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City of Port Phillip magazine - Issue 93 may / june 2018
Seedlings of
Sustainability
more wildlife
less waste
film fest
St Kilda
Marina future 1
NDIS comes to Port Phillip
Mayor Cr Bernadene Voss welcomed the Brotherhood of St Laurence
(BSL) to its temporary home at the Liardet Street Community Centre in
Port Melbourne. BSL is the local provider in the delivery of the National
Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which commenced locally in April.
No time to waste, let’s take
sustainability to the next level
Much of this Divercity celebrates the efforts of
individuals and the community to bring sustainable
ideas into their everyday routine.
Mayor From composting food waste to To do this, we want an Inner Metro
Cr Bernadene Voss growing vegies, walking and cycling Sustainability Hub to be built and
when they can, avoiding plastics operational by 2026, combining
and recycling, the community is leading edge water recycling, an
cover story taking sustainability more seriously advanced waste to energy
than ever before. treatment facility, recycling centre
Acting on our Now Council is looking to team up
and transfer station, depot and
Sustainability with the Victorian Government,
community facilities.
South East Water and other councils It’s a big vision that requires the
Pictured at Clarendon Children’s
to transform the way we deal with support of multiple funding
Centre, Tommy Tan delights
waste, with a goal to go from 35 per partners. The Hub is a great
young learners by making
cent waste diverted from landfill to example of how we are proactively
sustainable action fun. Planting
80 per cent. responding to the challenges of our
seedlings, growing vegies and
rapidly growing City with smart
feeding the worm farm are
solutions for a sustainable future.
everyday hands-on activities.
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12 contacts
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/
contact_us.htm
ASSIST 03 9209 6777
For more information please visit:
www.relayservice.gov.au
Wetlands flood plan Please contact ASSIST on 03 9209 6777
if you require a large print version.
Audio recording of Divercity are
available on the City of Port Phillip
website and on CD at Port Phillip
9 13 libraries.
Divercity 93 - May / June 2018
Poppies for remembrance Parents help penguins Editor
Help knit 60,000 poppies for the Washing dishes reduces litter and Greg Day - gday@edunity.com.au
Australian War Memorial. helps the bay. Story suggestions are welcome
Next deadline Friday 18 May
Divercity feedback:
engagement@portphillip.vic.gov.au
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Information included in this magazine
is accurate at the time of publishing
but may be subject to change.
The City of Port Phillip respectfully
acknowledges the Yalukut Weelam Clan
of the Boon Wurrung. We pay our respect
Who gives a shuck? Blues go green (and red) to their Elders, both past and present.
We acknowledge and uphold their
Discarded shells get a second life Police tackle the blues at the continuing relationship to this land.
down under. Men’s Shed garden.
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Short films, big dreams
Behind the scenes with the team
from Guilty Content, led by
director Clayton Jacobson,
filming the 2018 St Kilda Film
Festival trailer. After a gala
opening night at the Palais, the
Festival moves to the St Kilda
Town Hall with film screenings,
industry events and a Festival
Lounge.
View the trailer,
check the program
w
ww.stkildafilmfestival.com.au
17 May to 26 May
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Turf’s up at Peanut Farm Peanut Farm oval in
St Kilda has reopened to
an enthusiastic response
from sports clubs
including St Kilda City
Football and Netball,
St Kilda Sharks and
St Kilda City Juniors.
Go team!
A resurfaced oval is the first step in are underway and expected to be
Many ways to a $3.35m upgrade to the sports finished by April next year. The
facilities at the popular Peanut Farm pavilion will be fully renovated and
shape the future Reserve in St Kilda. the courts will be larger, with a
The Council Plan 2017-27 sets competition grade surface and
The irrigated oval now has a hybrid
out what we want to see for our LED lighting.
synthetic and real grass surface in
community by 2027. Council is high-wear areas including the The project is support by the
seeking your feedback on a football goal and cricket bowling Victorian Government and will
number of key documents, run-up. boost participation in sports,
including the Draft Budget especially for women and girls.
Works to upgrade the sports
2018/19, Sustainable
pavilion and multipurpose courts
Environment, Creative and
Prosperous City, and Integrated
Transport strategies. Design for great places
Have your say before 18 May Maritime Cove Community Park
has won the Mayor’s Award in
the Port Phillip Design &
Development Awards 2018. The
park overlooking Sandridge Beach
at Perc White Reserve has a fleet of
maritime themed elements.
