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Official Journal of the City of Kingston • April / May 2015
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Anzac Day
Services
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Kingston COMMUNITY
Contact us
1300 653 356
kingston.vic.gov.au
CityOfKingston
KingstonCC
KingstonCityCouncil
TTY: 9581 4506
info@kingston.vic.gov.au
PO Box 1000, Mentone, 3194
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRES:
Cheltenham - 1230 Nepean Hwy
(Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm)
Chelsea - 1 Chelsea Rd
(Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm)
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Everyone is welcome to attend
Kingston Council’s meetings held at
the Cheltenham Council Offices, 1230
Nepean Highway, Cheltenham. The
next Planning Committee Meeting is:
Wednesday 22 April and Wednesday
20 May. The next Ordinary Council
Meetings are: Monday 27 April and
Monday 25 May.
Watch live Council Meetings
Go to kingston.vic.gov.au to watch live
or view previous meetings.
KINGSTON YOUR CITY EDITOR
Publications Officer, 9581 4637
editor@kingston.vic.gov.au
Kingston encourages you to reprint
articles and photographs from this
publication but permission must
first be sought from the Editor.
Acknowledgment of the source must
be provided.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Council acknowledges the Kulin
Nation as the Traditional Owners of
the land on which the municipality
is a part and pays its respects to the
Elders past and present. Council is a
member of the Inter Council Aboriginal
Consultative Committee (ICACC).
COVER PHOTO
Local WWI veteran decendants Lorna
Vague and Scott Campbell with his two
children Beth and Max, pictured at the
Dingley Village War Memorial.
Kingston Your City - April / May 2015
KINGSTON’S
LANGUAGE LINE
Make payments and request
a service even easier with
Online@Kingston
Online@Kingston is Council’s efficient
and innovative online resource
that allows local residents to make
payments online and request
services.
You can now also make payments
online directly through Council’s
website, including rates, animal
renewals, Council invoices and
infringements.
For more information visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/onlinerequest
$
Make payments online
rates • animal registration renewals • Council invoices • infringements
Council Trees
new tree request • general maintenance • tree removal
Street Signs
request new sign • change existing sign • repair / replace sign
Roads and Footpaths
weeding and spraying •pothole repairs
Local Laws
residential noise • equipment noise • unsightly or dangerous land
Foreshore
gravel path maintenance • seaweed removal • vegetation clearance
Graffitti removal
footpaths • Council buildings • playgrounds • signs
Drainage
Final rates
instalment due
Ratepayers are reminded
that the due date for final
quarterly rate instalments
for 2014/15 is Sunday 31 May
2015.
As this date falls on a weekend,
payments will be accepted until
close of business Monday 1 June
without penalty.
Instalment reminder notices will
be issued at the end of April. If
you have not received your final
quarterly instalment reminder
notice by 9 May, please contact
Council’s Customer Service Centre
on 1300 653 356.
Interest at the rate of 11.5% per
annum will be charged on any
instalment amounts outstanding
after 1 June.
For more information please refer
to your instalment notice, visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/rates or
phone 1300 653 356.
cleaning drains • damaged pits
Protected trees
in Kingston
Kingston Council has successfully
prosecuted a demolition
company and property owner
who illegally removed two
protected trees from a Bonbeach
development site.
The Moorabbin Court Magistrate,
fined the property owner $40,000 plus
$10,000 in costs. In a previous hearing
the demolition company that carried
out the removal works was fined
$14,000 and $7,075 in costs.
The trees removed, a Corymbia ficifolia
(Red Flowering Gum) and a Eucalyptus
longifolia (Woollybutt), were destroyed
when the block was cleared to prepare
for a development.
The owner had originally applied to
build 16 dwellings on the site, however
a permit was granted to build 13
dwellings on the site and the two trees
were required to be retained as part of
the development.
This case sends a clear message to
property owners and developers that
the illegal removal of protected trees
under either Council’s Local Law 5,
or as part of Planning Permit conditions,
will face serious fines and prosecution. Find what’s
Near Me
Do you want to trim or
remove a street tree?
Street trees not only provide visual
amenity and character in the City
of Kingston, but they also provide
us with social, economic and
environmental benefits.
If your street tree needs trimming or
removing, feel free to contact Council
either by using Council’s new online
request service or by phoning our
Customer Service Centre.
Your request will then be queued
and assessed; depending on the
situation your tree will either be
trimmed by a Contractor or
removed if it is causing
severe damage to the local
surroundings.
For more
information visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/trees
You can now find services and facilities near you by searching your
address on the homepage of Council’s website.
These services and facilities include:
• bin collection days
•libraries
• citizens advice bureau
• life saving clubs
• community centres
• maternal & child health
facilities
• Council halls
• Council customer service
centres
• place of worship
• day care facilities
•kindergartens
Per contattare il Comune, chiamateci al numero 131 450
• dog off leash areas
•reserves
Чтобы связаться с Городским Советом, звоните нам
по телефону 131 450
• leisure centres
•schools
People of all languages can now contact
Kingston’s Language Line on one number 131 450
Για να επικοινωνήσετε με το Δήμο, καλέστε μας στο 131 450
Để liên hệ với Hội đồng, gọi chúng tôi theo số 131 450
要聯絡市政府，請給我們打電話 131 450
如要联系市议会，请致电131 450
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Council’s new service requests
and payment options
YOUR KINGSTON UPDATE
The next Your Kingston Updates will be
published in local newspapers on
Wednesday 15 April and 13 May.
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•playgrounds
In addition to nearest facilities, the Near Me page also shows information
for the selected property such as your waste collection, Ward and
kingston.vic.gov.au/nearme
Councillors. For more information visit
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Kingston NEWS
Maintaining
our community
infrastructure
Council looks after a massive $1 billion in assets. Without these
facilities the community would miss out on vital services in every
sphere of life.
Council’s assets include kindergartens,
community halls, leisure centres, roads,
footpaths, parks, playgrounds, sporting
facilities, drains and more.
Regular maintenance to
avoid major repairs
Just like your family home – these
facilities require constant repairs,
upgrades and maintenance. By doing
regular maintenance we can avoid
greater repair costs in the future and
extend their lives.
At our homes we spend a small
amount of time and money each year
to clear our gutters.
Ignore that job for a few years and we
run the risk of rusted and rotted gutters
that are expensive to replace and could
cause major flood damage to our home.
Council infrastructure is no different.
For example, it can cost as little as $4
per square metre to fix minor wear and
tear to our roads, but if that problem is
left to develop into a major issue it can
cost a massive $80 per square metre to
fix! It makes more sense economically
to invest in ongoing maintenance.
Changing needs
Your family home also needs to grow
and adapt as your family needs change.
When a new baby arrives you may
need to add an extra bedroom or you
may add a granny flat to look after
an elderly parent. The same applies
for Council infrastructure as our
community grows and changes.
When an increase of young families
moves into an area, Council needs
to invest in new kindergartens and
sporting facilities or as our population
ages we invest more in aged care
services including home care and
meals on wheels services.
Changing expectations
50 years ago an ensuite was a luxury
in the average family home; today it’s
normal. Council’s infrastructure also
needs to be upgraded to meet modern
expectations.
For example, 50 years ago sport was
a male dominated area; in recent
years Council has invested significant
amounts of money to ensure our
sporting facilities are accessible for all.
Upgrades include adding unisex change
rooms, female toilets, wheelchair
access and more.
In the past our roads were designed for
a small number of cars. Today we need
roads that can cater for a far greater
number of cars not to mention buses,
cyclists and pedestrians.
Asset Gap
The amount of money required
to repair and upgrade all Council
infrastructure to an acceptable
standard is called the Asset
Gap. If Kingston Council was to
repair or upgrade all our $1 billion
in infrastructure it would cost
approximately $25 million. Needless
to say Kingston Council cannot do this
in a short period of time, but we have
a workable plan to achieve it over the
next 20 to 30 years.
North Ward Councillors Cr Tamara Barth, Cr Paul Peulich and
Cr Steve Staikos at the newly built Clayton South Kindergarten
We aim to steadily close the Asset Gap
over the next 20 to 30 years without
placing too much financial burden on
our community.
Responsible financial managers
Kingston Council takes our
responsibility to be sound financial
managers very seriously and we are
below the average for rates per property
when compared to other inner metro
Melbourne Councils and have the equal
lowest operating cost per property.
We also successfully receive double
the average amount of grants from the
Victorian and Federal Governments
which helps pay for local services and
projects without placing further burden
on our ratepayers.
As a result of our sound financial
management, Council’s operating costs
per property have risen by less than 1%
the past two years.
By taking a long-term approach
Council has a clear plan to manage our
assets while minimising the burden
on local ratepayers and still providing
high-quality infrastructure and vital
community services.
Rate capping
The Victorian Government has
proposed to introduce rate capping
from the 2016/17 financial year.
This means that State Government will
set a maximum rate at which Councils
can increase their rates.
Kingston Council is yet to determine
the impacts of this new policy, but aims
to respond in a responsible manner
in the best interests of the Kingston
community within the means available
to us.
Council welcomes the provision
for enhanced transparency of its
expenditure and expects to receive
further parameters from the State
Government in October this year.
have your say
Draft Budget
2015/16
Council’s Draft Budget 2015/16
will be adopted a Special Council
Meeting. Following this, there will
be a Public Budget Information
Session held.
Another Special Council Meeting
will be held to consider written
submissions and residents
are invited to speak to their
submissions at this meeting.
The Draft Budget will then be
considered for formal adoption at
an Ordinary Council meeting.
For more information see
kingston.vic.gov.au/budget
New access conditions at
Mordialloc Creek
New traffic solution for
Cheltenham’s Wilson Street
Following an Expression of Interest (EOI) process, Council voted to
grant three year licenses to use Mordialloc Creek’s Pompei’s Landing
site to both the Mordialloc Boating and Angling Club and the
existing operator Pompei’s Marine.
Council has responded to
community feedback to a trial
closure of Cheltenham’s Wilson
Street and will instead use
other road traffic measures to
improve safety in the area.
The new license arrangements to be
offered are:
Boat Ramp three year license offered
to the Mordialloc Boating and Angling
Club, but will allow access to Pompei’s
Marine Pty Ltd and Pompei’s of
Mordialloc.
Slipway and boat maintenance area
three year license offered to current
operator Pompei’s Marine Pty Ltd for
use as a boat maintenance facility.
The moorings in this area of the creek
will now will be directly managed by
Council.
The new license arrangements
took elements of several of the EOI
applications and found a compromise.
These changes will allow the public
greater access the creek with an
increase in the available moorings and
will give a key community group greater
room to grow.
Council will also pursue options for
the long-term future development of
the surrounding area including liaising
with other government bodies and land
owners for the land next to the road
and railway line.
Kingston Council’s long term objective
is to realise the full potential of this
important historic maritime precinct
and see the long held vision for the
Mordialloc Creek brought to life.
Council had originally proposed a
three-month trial at the middle point
of Wilson Street to address safety
concerns caused by large numbers of
cars using the local street as a shortcut.
But during community consultation
on the issue Council met with several
groups, and received a 2000 signature
petition, that were opposed to the trial
closure.
Council was keen to find a solution that
the surrounding community supports,
which is why we will now be installing
two permanent single lane passing
zones to slow down the traffic and
discourage people from using the local
street as a shortcut.
Wilson Street attracts about three times
more traffic than is expected for a local
road, with the vast majority non-local
traffic.
More than 4400 vehicles and small
trucks use Wilson Street every day,
which puts stress on residents who
worry about the safety of cyclists and
pedestrians in the area, particularly
children from nearby schools.
Council will also continue to advocate
strongly to VicRoads and the Victorian
Government to make improvements to
Nepean Highway, between Karen Street
and Centre Dandenong Road, to boost
traffic flow and safety in the area.
ANZAC Day 2015
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War memorial to be restored
in time for Anzac Centenary
The war memorial gardens at Cheltenham’s Kingston
Heath Reserve will be restored in time for the Anzac
Centenary thanks to $100,000 Anzac Centenary grant.
Kingston Council and the Cheltenham-Moorabbin
RSL applied for funding to redevelop and restore the
existing ANZAC Contemplative Gardens, and Council will
contribute a further $65,000 to the project.
The project will not only provide our community with a
beautiful, peaceful place to reflect, remember and learn
about the service and sacrifice of so many, it will also
help restore the gardens into a more fitting tribute to
thousands of Australian servicemen and women who have
fought to protect our country.
The restoration project will include:
• a new Honour Wall to display plaques
• highlighting the existing war memorials which mark WWI,
WWII and the Boer War
• creating a larger open space formal lawn area to
accommodate large gatherings including ANZAC and
Remembrance Day services
• new paved pathways to improve access
• new seating, lighting and flag poles
•increased tree plantings, including planting of symbolic
lone pines and Australian pines to represent our
Australian soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their
country.
Last year Council also received $57,038 from the Anzac
Centenary Local Grants Program to upgrade the Mentone
Parade Memorial Gardens including installation of an
Honour Roll.
Anzac Day Services
Local RSLs and Rotary Clubs in Kingston will hold Anzac Day services
on 25 April to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the landing of the
Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli.
Cheltenham-Moorabbin RSL
Dawn Service at 5.45am followed by
a Gunfire Breakfast. A march and
afternoon service will commence from
1.50pm on the corner of Grange and
Centre Dandenong Roads. Assembly
will take place at the traffic lights
and participants will march through
the park’s parking area to behind the
club rooms. The afternoon service
commences at 2pm including a Fly Past
at approximately 2.20pm.
Clayton RSL
Clayton RSL will be holding a series
of events for Anzac Day, including a
Dawn Service from 6am at the Clayton
Cenotaph. This will be followed by a
breakfast at the Clayton RSL; a gold coin
donation is appreciated. From 2.30pm
the RSL will be hosting its annual
Two Up game for local families.
Highett RSL
A march and Dawn Service will occur
at 5.45am at the corner of Henry Street
and Highett Road.
Longbeach RSL
Dawn Service 6 - 6.45am in front of
Chelsea Town Hall. Breakfast will be
available after the Dawn Service by the
Ladies Auxiliary at around 7am. A gold
coin donation would be appreciated.
A march will occur afterwards at 9am
from Swanpool Avenue along Station
Street to the Cenotaph, where a wreath
laying will take place.
Inside Chelsea Town Hall an indoor
service will be conducted where two
Edithvale Primary students will speak
about what Anzac Day means to them.
Mentone RSL
Dawn Service is being held from 6am at
Mentone Memorial Park; it is encouraged
to arrive 10 minutes early. A breakfast
A commemorative Dawn Service for
will follow the Dawn Service at 6.20am;
the local community of Dingley Village
from 5.45 – 6.45am at the Dingley Village a gold coin donation is appreciated. At
8.45am veterans and community groups
Memorial on 31 Marcus Road. The
service is conducted by the Rotary Club will line up near the war memorial to
begin the march where the Memorial
of Dingley Village in conjunction with
Service will begin.
the Springvale RSL Sub Branch.There
will also be a community Anzac Day
service on Thursday 23 April at 11am.
Rotary Club of Dingley
All event details are correct at the time of printing.
For up to date details or a full listing of Anzac Day services and events being
anzaccentenary.vic.gov.au
held throughout Melbourne, visit
Mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill & Cr Rosemary West
at Cheltenham’s new War Memorial
We will remember them
Scott Campbell of Dingley
Village pays tribute to his
great grandfather Sergeant
Harold Thomas Campbell.
Harold Thomas Campbell, an 18
year old carpenter, enlisted on
17 August 1914 in the Australian
Imperial Force.
Assigned to the 2nd Field Artillery
Brigade, his unit embarked from
Melbourne on board the HMAT
Shropshire on 20 October 1914. He
fought at Gallipoli for the duration,
including at the Battle of Lone Pine
and then fought on the Western
Front.
It was rumoured that he fired the
last artillery shell at Gallipoli prior
to the evacuation effort. He was
awarded a promotion to Sergeant
in October 1917.
Although gassed and wounded
numerous times, he returned
to Australia on 8 October 1918,
where he was granted a ‘Soldier
Settlement’ block of land at
Woorinen North, near Swan Hill,
Victoria. He lived the remainder
of his life on the property, where
he raised a family on his vineyard
until his death in 1958.
Lorna Vague of Dingley Village
remembers her father Private
George Francis Beel.
George Francis Beel, born in 1897
in Baarmutha, Victoria, was the
third of five children. He was
enlisted on 8 June 1916. Assigned
to 5th Pioneer Battalion, his unit
embarked from Melbourne on
board HMAT A32 Themistocles on
28 July 1916.
He returned to Australia in 1919,
went on to marry Anna Frances
Ruth Bartsh and had fivev children.
He had a love for growing fruit
trees; his children’s favourite was
a Chewing Gum Tree. George died
in 1963 during an operation due
to aneurysm. His children and 16
grandchildren are continuing his
legacy to this day.
Scott Campbell and
his children Beth
and Max
Lorna Vague
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Kingston NEWS
Central Ward Councillor Ron Brownlees with
his dog Billy at the recently upgraded Kevin
Hayes Reserve in Mordialloc
Winter foreshore
dog regulations
start 1 April.
Check signage.
Cats and dogs and
ferrets! Oh, my!
Animal lovers, pet owners
and their four-legged friends
attended Kingston Council’s
annual Pet Expo on Sunday 15
March. The Pet Expo was a fantastic day out
to celebrate the positive role pets can
play in in the Kingston community
and promote responsible pet
ownership.
In addition to a whole range of fun
activities, pet owners had the ability
to microchip and register their
animal. Pet registration is compulsory
under state law. State Government
Legislation requires all dogs and cats
to be registered with Council at three
months of age.
Animal Registrations
New registrations
All cats and dogs being registered for
the first time must be microchipped.
To register your pet complete the
form available at kingston.vic.gov.
au/pets along with Cheque, Money
Order or Credit Card details to City
Of Kingston PO Box 1000 Mentone Vic
3194, or bring your completed form to
the Cheltenham or Chelsea Customer
Service Centre.
Council’s investment in
Kingston’s Pets
Dog off leash areas
Kingston dogs can kick up their paws
thanks to upgrades to off-leash areas
at Kevin Hayes Reserve in Mordialloc
and Bicentennial Park in Chelsea.
Council has invested $110,000 into
the new facilities including new
paths, seats, bins, picnic shelters,
trees and plantings. Kevin Hayes
Reserve also features a new dog
agility area.
The City of Kingston has more than
25 off-leash dog areas across the
municipality to keep their four legged
friends well exercised, socialised,
kingston.vic.
happy and healthy.
gov.au/offleash
24 hour dog off leash trial at
Mentone Beach
Dog lovers in the Mentone area are
able to exercise their pooches at all
hours of the day or night as part of a
trial of a 24-hour dog off leash area
at Mentone Beach. The 12 month
trial will be run on a 450 metre long
stretch of beach (sand area only)
between Charman Road and the
entry point opposite Plummer Road
in Mentone.
Exemptions include any dog or cat
registered with the City of Kingston
before 1st May 2007 and animals
exempt under the Domestic Animals
Act 1994.
kingston.vic.gov.au/pets or
See
phone 1300 653 356 to find out
more about animal registrations and
renewals.
Renewal of existing registrations
Owners of registered pets will have
received a registration renewal in the
mail and must renew current animal
registrations by April 10 2015. You
can renew your existing registration
via BPAY, POST Billpay, by phone, in
person at the Cheltenham or Chelsea
Customer Service Office or by mail.
Did you know your Animal
Registration Fees provide you:
You can now use Council’s new and
innovative online payment system to
pay for renewal. See page 2 for more
information.
Registration ID tags
We provide registration tags for the
life of your pets. If tags become worn
and illegible please present the tag to
a Customer Service Centre and it will
be replaced free of charge. For any
lost tag, please contact 1300 653 356.
Replacement tags cost $6.
