Special edition #323
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Blessington Street ‘shared space’ opens
Mayor defends budget
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Unplugged podcast launch @ George Lane
Thursday 7 July, 7:00 pm – 11:00pm
Celebrate the excitement of St Kilda’s music scene of the 70s, 80s and 90s as St Kilda Historical Society launches their Unplugged St Kilda podcast series.
Some of the musicians featured will be there to share their memories. Sally Moore, Society committee member and the lead on the Unplugged project, will host the launch.
Matt Thomas from The Mavis’s will play at the launch and then DJ VOIN will play songs from the era until midnight. This is a free public event.
Due to capacity limits, bookings are essential
3 decades, one rockin’ postcode
Listen now to the first two of 12 episodes
Episode #1: Fiona Lee Maynard
Episode #2: Tim Rogers 
Shared Space opening @ Blessington Street
Thursday 7 July, 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Check out the new shared space on Blessington (Crn Barkly) and enjoy the hospitality of the local traders.
Think low key music, food and drinkies.
Youth acting workshops @ Melbourne Actors Guild
Monday 4 July – Thursday 7 July, 10 am – 2 pm
The Melbourne Actors Guild in Acland Street is hosting youth acting workshops these holidays. Over two days participants will enjoy drama games, script work and group activities to develop your acting and creativity. $65
Info
School Holiday Program @ Hotel Esplanade
Tuesday 5 July & Wednesday 6 July
Round up your offspring for the Espy School Holiday Program. Tickets are $45pp (extra child – $30pp) and include a session with three activities, kids lunch (includes soft drink or juice) and an adult’s drink.
Recommended ages: 4-10
Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times.
More info | Tix 
Threads of Light Art Exhibition by Karen Hopkins @ Space2b
Tuesday 5 July – Saturday 27 August
Space2b showcases artworks from Karen Hopkins’ recent solo show at Motsalvat Long Gallery. The exhibition is an exploration and celebration of light through painting sculpture and poetry.
Info
144 Chapel St, St Kilda
Sunday & Monday: Closed, Tues – Fri 10 am–5 pm, Saturday: 10 am–2 pm
Healing the Youth Art Group Workshops @ Mary Kehoe Centre
Wednesdays 6 July – 7 September
The workshops will be facilitated Planetary Healing Artists secretary and fellow artist Caroline Proctor. Each session will encourage us to:
* Focus and meditate together on a new vision for the Youth.
* Paint and draw using collage, mandala, symbols, and the written word to describe our future desired outcomes and visions. Free
Please register
Your creations can be presented at our Healing the Youth exhibition on 18 September.
Microplastics Sorters, Assemble! @ EcoCentre
Thursdays 7rom 7 July to end of August, 9.30 am to 1pm
EcoCentre is looking for volunteers with keen eyes to help with sorting of microplastics found in our Yarra and Maribyrnong trawl samples. Training provided! It is painstaking work, so being patient and meticulous is a must, as is having a good sense of humour. They are asking for a commitment of at least 3 sessions. Be part of the most fun volunteer team, work directly with our marine biologist, and get hands-on experience in waterway protection. Oh, and there will be donuts!
Express your interest info@ecocentre.com
Neon Goblin + Zelkova @ Espy Basement
Thursday 7 July, 7 pm
New bands in Basement every Thursday. Free
Espy gigs
Kate Miller-Heidke @ Palais
Friday 8 July. 7.30 pm
Rescheduled from 2021 $94
Tix
The Cavemen + loads more @ Espy Gershwin
Friday 8 July, 8:00pm
A big night with The Cavemen, Dumb Punts, Fuzzsucker & The Canberra Raiders and Drunk Mums DJs. $16.55
Espy gigs
Ernest Ainse & Robyn and The Rancheros @ Bowlo Fridays
Friday 8 July, 8 pm
Earnest plays from 8 pm, Robyn and The Rancheros from 9.15 pm. $12
66 Fitzroy Street
Two of Us – Songs of Lennon & McCartney @ Memo
Friday 8 July, 7.30 pm
Damien Leith & Darren Coggan, celebrate the songbook of the most inspiring songwriters of all time, John Lennon & Paul McCartney. $55 / $40
Tix
Matt Joe Gow + Kerryn Fields @ George Lane
Saturday 9 July, 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Matt will be joined by his band The Dead Leaves in acoustic form, tailored for the intimate setting. Fellow New Zealander Kerryn Fields will also perform.
Tix
Xavier Rudd @ Palais
Saturday 9 July, 8 pm
Great venue to see Xavier, supported by Marlon X Rulla.
Tix
Bella Taylor Smith @ Memo
Saturday 9 July, 7.30 pm
Bella Taylor-Smith was the winner of The Voice Australia 2021. $55 / $40
Tix
Fluro Euro Disco @ Prince Band Room
Saturday 9 July, 9 pm
SNAP!, Black Box, Modern Talking, Technotronic, Corona, Londonbeat, 2 Unlimited, Giorgio Moroder, Culture Beat, Boney M, C & C Music Factory, Donna Summer, Haddaway, Daft Punk, Chic and…$17.85
Tix
Effie: Better Out Than In @ Gas Works
Saturday 9 July, 5.30pm & 8 pm
“Come see my hit stage show, ‘Better Out Than In.’ And let me lift youse up where youse belong!” Full $45 / Conc $40
Tix
Dr Who double feature 60’s style@ Astor
Sunday 10 July, 1.30 pm
Two films from the 60’s: Dr. Who and The Daleks screening with Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150. Great Sunday afternoon fare.