For details and other winners
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
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Balaclava tram stop
upgrade
The Balaclava Station tram
stop on Carlisle Street is being
upgraded to a level access stop
by Public Transport Victoria.
Council has contributed
funding for extended
bluestone paving and new
street trees near the stop; there
is also provision for additional
Shape the future
lighting in the future.
Works are set for May
of St Kilda Marina www.ptv.vic.gov.au
1800 800 007
With the current long term lease for planning for the marina. Later this New building
St Kilda Marina expiring in April year, community members will be will be a life saver
2019, Council invites your able to participate in developing
participation in a planning process and reviewing options, to help Works have started on the
to identify how the marina, Council determine the best site South Melbourne Life Saving
including its social and cultural, outcomes and a new lease Club building redevelopment
economic, environmental and arrangement. on Beaconsfield Parade.
financial benefits, could be The new building and public
Get involved, stay in touch amenities are funded by
enhanced.
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au Council ($5.11m) and Life
The first step is for Council to get Saving Victoria ($2m) through
skmproject@portphillip.
your feedback on a draft site vision vic.gov.au the Victorian Government.
and objectives that will guide future The new building will be ready
ASSIST 9209 6777
for occupancy in October 2019.
Harvesting H2O the way to go? See the plans and
follow progress
Imagine if we could capture The stored water would be used www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
stormwater, filter out pollutants and to irrigate the sports field and
other nasties, and then use the adjacent park areas, including Do we need
water when needed on our Alma Park West. a youth centre?
magnificent parks and gardens.
Using this alternative water for
Is a youth centre needed,
That’s exactly what we are irrigation, this scheme could save
where should it go and what
considering for Alma Park. Council up to 17 million litres of tap water
should happen there? Have
is investigating a stormwater per year. It also reduces the amount
your say online before 18 May.
harvesting scheme that captures of nitrogen, phosphorous and
stormwater from drainage pipes, sediment flowing into the bay. Youth Places Feasibility Study
treats it to remove pollutants and haveyoursay.portphillip.
Download the stormwater
stores the water under the Alma vic.gov.au
harvesting fact sheet
Park sports field.
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
Small space, Eugene and Freya love gardening
but they don’t have a garden.
To compensate, they use their
low waste
Port Melbourne townhouse
balconies to grow vegetables and
herbs. By composting their food
scraps, they only need to take out
their rubbish once a month.
Food waste challenge
Did you know that the average scraps. Even if you live in an
Victorian household throws out apartment a few simple changes
over $2,200 worth of food per could reduce what you send to
year. Most of this waste can be landfill by half.
avoided by better planning of
Hints and help
meals and the right storage of
food. You can also start a www.sustainableportphillip.com
compost or worm farm for food
Photo: Chris Cassar
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arts
One woman, Drama in families, Citizens of the World
60 minutes heritage and circus Space2b, 144 Chapel Street
Gasworks Arts Park, St Kilda
21 Graham Street, Albert Park Wednesday 6 June to
Friday 29 June
Gasworks Circus Showdown
Open Tuesday to Monday
Heats 23 and 24 May, 7.30 pm 10 am to 5 pm
Final 26 May, 7.30 pm Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm
A circus performance, part Opening and performance
competition and part showcase.
Friday 8 June, 6 pm to 8.30 pm
Heats $30 / $25, Final $40 / $35 Six artists from refugee backgrounds
Hotel Sorrento focus on the idea of belonging in a
Tuesday 1 May to Sunday 6 May Thursday 31 May to new country.
Various times Saturday 2 June, 7.30 pm Free
Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street Familial tensions are exposed in www.space2b.com.au
St Kilda Hannie Rayson’s award winning 1990
Hello Beautiful! A funny, big hearted play. South Melbourne
one woman show by celebrated local $45 / $40 Symphony Orchestra
Hannie Rayson. Which Way Home Sunday 24 June, 2.30 pm
$45 / $37 Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 20 June South Melbourne Town Hall
theatreworks.org.au 7.30 pm
Composer Lynette Bridgland and solo
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s road trip violinist Yebin Yoo take the stage.
Thirty years comedy 80,000 years in the making.