• lifetime metal ID tag for your pet
• an online service to reunite lost
dogs and cats with their owners
• Council Officers who:
- respond to calls about wandering
dogs and cats
- investigate complaints regarding
dog noise nuisances
- inspect properties where
dangerous, menacing or
restricted breed dogs reside
- monitor pet shops, boarding
kennels and catteries for
compliance with the standards
under the Codes of Practice;
• an Education Officer to provide
information to schools, community
groups and the general public on
responsible pet ownership
Community
Grants
applications
now open
Applications are now open
for the 2015/16 grants round –
with thousands of dollars on
offer to help local community
groups as they work to build a
stronger, healthier and socially
connected Kingston.
Vital work by local community groups
was given a $1.2 million boost this
financial year thanks to Kingston
Council’s community grants program.
Kingston Council voted at the end of
February to introduce changes to its
grants funding to make the process
simpler, more effective and better
able to respond to local needs.
Council will now offer:
• Three-year Partnership Grants to
long established organisations that
provide important social and welfare
services to Kingston residents
• Annual Grants provided through the
general Community Grants Program
plus a range of specific grants
programs focusing on the arts,
children, people with disabilities,
multicultural groups and youth
events.
Annual Community Grants
Applications close: 2 April
Grants of up to $10,000 are available
for not-for-profit community groups
to help develop a healthy, active and
socially connected community.
Access and Equity Grants
to help community groups deliver
services and programs to people with
disabilities, from multicultural or
Aboriginal backgrounds.
Arts Grants
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to
local artists, creative teams and arts
organisations to present projects that
are open to the public and boost arts
activity in Kingston.
Children’s Week Grants
Applications open: 6 April –1 May
Grants of up to $1,000 are available to
help community groups and not-forprofit organisations deliver one-off
events to celebrate Children’s Week in
October 2015.
Youth Festival Grants
Applications open: April
for events that highlight the talent
and diversity that 12 to 25-year-olds
bring to the Kingston community.
kingston.vic.gov.au/
communitygrants or 1300 653 356.
South Ward Councillor Tamsin Bearsley
at the newly constructed Edithvale
Family and Children’s Centre
Edithvale Family and
Children’s Centre opening
On Thursday 30 April, the City of
Kingston will officially open the
doors to the innovative Edithvale
Family and Children’s Centre.
The new landmark facility is the
second of what will be four new
family and children’s centres for
Council, following the launch of
the Parkdale Family and Children’s
Centre in October 2014 and others to
come at Westall and Carrum.
Each centre will make it easier for
families to get the support they need
from a range of services provided
by Council all under one roof. These
include child care, kindergarten,
maternal and child health, as well as
playgroups, parent groups and other
early childhood programs.
The centre’s opening provides job
opportunities for local people,
encouraging residents to live, work
and play in the City of Kingston.
Four year old Kindergarten
applications for 2016 open on
Friday 1 May
Submit an application before 30
June and it will be processed in the
first allocation.
To be eligible for four year old
kindergarten children must be four
years of age or older by 30 April in
the year they start kindergarten.
Places are prioritised based on a set
of criteria including children who
live within 2km radius of the kinder.
To find out which kindergartens are
within a 2km radius of your home,
visit Near Me on Council’s website.
See page 2 for more information.
For more information about the
Centre or how to enrol visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/enrol
Kingston BUSINESS
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Business support to
strengthen industry
Council recognises the
valuable role local businesses
play in our community and
has placed a high priority on
being proactive to improve
investment, employment and
business performance across
Kingston.
In an effort to enhance Council
spending with local businesses
and suppliers, Kingston is running
workshops for local contractors of
goods and services to better inform
them of how to do business with
Council.
This will include tips on quoting,
writing tenders and using online
project opportunities such as the
Industry Capability Network.
To register for these workshops, call
Council’s Economic Development
Department on 9581 4735.
Council has been helping local
businesses to better understand the
regulatory compliance required to set
up a business in Kingston and cut the
red tape, like Mentone’s new healthy
fast food restaurant, The Grazery.
Just days before the January opening
of The Grazery, owner Michael Dunne
contacted Council to apply for a
footpath trading permit.
Council assisted the business owner
to have the required permit for
outdoor tables in time for the grand
opening.
Council also meets with new and
existing businesses to inform them
of the ways Council can support local
small businesses, including:
• marketing their business on the
free Kingston online local business
directory
• access to regular business
education workshops
• local networking opportunities
• explaining regulatory compliance
and other local laws applying to
business.
Another practical
way Council helps to
support local business
is through the Mentor
Partners Program.
The Mentor Partners
Program is a free, confidential service
Fostering business in
Mentone
Kingston Council is
proposing some traffic and
transport changes to support
investment in a vibrant retail
and community space in
Mentone.
Council is looking to enhance the
beauty of Mentone, celebrate its
past and capitalise on its role as
a significant centre of activity. To
achieve this, Council is proposing:
• diversion of through traffic away
from the station area through a
more efficient route via Davies
Street, Florence Street and Mentone
Parade
Recently City of Kingston’s Mayor Cr
Geoff Gledhill, alongside the Mayors of
Frankston and Dandenong, met with the
Minister for Small Business to represent
South East Metro.
that taps into the expertise and
experience of volunteer business
mentors who generously give
their time to help local business
owners develop their business.
Council is now calling for
expressions of interest for the
April Mentors Partners Program
intake.
To find out more or to register
your interest in the Mentor
Partners Program, contact Mentor
Partners Program Coordinator,
Sandy Brouvalis on 0438 507 010
or
sbrouvalis@mentorpartners.
com.au. For more information
on the services Council offers
kingston.vic.
businesses visit
gov.au/business
The Mayors spoke with the Minister
regarding a range of regionally significant
issues including the impact of car
manufacturing ceasing in Australia
on local businesses, opportunities for
inbound trade missions in South East
Melbourne, the importance of high
speed broadband access and the Port of
Hastings.
Cr Gledhill voiced that he was keen to
work with the State Government on
supporting in bound trade missions
which will give local manufacturers
access to international buyers without
the need to travel overseas. An area of
particular interest is the food processing
and packaging sector because Kingston
has a number of excellent specialty food
manufacturers. Other areas will also be
explored.
Business Workshops
April / May 2015
Business networking
with a twist
Wednesday 6 May, 11am – 2.30pm
Woodlands Golf Club
White St, Mordialloc
Cost: $65
Kingston, in partnership with Your
Time Matters, is assisting business
owners to build useful networks,
and assist women experiencing
disadvantage to get work and keep it
through the organisation Fitted For
Work.
Marketing Basics Seminar
• a new piazza at the historic triangle
site created by closing part of
Florence Street to develop a safer
and more vibrant Mentone
Wednesday 13 May 6 – 8pm
Council municipal office – 1230
Nepean Highway, Cheltenham
Cost: $20
• relocating bus stops from in front
of the shops on Como Parade
and adding parking to support
the vitality of the retail core and
improve community safety
This seminar explains the marketing
process, describes how to set
marketing goals and takes you
through the steps to create a sound
marketing budget and plan.
• creating opportunities to attract
new retail investment
To view the proposed changes online
or to read the FAQs visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/mentone
Thursday 14 May, 7.30 – 9.30am
Woodlands Golf Club
Cost: $25 (includes hot breakfast)
Join other local business owners over
a hot breakfast, to hear participating
business profiles, their interest in
sustainability and new initiatives to
reduce operating costs.
Family Business Breakfast
Wednesday 27 May, 7.30 – 9.30am
Woodlands Golf Club
Cost: $30 (includes hot breakfast)
Find out the steps involved in
transitioning your family business to
the next generation and hear from
successful family businesses that
have made the transition.
Meet Your Mates
Thursday 28 May, 5 – 7pm
The Wherehouse – 1/6 Mills Street,
Cheltenham
Cost: $25
• the creation of a revitalised, more
attractive retail core
Drop in sessions were held in March
where Council Officers answered
questions of local residents.
Sustainable Business
Network Breakfast
To book or for more information visit
kingston.vic.gov.au/business
Kingston Business
taking care of business in Kingston
Business owners are invited to get
together after work, enjoy a drink
and finger food and build B2B
relationships.
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Kingston COMMUNITY
Progress on the
Dingley Bypass
VicRoads have made further progress on the construction
of the Dingley Bypass, a 6.4km road between Warrigal Road,
Moorabbin and Westall Road, Dingley Village.
Over the last three months the project
has focused on:
Council listens to residents
The City of Kingston has arranged to install a new park bench at
Sherbrooke Avenue in Oakleigh South.
This was organised after feedback was received from community
members during the Dingley Bypass community consultation.
Pictured are local residents Arthur and Persa with their Grandchildren
Patrick and Thereas enjoying their local park.
• Site clearing involving bulk
earthworks between Boundary Road
and Westall Road, as well as service
connection upgrade and relocation.
• Old Boundary Road closure
comprising of construction of culde-sacs either side of the bypass.
• Barkers Street underpass was closed
for four weeks to allow for piling
and widening to commence.
Over the next three months:
• Temporary traffic barriers will be
placed along sections of South Road,
Warrigal Road, Old Dandenong
Road and Westall Road to allow for
service connection works and road
widening.
• Road widening works will
commence on Clarinda Road.
• Construction of the Elder Street
South overpass will begin.
What to expect:
• Speed restrictions around the
bypass construction areas will be
put in place to increase safety of the
workforce and the travelling public.
• Some increased traffic on Old
Dandenong and Bourke roads due to
the works on Clarinda Road.
• Some traffic delays may be
experienced, particularly around
peak times.
If you have any questions or require
further information on the Dingley
Bypass please contact:
dingleybypass@thiess.com.au
1300 137 494
vicroads.vic.gov.au
Translation services: 9605 3058
Dingley Bypass
PO Box 79
Clarinda VIC 3169
• Tootal Road work will start in April
2015.
Council to advocate on
Bringing the revitalisation key issues to the State
of Moorabbin Junction
o life Government
Council, with support from
the State Government, is
moving into the next phase
of realising its vision for
Moorabbin Junction by
bringing vitality back to the
centre.
