Hi, I’m Cr Alex Makin
Councillor for Montague Ward in the City of Port Phillip

On 11 November 2024, I was declared the elected Councillor for Montague Ward in the City of Port Phillip.

My time as an elected Councillor for the City of Port Phillip builds on my previous experiences on Maroondah City Counci, where I served as one of Victoria’s youngest politically independent Councillors during 2005 to 2012.

I have lived locally in Port Melbourne since 2013 and ran for Montague Ward to provide our community with a local and independent voice.

My Blog provides regular updates on my activities as your elected Councillor for Montague Ward.

I’m here to represent you, so please contact me on:

• 0431 778 761
• alex.makin@portphillip.vic.gov.au

About Montague Ward

Covering 4km and approximately 10,000 residents, Montague Ward is the largest of all Council Wards within the City of Port Phillip and incorporates Port Melbourne, Fishermans Bend, as well as parts of Albert Park, South Melbourne and Southbank.

Latest news from Alex

• Port Melbourne Colts: Anzac Services27 April 2025
  Alongside the Port Melbourne Community Anzac Service, community groups hold their own commemoration events for Anzac Day. Across this weekend I was invited to two… Read more: Port Melbourne Colts: Anzac Services
• Hester Reserve: City Nature Challenge26 April 2025
  The City Nature Challenge is a friendly global competition between cities to document urban flora, fauna and fungi with participants taking photos through the INaturalist… Read more: Hester Reserve: City Nature Challenge
• The 2025 Port Melbourne Community Anzac Commemoration Service25 April 2025
  The Anzac Commemoration Service for Port Melbourne is held at the World War I Memorial on Beach Street and was widely attended by the Port… Read more: The 2025 Port Melbourne Community Anzac Commemoration Service
• Planning Committee: April 202516 April 2025
  On the fourth Wednesday of the month Council holds a Planning Committee Meeting. These meetings differ from Ordinary Meetings of Council since they specifically focus… Read more: Planning Committee: April 2025
• Council Meeting: 16 April 202516 April 2025
  Tonight’s Council meeting encompassed the release of the Draft Plan for Port Phillip (the four-year Council Plan) and the proposed draft Budget for 2025-26. The… Read more: Council Meeting: 16 April 2025
• 84th Anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk13 April 2025
  Tobruk House, located in Albert Park, is home of the Victorian Branch of The Rats of Tobruk Association, providing a lasting tribute to the approximately… Read more: 84th Anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk