Tag: council events
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Madden House Opening Ceremony
The City of Port Phillip has a history of proactively working with community housing providers to increase and improve housing models that support people experiencing homelessness. Today Madden House opened, where Council contributed funds and land to work with Homes Victoria and St Kilda Community Housing to provide 26 self-contained units for people experiencing homelessness.…
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Port Melbourne Neighbourhood Conversations
This morning, I attended the Port Melbourne Neighbourhood Conversation session on Bay Street alongside Cr Heather Cunsolo, where we discussed Council’s community infrastructure plan and a range of other topics. The discussion will assist Council in identifying community needs across Port Melbourne and Fishermans Bend, ensuring we have a strategic approach to the community and…
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Fishermans Bend Neighbourhood Conversations
This afternoon I joined the Neighbourhood Conversations session in Fishermans Bend, held at Fennell Reserve, Port Melbourne’s newest off-leash dog park. I took Lady and Duchess to the session this afternoon so they could enjoy the dog park, while engaging our local community. Over the course of next year Fennell Reserve is due to become…
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Community Engagement: Port Melbourne and South Melbourne Market
The South Melbourne Market is currently updating its Stategic Plan and this morning I joined the team in Port Melbourne, to ensure our community can provide feedback into the retail mix and direction. Port Melbourne and Fishermans Bend are significant patrons to South Melbourne Market, which feedback including the need to retain fresh groceries, diversify…
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Unfolding Futures: The Rupert Bunny Anniversary
Rupert Bunny (1864 – 1947) was one of Australia’s first internationally renowned artists and was born and raised in St Kilda. This evening, I was invited to launch the opening of Upfolding Futures at the Carlisle Arts Space. Unfolding Futures features artworks from the recipients of the Rupert Bunny Fellowship, supporting mid-career artists across a range…
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The official opening of the Port Melbourne Skate Park
While operational since late last year, the official opening of the Port Melbourne Skate Park located within the Graham Street underpass was held this morning. Since its opening, further improvements have been made include fencing protecting skateboarders from passing road traffic, artwork complementing the skate park is also planned. The official opening was an opportunity…
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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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Launch of the Coalition of Councils in support of the Portable Buildings World Heritage Listing
The City of Port Phillip and South Melbourne specifically is home to three portable iron houses, prefabricated buildings that accommodated Melbourne’s rapid growth during the Gold Rush era. This evening the City of Port Phillip joined the City of Yarra in launching a Coalition of Councils to support a World Heritage Listing for these houses.…
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Neighbourhood Conversations – Port Melbourne and Montague
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…
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Deliberative Community Panel – Plan for Port Phillip
The Council Plan is one of the most important actions undertaken by a newly elected Council, as it reflects intended priorities and key actions over the four years term. The development of the Council Plan, incorporates not only Councillor input, but also community, through neighbourhood conversations, surveys and a deliberative community panel comprising of a…