The State Government has recently
approved of the Moorabbin Activity
Centre Zone will provide the
community, traders and investors
with the certainty they have been
seeking. This helps guide the
Moorabbin Junction Urban Renewal
to reach Council’s vision.
The Activity Centre Zone
provides clear guidance around
preferred future land uses, built
form outcomes, public space
improvements and transport
objectives for the Moorabbin Activity
Centre.
For example, the land surrounding
Harvey Norman, located at South
Road and Linton Street, has
historically been zoned industrial
which prevents residential and some
types of retail and commercial uses.
The new zone will allow this
area to transform into residential
development.
The State Government Gazettal is the
final stage in the planning scheme
amendment process and represents
t
The Moorabbin Activity Zone unlocks:
As Council is the level of
Government closest to the
community, we recognise our
role in representing residents
on community issues even
when they are outside
Council’s direct control.
•80,000m2 of key development land
within the Activity Centre
Representing airport
neighbours
the point at which the Minister’s
approval of the Activity Centre
Zone is formally implemented into
Kingston’s overall plan for Moorabbin
Junction.
•approximately 1,800 new dwellings
forecasted by 2031.
For more information about the changes
taking place in Moorabbin Junction visit
moorabbinjunction.com.au
Did you know the Moorabbin
Junction Urban Renewal has
already delivered:
• upgrade of safety, access and
amenity to the train station
concourse, forecourts and bus
interchange.
• $11 million in funding for Moorabbin
Reserve upgrade.
• three large developments, either
under construction or built,
delivering urban change with new
cafes and bars and art galleries at
ground floor, 240 new homes above
and over $60 million of investment.
Council has received a petition
from local residents objecting to
the construction of a proposed
warehouse or office at Moorabbin
Airport. As the development is on
federal land, Council does not play
a role in approving or refusing any
development on this site. Council
shares the residents’ concerns
and will now write to the Federal
Minister of Infrastructure and
Regional Development to encourage
the Minister to give consideration to
instigate a Major Development Project
Assessment Process.
Making Aspendale Beach safer
Approximately 18 months ago Parks
Victoria moved a ‘no boating’ post,
which aligned with the southern
end of Gnotuk Avenue Car Park in
Aspendale, 200 metres north. The
beach in front of the Gnotuk avenue
car park is one of our busiest in
Kingston. The result of the post
being moved is that jet skis, boats,
swimmers and children playing are
now all sharing the busy 200 metre
strip of water which is a safety issue
for the swimmers and children.
Council is encouraging Parks Victoria
and the Minister for Climate Change
Environment and Water to reinstate
the ‘no boating’ post to its original
position.
Transitioning waste away from
the Green Wedge
Kingston Council will lobby the
Minister for Environment, Climate
Change and Water and local MPs
to remove Kingston’s Green Wedge
as a waste hub from the Statewide
Resource and Infrastructure Plan and
Metropolitan Waste Management
Strategy.
Council was disappointed by the
Metropolitan Waste Management
Group and Sustainability Victoria’s
opposition to its proposed ‘Green
Wedge A’ amendment to transition
waste related activities away from
Kingston’s Green Wedge. The City
of Kingston believe that Clarinda
and Clayton South residents have
for too long put up with living
with putrescible waste in their
neighbourhood, and that there are
other viable options for the waste
management to be explored.
For an update on the progress of
Green Wedge A, please see page 15.
Shaun
Kirk
Featuring three time Aria award nominees
Boom Crash Opera
The pop-rock band Boom Crash Opera
formed in early 1985.
The group includes Dale Ryder on lead vocals; Peter ‘Maz’ Maslen on drums,
percussion and vocals; Greg O’Connor on keyboards and guitar; and from 1992 Ian
Tilley on bass guitar and vocals.
Boom Crash Opera are known for albums such as Boom Crash Opera, These Here Are
Crazy Times and Fabulous Beast. Their renowned singles include ‘Great Wall’, ‘Hand
Up in the Air’, ‘Onion Skin’ and ‘Gimme’.
JAM CAFÉ
Up and coming local acts will grace the
stage of the Harvest Festival Jam Café
to bring you acoustic sets in an intimate
setting.
Limited edition
FESTIVAL
HOODIES
$40
20
SATURDA
Roy Dore Res
Join us under the big top for a
bluegrass and rockabilly artists
Jason Singh, Fiona Boyes & Th
Bryan and the Wildes at Roy Do
Now in its ninth year, Kingston
celebration of the autumn ha
Saxon times, harvest celebratio
of a crop governed the lives o
The Jam Café, offers emerging
musicians the chance to showcase their
performances to an enthusiastic crowd.
With so much on offer, Harvest
whole family including non-stop
demonstrations in the Harvest K
in the Green Hub, market stal
food, licensed bar an
If you are on the hunt for great new music
or simply love the charm of acoustic sets,
the Jam Café is a great place to soak up
the relaxed atmosphere and enjoy quality
tunes from local artists.
KINGSTON.VIC.G
See you there!
9 May, 11am - 10pm
Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum
Enter Roy Dore Reserve from Rigby St,
off McLeod Road. Nepean Hwy and
Mornington Peninsula Freeways are
just five minutes away.
Take the train to Carrum Station and
walk along McLeod Rd to Rigby St
(5mins) then along Rigby St to the festival
(3 mins). The 708 bus runs every hour
from Carrum Station/ McLeod Rd to
Westley St (opposite Rigby St). Timetables
are available at ptv.vic.gov.au
Dogs or other animals are not permitted.
BYO alcohol is not permitted.
PROUDLY PR
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serve, Carrum
day of Australia’s top country,
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ore Reserve on Saturday 9 May.
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of people and communities.
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GREEN HUB
Learn about living sustainably at
the Harvest Festival Green Hub!
After its huge success
last year, Green Hub
returns to Harvest Festival
offering workshops,
demonstrations and
ideas on how to live more
sustainably.
With a wide range of
workshops, the Green
Hub is the one stop shop
for you and your family
to keep up to date with
recent innovations in
sustainable practices to
live a better, greener life.
Harvest
Kitchen
The Harvest Kitchen
will offer cooking
demonstrations from
some of the best local
chefs to show you
how easy it is to make
delicious and nutritious
meals at home.
MORE INFO
cityofkingston
kingstoncc
kingstonfestivals
Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes
GIG GUIDE
Music
11AM
Jiggy Ink
12PM
The Recycled String Band
1PM
Liz Stringer
2PM
The Stetson Family
3PM
The Distance
4PM
Miss Quincey
5PM
Raised By Eagles
6PM
Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes
6.45PM Official
Liz Stringer
Welcome from the Mayor
7PM
Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers
8PM
Jason Singh
9PM
Boom Crash Opera
Fiona Boyes &
The Fortune Tellers
The Distance
Jason Singh
Kingston ENVIRONMENT
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Council’s Bonbeach plant
nursery engages locals
The Bonbeach Plant Nursery
located at Council’s Bonbeach
Depot, plays an important
role in keeping Kingston
environmentally healthy
and picturesque, while
contributing to the wellbeing
of the community.
The Council nursery propagates
around 40,000 new plants each year.
These are then used by Council,
community and school groups to
revegetate Kingston’s extensive chain
of reserves and foreshore.
In order to achieve the numbers
of plants propagated each year,
Council’s Nursery staff involve
school groups, residents and local
community groups to assist in
the tasks of sowing seeds, striking
cuttings and nursery maintenance.
education and awareness programs,
as well as provides direction, support
and guidance to community and
school groups.
• Westall Secondary College
The groups involved have included:
• numerous friends groups.
• Kilbreda College
Councils Rangers and Gardeners put
in orders for their indigenous plant
requirements eighteen months in
advance to allow time for seeds and
cuttings to be carefully collected
then propagated into tubestock.
• Mentone Girls Grammar
Staff have received an
overwhelmingly positive response
from program participants, who say
they appreciate their time spent
away from their usual environment,
learning something completely new.
While it does not operate as a public
nursery, the facility does deliver
• Patterson River Secondary College
• St Leonard’s College
• St Bede’s College
• Kilvington Grammar School
• St Louis de Montfort
• Growing Foreshore Future program
• Brotherhood of Saint Laurence
Some school groups have won
environmental awards for their time
working at the nursery.
Sea celery
Knobby Club Rush
Sea Celery
Reduce food waste by
composting
In celebration of International Composting
Awareness Week being held from 4 to 10
May, Council is holding two free DIY Home
Composting workshops for residents.
Recycling your food scraps through composting helps the
environment by reducing the amount of organic waste
sent to landfill. The added benefit is free compost for your
garden which leads to healthier soil, happier plants and a
beautiful garden!
The Home Composting workshops will include how to
start a home compost or worm farm and ways to tackle
common problems. The workshops will be full of practical
tips and are suitable for beginners and experienced
composters alike.
Saturday 9 May
Bunnings Mentone
23-27 Nepean Highway
Time: 9 – 11am
Sunday 10 May
Bunnings Moorabbin
446 – 450 Warrigal Road
Time: 9 – 11am
To register for either workshop, call
9703 5288
Downsize to an 80 litre garbage bin and save!
You can save yourself money and do
your bit to help the environment by
choosing to downsize your household
garbage bin.
You can choose to downsize your
garbage bin at any time, but it is
encouraged to make this change from
1 May to 30 June; before the end of
financial year.
Did you know that when you choose
to reduce the size of your garbage bin To make the switch, simply contact
from a 120 litre to an 80 litre, Council Council’s Customer Service Centre on
can pass on these costs savings and
1300 653 356 or visit
kingston.
provide you with a cheaper waste
vic.gov.au
charge?
Seedlings
did you know?
Approxim
ately 40%
what we
of
throw in
our
bins is c
omposta
ble
food wa
ste.
Greening
Our Place,
Greening
Kingston
Workshops
Growing Asian
Vegetables
Aspendale Gardens
Saturday 18 April
10am – 12pm
Be inspired by a tour of an Asian
vegetable garden and learn the
tricks of growing your own fresh
Asian vegetables at home.
