Tag: community groups
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Dig In Community Gardens: April Working Bee
The Dig In Community Gardens located at part of JL Murphy Reserve holds monthly working bees encouraging its membership to maintain the gardens and tend to their individual garden plots. I joined today’s session to see the gardens in action with a strong turnout of members throughout this morning. One of my key priorities over…
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Port Phillip Men’s Shed: Open Day and Magazine Launch
The Port Phillip Men’s Shed Association, located in South Melbourne, is a community organisation providing woodworking, metalworking and gardening for its members to become involved in community projects or develop individual items of interest. Despite the name, membership to the Men’s Shed is open to people of all genders and it was fantastic to see…
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Fashion and Fauxtails: Fundraiser for St Kilda Gatehouse
The St Kilda Gatehouse provides spaces of belonging and safety for women reliant on street based sex work in St Kilda, and young people affected by sexual exploitation. This evening, I attended Fashion and Fauxtails, a fundraiser organised by St Kilda Gatehouse, which included a fashion parade that showcased the vintage and upcycled clothing curated…
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The National Theatre: Opening Night of Avenue Q
The National Theatre, located on Carlislie Street St Kilda, was established in 1974 and is part of the not-for-profit arts organisation, which also includes The National Drama School and the National Ballet School This evening, I was invited to opening night of Avenue Q, a puppet-filled adult musical comedy, set in New York. The performance…
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Pride Shabat Pre-Neg at Temple Beth Israel
Temple Beth Israel is a Progressive Judaism congregation located in St Kilda. This evening Councillors from both the City of Port Phillip and Glen Eira were invited to the Temple’s Pride Shabat, with a pre-neg (social gathering) arranged before the service featuring two speakers who shared their journeys in both Pride and Judaism. Tonight’s event…
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Meeting the Port Phillip SES Unit
The Port Phillip SES Unit is based at 525 Williamstown Road behind Back2Bikes within the Sandridge precinct of Fishermans Bend and shares some of its facilities with the Port Melbourne Football Club. This afternoon I was invited by the Port Phillip SES Unit to tour to meet and tour their facilities. The SES is powered…
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Touring Back2Bikes
Back2Bikes is a not-for-profit charity located at 525 Williamstown Road next to JL Murphy Reserve within Montague Ward. The organisation provides repairs, and recycling of bicycles, as well as training in maintenance and the gifting of bikes to vulnerable members of our community. This afternoon I was invited as the Ward Councillor to a tour…
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Edwards Park: Onsite Meeting
This afternoon I was invited to the onsite meeting held for Edwards Park to discuss the relocation and upgrade of public toilet facilities. Council endorsed the public toilet upgrade at its meeting on 11 December 2024 and as part of item, I requested an onsite meeting for Council to better understand community concerns. As part…
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Space2be Shopping Night
Space2be Social Design connects newly arrived migrants and refugees with local, community based designers with the aim of developing relationships, skills while fostering business and creative skils. I joined Cr Libby Buckingham (Balaclava Ward) and Cr Justin Halliday (Alma Ward) to space2be’s festive shopping night, showcasing the artwork, clothing and other designs created by the…
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Port Phillip Community Group: Alma Road Chatty Cafe
The Port Phillip Community Group provides a range of social and community services, including emergency relief and programs that strengthen community inclusion, across the entirety of Port Phillip. This morning, alongside Cr Justin Halliday (Alma Ward), I was invited to Alma Road Community House to meet several staff and volunteers of the Port Phillip Community…