This information was up to date at the time of going to print. Please refer to our website for
more recent updates. See page 8 for information on local support services.
Monash Civic Centre (Closed) Oakleigh Service Centre (Closed) We welcome your
feedback about the
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Monash Bulletin:
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MESSAGE FROM Mayor Stuart James
This is without doubt the hardest track. Monash is not immune to this Please know that Council will
column I have written as your virus, we are experiencing cases continue to support you and
Mayor. No-one could have every day of people contracting provide the services you need,
predicted when COVID-19 first hit coronavirus and we need to lock whether it’s those critical services
that we would now find ourselves ourselves down to prevent any in person as allowed or by phone
in a situation where we can only further spread. As I am writing or email. We are still here, working
venture within a 5km radius of our this, Stage 4 restrictions have just to support you however we can.
homes, that a strict curfew would begun and we are all adjusting We have a number of support
lock us in from 8pm, businesses and to the change. I know this about services in place for those who
services would be closed and that Victorians – we do not quit. When are struggling emotionally or
our dynamic, bustling and thriving we have been up against terrible financially. Please reach out for
communities would be silenced by circumstances of fire, floods, that assistance, we really are here
this pandemic. heartache and horror in the past to help you. You can find more
we have stood side by side to make information inside the pages of
But this is where we find ourselves it better, to make things right. We the Bulletin.
and that is why each and every one have fought whatever needed
of us must do what is required to to be fought and we have come I am also posting a daily update
get our city and our state back on through together. We need which includes information specific
to draw on that collective to Monash, along with useful links,
spirit again and we need on my Facebook page. In the
to have hope that we will meantime, wear your masks (Zoe
get through this, we will and April love their Frozen ones),
recover, we will rebuild and stay strong and safe, look out for
we will resume our lives. each other and please follow all
Things will not be the same, the requirements always and every
a crisis like this will leave day, until we get to the other side.
scars but we must have
@crstuartjames or follow me on
hope that our resilience
and our compassion will @crstuartjames and join me on
lead us to recovery. the journey.
NEXT COUNCIL SIGN YOUR SMILE to connect
Meeting Smiling is an important a ‘tick’ in front of your mouth,
way that we connect which is the AUSLAN sign
The next Council Meeting will be held on
with people. for smile.
Tuesday 25 August from 7pm via Zoom.
The meeting’s agenda will be published While we wear our masks Join the campaign today
on Council’s website from 5.30pm on or face coverings to slow and post a photo of you in
Thursday 20 August. Monash residents the spread of COVID-19 and your mask, signing your smile!
and ratepayers can ask questions at the to keep ourselves and our And use #SignYourSmile
meeting, with questions to be submitted community safe, we’re missing #ThisIsMonash
to Council by 2pm on Tuesday 25 August. the connection we normally
share. So we’re encouraging
Under the restrictions introduced by the
our community to Sign Your
State Government to slow the spread of
Smile instead as a way to
Coronavirus, Council meetings will not be
stay connected.
open to the public to attend. However,
the meeting remains a public meeting Simply use your
with the community able to watch via index finger
our livestreaming service at webcast. and thumb
Smile
monash.vic.gov.au to create
During this time the Mayor will act
as the representative in reading out
any public questions and providing a
response over the livestream. A written
response will also be provided.
www.monash.vic.gov.au/meetings
9518 3555
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EXCELLENT RESULTS
in community satisfaction survey
Monash Council has recorded first COVID-19 lockdown. The survey
an excellent result of 75 for was postponed and recommenced
overall satisfaction in the in May 2020 as a telephone
annual Community Satisfaction survey, with final results provided
in late June. The research was
Survey, our highest ever score.
again undertaken by independent community satisfaction across these
Whilst the results of all Councils are research company Metropolis areas continues to be with our
not yet compiled, the score of 75 Research Pty Ltd, with 800 local libraries & library services (86),
has Monash recording the highest randomly selected residents aged 15 our rubbish collection (88), green
level of satisfaction so far amongst years and over. The survey sample waste collection (87), recycling
metropolitan Councils. reflects the cultural and linguistic service (86), the Waste Transfer
diversity of our community with 44% Station (83) and Sporting Ovals
High scores were also achieved of respondents speaking a language and Outdoor Sport Facilities (81).
for community satisfaction other than English at home.
with Council’s governance and A number of issues including
leadership, averaging a score of 73 The survey provides valuable parking, traffic management and
for five key aspects: information to Council about what development were identified as
Council services are working and needing attention but several
» Maintaining trust & confidence where further improvements can
of the local community (74) reported less significant scores of
be made. dissatisfaction compared with the
» Community engagement & previous year.
consultation (73) These are outstanding results at a
challenging time for our community Council also asked three COVID-19
» Making decisions in the interest and give us confidence that our questions relating to how households
of the community (73) critical services and programs were coping. On average,
» Responsiveness to local are valued and supported by the households were relatively positive in
community needs (73) and community, and that we are on terms of how well they were coping
the right track with how we are with the impacts of COVID-19. These
» Representation, lobbying supporting the community and results were taken shortly after the
& advocacy on behalf of providing the services they value.
community (73). first period of lockdown.
