Special express edition #320
Latest usage data released
E-scooter trips nearly 6,000 per day
Love them or fear them, e-scooters have been picked up by Melbournians nearly 6,000 times per day and taken them over 1.2M kilometres in just the first three month of this year.
The map shows the most popular routes for Q1 2022, including the CBD, Southbank, Docklands and the popular Beaconsfield Parade path.
It also shows the flexibility of the scooters, presumably proving an option between walking and PT or car.
1,227,560 kilometres travelled
Below is the official data from the e-scooter trial (only the official scooters not including private scooters) from the four council trial areas – cities of Melbourne, Yarra, Stonnington and Port Phillip.
Median Trip Distance
1.65 kilometres
Median Trip Duration
11.6 minutes
Trips per Day (avg)
5,778 trips
Total Trips
520,000 trips
Total Distance
1,227,560 kilometres
Source: www.ridereport.com
Macnamara margin between Labor and Green was just a few hundred votes
While Josh Burns can be justifiably proud to be returned with a two-party preferred vote over 62%, Greens sources were also proud and astounded by how close they came to winning.
As counting dragged on, it took until Wednesday last week for Steph Hodkins-May to concede defeat and congratulate Josh Burns.
In an email to supporters she wrote:
“We came so close. Macnamara ended on a knife edge and is now one of the most marginal seats in Australia. The result looks like it will come down just 300 or so votes, a narrow Labor win.”
Remarkable result
If the 300 vote margin is accurate, it is a remarkable outcome for the Greens and their community campaigning team.
But it is also a positive result for Labor, with Josh also increasing his primary vote.
Together Greens and Labor increased the progressive vote by about 6%.
Alongside the success of the Teal independents, the progressive local vote delivers a powerful message about climate, integrity and equality.
TWiSK will publish the exact figures when they are released by the AEC.
AEC Macnamara page
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Screening by OCTA @ Cleve Gardens Fitzroy Street
Until Sunday July 31
Launch Event: Thursday June 16, 6 pm
Part of Council’s Reimagine project, this installation explores society’s fascination with self-image with an immersive passageway clad with a large digital screen and two-way mirror, charging the surrounding public space with a sense of intrigue and event.
More info
Victoria @ Astor
Monday 13 June 7.30 pm
Opening of the German Film Festival, a young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Great tag line: “One city, one night, one take.”
Tix
Jim Jefferies @ Palais
Tuesday 14 June
“One of the most popular, provocative and respected comedians of his generation.” $99
Tix
Social Craft Club @ Elwood Neighbourhood House
Wednesdays 10.30 pm-2.30 pm
Social Craft Club is a drop-in style weekly afternoon club is run by volunteer facilitator Maryanne, who has experience in sewing and other craft materials. She will be able to assist you if you need a hand or need some advice with your project. Cost: $5 donation to cover afternoon tea
Call 9531 1954 or email reception@esnlc.com.au for more information. 
Try Qoya for free @ Jibasso (upstairs at African Drumming)
Wednesday nights 7.15 pm
“Do you love dancing but not formal classes? Are you looking for a way to connect with other women in your community?
Try Qoya, a free dance embodiment class for women. Come as you are, embrace yourself, let loose and to find the most pleasurable ways to move your body. $30 First class is free
Register
Jibasso (upstairs at African Drumming) 252 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda
Everybody wants to belong @ Space2b
Wednesday 15 June, Doors 6.30 pm for 7 pm start.
Celebrate the beginning of Refugee Week With The Art of Belonging event and ongoing exhibition, including a dynamic panel discussion hosted by Tasneem Chopra (OAM) with five resilient creatives who have overcome amazing odds:
Farhad Bandesh – A Kurdish musician, artist, winemaker who walked out of Melbourne Transit Accommodation after 8 years in detention
Shabboo Shariati – Facing loneliness and isolation, Shabboo sought creativity to help to regain belief in herself.
Abouk Giir – A self-taught artist who arrived as a refugee from Sudan via Egypt when she was just 13. She has found freedom in her art.
Anudeepa Kadiresan – After settling in Australia, Anudeepa started missing her culture and traditions. She started to connect to her roots through painting.
Anahita Diba – Self-taught artist who started with pen and paper whilst in detention. She progressed to oils and water-colours because she ‘treasured brushing colours gently onto canvas’.
Tickets $20-$30 includes Syrian nibbles from Flavours of Syria.
Venue: Manabi Hall St Kilda Primary School, 2B Brighton Rd, St Kilda (entry via Chapel Street)
More info
Art of Belonging exhibition will run throughout June at Space2b, 144 Chapel Street, St Kilda.
Feverdeams + Kodah @ Espy
Thursday 16 June, 8.30 pm
Feverdreams are teaming up with pop/soul/RnB darlings Kodah
Espy gigs
Run Lola Run @ Astor
Thursday 16 June, 7 pm
Also in the GFF, Run Lola Run is a wild ride, playing with time and alternatives.
Franka Potente is amazing. Ideal for big screen.
Tix
Vanda & Young Albert Tribute @ Memo
Friday 17 June, 7.30 pm
An tribute to Australia’s greatest recording artists: AC/DC, Angels, Easybeats, Stevie Wright, John Paul Young and TMG.
