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

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  • Artists for Kids Culture: Art Auction Night

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    Following the Fisherman Bend Business Forum public event, I attended the Art Auction Night held by Artists for Kids Culture a not-for-profit charity that inspires kids to use the arts to challenge themselves, build belief in their own creativity and improve their wellbeing. Tonight’s arts auction featured 61 artworks donated by renowned artists supporting the…

  • Madden House Opening Ceremony

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    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.…

  • Unfolding Futures: The Rupert Bunny Anniversary

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    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…

  • South East Melbourne Local Business Awards

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    Following my attendance to the exhibition opening at the Romulus Folio, I joined my colleague Cr Beti Jay of South Melbourne Ward in attending the South East Melbourne Local Business Awards. Tonight was a celebration of small business, across not just Port Phillip but throughout Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs. Several Port Phillip based small businesses were…

  • Opening the Port Phillip Mussel and Jazz Festival

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    The Port Phillip Mussel and Jazz Festival has been a fixture of South Melbourne Market over the March long weekend for the past ten years. The two day festival incorporates street vendors along Cecil Street, alongside market traders and a stage featuring jazz performances. With an estimated crowd of over 50,000 attendees, South Melbourne Market…

  • Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group and the Bicycle Network

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    This evening I joined Cr Justin Halliday in attending a public meeting of the Port Phillip Bicycling Users Group which featured a speaker from the Bicycle Network discussing the sustainable transport improvements required to provide genuine transport choice across the City of Port Phillip. Fishermans Bend, as an example, is on the precipice of two…

  • Fashion and Fauxtails: Fundraiser for St Kilda Gatehouse

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    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…

  • The National Theatre: Opening Night of Avenue Q

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    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…

  • The 2025 St Kilda Festival

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    The St Kilda festival, which is one of Melbourne’s oldest music festivals, was held this weekend across both Saturday and Sunday. Featuring a mix of emerging and renowned artists over several stages, the Festival includes an array of musical genres, as well as other festivities. While the St Kilda Festival is a significant fixture on…

  • Cultural Awareness Training

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    This morning Councillors from Port Phillip Council undertook Cultural Awareness Training delivered through the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV). The training provided an overview of Port Phillip’s diverse Jewish community and ongoing concerns over rising Antisemitism. The session also included a tour of Temple Beth Israel and a discussion on the various streams of…