$20 / $15 / children under 12 free
of childcare $45 / $40
www.smso.org.au
Saturday 5 May, 11 am to 2 pm www.gasworks.org.au
Eildon Road Children’s Centre
17 Eildon Road, St Kilda
Join the party to celebrate 30 years of
childcare in Eildon Road. Travel photography
www.eildonroad.com.au
on show
Opening 8 pm Thursday 17 May
Fury Exhibition 19 and 20 May
11 am to 5 pm
Tuesday 29 May to Sunday 1 July
Melbourne Camera Club
Red Stitch, 2 Chapel Street
corner Ferrars and Dorcas streets
St Kilda East
South Melbourne
Personal sacrifice and responsibility
Travel snaps taken to the next level.
are pitted against political correctness
in a new play by Joanna Murray-Smith. melbournephoto.org.au
$55 / $38 / $28 Free
redstitch.net
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community
Dine with Heart month 60,000 Poppies
Tuesday 1 May to Thursday 31 May
Reconciliation
Dine out to support the Sacred Heart
Week
Mission’s meals. You can also organise Indigenous films at
your own events at home, school St Kilda Film Festival
or work. Wednesday 23 May
www.sacredheartmission.org 7.45 pm to 9.30 pm
St Kilda Town Hall
Getting women 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda
back to work A retrospective of the works of Saturday 26 May, 10 am to 12 noon
Tuesdays, 12 noon to 2.30 pm Bush Mechanics producer David Emerald Hill Library and
until 12 June Batty. Ticketed event. Heritage Centre, 195 Bank Street
Clarendon Family Centre stkildafilmfestival.com.au South Melbourne
400 Clarendon Street Commemorate Knit or crochet poppies for the 60,000
South Melbourne poppies project.
National Sorry Day
Become more employable. Individual Friday 25 May heritage.portphillip.vic.gov.au
support and mentoring also provided. 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm
Free South Melbourne Community Manic Botanic Day
8598 6600 Centre, 1 Ferrars Place Sunday 27 May, 11 am to 2 pm
South Melbourne St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Short films about Port A community lunch with Herbert Street, St Kilda
Aboriginal Elders and friends. Celebrate Botanic Gardens Day with a
Friday 18 May, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Port Melbourne Trugo Club Gold coin donation picnic, activities and competitions.
218 Esplanade East 9699 8804 www.foskbg.org.au
Port Melbourne Flag Raising
Short films about Port made by locals. Monday 28 May, 11 am to 1 pm
Say No to Racism
www.portogether.com St Kilda Town Hall Wednesday 30 May, 9 am to 4 pm
99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda St Kilda Town Hall
Ferrars Street Featuring a Welcome to Country Training that will equip bystanders with
Education and and smoking ceremony. the skills and awareness to take action
Community Facility tcondie@portphillip.vic.gov.au
when witnessing racism.
Open Day Mabo Day celebration 9209 6777
Friday 25 May, 3 pm to 5 pm Monday 4 June, 11 am to 2 pm
Queen’s Birthday
129 Ferrars Street, Southbank St Kilda Town Hall
99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda
Street Party
An open day for the community to tour
the facility. Featuring a performance of Sunday 10 June, 4 pm to 7 pm
traditional Torres Strait Islander Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
dance. Her Majesty may even grace Fitzroy
9209 6502 Street in a parade.
Free
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heritage
Open Day for
Love & Legacy
Sunday 6 May, 10 am to 5 pm
Jewish Museum
26 Alma Road, St Kilda
A free open day to celebrate the
launch of Love & Legacy, part of
Multicultural Museums
Victoria Grandmothers project.
Free
www.jewishmuseum.com.au
Montague: St Kilda Life on the Bend
The Lost Suburb Cemetery Tours
Tuesday 15 May, 6.30 pm to 8 pm Sunday 27 May and
Emerald Hill Library & Heritage Sunday 24 June, 2 pm
Centre, 195 Bank Street St Kilda Cemetery,
South Melbourne Dandenong Road, East St Kilda
The history of Montague, a small In May be amazed by the Unusual
but distinctive enclave of Deaths Tour and in June recall the
South Melbourne. famous in the Gone But Not Forgotten
heritage.portphillip.vic.gov.au Tour.
$10
9531 3648 Tuesday 12 June, 6.30 pm to 8 pm
Emerald Hill Library and Heritage
Port history Centre, 195 Bank Street
South Melbourne
Monday 28 May and
Monday 25 June, 7.30 pm A talk on the social history of
Fishermans Bend.
Port Melbourne Town Hall
To find out more about the 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne heritage.portphillip.vic.gov.au
Metro Tunnel and register for Port Melbourne Historical and
future updates: Preservation Society’s monthly
Rotary Book Fair
metrotunnel.vic.gov.au meetings always have fascinating Saturday 16 June, 8.30 am to 5 pm
speakers on historical topics. May Albert Park College
1800 551 927
24 hours a day, 7 days a week looks at women’s footy, June at convict 81 Danks Street, Albert Park
hulks in the bay.
