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

Fishermans Bend: Delayed but not Derailed

Oct 23, 2025

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in Business Community, Community Groups, Port Phillip

The Fishermans Bend Business Forum (FBBF) is becoming a key community voice calling on all levels of Government to recognise the potential of Fishermans Bend. I was invited to speak at their first public forum – Fishermans Bend: Delayed but not Derailed, where I was joined by: I discussed the importance of much needed public…

TWiSK: Call to Fix 606 Bus

Oct 19, 2025

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Alex Makin

in Media Hub, Port Phillip

This Week in St Kilda (TWiSK) is an independent online media publication covering topics relevant to the City of Port Phillip. The community led petition calling for upgrades to bus route 606, was covered in the weekly edition, reinforcing the importance of this bus service in connecting people across the City of Port Phillip. Cr…

ABC News: Public Transport and Fishermans Bend

Mar 4, 2025

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Alex Makin

in Media Hub, Port Phillip

This ABC News included an interview with me as the Ward Councillor for Montague Ward discussing the urgent need for public transport improvements and tram extensions for Fishermans Bend. Securing commitments for Fishermans Bend must be a key advocacy priority for the City of Port Phillip.

ABC News Online: Better public transport called for in new Infrastructure Victoria plan

Mar 4, 2025

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Alex Makin

in Media Hub, Port Phillip

Infrastructure Victoria is an independent statutory authority, established by the State Government to provide advice on current and future infrastructure needs. In 2021 Infrastructure Victoria released its 30 year strategy identifying the required infrastructure projects needed to sustain Melbourne and Victoria. Amongst its key recommendations were tram extensions into Fishermans Bend and for planning to…

Maroondah Leader: Energy savings tipped for city

Jan 28, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Urban Sustainability

The Maroondah Leader has reported on the installation of a new co-generation system at Ringwood Aquatic Centre. The system will provide $80,000 of electricity savings and reduce emissions by 917 tonnes per annum. Mayor Alex Makin said the gas-fired co-generation system, delivered to the centre last Thursday, converted heat produced by two gas-fired engines into…

Media Release: Living clean and green

Jan 27, 2010

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Environment, Media Releases, Urban Sustainability

The first in a series of educational workshops on sustainable living will be held at Council’s Braeside Avenue Offices in Ringwood on Thursday 11 February. Mayor of Maroondah, Cr Alex Makin, said the workshops formed part of the Sustainable Living Space (SLS) Project, a community learning initiative involving Council, the City of Manningham, North Ringwood…

Media Release: Recycle right this summer

Dec 30, 2009

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Alex Makin

in Environment, Media Releases, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

There’s a lot to like about Christmas, but sleigh loads of festive season rubbish aren’t among them. Mayor of Maroondah, Cr Alex Makin, said tonnes of plastic wrappers, cardboard boxes, wrapping paper and disposable plates ended up in landfill each year rather than in recycling centres. “Christmas is traditionally a time for giving and a…

Public Forum on the Sustainable Living Space

Oct 8, 2009

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Environment, Urban Sustainability

The Sustainable Living Space is a partnership project between North Ringwood Community House, Maroondah City Council and Eastern Volunteers, which aims to provide a central information service on sustainability. Tonight a public forum was held to invite community participation within the project and to encourage involvement. The forum provided background information on the project, including…

EV's Young Leaders Program – discussing being a Councillor

May 7, 2009

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Alex Makin

in Community Engagement, Environment, Maroondah City Council, Social Sustainability, Urban Sustainability

The Young Leader’s program, is a week-long course designed for selected Year 10 school students that attend schools within Maroondah. Teachers are invited to select students that have leadership potential, with the program designed to improve confidence, listening and teambuilding skills This year the program is being extended to provide an ongoing program designed to…

Eastern Transport Coalition – Action Plan for Public Transport

Apr 16, 2009

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Alex Makin

in Accessibility, Community Engagement, Environment, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Transport, Urban Sustainability

Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting developed an action plan to achieve the objectives identified at previous meetings. As Australia and Melbourne enters a climate of economic uncertainty coupled with the ongoing need to reduce rising greenhouse emissions, an expanded State Government commitment to public transport infrastructure would not only stimulate economic activity but provide alternatives…

Tag: sustainable cities