All concert profits for Childhood Congenital Heart Disease Awareness.
An Awesome Ride Production for The Shaun Miller Foundation. $45 / $25
Tix
Ben Lee ‘Parents Get High’ @ Espy
Friday 17 June, 7.30 pm
Ben Lee on tour with support from Suzi and Hannah Blackburn $50
Espy gigs
Leaving Jackson: The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show @ Palais
Friday 17 June
For more than 40 years Johnny Cash and June Carter enthralled audiences around the world with their songs of life, love and heartache. A love story played out through some of the greatest songs ever written. Now Jeff Carter together with Brooke McMullen bring these songs back to the stage. $79
Tix
Mt Cooper group ride @ PP BUG
Saturday 18 June, 10 am – 2 pm
Join Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group for a social ride on from Mt Cooper, the highest point in metro Melbourne, for a flowing downhill all-the-way bike ride following the Darebin Creek from the northern outskirts of Melbourne.
Train from Southern Cross, run downhill back with several bailout options along the way
Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome.
Free, but bookings are essential. 
China’s new diplomacy @ U3APP Saturday Seminar
Saturday 18 June, 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm.
Facilitated by Marcel Colman, U3APP Current Affairs tutor, Professor Richard Cullen, Professor of Law, Hong Kong (pictured) presents a seminar on China’s diplomatic approach is shifting: What does this mean for Australia?
Free online event
Get link from 2.20 pm 
Rob Snarski ‘Searching For The Heart Of It All’ @ Memo
Saturday 18 June, 7.30 pm
The new album from Rob Snarski and His So-Called Friends marks a fresh approach to previous solo albums. Great bunch of friends including Romy Vager, Rebecca Barnard, Kelly Day, Jack Howard & more! $55 / $35
Tix
Ska Vendors w/ Pat Powell @ George Lane
Saturday 18 June, 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
The Ska Vendors are a bunch of Melbourne musicians who have a deep love for the music they play, delving into the history of Jamaican grooves right back to the late fifties and offering their own spin on things.
And obviously sponsored by a sunglasses manufacturer or two!
Tix
Free concert for Sputnik’s 25th +2 anniversary @ St Kilda Town Hall
Sunday 19 June, 3 pm – 6 pm
Enjoy a free gala concert works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Ysaÿe & more performed by world-class musicians.
Over the past 27 years, Sputnik Russian Cultural and Television Association has produced over 2700 weekly Russian-language “Sputnik” television programs on Channel 31 and organised 16 concerts, each of which attracted more than 500 people.
Donations to the victims of the war in Ukraine will be collected. The program also features Ukrainian composers Marc Karminsky and Igor Krutoy. Free.
Please RSVP
Briefcase Full of Blues – 20th Birthday Celebration @ Memo
Sunday 19 June, 3.30 pm
Melbourne’s own Blues Brothers show Briefcase full of Blues is celebrating their 20th Birthday. $50 / $35
Time to shake your tailfeathers.
Tix
Cross Bones Boogie @ Espy Sunday Blues
Sunday 19 June, 6 pm
Delta standards reimagined together with original songs make for a mighty good time!
Espy gigs
Soon
Southside Live @ South Beach Reserve
24 June – 3 July (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays), 6 pm – 9 pm
Six evenings of free outdoor music on the St Kilda foreshore. A diverse range of acts focused on a youth audience.
Full program
Seven amazing women @ St Kilda Cemetery
Sunday 26 June, 2 pm
Claire Barton has prepared a gravestone tour featuring seven amazing women in the diverse fields of art, agriculture, police, motor sport, writing and medicine.
Enjoy the afternoon gently walking, afterward a warm coffee and cakes. $15
Bookings essential
Email info@foskc.org, ring 0451831102 or go to https://foskc.org
Good stuff for artists and writers
Art Fellowship @ Rupert Bunny Foundation
Applications close Monday 18 July
The Rupert Bunny Visual Arts Fellowship awards $30,000 to one recipient every two years. The successful Fellow will have a desire to extend their arts practice to a new level, expand their imagination and make a contribution to Port Phillip.
This year there are also Rupert Bunny Foundation Special Project Grants for visual arts projects of up to $10,000 per project.
More info 
Seniors’ writing awards @ Port Phillip Writes
Entries close on Friday 29 July
Local seniors are invited to submit fictional stories or poems on any topics, or a non-fiction piece about life in the City of Port Phillip.
Entries are published in the Port Phillip Writes publication (pictured).
Outstanding entries are eligible for an award.
Seniors Festival – City of Port Phillip 
Reconciliation Writing Competition @ Citizens for Reconciliation
Entries close Friday 2 September
Organised by the Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation, the theme for 2022 NAIDOC theme Get Up Stand Up Show Up.
All styles of writing are encouraged, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Work must be original. Open to all Victorians.
Word Limits
Adults – 1500 words or 50 lines of poetry
Year 9-12 Students – 600 words or 30 lines of poetry
Prizes
Adults: 1st $1000, 2nd $600 and 3rd $300
Year 9-12 Students: 1st $1000 and 2nd $600
For more information, contact Rosemary Rule on 0418 675 734
www.ppcfr.org
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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