Amazing range of books on all topics.
Free Sale to raise funds for local causes.
0414 655 083 rotarydistrict9800.org.au
secretary@pmhps.org.au
10sustainability
Waste free living Outside Alive Energy savings for
Activities for 12 to 25 year olds apartment dwellers
organised by the EcoCentre. Thursday 17 May
Pamperin’ Penguins 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Sunday 6 May, 1.30 pm to 3 pm St Kilda Town Hall
99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda
Help our local penguins at St Kilda
Pier. Improve your energy efficiency and
lower your energy bills.
Wildlife walks
Free
Point Ormond
Sunday 20 May, 9 am to 11 am www.sustainableportphillip.com
Elster Creek
Sunday 10 June, 9 am to 11 am
Vegan in
Discover local wildlife, then plant
indigenous plants to help local birds. the kitchen
Wednesday 2 May, Saturday 20 May
Free
6.30 pm to 7.30 pm 10 am to 11 am
www.ecocentre.com
Gasworks Arts Park Neff Kitchen
21 Graham Street, Albert Park 9525 3102
South Melbourne Market
Insights into living a zero waste lifestyle Coventry and Cecil streets
from Erin Rhoades - the Rogue Ginger.
Waste free healthy South Melbourne
Free
meal planning Celebrate delicious homestyle
Saturday 12 May, 10 am to 11 am cooking in this vegan cooking
www.sustainableportphillip.com
Neff Kitchen, South Melbourne class.
Likeable recyclables Market, Coventry and Cecil streets $10
South Melbourne
Saturday 5 May, 12 noon to 4 pm www.sustainableportphillip.
A tasty, food wastage minimisation com
Greeves Street Recycled
masterclass.
12 Belford Street, St Kilda
$10
A yard sale with a great range of
clothing and bric-a-brac all under $5. www.sustainableportphillip.com Northern Pacific
www.greevesst.org.au
Seastar removal
St Kilda Repair Cafe Sunday 27 May 9 am and
Speed date a Sunday 13 May and Sunday 10 June Sunday 17 June 9.30 am
sustainability expert 2 pm to 5 pm St Kilda Pier
EcoCentre Help rid the bay of the pesky invasive
Sunday 6 May, 2 pm to 4 pm
55a Blessington Street Northern Pacific Seastar. Bookings
Port Melbourne Town Hall St Kilda essential.
333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
BYO broken items - the repair experts
Free personalised advice from leading info@earthcarestkilda.org.au
love a challenge.
sustainability experts.
stkilda.repaircafe@gmail.com
Free
www.sustainableportphillip.com
11Wetland advocates:
Geoff Love and
Jo Samuel-King (rear) join
the next generation of
advocates Gio Fitzpatrick,
Coco Dwyer and
Jasmine Mazzarolo
with an Eastern
Snake-necked Turtle.
Wetlands A proposal to expand wetlands in
Elsternwick Park could reduce
flooding in Elwood and boost
been backed by enthusiastic
younger locals who love the
abundant wildlife that thrives
flood biodiversity. Prompted by 2011’s
damaging floods, locals Geoff Love
and Jo Samuel-King have been
around Elster Creek.
Follow plans for Elster Creek
action advocating for expansion of
wetlands in Elsternwick. They have
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
Photo: Chris Cassar
12Beacon Cove
repairs rock
Who gives a shuck?
As part of its Maritime
Infrastructure Renewal Program,
Council has completed repair
works to the Beacon Cove
seawall. Sections have been
replaced and additional rock
armour has been installed at
the toe of the wall to protect it
from wave action. Nearly four tonnes of mussel
shells from South Melbourne
Parents help schools Market have become part of
The Nature Conservancy’s
help penguins Shuck Don’t Chuck scheme
that uses them to create new
reefs in Port Phillip Bay.
G-rated e-waste video Living Water Workbees
A new online video promotes You can help local schools earn up
Council’s free electronic waste to $20,000 for rainwater tanks or rain
Dish washing teams at school (e-waste) recycling service. e-waste, gardens by participating in
events are reducing waste, any item powered by a cord or volunteer environmental activities.
which is helping to keep our battery, should not be disposed in Locally, the Living Water Workbees
bay cleaner. Inspired by the your general waste or recycling program supports Elster Creek
EcoCentre, the parent team at kerbside bin. Instead the items will catchment clean-ups, wildlife
the Albert Park Primary School be accepted free at Council’s surveys and planting days.
fete gloved up to wash Resource Recovery Centre in Volunteers earn $25 worth of credits
reusable coffee cups, plates South Melbourne. per hour towards grants to schools
and cutlery to reduce waste by and community groups.