The survey also asks about
This year’s Community Satisfaction For more info: 9518 3678
satisfaction with and the
Survey began in March 2020 as a importance of 29 specific Council www.monash.vic.gov.au/our-
doorknock survey just prior to the services and facilities. The highest performance
COMMUNITY CONNECTOR supporting you
If you are feeling lonely or The Australian Red Cross will community together and support
disconnected from your usual then link you in with local support our residents through COVID-19.
social support network due and information by referring
you to Monash Council through For specific assistance for Seniors,
to COVID-19, you can receive a Social Support Hub has been set
the Community Connector. The
support from the Australian up at the Victorian Government’s
Community Connector is someone
Red Cross and local community who can help you connect with Seniors Online website as a way
organisations with just one local services and social support to help stay connected and
phone call. that suit your needs and interests. participate in social activities
during the pandemic:
The Victoria COVID-19 hotline has Community Connector can assist seniorsonline.vic.gov.au
expanded to provide emotional people to find local, practical
support to people feeling isolated support and join in with social You can find out what services and
and vulnerable. Call the COVID-19 activities, such as video chats, online activities are available via the Hub.
hotline (1800 675 398) and select book and film clubs or fitness groups. The Hub will be regularly updated
“option three”, to be connected to with information and links to other
an Australian Red Cross volunteer The Monash community has a community based organisations
trained to help callers who may be strong reputation for looking out for offering support and activities to
feeling distressed or anxious about others in difficult times. As part of older Victorians, including information
COVID-19. the Community Connector program, about phone line support and local
Monash Council will also be reaching community connectors.
They are available to talk with out to local community organisations
you, provide a friendly and support agencies to partner Residents can contact the Monash
ear and identify your with them on initiatives to bring the Community Connector directly on
support needs. 9518 3555
4MONASH HEADSPACE
to open in October
A long-awaited headspace facility
to support young people to access
mental health support in Monash will
open in October 2020.
A consortium led by Alfred Health
and including Monash Youth Services,
Taskforce, Odyssey, Access Employment,
St Kilda Football Club, Gateway LLEN
and Holmesglen TAFE will deliver the
headspace service. The provider was
BRINE STREET CHILD CARE’S
chosen in a competitive tender process new look
by the Eastern Melbourne Primary Health
Our Brine Street Child Care the neighbourhood to let
Network (EMPHN). A location for the facility
Centre and Kindergarten residents know that works
is expected to be announced shortly.
in Hughesdale has a were starting.
Headspace Monash will support young new and improved look The Centre provides an
people aged 12 to 25 years seeking mental including a library for education and care program
health support and assistance with health, families, staff room for up to 67 children per
alcohol and drug issues. facilities and a bright and day delivered by up to 19
Specialist support for youth mental welcoming entrance. Council staff. Some of these
health is vital, especially in this current children participate in the
The Centre’s children and Federal Government funded
time of COVID-19. We know from talking
families were an integral four-year-old kindergarten
to young people and our campaign
part of this project. It began program.
for a headspace that mental health
with a vision to create a
issues are a significant concern.
library after the success of a The project was a
The impacts of the pandemic have program where books could collaboration between teams
amplified the need for mental health be borrowed by children to from Children, Youth and
services close to home. headspace is a read at bedtime. Family Services, City Design
recognised and trusted service for young and Capital Works.
The project proved a great
people and we are excited and relieved
education opportunity for For more info: 9579 0903
that we will have the service in Monash.
the children who, along www.monash.vic.gov.au/
The opening of headspace follows with staff, delivered letters Services/Children-Family
a strong advocacy campaign led by earlier this year around
the young people on the Monash
Youth Committee and their powerful
#RaiseYourHand4MonashYouth campaign.
The service is funded by the Australian
WORKS HAPPENING in Oakleigh
Government under the Primary Health As part of the upgrade of By increasing the on-street
Networks (PHN) program. Caloola Reserve, works parking we have been able
will start next month to keep open space for the
For more info: 9518 3908 in Drummond Street to community’s use, rather
www.monash.vic.gov.au/headspace than reducing it to build a
increase the number of
carpark. The works include
parking spaces in the planting of 13 trees.
the street.
The works start early
The existing angled September 2020 and
parking will change will take about
to 35 right-angled four weeks
parking bays for to complete.
users of Caloola
Reserve, which
is undergoing a
major $3.58 million
upgrade including
construction of a
new pavilion.