Home Energy
Efficiency
Cheltenham
Thursday 14 May
11am – 12.30pm
Learn how to reduce energy use
in your home, discover the latest
energy efficient technology, learn
how to conduct an energy audit
of your home and take charge of
your ‘leaky’ electricity.
For a full list of 2015 workshops
please visit
kingston.vic.
gov.au/GreeningOurPlace All
Greening Our Place, Greening
Kingston workshops are free.
Spaces are limited and bookings
are essential. Bookings can be
made by calling 9581 4713 or
ourplace@kingston.vic.gov.au
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key dates
Mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill with Lens Mist
competition winner Kim Croker
Visual Artists
Secret theme revealed
Friday 1 May 5pm
Artworks submitted
Saturday 2 May 5-6pm
Exhibition Opening and Awards
Sunday 3 May 4-6pm
Creative Writers
Applications
now open
Creative Writing Begins
Friday 8 May 5pm
Kingston Council welcomes
artists of all ages and abilities
to enter Artz Blitz, a 24 hour
visual art and creative writing
competition with over $4,000
worth of prizes up for grabs!
prizes
The competition will begin when
a secret theme is announced on
Friday 1 May where visual and digital
artists will have 24 hours to create
an artwork and deliver it to Kingston
Arts Centre in Moorabbin.
Creative writers will get their chance
a week later when their secret image
is sent to them on Friday 8 May at
4pm. Writers then also have 24 hours
to submit their piece.
Cost to enter the competition is
Adult - $25
Concession - $20
Youth (13 – 17 years) - $15
Junior (3 – 12 years) - $10
To enter the competition fill out the
application form online. To download
an application form and to read the
kingstonarts.
conditions of entry at
com.au or 9556 4440.
Creative Writing Submitted
Saturday 9 May 5pm
Sponsored by Melbourne Artists’
Supplies and City of Kingston
Two dimensional
1st Prize $1,000
Three dimensional
1st Prize $1,000
Sponsored by Octopus Media
and Moorabbin Lions Club
Digital media
1st prize $500
Creative writing
1st prize $500
Sponsored by Melbourne Artists’
Supplies
Youth Prize
$200 voucher
Junior Prize
$100 voucher
Sponsored by Art Almanac
People’s Choice
Each year, all over Australia,
events are planned and organised
to celebrate and recognise the
contribution of young people.
This year Kingston Council is
supporting a range of activities and
events that will be held throughout
National Youth Week across the City
of Kingston. These events aim to:
• showcase the talents of young
people and their contributions and
achievements
• celebrate the diversity of young
people and the attributes that
make young people unique
• promote young people’s voice and
positive representation in the local
community.
The City of Kingston 2015 Lens Mist Photographic Award
and Exhibition saw hundreds of amateur and professional
photographers capture the beauty of Victoria’s Port Phillip Bay,
employing originality, creativity, imagination and vision.
Congratulations to Kim Croker who
was awarded the illustrious Best
Photograph prize of $5,000 sponsored
by Kingston Council.
• Our Lens Mist judge and guest
speaker Tiziana Borghese, Kingston
Public Art Advisory Committee
Member and Artist
Junior Lens Mist winner Mia
Thompson (13 – 17 years) and Little
Lens Mist winner Elliot Fry (3 – 12
years) were both awarded first prize
sponsored by Westfield Southland.
The winner of the $2,000 People’s
Choice Award, sponsored by
Westfield Southland, is to be
announced at the conclusion of the
Lens Mist touring exhibition in April.
View the exhibition at the Kingston
Arts Centre in Moorabbin from
Wednesday 18 March to Tuesday 28
April.
Judging the 2015 Lens Mist
Photographic Award were three
highly esteemed industry
professionals, including:
• Stephen Zagala, Acting Director,
Monash Gallery of Art
• Michael Prideaux, Photographic
Artist
kingstonarts.com.au or
9556 4440.
School holiday fun at
Kingston Arts
Kingston Youth
Festival 2015
The annual Kingston Youth
Festival is a program that
develops exciting events
for young people, which
coincides with National Youth
Week being held from Friday
10 to Sunday 19 April.
Lens Mist winners
• Junior Mayor elections
Get your creative pants on
and head down to Kingston’s
Creative Lounge where there’s
no shortage of fun for the kids
during their school holidays.
The Creative Lounge has a
wide range of interactive and
entertaining activities on offer
from playwriting to building
Lego robots all at the Shirley
Burke Theatre, Parkdale.
• launch of Aspendale Gardens
Community Centre Youth Hub
Australian School of Magic
Some of the planned activities being
held throughout the Kingston Youth
Festival include:
• cheerleading demonstration by
Edithvale Primary School
• Family Fun Day at Cheltenham
Junior Football Club
• Art Exhibition at LEEP Chelsea
Longbeach Place
• official launch of Intergenerational
Project including circus
demonstrations and giveaways.
For a full calendar of events please
kingston.vic.gov.au/youth or
visit
KingstonYouthandFamilyServices
Date: Wednesday 8 April
Time: Preschool Magic from 10 –
11am (5 – 7 years) and Magic Class
from 12 – 1pm (8 – 12 years)
Cost: $25
These workshops offer budding
young tricksters the chance to see
Australia’s leading female magician,
Cath Jamison, learn how to perform
their own magic tricks!
Junk Sculpture
Date: Tuesday 7 April
Time: 10am – 12pm (5 – 8 years) and
2 – 4.30pm (9 years +)
Cost: $35
Acclaimed artist Juliet D Collins
will arm you with the tools and
techniques to design and build
your own sculptures from everyday
recycled junk and wire!
Draw Now!
Date: Thursday 9 April
Time: 10am – 12pm (age 5+)
Cost: $35
Learn how to draw anything using a
wide range of materials and media.
Dynamic Wire
Date: Thursday 9 April
Time: 2 – 4.30pm (age 8+)
Cost: $35
Gain the tools you need to design,
embellish and complete your own
wire sculpture of a figure in action.
Participants will also have the
opportunity to exhibit their finished
works at the Shirley Burke Theatre.
All workshops will take place at
Shirley Burke Theatre at 64 Parkers
Rd, Parkdale. Places are strictly
limited, to book visit kingstonarts.
com.au or phone 9556 4440.
kingstonarts.com.au or 9556 4440.
Ward COLUMNS
Which
Ward do
you live in?
0417 870 350
Tips for reducing waste at home
When trying to reduce waste at home
start with what you purchase, buying in
bulk can not only save you money, but
packaging! Also, try to avoid individually
wrapped items. Another way to help the
environment that everyone can do at
home is starting a compost bin, worm
farm or bokashi bin to divert organic
waste.
North Ward
MOORABBIN
Metropolitan Open Space Strategy
Last Council meeting I moved a motion
which was supported by Council to
make an assessment of all open space
parcels of land of significant size in the
municipality. This is so Council can make
an informed submission to the upcoming
state strategy and best position the Council
into the future to improve our parks and
gardens, reserves, and various other open
space assets both in private and public
ownership. This is a longstanding issue
which will allow Council to look at land
use issues such as golf courses, the so
called ‘Green Wedge’.
CLAYTON
SOUTH
HEATHERTON
HIGHETT
CLARINDA
CHELTENHAM
DINGLEY
VILLAGE
MOORABBIN
AIRPORT
Sports Grounds
Investment in our sports fields is crucial
to the health and well-being of our
community. As Chair of the Kingston
Sport and Recreation Committee, I will be
pushing for increased investment in ovals,
MENTONE
PARKDALE
Central Ward
BRAESIDE
tamara.barth@kingston.vic.gov.au
Recycling right
To recycle correctly at home, ensure
you have recycling bins in each room of
the house; did you know a frequently
overlooked area of the house which
produces a lot of recycling is the
bathroom?
Rinsing containers before placing in
the recycling bin, especially milk based
products, stops contamination of paper
products and reduces odours from your
bin.
Do not place recycling in plastic bags as
all items should be loose to enable sorting.
All ‘ridged’ plastic is able to be recycled
through the kerbside system. Some ‘soft’
plastics are able to be recycled through
collection points at local supermarkets.
Be part of Council’s tour of our Recycling
Centre in November. Places are filling up
fast so for more information and to book
ourplace@kingston.vic.
please contact
gov.au or 9581 4713
Cr Paul Peulich - North Ward
0427 354 795
OAKLEIGH
SOUTH
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Cr Tamara Barth - North Ward
In celebration of International Composting
Awareness Week being held from 4 to 10
May, Council is holding two free DIY Home
Composting workshops for residents. To
find out more see page 10 of this edition
of KYC.
KINGSTON YOUR CITY’S WARD NEWS
feature gives Councillors the opportunity
to share their individual views on issues
and events in the community.
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paul.peulich@kingston.vic.gov.au
soccer pitches and other sports arenas in
the 2015 Council Budget. As part of this
push, I will be seeking support from my
Council colleagues to acquire land for a
new Regional Sports Fields, akin to Casey
Fields in the City of Casey. If you would
like to be part of this campaign, please
contact me at
paul.peulich@kingston.
vic.gov.au
Railway Grade Separations
At the February Council meeting, Council
supported my motion calling on the
new State Government to prioritise
Kingston’s grade separations which the
new government promised during the 2014
election campaign. Under the previous
government, I successfully lobbied the
state to fund the Clayton and Centre Road
level crossing removals to service the
Monash Medical Centre and alleviate local
traffic congestion. Level crossing removals
along the Frankston and Dandenong lines
will be crucial to the improvement of
traffic flow and safety in our municipality.
Cr Steve Staikos - North Ward
MORDIALLOC
9544 2745, 0447 896 643
steve.staikos@kingston.vic.gov.au
WATERWAYS
NORTH WARD
Suburbs: Moorabbin, Highett,
Oakleigh South, Heatherton,
Clarinda, Clayton South,
Dingley Village.
ASPENDALE
ASPENDALE
GARDENS
The most vital element of our work at Council
is to ensure the good and proper planning
of our suburbs. When I joined Council in
2008 I was worried about the direction of
planning at our Council. It was my aspiration
to have a council being as responsive to the
community’s needs, concerns and aspirations.