Watch the video
about 1,500 items. The school View the clean-up calendar
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
now has an event kit with
www.livingwaterworkbees.com
reusable gear for use at other
events.
With the experience gained Award winning effort for Market
from 10 recent community
South Melbourne Market has won reuse and recycling; 10,800 litres
events, the EcoCentre now has
two statewide sustainability of oil were converted to
a host of ideas. The centre is
awards for waste reduction and biodiesel; SecondBite collected
willing to support groups who
recycling. nearly 24 tonnes of fresh food;
want to reduce waste at events.
and rainwater was used for
In 2016/17, the market’s
More ideas for penguin washdown and toilets.
worm farm converted around
friendly events Learn more
400 cubic metres of green waste
Karen Jones 9534 0670 into compost; their bottle crusher s outhmelbournemarket.com.au
karen@ecocentre.com processed 15 tonnes of glass for
13Police Commissioner
Graham Ashton with South
Melbourne Senior Sergeant
Dermot Avon and others at
the Men’s Shed garden.
Shoulder to shoulder
Police Commissioner Graham South Melbourne. About 20 police shoulder to shoulder,’ Graham
Ashton recently visited the Port got involved in the garden by told Divercity. It is clear that the
Phillip Men’s Shed Garden to see sourcing sleepers, building up soil effort is bearing fruit.
first-hand an effort that’s helping and planting vegies.
You’re welcome
police to deal with a tough and
Like other men’s shed activities, it’s at the Men’s Shed
often distressing job.
about getting blokes together to mens-shed.org.au
Police affected by the Bourke build connection and reduce Southport Uniting Care Shed
Street incident and other critical isolation. Police Commissioner 317-29 Dorcas Street
events have been taking time out Graham Ashton knows that this is South Melbourne
to help create the Men’s Shed crucial for all people with tough
Garden at the Uniting Church in jobs. ‘Men talk when they’re
Photo: Susan Gordon-Brown
14For general enquiries contact:
www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/
contact_us.htm
Let there be light
ASSIST 03 9209 6777
Canal Ward
Cr Tim Baxter
tbaxter@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Mobile 0466 495 250
Cr Louise Crawford
lcrawfor@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Mobile 0466 514 643
Thirty-nine families in Suai
Loro now have solar electric Cr Dick Gross
lighting thanks to an Deputy Mayor
innovative Village Lighting dgross@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Scheme supported by the Mobile 0466 355 640
Alternative Technology
Association and Friends of
Suai/Covalima. Gateway Ward
Cr Marcus Pearl
Write for reconciliation mpearl@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Mobile 0466 448 272
‘Don’t Make History a Mystery’ is academic Clare Bradford. The
the theme of the Port Phillip competition offers a $4,200 prize
Citizens for Reconciliation’s 2018 pool across one adult and five Cr Ogy Simic
osimic@portphillip.vic.gov.au
writing competition. student categories. Mobile 0466 517 360
Open to all adults, and secondary Entries close 24 August 2018
and primary school students from www.ppcfr.org Cr Bernadene Voss
Victoria, this year’s judging panel Mayor
writingcomp2018@gmail.com
includes author Tony Birch and bvoss@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Mobile 0413 246 704
Time to tell a story? Saturday arvo art Lake Ward
The Port Phillip Writes: Seniors Vincent Art Studio in Pinaroo
Festival Writing awards are on again Village welcomes artists of all levels Cr Andrew Bond
this year. You are invited to submit and techniques to join others for an abond@portphillip.vic.gov.au
fictional stories or poems on any afternoon of art. People work in Mobile 0481 034 028
topic, or a non-fiction piece about watercolours, acrylic, pastel or
life in Port Phillip, past or present pencils in a friendly space.
up to 1,000 words. Get writing and Cr David Brand
Vincent Art Studio
share your story or poem. dbrand@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Entries close Friday 3 August. Saturdays 1 pm to 4 pm Mobile 0466 445 807
114 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
Get an entry form
Classes are available for $20,
ASSIST 9209 6777 which covers the cost of materials. Cr Katherine Copsey
w
ww.portphillip.vic.gov.au/ kcopsey@portphillip.vic.gov.au
seniors-festival.htm Mobile 0466 478 949
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