Tix
St Kilda Repair Cafe @ EcoCentre at Cora Graves
Sunday 10 July, 2 pm to 5 pm
Bring your broken items to the Repair Cafe to reduce waste and learn new skills, all while having a cuppa.
If you have any unwanted phones or laptops, please bring them along to donate. IT experts will wipe all data to ensure your personal information is safely cleared. Your donated device will be provided to refugees and asylum seekers via Deakin University’s Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE) program.
38 Blessington St, St Kilda (across from previous EcoCentre location)
Rhys Boak organist @ All Saints’ East St Kilda
Sunday 10 July, 3 pm
Rhys returns to All Saints’ with a program of Handel, Bach, Respighi, Guilmant, Jongen & Widor, Toccata from the 5th organ symphony.
Rhys Boak is one of Melbourne’s foremost organists.
$25 full / $20 concession / Students free entry with a valid student card.
Tickets available at the door (no EFTPOS) or via Trybooking
More info about All Saints’ concerts
Late, Late at Night @ Memo
Sunday 10 July, 3.30 pm
Late, Late at Night is a new stage adaptation based on Rick Springfield’s best-selling autobiography. It is a two act, musical play written by award-winning Australian playwright, Kieran Carroll and performed by acclaimed Sydney singer-actor, Jackson Carroll.
One show only $45 / $30
Please book here | Watch a promo 
Peptides @ Bowlo
Sunday 10 July, 5.30 pm
Local favourites. Free
66 Fitzroy Street
Sunday Blues | The Tonalists @ Espy Basement
Sunday 10 July, 6 pm
Sunday arvo blues with The Tonalists
Espy gigs
On going
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis on the big screen @ Astor
Until 13 July
Info
Printed Protest exhibition @ Pride Centre
Until 31 July
A rich variety of posters, banners and placards across the decades from campaigns of social and political change for LGBTIQ+ communities, from the early days of Gay Liberation to Law Reform, the AIDS crisis and response, Marriage Equality and Trans visibility/rights.
Co-presented by the Australian Queer Archives and Victorian Pride Centre.
More info
The Amateurs @ Red Stitch
Previews Tuesday 28 Jun – Saturday1 July | Season 2 – 24 July
The Amateurs is a witty tragicomedy from Pulitzer finalist, Jordan Harrison.
“A hilarious and moving exploration of mortality and the emergence of humanism. Harrison’s wildly inventive play asks when does a crisis destroy us, and when does it open new possibilities?”
Tix
Soon
Caligula @ Theatre Works
Wednesday 13 July – Saturday 23 July, 7.30 pm
The mad Emperor Caligula rules over Rome. There will be blood. And glitter.
Caligula brings Ancient Rome to life in a wild cross between American Psycho and Rupaul’s Drag Race in this massive play. Twelve actors bring this anarchic, volatile world to life in Melbourne’s professional premiere, by a company that has been making a name for delivering high octane, intense adaptations of classic plays.
Info and tix
“The Redgum Years” Presented by John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew @ Memo
Friday 15 July & Saturday 16 July, 7.30 pm
“The Redgum Years”, presented by John Schumann & the Vagabond Crew, is a concert of songs, stories, laughter and passion. “It’s for those who bought the records, who came to the gigs, who sat on the floor, listened and gave the songs life.” $68 / $48
Tix
Parents Battle of the Bands @ Prince Band Room
Thursday 11 August, 7 pm
The Parents Battle Of the Bands is back for their 2022 with seven bands, including two brand new ones! They are also welcoming Middle Park PS as a new addition to the event and are stoked to have them on board!
Tix raise funds for the music programs of the participating schools.
Tix | www.parentsbattleofthebands.com
Mayor defends budget
Rates up, new waste charges and FOGO rollout
TWiSK talks to Marcus (13 minutes) listen now
With at least two Councillors committed to freezing rates, the next budget of Council was set for controversy.
The pressure is on all Councils, with rising costs (like those faced by the community) while being limited to 1.75% rate increase by a State imposed cap.
At the same time, there is pressure to introduce FOGO and four-bin recycling sooner rather than later. There is also a significant list of major capital projects that must be done within the decade.
Predictably it was going to end in tears.
After a lengthy debate the council approved a budget with the following headlines …
1.75 per cent rate increase
This is determined by the rates cap set by the Victorian Government.
New Food Organic Garden Organic (FOGO) and separate glass recycling
This will reduce waste to landfill and increase the quality of recycled waste
A new $176.20 Waste Charge
Plus a $88.10 FOGO collection charge for eligible household
There is concern that these charges are outside the cap and could rise in future years.
An addition $1m in economic recovery package
including outdoor activation and footpath trading permit relief.
Vale Perce White – 6 times Mayor of Port Melbourne
Last week, flags on the local town halls were lowered to half mast to acknowledge the dedicated service to our community by Percy (Perce) White who died on 1 June aged 89.
More info about Perce’s life of service
21/22 budget $5m + surplus
Interestingly, council reported a $5 surplus over the past financial year. Before you break out the champagne, the savings came mostly from deferring projects dues to COVID and a decrease in staff costs.
TWiSK talks to Marcus (13 minutes) listen now
Greg Day
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