Tag: st kilda
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Opening the Port Phillip Mussel and Jazz Festival
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…
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Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group and the Bicycle Network
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…
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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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The 2025 St Kilda Festival
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…
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Cultural Awareness Training
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…
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Joining the Midsumma Pride March
The Midsumma Pride March, a highlight in the Midsumma Festival, is an annual march through St Kilda. Despite the heat, the turnout and community spirit at Midsumma Pride March was fantastic with the march beginning at Catani Gardens and marching through Fitzroy Street. Councillors from the City of Port Phillip joined the march as part…
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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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Launch of the 2024 Big Sculpture Trail
This afternoon I attended the launch of the Big Sculpture Trail Project at Linden New Art Gallery. The St Kilda trail includes 21 sculptures located across St Kilda, including at Linden New Art Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall and Acland Street Plaza, alongside many other locations. The exhibition which formally opened today will be available…
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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…