Green light for St Kilda Festival
in February 2022

This Week in St Kilda #282

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St Kilda Festival 2022 to go ahead @ Council
Saturday 5 February to Sunday 13 February 2022
Prompted by uncertainty about large scale events, Council voted to plan for a modified St Kilda Festival across nine days in February next year.
The Festival period would also include two separately managed local events; the Pride March (Sunday 6 February) and Yaluk-ut Weelam Ngargee Indigenous event (Saturday 12 February).
While details are yet to be finalised, the modified Festival will spread programming across a variety of locations over the nine days.
A report to Council envisaged an opening day in the Acland Street area, followed by midweek programming on South Beach Reserve and a closing day on Fitzroy Street and surrounds, including the Esplanade Market.
Read council media release


Big Sculpture postponed @ VegOut
Postponed until late 2022
The Big Sculpture exhibition has been postponed until December 2022 due to uncertainty about COVID restrictions.
The organisers intend to keep preparing for next year’s exhibition and urge artists to continue with their applications.
More info 

Beetroot Hummus @ Space2b kitchen2kitchen
Facebook 
Space2b’s ‘We are connected’ Facebook group is updated every week with scrummy recipes shared with love from the Space2b community.
The latest recipe is Beetroot Hummus from the kitchen of Ishita Dave a Space2b volunteer.
We are Connected Facebook 

Local Climate Action Now @ PECAN Zoom
Thursday 9 September, 6 pm – 7.15 pm
Join PECAN and guest speaker, Alexi Lynch (Ironbark Sustainability), to share ideas on ways to locally address climate change.
Ironbark Sustainability works with councils and their communities to implement sustainability projects and programs.
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 261 002 9865
Passcode: 428120

Divesting For Our Climate @ EcoCentre zoom
Thursday 16 September, 6 pm
Divestment is all about ensuring your money is not supporting projects and industries that harm our planet.
This free online discussion, featuring industry experts (Ethical Investment Services and Market Forces) and local community panelists, will help you make smart choices on divesting for our climate.
Ecocentre.com/events


MND benefit with Joe Camilleri and Wilbur Wilde @ Memo (Online and possibly live)
Thursday 30 September, two sessions
Backed by the solid, rocking ‘TroubleMakers’ expect good-time R&B, hit after hit from The Falcons, Black Sorrows, DC, OL55 and maybe even a bit of Van the Man.
Proceeds from both great shows go to MND Victoria via MND Ambassador Pete ‘Chambo’ Chambers.
Online $15/$20
Tix
Memo rescheduled
Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento
Saturday 4 December
Debra Byrne
Sunday 5 December
Renee Geyer
Sunday 16 January
Memo Music Hall

Postcard Show @ Linden
Entries close Wednesday 13 October 2021
Limited to strictly one thousand 8 x 10 inch postcards.
The Linden Postcard Show invites individual you to submit up to three entries.
This year’s judges are Joanna Bosse (Curator, Bayside City Council) and Eric Nash (Director, Benalla Art Gallery).
Please read the Terms and Conditions of entry before submitting 
The exhibition will open to the public on Saturday 4 December 2021 and run until the 27 February 2022

Council divided on the St Kilda Festival

The decision to continue with the Festival was not unanimous, with Councillors Heather Cunsolo, Rhonda Clark and Christina Sirakoff opposing the decision.
Cr Andrew Bond, moving the motion to go ahead, said the Festival was an important first step back to hosting events.
Cr Pearl, emphasising that he was a proud fiscal conservative, also supported the green light saying the economic benefits were ‘unrivalled’. Mayor Louise Crawford was moved to tears about the importance of the festival to the community. “This is an investment in a community that’s on its knees,” she said.
Opposing Councillors focused on the financial risk and the COVID uncertainly increasing the chance of cancellation at great expense. Cr Cunsolo said hope should not transcend responsibility. Cr Sirakoff said it was hard to see how such a large festival could be COVID safe. “Ít’s just too soon,” she said. Likewise Cr Clark said no amount of hope changes the risk.

Unanimous support for soap @ public toilets
Who knew that Council in 2015 decided to remove soap dispensers from public toilets because of vandalism? Sad but true.
Prompted by Cr Cunsolo, council officers are now preparing a plan to reintroduce soap dispensers prior to this summer for consideration. We’ll report on the outcome as it come to light.
Lease of council carpark as development site @ Jackson Street
“For lease adjacent to the Pride Centre, 1000 m2 ground lease suitable for a range of uses with up to a 50-year period, must retain 39 public carparking spaces. Application by public tender.”
Well not just yet. Council resolved to start the process of taking this “development opportunity” to the market.
In proposing this, officers said Council’s intervention would also send a confidence boosting signal to the market that change is encouraged.
Read the officers report 

What’s next for Acland Plaza?

Last week TWiSK invited all Lake Ward councillors (Andrew Bond, Christina Sirakoff and Katherine Copsey) to offer their ideas on Acland Plaza.
So far only Cr Copsey has responded.
She has requested that we make it clear that the opinions are hers and not the official position of Council.

Acland Plaza is a canvas for our community’s creativity
From Cr Katherine Copsey, City of Port Phillip Lake Ward

Read her views on Acland Plaza
She shares her hopes and dreams for a vibrant community space that meets our need for connection.

Cr Bond and Sirakoff are still welcome to submit their ideas – as are any readers.

Greg Day
Happy to chat anytime 0418 345 829
Content suggestions and community questions are always welcome.
gday@archives.gdaystkilda.com.au

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