I firmly believe that our suburbs must be
planned properly and fit for healthy living for
young people, families and older members of
the community, offering affordability, public
open space, amenity and retain - as much as
possible - our unique diverse community feel.
South Ward
EDITHVALE
CENTRAL WARD
Suburbs: Cheltenham, Mentone,
Parkdale, Moorabbin Airport,
Mordialloc, Braeside.
SOUTH WARD
Suburbs: Aspendale, Aspendale
Gardens, Waterways, Edithvale,
Chelsea Heights, Chelsea,
Bonbeach, Carrum,
Patterson Lakes.
CHELSEA
HEIGHTS
CHELSEA
BONBEACH
PATTERSON
LAKES
CARRUM
A major problem faced in the northern part
of our city is the ongoing issues of waste
related activities associated with the tip sites,
transfer stations, recycling facilities (including
concrete crushers).
Residents raise their concerns with me often
about dust, smells, untidy land and trucks all
of which generally takes away our amenity. As
a Clayton and Clarinda resident for all of my
31 years I experience this on a daily basis.
Council has made it quite clear through the
development of the Kingston Green Wedge
Plan and through our planning scheme
amendment to change the zone in the
northern part of the Green Wedge from its
current status (Special Use 2 Zone) to Green
Wedge A Zone.
This new zone is at panel stage and we will
be asking the Minister for Planning to approve
this measure. This will have the effect of
phasing out noxious waste related uses as the
tips, landfill and other waste related activities
reach the end of their respective permits.
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Ward COLUMNS
Cr Ron Brownlees OAM - Central Ward
0418 172 725
The fantastic program and great weather
(except for Saturday night) saw thousands
of local and nearby residents flock to
Mordialloc for the Fine Wine and Music
Festival to experience the great food and
entertainment on offer at one of Kingston’s
signature events. Congratulations to all
involved on a great weekend of fun and
enjoyment.
Council has just been advised that despite
our refusal of an application to build 11
apartments in a three storey building
in Ormond Street Mordialloc, VCAT has
determined to approve the development
and directed Council to issue a permit.
Whilst there was significant resident
opposition to the proposal and Council
supported them in their opposition, VCAT
did not agree with us. It is also debatable as
to whether changes to Council’s proposed
Residential Zones that was recently rejected
ron.brownlees@kingston.vic.gov.au
Still to come is our final event for the season,
the Harvest Festival in Carrum.
Council has made a further decision
regarding the removal of some vegetation
on the Mordialloc foreshore to facilitate
the replacement of the old Mordialloc Life
Saving Club which will include a ‘Gathering
Place’ for members of our Indigenous
community. Despite some late objections
Council Officers are working through plans
to restrict and limit the vegetation removal
to only what is necessary for the safety
and access of the facility during and after
construction.
twitter.com/tamsinbearsley
As the time for the celebration of Easter
and Passover approaches together with the
associated holidays please remember to
take care and remain safe on our roads.
During April there will be many activities to
recognise the 100th anniversary of Anzac
Day, please spare a moment to think of all
those who left their loved ones and gave
their lives for our country.
We shall remember them.
geoff.gledhill@kingston.vic.gov.au
.
Chelsea Business Association
Some key Chelsea business owners have
recently formed an association committed to
promoting Chelsea and focused on supporting
local business. For more information contact
Sofia on 0421 328 255.
Your community centre needs you
Our community centres offer a diverse range
of services, activities and courses to cater for
their local communities. They are managed by
a committee of volunteers – not Council. Please
consider helping out or joining their committee.
Recent farewells
We recently farewelled two inspirational women
who have worked tirelessly for our community
for decades (literally)! Janene Fussell, Chelsea
Heights Community Centre manager, has
retired after 25 amazing years of service and
Gail Ricato, Manager of the Patterson Lakes
Community Centre, retired after an incredible
27 years at the helm. Both women have been
wonderful community leaders and their
dedication, hard work and genuine care have
ensured the success of two very busy and
thriving community centres. Thank you!
Keeping swimmers safe
At last month’s meeting I moved that Council
request Parks Victoria to shift the ‘no boating’
post back to its original position at the southern
end of Gnotuk Ave Carpark in Aspendale. It
is a safety hazard to mix jet-skis, boats and
swimmers in such a busy section of the beach.
Calling sporting clubs and community groups
I believe clubs and community groups are the
heart and soul of our community. I am here to
support and represent you. If you belong to a
club in the South Ward and want to share your
plans, raise an issue or just touch base I’d love to
hear from you.
Cr David Eden - South Ward
0422 557 917
david.eden@kingston.vic.gov.au
davideden.org
• Citizen of the Year: Mr Charlie Mizzi.
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• Young Citizen of the Year: Ms Carrie Ewin
• Community Group of the Year: Friends of
Braeside Park
• Young Community Group of the Year:
Mentone Lifesaving Club Ski Krew
Happily, after a prolonged debate, agreement
has thankfully been reached over how to
provide an effective traffic management
program in Wilson St Cheltenham, a problem
that has plagued successive Councils for two
decades, my thanks to all the residents and
community leaders who contributed to this
outcome.
And finally, Council is well advanced in
formulating its Draft 2015/2016 Budget which
will shortly be released for public comment; I
encourage you to view and comment on the
draft which will be available on our website
toward the end of April.
9776 2819, 0418 554 799
Unfortunately, this has flushed out applications
that seek to undermine C143’s purpose to
protect the Green Wedge from waste processing
facilities and subdivision. Council narrowly
approved two applications to subdivide SUZ2
land into five and ten residential-sized lots, but
united against a bid by Alex Fraser to extend its
concrete crusher permit for another 15 years to
2038.I hope Amendment C143 is approved by
June 1, when the interim protection provided by
Ministers Hulls and Guy expires and in time to
stop the next concrete crusher application.
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I would like to congratulate our 2015 Kingston
Civic Award Winners:
Cr Rosemary West OAM - Central Ward
Concrete crushers on way out
At last, three years after the Kingston Green
Wedge Plan was adopted, Council is proceeding
to a planning panel with amendment C143,
which proposes to rezone the Special Use land
now zoned for quarries and tips to Green Wedge
A Zone, which prohibits waste-processing
including concrete crushers.
tamsin.bearsley@kingston.vic.gov.au
tamsinbearsley.org
9581 4706, 0427 102 926
This time of year also means events in
Kingston, with our Australia Day Breakfast
and Globe to Globe Festival on January 26th
followed by the Food, Wine & Music Festival
having been run recently in Mordialloc, MOJO
holding their summer series throughout
February, also at Mordialloc and the Pet Expo
in Dingley and the Rotary Gnome and Fairy
Festival at Peter Scullin Reserve.
0430 170 210
by the Advisory Committee would have had
any major impact on the decision.
Mayor, Cr Geoff Gledhill - Central Ward
The summer months certainly provide
Kingston residents with an opportunity to
enjoy the wonderful natural assets around
us. The beaches have been full on many days
and our parks and gardens have been home
to residents enjoying both active and passive
recreation.
Cr Tamsin Bearsley - South Ward
rosemary.west@kingston.vic.gov.au
Good policies on way in
Some policies and proposals supported by the
last State Government and the new Andrews
Government will benefit Kingston residents.
Consultation is due soon on the new Southland
Station: please have your say.
The proposed Metropolitan Open Space Strategy
could help residents in areas with a parkland
shortfall, including the south of Cheltenham
and north of Mentone, where Council has
resolved to sell its former depot site against
strong community opposition.
Not so welcome is the continuing delay
by Government(s) in adopting Kingston’s
submission for the new residential zones,
which has allowed a second three-storey
apartment block to be approved by VCAT in
Old Mordialloc, where a two-storey height limit
is proposed. Council has now received a third
such application: let’s hope the new zones are in
place in time to stop any more.
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Lest we forget
Saturday 25 April marks the 100 year
anniversary since the Gallipoli landings and
is the day where we remember those who
sacrificed their lives in WWI. Many RSLs and
Rotary Clubs throughout the City of Kingston
are holding commemoration services; I
encourage local residents to take the time to
acknowledge Anzac Day by heading down to
one of your local commemoration events.
Opening of Edithvale Family and Children’s
Centre
Edithvale families are set to benefit from
the opening of the Edithvale Family and
Children’s Centre. This Centre will provide
families with a one stop shop for all their
needs for babies and young children such
as kindergarten, long day care and maternal
and child health.
Council is committed to providing young
families with the high quality services
they deserve that are well coordinated and
accessible.
Festivals at the City of Kingston
Crowds of over 40,000 people enjoyed an
action-packed weekend at the annual
Mordialloc Food, Wine & Music Festival.
The festival is always a great way for local
food and wine businesses and musicians
to showcase their talents to the Kingston
community.
On Saturday 9 May, Harvest Festival will be
back at Roy Dore Reserve in Carrum where
families and friends can enjoy a great line up
of music, kids entertainment and a range of
delicious food and beverages from some of
Victoria’s finest.
Cr John Ronke - South Ward
9587 0829, 0410 558 862
Community Grants available to
the Kingston community
Community grants are now open to help
the Kingston community to work in
partnership with the City of Kingston to
enhance the quality of life of current and
future generations of Kingston residents.
From Access and Equity Grants, to Arts
Grants, Children’s Week Grants and Youth
Festival Grants; there is no shortage of
options for groups and individuals to
choose from depending on their aims and
expertise.
Maintaining Kingston’s infrastructure
in the South
Council is committed to maintaining
and improving its infrastructure. In the
southern parts of Kingston we have
made improvements to the Patterson
Lakes Kindergarten where Council
contributed $450,000; and $3.8 million
john.ronke@kingston.vic.gov.au
to Edithvale Reserve Pavilion including
the improvements to landscaping and
car parking and the installation of a new
accessible toilet at the Edithvale Bowls
Club.
