Category: Port Phillip
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South Port Day Links: Heart of the Community Fundraising Dinner
South Port Day Links delivers volunteer based programs for older people, people with a disability and the people that care for them, by providing community-based transport, gardening and pet walking. This evening I attended South Port Day Links Gala fundraising dinner, supporting efforts of the community based organisation to support its activities. Speakers included one…
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May 2025: Fishermans Bend and Port Melbourne Neighbourhood Conversations
Neighbourhood Conversations are community consultation sessions run by Council in local neighbourhood. Today I joined the Fishermans Bend conversation at the Woolworths on Plummer Street and the Port Melbourne session along Bay Street near CaneCoco. While the sessions specifically sought feedback on Council’s Community Safety Plan and the Domestic Animal Management Plan, there are also…
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South Melbourne Market Tour
As part of the South Melbourne Market Committee, I undertook a tour with the Market Management and Cr Beti Jay (South Melbourne Ward). While I’m a regular shopper at the South Melbourne Market, the tour provided a chance to see an array of stalls beyond my weekly shopping, including toy, cosmetic and clothing stores. South…
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Council Meeting: 21 May 2025
Tonight’s Council meeting focused on community safety, with significant discussion on the engagement approach for Council’s Community Safety Plan encompassing the findings from the Community Safety Roundtable and initial considerations for amendments to Council’s Local Laws. Safety has been an ongoing concern for our community and while it is primarily a responsibility of the State…
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National Volunteer Week 2025: South Port Day Links
South Port Day Links provides volunteer assisted community transport, as well as pet walking and home maintenance services for eligible home care residents within the City of Port Phillip and City of Melbourne. As a volunteer based organisation, National Volunteer Week has particular significance for South Port Day Links, given the importance of volunteering to…
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Special Meeting of Council: (Hearing of Budget 205/2026 Feedback)
Tonight’s Council meeting was a special meeting of council designed specifically to hear feedback on the Council Budget and Plan, providing an opportunity receive verbal feedback, in addition to written submissions. I would like to thank each speaker who took the time to attend this Council meeting and discuss their feedback on the Council Budget…
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BeachPatrol: Port Melbourne Beach Clean
BeachPatrol 3207, is a local community group, dedicated to cleaning our beaches of litter. The group meet on a monthly basis with today’s cleanup involving students from Port Melbourne Primary School. I joined the beach clean up crew, where alongside students and community, I helped in picking up over 18kg of rubbish. While the beach…
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Tour of the Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective
The Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective is an initiative of FBIDEAs, providing an incubation space for businesses innovating ideas that help build the circular economy. Fishermans Bend, located within the Montague Ward, provides immense opportunity as not only a complement Melbourne’s CBD, but also as an innovation hub that fosters entrepreneurship and business initativies. I…
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Council Meeting: 7 May 2025
The Council meeting this evening endorsed the Draft Domestic Animal Management Plan and upgrade works for Smith Street in Fishermans Bend/Port Melbourne to accommodate the new Fishermans Bend Primary School. Smith Street Upgrades Smith Street situated off Williamstown Road is the location of the new Fishermans Bend Primary School, which has been built to accommodate…
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Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group – May 2025 Meeting
The Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group meet every two months, with tonight’s meeting featured a presentation from Elliot Fishman from the Institute of Sensible Transport. Elliot discussed competing transport needs and the growing role for sustainable transport in not only improving social inclusion and environmental benefits, but also in supporting economic outcomes. Fishermans Bend, for…