5YOUR Councillors
Highbury Road
You can contact
Blackburn Road
Warrigal Road
Glen Waverley
Mount Waverley
Councillors via
COUNCILLOR NEWS
Ward Ward
phone or email.
Waverley Road
Letters can be
Cr Shane McCluskey mailed to:
Springvale Road
Ferntree Gully Road PO Box 1, Glen
Mulgrave Waverley 3150
Poath Road
Oakleigh
My last Councillor column was last year, near the end of Ward
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Ward
my Mayoral term and much has changed. At that time Pr on
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I shared, along with some of our Youth Ambassadors
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Centre Road Police Road
(pictured above before COVID-19) the fantastic news that
Monash was to receive a dedicated headspace, catering
for the mental health needs of our youth. A location will be
Glen Waverley Ward
announced soon.
I chose this photo for a specific reason. We often hear of
resilience being an important trait for us all to develop. In a
global pandemic and State of Disaster that resilience has
been tested in the most stoic of people. We rightly thank
those community members working in essential roles in order Cr Geoff Lake Cr Lynnette Saloumi
to combat this virus with incredible bravery and self-sacrifice. 0411 645 281 0466 465 355
Geoff.Lake@ Lynnette.Saloumi@
But what of our children and youth? We should monash.vic.gov.au monash.vic.gov.au
acknowledge and thank them too. Their worlds have
been turned upside down. No time spent with a classroom
of peers and friends or the lunchtime interactions at Mount Waverley Ward
school. The benefit to their general health and well-being
associated with team sport, group activities, swimming
lessons, a birthday party or even a hug and kiss from a
family member outside of their home is now missing. It’s
important we check in on our young people in a genuine
way and help them. Much is asked of them at the moment.
They too are brave in trying to process their thoughts and Cr Brian Little Cr Rebecca Paterson Cr MT Pang Tsoi
emotions. All of us being in this together includes our kids. 0407 878 033 0437 959 163 Deputy Mayor
Brian.Little@ Rebecca.Paterson@ 0466 465 376
Our Youth and Family Service team can help on monash.vic.gov.au monash.vic.gov.au MTPang.Tsoi@
9518 3908 or YRCR@monash.vic.gov.au monash.vic.gov.au
The Monash community has been amazing in its
understanding and support for the changes we’ve had to
make to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. It has been Mulgrave Ward
heartening to walk the streets of the Mulgrave Ward and
witness the many projects continuing such as the Brentwood
Reserve pavilion, street tree pruning, local area traffic
management works and the Waverley Archery Modular
facility at Freeway Reserve, as planning progresses for a
state-of-the-art Wellington Community Hub in Mulgrave
Cr Robert Davies Cr Paul Klisaris Cr Shane McCluskey
and the redevelopment of Mulgrave Reserve.
0416 000 777 0412 516 026 0466 345 406
The last four years as a Councillor have passed quickly. Robert.Davies@ Paul.Klisaris@ Shane.McCluskey@
monash.vic.gov.au monash.vic.gov.au monash.vic.gov.au
Council elections are to be held in October and Council
will move to ’caretaker mode’ on September 22. This term
of Council has seen just two female Councillors out of
11 Councillors. Hopefully we will see more women in this
election. It is an honour to be elected to represent your Oakleigh Ward
community and I hope to have that opportunity again.
I encourage anyone with a keen interest in community
representation to consider nominating.
Stay well and let’s all continue to do what we can to return
us to the ‘new normal’.
Cr Josh Fergeus Cr Stuart James Cr Theo Zographos
Feel free to contact me on: 0466 345 406 0466 465 421 Mayor 0430 316 911
shane.mccluskey@monash.vic.gov.au Josh.Fergeus@ 9518 3524 / Theo.Zographos@
monash.vic.gov.au 0413 184 250 monash.vic.gov.au
crshanemccluskey Stuart.James@
6 monash.vic.gov.auNATIONAL TREE DAY SOCIAL
celebrating HOUSING
our local trees
Our local trees are being appreciated
framework
more than ever as we spend increased consultation
time at home and in our local
The Monash Social
neighbourhoods.
Housing Framework
National Tree Day is usually celebrated by 2020–2025 (draft)
thousands of our community attending a is the first social
series of community planting events, which housing framework
unfortunately have been cancelled this year for Monash. It is one of
due to COVID-19. three key documents
Despite missing the community involvement, demonstrating
Council's Horticulture team has continued Council’s commitment
planting in our streets, parks and reserves. to addressing
During the 2019/20 financial year we have homelessness and the
planted 10,903 trees (including 2,494 housing affordability
street trees), 26,526 shrubs and 88,886 crisis alongside the
groundcovers. draft Affordable
The team has also been joined by Working Housing Strategy and
for Victoria staff redeployed from other the Regional Local homelessness is to
industries to help with planting and vegetation Government Charter support the delivery of
maintenance until the end of the year. Homelessness and homes that people can
afford. For the lowest
Social Housing.
