Cr Alex Makin: Mayor and Councillor for Montague Ward, City of Port Phillip

Author: Alex Makin

  • 40 years of Linden New Art

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    Linden New Art is celebrating 40 years of art history and I had the pleasure of opening today’s exhibition. The exhibition reflecting on its connections its sense of place to First Nations, the original homestead, its life as a boutique hotel and then accommodation for people at risk of homelessness before falling derelict prior to…

  • Shabbat to Share

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    Tonight I had the pleasure of joining the Caulfield Shule and my Mayoral colleague Cr Simone Zmood of Glen Eira City Council for Shabbat to Share. Cr Beti Jay joined me in sharing the Shabbat meal alongside the Caulfield community. Events like Shabbat to Share help foster cultural understanding and dialogue.

  • M9 Safer Communities Roundtable

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    As part of the M9 group of inner Melbourne Councils, we convened a community safety roundtable involving the Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush and the peak community organisations. The aim is to strengthen connections between suitable intervention, deterrence and enforcement responses leveraging local government as the nexus between key stakeholders. There are many common…

  • Victorian Local Government Forum on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion

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    This morning I co-hosted the Victorian Local Government Forum on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with Mayor Simone Zmood of Glen Eira Council The conversations from today’s Victorian Local Government Forum on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion built upon our joint statement of solidarity, identifying further ways local government can bring communities together. Local government as the…

  • Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society: February 2026 Meeting

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    Tonight’s historical society meeting featured local historian David Radcliffe presenting his book Sandridge to Port: Goldfields to Graceville, covering his family history through two life journeys. The book explores the life and times of Amos and Sarah, his great-great grandparents, building on a range of historical sources and family knowledge to reconstruct their lives and…

  • Joining OzHarvest Melbourne

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    I joined OzHarvest in a Food Rescue truck, where we surplus food from Woolworths Fishermans Bend and delivered it to Father Bob’s Foundation in South Melbourne. The food is provided through these foundations to support people requiring fresh food. I was also part of a tour including Deputy Mayor Bryan Mears, Cr Libby Buckingham and…

  • TWiSK 10 Year Party

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    This Week in St Kilda (TWiSK) is a weekly online media publication focused on St Kilda and broader Port Phillip created by local resident Greg Day. TWiSK has celebrated 10 years of weekly news editions, reflecting the importance of local media as a source of information and community building. I joined the festivities alongside Cr…

  • See Yup Temple: The Next 170 Years Exhibition

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    The See Yup Temple in South Melbourne began in 1856 and reflects the cultural connection of South Melbourne to early Chinese migration within Victoria. In 2024 the See Yup Temple was damaged by an electrical fire with restoration works ongoing to preserve the Temple. I was invited to the exhibition launch, alongside Cr Libby Buckingham…

  • Council Meeting: 18 February 2026

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    Tonight’s Council meeting included the direction established for Council’s Aged Care services, the South Melbourne Market Strategic Plan as well as motions that will be taken forward to the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) for the National Conference. Future for Aged Care Service Delivery Commonwealth Government changes to the Aged Care Act now require Directors…

  • More public CCTV for City of Port Phillip

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    Mayor Alex Makin joined Josh Burns MP on 16 February to announce that City of Port Phillip is partnering with the Australian Government to improve safety and security for community and local business – investing $1.5 million towards the Port Phillip Public Place CCTV Expansion Project. This project will increase public place CCTV across the…