Clean Up Australia Day 2015
It is great to hear how many Victorians
participated in this year’s Clean Up
Australia Day. Kingston has an amazing
natural environment; from the beach
to the parklands, there is something for
everyone to enjoy.
Here at the City of Kingston, in
coordination with the community, we
strive to ensure that we protect and
enhance our local environment. Thank
you to all those who organised a clean
up site in the municipality and a further
thank you to those who participated in
cleaning our city.
What's On
For more community events go to
Kingston Youth Festival
April
Friday 10 - Sunday 19 April
Wednesday 1
Cheltenham Community Centre:
School Holiday Program 9am-4pm
(daily until 10 April).
Shirley
Burke Theatre, Parkdale: Swamp
Juice 2pm.
G1, Kingston Arts
Centre, Moorabbin: Lens Mist
Exhibition (Monday-Friday until 28
April). St Andrews Uniting Church
Hall Chelsea: Monthly Meeting
10.30am
Friday 10
CITY OF KINGSTON
Animal Registrations due
kingston.vic.gov.au/pets
Shirley Burke Theatre,
Parkdale: Flix Fix: Alice In
Wonderland 10:30am (see opposite
page for details)
Thursday 2
Saturday 11
Chelsea Activity Hub: School
Holidays free Children’s Film
Screening 10am. St Augustine’s
Anglican Church Mentone:
Maundy Thursday (Passover
Party)-dinner in the hall 6.30pm ($5
donation); Mentone Tenebrae
8.30pm.
G3, Shirley Burke
Theatre, Parkdale: Eclectic Synergy
(Wednesday-Saturday until 25 April,
see opposite page for details); Swamp
Juice 10:30am, 1:30pm. Mordialloc
Community Centre: Daily holiday
sessions for all primary school
children 9am-4.30pm
Clayton Community Centre: Free
Chinese Cultural Event 12-4pm.
St Augustine’s Anglican Church
Mentone: Men’s Breakfast 8am
Friday 3
good friday
Mentone: Good Friday service
10am
Monday 20
Mentone-Mordialloc Art Group:
Exhibition 10am-4pm. Mordialloc
Community Centre: Tai Chi for
beginners 9.15-10.15am (weekly).
Tuesday 21
Exhibition 10am-4pm. Cheltenham
Community Centre: Crochet 7.309pm (every Tuesday for 8 weeks).
Parkdale Library: Researching
your WWI family military history 2-3pm.
Wednesday 22
Kingston’s Access and Equity
Grants and Annual Community
Grants applications close.
St Martins Uniting Church Hall
Beaumaris: Bayside Auxiliary
RFDS Fashion Parade 1.30pm
Contact Wendy Stone 95871336.
Mordialloc Community Centre:
Kindergym 9.30-10.15am (for 2-3
year olds and 3-4 year olds); Junior Art
Class 4-5pm; Junior Sewing Class
4-5.30pm.
Monday 13
Thursday 23
Enrol in ESL courses 9am.
Sundowner Community Centre:
Yoga with Joan 7.30-8.30pm
(every Monday); Playgroup 10am12pm (every Monday and Thursday).
Mordialloc Neighbourhood House:
Occasional Care 9.15am-12.15pm;
Yoga 7.30-9pm.
Clarinda Community Centre:
Yoga with Mary 5.30-6.30pm.
Sunday 12
easter saturday
Longbeach Place Community
Centre: Presentation + Q&A. 1-4pm.
Sunday 5
easter SUNDAY
Mentone RSL: Let’s Dance Big
Band 1-4pm. St Augustine’s
Anglican Church Mentone: “Above
the Bay” Easter Sunday service
and breakfast 6.30am; Easter
Suday services 8am and 10am.
Mentone Old Bakery Museum
Open Sundays, Thursdays 2-4pm.
Monday 6
Zumba Gold 9.30-10.30am (every
Tuesday). Mordialloc N’hood
House: Introduction to iPads
9-11.30am (weekly for 11 weeks); Tai
Chi 1.30-2.30pm(weekly for 11
weeks). Aspendale Gardens
Community Centre: Occassional
Care 12.15-3.15pm (every Tuesday)
Art Exhibition Opening Night 8pm.
Music for Tinies 9.45-10.45am; Art
for Pleasure 9.30-11.30am.
Mah Jong-Eastern Style for
beginners and advanced 1-3pm.
Thursday 16
easter MONDAY
Exhibition 10am-4pm. Cheltenham
Community Centre: Cooking for
Kids 4-5pm (every Thursday in April/
May). Chelsea Activity Hub: Crafty
Crafters Group 11.30am-1pm (gold
coin donation). Clarinda Community
Centre: Yoga with Mary 5.306.30pm. Sundowner Community
Centre: Playgroup 10am-12pm
(every Monday and Thursday).
Aspendale Gardens Community
Centre: Occassional Care 12.153.15pm (every Thursday)
Kingston’s Children’s Week
Grants applications open
Tuesday 7
Arts Grants close
Wednesday 8
Friday 17
shirley burke theatre
G3, Shirley Burke Theatre,
Parkdale: Creative LoungeAustralian School of Magic10am
(preschoolers), 12pm. Sundowner
Community Centre: Movie
Premiere-School Holidays
1-2.30pm. Mordialloc Community
Centre: Mordi Munch and Mingle
community lunch 12-2pm.
Thursday 9
G3, Shirley Burke Theatre,
Parkdale: Creative LoungeDynamic Wire 2pm; Draw Now!
10am
Mentone: Pizza Church 6.30-8pm
($5 donation for pizza, for years 5- 9
middle school children and families)
Gumnuts-3 Year Old Kinder Group
9.15am-12.15pm (held 3 times a week
for 11 weeks). Mordialloc
Community Centre: Mah JongEastern Style for beginners and
advanced 1-3pm.
National Volunteer Week
Friday 1
Wednesday 13
11-17 May
Centre: 2016 3 year old preschool
enrolments open for 2016.
City of Kingston 2016 four year old
Kindergarten applications open.
Kingston’s Children’s Week
Grants applications close.
Mordi Munch-Senior’s community
Lunch with live entertainment 122pm ($10)
Thursday 14
Home Energy Efficiency
Workshop 11am - 12.30pm
Cheltenham
See Page 10 for details
Saturday 2
Longbeach Place Community
Centre: 13th Birthday Celebration
+ Q&A 12-4pm
Sunday 3
Friday 15
Mentone RSL Let’s Dance Big Band
1-4pm.
Shirley Burke Theatre,
Parkdale: 51 Shades of Maggie
8pm (see opposite page for details)
International Composting
Awareness Week 4-10 May
Monday 18
Yoga with Joan 7.30-8.30pm (every
Monday).
Yoga with Joan 7.30-8.30pm (every
Monday); Playgroup 10am-12pm
(every Monday and Thursday).
Friday 24
Exhibition 10am-4pm.
Tuesday 19
Centre: Donna Williams Q&A
Forum: Autism-Differences in
Thinking & Learning 7-8.30pm
Bookings to Cathy Wilson 9587 5955 or
cathy.wilson@agcsinc.org.au ($5)
Chelsea Library: Keith Moor
Author of Crims in Grass Castles
6.45-8pm
Tuesday 5
Saturday 25
St Andrews Uniting Church
Chelsea: Monthly Meeting with
Silent Auction 10.30am
Thursday 7
Chelsea Activity Hub: Thursday’s
Film Afternoon 1pm ($2 for entryincludes refreshments). Clarinda
Community Centre: Yoga with
Mary 5.30-6.30pm. Sundowner
Community Centre: Playgroup
10am-12pm (every Monday and
Thursday).
Anzac Day
See page 4 for service details
Sunday 26
Wednesday 15
May
Monday 4
Tuesday 14
Saturday 4
kingston.vic.gov.au
Mentone RSL: Open Mic 7-9.30pm
Box Cottage Museum, Moorabbin:
WWI Memorabilia Exhibition
2-4pm ($2, children free. Bookings
moorabinhs@gmail.com or 9557 9465)
Wednesday 20
Music for Tinies 9.45-10.45am
Thursday 21
Clarinda Community Centre:
Yoga with Mary 5.30-6.30pm.
Chelsea Library: Adam Wallace
Drawing workshop for kids 4.305.30pm
Saturday 9
Tuesday 26
Monday 27
Chelsea Activity Hub: Tuesday
Morning Tunes Concert-‘Lonestar’
10.30am-12pm ($3 includes Morning
Tea)
Cheltenham Community Centre
Enrol in Childcare for Term 2 9am.
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 27
Chelsea Activity Hub: Tuesday
Morning Tunes presents - Coxy
‘Aussie Cowboy’ Concert
10.30am-12pm ($3 for entry-includes
Morning Tea)
Biggest Morning Tea 10.3011.30am. Kingston Business:
Family business workshop at
Woodlands Golf Club 7.30-9.30am
(see page 6 for details)
2015
Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum
Wednesday 29
11AM - 10PM
Water Color Painting 7.15-9.15pm
(every Monday for 6 weeks)
Bunnings Mentone: Highway
DIY Home Composting workshops
9-11am
Thursday 30
Sunday 10
Thursday 28
Free Running Effective Meetings
Workshop for Volunteers 10am12.30pm (9581 4905 or jane.yang@
kingston.vic.gov.au)
Parkdale Library: Readz Teen
Bookclub 4-5.30pm
Kingston Business: Meet Your
Mates 5-7pm (see page 6 for details)
mothers’ day
Clarinda Community Centre
Yoga with Mary 5.30-6.30pmFree
Free Cultural Awareness Training
for Volunteers 10am-12pm (Bookings
jane.yang@kingston.vic.gov.au or 9581
4905)
Bunnings Mentone: Highway
DIY Home Composting workshops
9-11am.
Friday 29
Mentone RSL: Open Mic 7-9.30pm
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Saturday 18
COUNCIL RATES 2014/15:
Final Instalment due
Exhibition 10am-4pm. St
Augustine’s Anglican Church
Mentone: Faith @ 5-7pm (for young
adults, contemporary service).