Our tree planting on Council land helps us work income households
towards our target to increase tree canopy most vulnerable to
to 30%. We hope the community helps us to Victoria has a homelessness homelessness, this
reach this target by also planting on private and housing affordability means the provision
property. A greater tree canopy has many crisis, made more acute of social housing.
health, wellbeing and environmental benefits by COVID-19 and the
such as removing pollutants from the air, 2019/20 bushfires. Social housing refers to
cooling our air and providing shade in summer, housing owned either by
reducing storm water flooding, reducing The Monash Social the State Government or
greenhouse gases and increasing property Housing Framework by non-profit community
values. Residents tell us the trees are one of 2020-2025 (draft) guides housing providers that
the things they love about living in Monash. Council’s efforts to address is rented to low income
homelessness and influence households at either 25%
For National Tree Day let’s celebrate what you an increase to the supply (public housing) or 30%
love about the beautiful and significant trees of social housing. The (community housing)
we have in Monash. Take a photo and tell framework was developed of household income.
us what you like about a tree and send your after interviews with people Social housing does not
photo and story to sustainability@monash. with lived experiences generally include crisis
vic.gov.au Every tree photo shared will receive of homelessness and or rooming houses.
a voucher for 20 seedlings to the indigenous consultation with
plant nursery for pickup when restrictions ease. advisory commitees and Homelessness is more
community agencies. likely to affect certain
For more info: 9518 3555 vulnerable groups within
At the time of the 2016 our community, including
census, Monash had people experiencing family
755 people recorded as violence, asylum seekers
homeless, the highest and refugees, young people,
number of people recorded Indigenous Australians,
in the Eastern metropolitan people who identify as
region. Currently 32% LGBTIQ and older people,
of Victorians without a particularly women.
home live in Eastern and
Southern Melbourne. Have your say on the
framework until 31 August:
The most powerful action 9518 3555
local governments can www.monash.vic.gov.au/
undertake to reduce social-housing
7SUPPORT COMMUNITY GRANTS update
services In the July Bulletin some of
the figures for the Community
» Community Events - $49,883.45
» Community Strengthening -
Victorian Government Grants Program 2020/21 $357,684.29
Emergency Relief allocations were incorrect.
» Neighbourhood Houses -
1800 657 398
The correct figures are as $475,366.81
www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-
follows: » Positive Ageing - $745,823.71
public-coronavirus-disease-
» Arts and Cultural
covid-19#emergency-relief- For more info: 9518 3555
Projects - $90,102.83
packages
Monash Oakleigh
Community Support
and Information Service
COMMUNITY CARE
25 Downing St, Oakleigh Blanket project
(Mon-Fri: 10am-1pm)
9568 4533 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented
admin@mocsis.org.au challenges for our community, especially those who rely on
www.mocsis.org.au Council’s programs and outings.
Like many other activities, Council’s social inclusion programs for older
Waverley Community people were suspended in March and the team had to change the
Information and way it interacted with participants, moving from in-person contact to
Support Service phone calls, newsletters and activity packs people could do at home.
9807 9844 or 9807 5996 Another initiative is the Community Care Blanket project where some
(Mon, Wed & Fri 10am-1pm) of our participants from social inclusion and Positive Ageing Lifestyle
wavcis@bigpond.com (PALS) programs and our Monash volunteer team knitted squares
www.monashwaverleycis.org.au to be stitched together to make blankets for at risk residents in the
community. Many also donated wool for the project and from April
CRISIS HOUSING to June, enough squares were knitted to make around 30 blankets,
scarves and hats.
Contact Emily Ashton at Monash
Council on 0488 601 051 This project enables participants to stay engaged and feel connected,
emily.ashton@monash.vic.gov.au even though they aren’t able to meet with others in person, and create
a gift for people in need in our community.
Crisis After Hours For more info: 9518 3555 (Social inclusion team)
1800 825 955
Uniting Harrison
(Suburb: Mulgrave)
321 Ferntree Gully Rd, Mount
Waverley 1300 277 478
Community Housing Limited
(Suburbs: Glen Waverley, Wheelers
Hill & Burwood)
19-23 Prospect St, Box Hill
1300 245 468
Salvo Care
(Remaining Monash Suburbs)
317 High St, Kew
AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS
Salvo Care 9853 5680
Uniting Harrisons Amy and Lori from our
1300 277 478 Social Inclusion teamYou can also read
