
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Two tone pub

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
'His chair is empty'
Mourn the passing of Mark Sheehan of Ozone Street. Deeply faithful to his wife Norma and his extended family. Growing up in the thirties, he saw the devastating effects of poverty and insecure housing, and it fired him up throughout his life. Mark loved politics but not politicians. Another bike rider almost to the end. [11 05 1928 to 22 08 2011]
Superb
picture thanks to Andrew McCutcheon
I heard author Jonathan Franzen talking about his 'helpless love' for birds on the radio. He described how he opened his ears and his heart to birds after being introduced to their presence in Central Park. With more vegetation in Port Melbourne, we are hearing and seeing more birds. None lift my spirits as much as the superb fairy wren for its plumage and its call. It can be heard at the western edge of Beacon Cove and through to the Webb Dock path. The wrens are insectivorous with weak powers of flight, and need to be able to retreat quickly into vegetation after venturing into the open.
Monday, August 29, 2011
http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
The City of Port Phillip has changed the look and feel of its website. The councillors wanted the website to be easier to use, lively, and organised well for the questions people ask and the services they use. Check it out and see what you think at www.portphillip.vic.gov.au
Not happy!

Sunday, August 28, 2011
Walking through Garden City

Saturday, August 27, 2011
Its a grand old flag

Out and about in Port Melbourne

Friday, August 26, 2011
Re-connecting

Thursday, August 25, 2011
Out of character
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Reporting time

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
No longer neglected

Friday, August 19, 2011
Heading up to Hindmarsh
Thursday, August 18, 2011
City of Port Phillip becomes responsible for future planning at Beacon Cove
Today the Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy, transferred responsibility for future planning of the commercial areas of Beacon Cove to the City of Port Phillip through the gazettal of Amendment C105. The Minister had been the responsible authority for planning in this area until now. The gazetted area includes the area generally known as Waterfront Place [including 1-11 Waterfront Place] and the restaurants. The explanatory report and map of the area can be accessed here.
Council meeting on Monday 22nd August
The Council is proposing to lease land at the Port Melbourne Depot at 477 Plummer St to Citywide Services, Council's open space contractor, for 5 years. The notice of intention to lease the land was notified on Port Focus on 23 June. The background and terms of the lease can be found here. It is also recommended that the Sustainable Transport Strategy, [including the walk and bike plans] and the Playspace Strategy be adopted. The meeting will be held at St Kilda from 6pm.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Correction
Port Phillip councillors receive $24,220 pa plus $2,178 super - rather than $40,000 as Nola Cormick writes in this edition of Melbourne Weekly [August 17, 2011]
Light effects
Monday, August 15, 2011
Finding opportunities to increase public open space
Monday is Council Day
Monday is spent in Council briefings. Formal Council meetings are held on the second, third and fourth Mondays of the month. That means that there is no Council meeting on the first, and on those rare occasions when it occurs, or fifth Monday. The second Monday [today] is the meeting of the Statutory Planning Committee. There are no Port Melbourne planning applications on the agenda.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Finely balanced
Saturday, August 13, 2011
'Can we get a grand final like that?

Friday, August 12, 2011
Port vs Williamstown tomorrow away

Thursday, August 11, 2011
Shine a light on Port Melbourne
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Spotted off Bridge St ... a BAC Bike

Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Environmental regulation has a history
I read this item in the local paper: "Symex Holdings, located in Woodruff Street, was served with a pollution abatment notice for storing chemicals inapproriately, odour problems, having sub-standard spill procedures and noise problems. The company turns oil products into glycerine, searine and oleine, which are then used in toiletries, plastics, food and pharmaceuticals and is shipped to more than 40 countries." [source Amber Wilson Melbourne Weekly, August 10 2011] The odour from the site has been a feature of Port life for many, many years.
This reminded me of a bye-law I had come across at the Historical Society of the Municipal Council of Sandridge: 'Be it therefore ordered and directed by the Municipal Council of Sandridge that if at any time the trade or business of any person or persons being the owner or occupier of any candle house melting place or soap house or any slaughter house or any building or place for boiling offal or blood or for boiling burning or crushing bones or any manufactory building or place used for any trade business process or manufacture causing effluvia shall be carried on so as to be a nuisance or cause any effluvia injurious to he health of the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods such person or pesons shall forthwith after receiving written notices from the local inspector of nuisances use the best practicable means for abating such nuisances or preventing or counteracting such effluvia. Any person guilty of any breach or neglect of this by law shall forfeit and pay a penalty of sum not exceeding 20 pounds.'
This reminded me of a bye-law I had come across at the Historical Society of the Municipal Council of Sandridge: 'Be it therefore ordered and directed by the Municipal Council of Sandridge that if at any time the trade or business of any person or persons being the owner or occupier of any candle house melting place or soap house or any slaughter house or any building or place for boiling offal or blood or for boiling burning or crushing bones or any manufactory building or place used for any trade business process or manufacture causing effluvia shall be carried on so as to be a nuisance or cause any effluvia injurious to he health of the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods such person or pesons shall forthwith after receiving written notices from the local inspector of nuisances use the best practicable means for abating such nuisances or preventing or counteracting such effluvia. Any person guilty of any breach or neglect of this by law shall forfeit and pay a penalty of sum not exceeding 20 pounds.'
Magnolias in Nott St
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Princes Pier

Friday, August 5, 2011
Open air gallery closing
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Shades of grey
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Port in the paper
Port - the place for a village?
'Professor Miles Lewis said many elements of Melbourne's history were "incredibly confusing, including the false rumours about the vollage site". Professor Lewis said a redrawn version of Batman's map indicated the famous description by Batman of a good "place for a village" referred to the south bank of the Yarra River, in what is now the Port Melbourne area.' [Jason Dowling Age, Wednesday 3 August 2011 p9]
'Port of Hastings is the future, but Webb Dock needs an upgrade now'
A piece by Mark Stone, [CEO of the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry] re-asserting the Port of Melbourne's need for additional capacity in the short term since the Port of Hastings is at best 10 to 15 years off. [Mark Stone, Business Age Wednesday 3 August 2011 p15]
'Professor Miles Lewis said many elements of Melbourne's history were "incredibly confusing, including the false rumours about the vollage site". Professor Lewis said a redrawn version of Batman's map indicated the famous description by Batman of a good "place for a village" referred to the south bank of the Yarra River, in what is now the Port Melbourne area.' [Jason Dowling Age, Wednesday 3 August 2011 p9]
'Port of Hastings is the future, but Webb Dock needs an upgrade now'
A piece by Mark Stone, [CEO of the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry] re-asserting the Port of Melbourne's need for additional capacity in the short term since the Port of Hastings is at best 10 to 15 years off. [Mark Stone, Business Age Wednesday 3 August 2011 p15]
Warm weather
'The Melbourne temperature reached 20.2 degrees, the warmest August 2 since records began in 1855. ... The city's previously hottest August 2 was 19.5 degrees in 1873. [Age Wednesday 3 August 2011, p3] You can look at the temperature records back to 1855 at the Bureau of Meteorology's website here.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Extreme commitment to the marine environment

Monday, August 1, 2011
Sandridge project
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