Growing Asian Vegetables
Workshop 10am - 12pm
Aspendale Gardens
See Page 10 for details
Aspendale
Gardens
Community
Centre
Kearney Dve,
Aspendale Gdns
9587 5955
Chelsea
Activity Hub
3-5 Showers Ave,
Chelsea
9581 4956
Chelsea
Heights
Community
Centre
Beazley Res,
160 Thames Prm,
Chelsea Heights
9772 3391
Cheltenham
Community
Centre
8 Chesterville Rd,
Cheltenham
9583 0095
Clarinda
Community
Centre
58-70 Viney St,
Clarinda
8551 1200
Dingley Village
Neighbourhood
Centre
31B Marcus Rd,
Dingley Village
9558 1866
Highett
Neighbourhood
Community
House
2 Livingston St,
Highett
9555 3797
Longbeach
Place Inc
15 Chelsea Rd,
Chelsea
9776 1386
Mordialloc
Community
Centre
Warren Rd,
Mordialloc
9580 3675
Mordialloc
Neighbourhood
House
457 Main St,
Mordialloc
9587 4534
To add your event to the calendar, go to
Patterson
Lakes
Community
Centre
Thompson Rd,
Patterson Lakes
9772 8588
Sundowner
Community
Centre
24 Sundowner Ave
Clarinda
9551 8711
kingston.vic.gov.au/KYCcalendar
News in brief
Keeping you informed of important news,
information and events
kingston.vic.gov.au/newsinbrief
Kingston Libraries
new
!
Residential aged care
request for proposal
Council training sessions
in April and May
A Request for Proposal has been
prepared for the purpose of
receiving proposals for the sale and
development of Council’s land at
Collins Street and the associated
sale of the 142 residential aged-care
bed licences held by Council, the 30
bed licenses held by the Mordialloc
Community Nursing Home Inc.
plus the operational control of the
four existing facilities (including the
leasing of these facilities).
Participate in Cultural Awareness
training on Thursday 30 April from
10am – 12pm. On Thursday 28 May
from 10am – 12.30pm learn all the
secrets about successful meetings.
Bookings are required for all training
sessions.
Submissions close 17 April.
kingston.vic.gov.au/tenders
Seeking new members for
the Kingston Charitable
Fund Committee
The Kingston Charitable Fund
supports not for profit groups
within the municipality who provide
services to the people of Kingston.
The Fund is led by a Committee,
which seeks to distribute the money
equitably, by way of a grant process.
The Committee is currently seeking
new members. Two community
representatives will sit on this panel,
along with the Mayor, one other
Councillor, the Chief Executive
Officer and a representative of the
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.
This is an honorary position, for a
two year period. Applicants must
reside or work within the City of
Kingston.
Expressions of interest will be taken
from Monday 4 to Friday 29 May.
kingston.vic.gov.au/
charitablefund
Library and Information
Week
This year’s Library and Information
Week, with the theme ‘imagine’, is
being held from 25 to 31 May and
is a great way to get involved in
the programs on offer at Kingston
Libraries! To learn more ask any of
Kingston’s libraries about visiting
children’s author Adam Wallace,
participating in workshops on
downloading free eBooks and much
more!
Support and celebrate
Chinese culture
Clayton, Clayton South and Clarinda
Leadership Group, in partnership
with the Kingston Chinese Senior
Citizens Club, with support from City
of Kingston and City of Monash are
holding a free Chinese cultural event
on Saturday 11 April from 12 – 4pm
at the Clayton Community Centre,
Cooke Street, Clayton.
Sandringham Hospital
thanks the community for
their support
The 50th anniversary year for
Sandringham Hospital has wrapped
up after 13 events and more than
$275,000 raised.
To book call Council’s Jane Yang on
9581 4905 or email
kingston.vic.gov.au
jane.yang@
Green Wedge Amendment
to the Kingston Planning
Scheme
A Planning Panel was appointed
to consider the Planning Scheme
Green Wedge Amendment transition
to Green Wedge A; the role of the
Panel was to give submitters an
opportunity to be heard and to
provide independent advice to about
the Amendment.
At the conclusion of the Hearing
in March, the Panel has 6-8 weeks
to prepare a report including
recommendations as to whether
the Amendment should proceed.
Council will then consider the Panel’s
recommendations and can elect to
abandon or adopt the amendment
and submit it to the Minister for
Planning for approval.
For more information call
9581 4713 or see
read, live, learn, collaborate, experience!
Researching your
WWI family military
history
Free eBooks available
All you need is a Kingston
Libraries membership card
to download free eBooks for
your iPad, tablet, or eReader
with hundreds of great titles
to choose from. Simply go to
kingston.vic.gov.au/library and
click on eLibrary.
Parkdale Library
Tuesday 21 April 2 – 3pm
Simply go to
kingston.vic.
gov.au/library and click on
eLibrary.
Join Lieutenant Colonel Neil C
Smith, AM, Retd, for valuable
insight and advice into
researching military history. Neil
will be speaking on the Anzac
Landings in 1915, providing an
overview of WWI and military
research techniques and include
example research on some local
Kingston residents.
Keith Moor
Author of
Crims in
Grass Castles
Chelsea Library
Tuesday 19 May
6.45 – 8pm
Keith Moor is an award winning
Herald Sun journalist and editor
and head of the Herald Sun’s
investigative unit. He is well
known for his true crime books
Mugshots, he is famous for his
book on the life and crimes of
Robert Trimbole, Crims in Grass
Castles.
All events are free, but bookings are essential 1300 135 668
Check out our other activities listed in the calendar
(left)
kingston.vic.gov.au/library
Chelsea: 1 Chelsea Rd
Clarinda: 58A Viney St
Highett: 310 Highett Rd
Parkdale: 96 Parkers Rd
1300 135 668
Cheltenham: 12 Stanley Ave
Dingley: Harold Box Hall, 31C Marcus Rd
Moorabbin: Shop 5, 1 Taylor St
Patterson Lakes: 54 Thompson Rd
kingston.vic.gov.au/c143
Good Friday Appeal
collections in Kingston on
Friday 3 April
The Royal Children’s Hospital
will be located at the intersection
of Warrigal Road and Centre
Dandenong Road Cheltenham, as
well as the intersection of Edithvale
Road/Station Street, Edithvale.
The Patterson River Brigade will be
located at Station Street and McLeod
Road, Carrum, Nepean Highway
and Bondi Road, Bonbeach, as well
as Station Street and Bondi Road,
Bonbeach.
Culture that captures the imagination
Theatre, Music, Film, Visual Arts, Public Programs, Creative Development
Help fundraise for the 3rd
Chelsea Air Scouts
‘Bag it and Bring it’ is a clothes recycling
drive being held by the Scouts to help
raise funds towards sending some
of their members and leaders to the
Australian Jamboree in January 2016.
To help, bring donations on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday nights to
Chelsea Activity Hub.
Cheltenham Football Club
125 year anniversary
2015 marks the Cheltenham Football
Clubs 125 years, making them one of
the oldest football clubs in Victoria!
Join them in celebration on Saturday
30 May from 5 - 11pm at Jack Barker
Reserve - 132 Weatherall Road,
Cheltenham.
d.selleck@bigpond.com
david@kilburnjoinery.com.au
51 Shades of
Maggie
Eclectic Synergy
Friday 15 May, 8pm
Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale
Tickets: $50 / Conc. $45 / Table of 6+
$45 / Sweet Deal $42
51 Shades of Maggie is
the perfect Friday night
entertainment that will leave
you laughing throughout the
weekend, long after the final
curtain has been drawn.
Bookings
1 April – 25 April
Wednesday – Friday 9am – 5pm,
Saturday 12 – 5pm
Join local artist Jacqui
Grantford as she explores what
makes us human through
encaustic art and Jacqui’s new
voyage into sculpture.
9556 4440
Flix Fix: Alice in
Wonderland
Friday 10 April, 10:30am
Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale
Tickets: Full $10
We are throwing a fancy dress
party for Disney’s masterwork
Alice in Wonderland. Full
of outstanding songs and
exceptional animation, this is
a film that will truly leave you
wanting more.
kingstonarts.com.au
Kingston Arts Centre (G1 and G2) 979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin
Shirley Burke Theatre (G3) 64 Parkers Rd, Parkdale Kingston City Hall 985 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin
Huge crowds turned out to Kingston’s
Mordialloc Food, Wine & Music Festival
on February 28 and 1 March. Under the
umbrella of the Melbourne Food & Wine
Festival, the weekend was filled with a
great line up of music accompanied by
craft beer, wine and gourmet food from
local and regional producers.
peT expo
Jack pictured next to the next to the
rubbish collected by volunteers at
the Chelsea cleanup site on Clean Up
Australia Day.
All things furred and feathered headed down to Dingley’s Corrigan
Oval and Harold Box Community Hall in March when Kingston
hosted its annual Pet Expo.
Cleaning up Kingston
Hundreds of Kingston residents gloved up and did their bit for their
local environment as part of the national Clean Up Australia Day on
Sunday 1 March. Clean Up Australia Day continues to demonstrate
the scale and impact of litter on our environment. Across Victoria
78,304 volunteers cleaned up approximately 2,651
tonnes of rubbish at 1,205 cleanup sites!
Kingston celebrates
International Women’s
Day 2015
Council held an array of events on Wednesday
11 March at Doyles Bridge Hotel, Mordialloc
in celebration of International Women’s Day,
including talks and performances
from inspiring women such
as Mariam Issa, Angela
Dionysopoulos, Niki Na
Meadhra and
Kavisha Mazzella.
National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week is being celebrated
from Monday 11 to Sunday 17 May 2015
which gives us the chance to celebrate the
15% of the population who volunteer for their
community – that’s nearly 18,000 people! For
more information about what’s happening
during Volunteer Week in Kingston, go to
kingston.vic.gov.au/volunteer
Congratulations
2015 Mentone Grammar
Prefects
City of Kingston’s Mayor Cr Geoff Gledhill
was honoured to present at Mentone
Grammar’s opening assembly as they
based their 2015 Head Prefects Monique
Maitland and Tom Goodwin.

community - Kingston City Council

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