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

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  • 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…

  • Annual Theophany Celebration of the Blessings of the Water

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    This afternoon I joined our Greek Orthodox community for the Annual Theophany Celebration of the Blessings of the Water, one of the most important blessings in the Orthodox Church. Over 2000 community members, many who can trace their journey in Australia through Port Melbourne, joined us at Princes Pier. Fantastic also to see several Bay…

  • Citizenship Ceremony: November 2025

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    First day as Mayor of the City Of Port Phillip and I presided over our largest Citizenship Ceremony to date, welcoming 252 new Australian citizens. Joining me was Deputy Mayor Bryan Mears-Councillor, Cr Beti Jay and Cr Serge Thomann. Both Beti and Serge shared their own personal journey of migrating to Australia and community involvement…

  • Remembrance Day: Port Melbourne

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    I joined Cr Heather Cunsolo for today’s Remembrance Day Service held at the Remembrance Garden in Port Melbourne. Fortunately, the weather stayed clear, with strong participation from the community remembering Australia’s contributions during conflict. Thank you to the local community. RSL and Port Melbourne Lifesaving club are organising today’s services.

  • Council Meeting: 17 September 2025

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    Tonight’s Council meeting has several considerable items including the Council’s Draft Homelessness and Affordable Housing Strategy, the Draft Community Safety Plan and commenced engagement on the Community Infrastructure Plan. I also lodged a petition in relation to reviewing parking within Fishermans Bend. Petition: Review of Council Parking Policy – Parking Restrictions on Thistlethwaite Street, South…

  • Southport Community Centre: AGM 2025

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    Southport Community Centre, based on Liardet and Nott Streets in Port Melbourne is a pivotal community facility, providing meeting spaces and services for our community. I meet with Southport Community Centre on regular basis and attended tonight’s Annual General Meeting to speak with incoming members of the committee. Southport Community Centre provides a range of…

  • Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society: July 2025 Meeting

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    The Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at Port Melbourne Town Hall and features guest speakers discussing Port Melbourne and other relevant historical topics. Tonight’s meeting incorporated a question and answer format featuring Judith Mackenzie as a guest speaker. Judith not only grew up in Port Melbourne,…

  • BeachPatrol: Port Melbourne Beach Clean

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    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…

  • Tabletop RPG Open Day

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    The Tabletop Open Day is a celebration of our local table top roleplay gaming community organised by the Australian Roleplay Community. The event featuring locally made board and roleplaying games bringing together both content creators and players into an event based at St Kilda Town Hall. Tabletop gaming is not only a growing hobby, but…

  • Neighbourhood Conversations – Port Melbourne and Montague

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    The City of Port Phillip’s Neighbourhood Conversations incorporates pop-up sessions to encourage community engagement with the Council. Today, I attended two of these sessions, Port Melbourne in the morning and Montague in the afternoon. Both sessions provided an opportunity to discuss Council’s waste management strategy, as well as the progression of new dog parks envisaged…