TWiSK #339
Spooky in St Kilda
Pop-ups for Carlisle Street
Upper house battle for 5th seat
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$200K for Carlisle pop-ups
$200K for Carlisle pop-upsCouncil will spend $200K over 12 months to fill vacant shopfronts with ‘new businesses, creativity and innovation.’
About 10% or about 15 prime shopfronts are currently vacant on the strip.
A swanky consultancy, The Place Agency, has been contracted by Council to ‘activate’ at least five vacant properties over 12 months and deliver a year-round calendar of events and promotional activities for Carlisle Street.
Pop-ups will pay a portion of the market value rent and any outgoings for the pop-up space.
A $10,000 grant will be provided to each participant to uplift their space or help cover outgoing costs.
Get involved hello@theplaceagency.com or 1300 308 818.
St Kilda Bike Kitchen @ EcoCentre
Wednesday 26 October, 6:00pm – 9:30pm
A free and friendly course on basic bicycle maintenance.
The course runs for about 2.5 hours with a small break for snacks. Free
Please email stkbikekitchen@gmail.com to secure your spot
Please note that they will not be repairing any bicycles during the course
38 Blessington St (across from previous EcoCentre)
Harry Manx @ Memo
Wednesday 26 October, 7 pm
He’s Canadian, he’s a festival favourite, he’s quality. $59/$49
Tix
Blue Moon by Sang Woon Nam @ Brightspace
Opening: Thursday 27 October 6.30-9.30pm
Exhibition: 27 October – 7 November
South Korean culture has gained worldwide recognition recently, with enormous interest in the country’s Pop culture, music, entertainment and art scene. Curator Rokhee Hwang of The Mews Gallery in Gangneung is on a mission to introduce the most exciting emerging and more established South Korean contemporary artists to a global audience.
www.brightspace.com.au
Jeb Cardwell @ George Lane
Thursday 27 October, 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM
“Jeb Cardwell, a guitarist, singer, songwriter whose music takes you back to the glory days when guitar-driven riffs and rich vocals were king.”
Tix and info
Halloween @ Acland Street
Friday 28 October, 3.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Face painting and scary stuff.
Luna Dark @ Luna Park
Friday 28 October – Monday 31 October
Night and day sessions. Billed as Melbourne’s biggest and most bone-chilling costume party, where zombies, ghouls, ghosts, vampires and people who know what you did last summer, come out to prey.
Details and tix
The Meltdown “It’s A Long Road” Album Launch @ Memo
Friday 28 October, 7 pm
“Southern Soul from the great southern land.”
Big following in town. $45 / $30
Tix
Felony and fun @ Sisters in Crime
Friday 28 October 2022, 8 pm
Crime fiction can be deadly serious, but it can also have a lighter – even amusing – side.
Authors Kirsty Manning, Katherine Kovacic, and Lucia Nardo explore with Angela Savage how their plots and protagonists can lift readers’ spirits and crack smiles.
Followed by a brief AGM.
Bookings
Rising Sun, 2 Raglan Street, South Melbourne.
James Reyne: Songs of Beaches Tour @ Palais
Friday 28 October
“James is preparing to deliver an action packed 75-minute set of all the hits you know and love.” $70
Tix
Ben Salter @ George Lane
Friday 28 October, 6.30 pm – 11 pm
“Tasmania/lutruwita based artist Ben Salter is one of Australia’s most highly regarded performers and songwriters.”
Tix
Lukas John + Special Guests @ Espy Basement
Friday 28 October, 8.30 pm
Lukas John with guests: Michael Gate, Charles & Will. Free
Spooky Crafternoon for Kids & Halloween Party @ Linden
Saturday 29 October, 1 pm – 4 pm
Get spooky on Halloween with Linden.
For one day, Linden New Art will become a scary mansion full of ghosts and vampires.
Come in costume for a spooktacular good time. Go ghost hunting in the gallery, join a workshop with Nick Ashwood, a composer and performer of contemporary experimental music, make a paper vampiric bat and your own noisy musical instrument to scary all monsters around. Free
26 Acland Street
Yacht Rock Revival @ Memo
Saturday 29 October, 7 pm
“Paying tribute to the definition of 70’s light rock.”
Think Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, Toto, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, The Doobie Brothers, Boz Scaggs and the rest of the Time Life infomercial catalogue. Classy $50 / $30
Tix
Peter Milton Walsh (The Apartments) @ George Lane
Saturday 29 October, 6:30 PM 11:00 PM
Peter Milton Walsh – sole singer and songwriter for The Apartments. Almost sold out
Tix
Spooktacular – The Sequels @ Astor
Saturday 29 October, 9.15 pm
An all night Horror-Thon focusing on sequels. Be aware! You will see, not 1, but 2 secret films in additional to this line up!
The sessions will run in this order with minimal breaks to really get the blood running. Evil Dead 2 (4K) Scream 2 (35mm) Final Destination 2 (35mm) (Secret Film) A Nightmare on Elm St 3 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Secret Film) Demons 2 Jason X
Tix
Out of the Box: Helmut Newton & the Schmatte Trade @ JewMu
Sunday 30 October, from 11am
Celebrate what would have been Helmut Newton’s 102nd birthday with a special lecture before you visit the exhibition, then drop-in downstairs to view objects from the Museum Collection and learn the fascinating history of the Hartnell of Melbourne fashion house and Helmut Newton’s involvement with them as a fashion photographer.
This program is free with HELMUT NEWTON: In Focus tickets on the day.
Info and tix
Flying Cowboys: The Music of Rickie Lee Jones @ Memo
Sunday 30 October, 3 pm
Flying Cowboys were born out of a love and respect for the early album recordings of Rickie Lee Jones. Big crew, big sound. $45 / $25
Tix
Gianni Marinucci – Celebrating Chet Baker @ Ruby Carter Jazz Lounge
Sunday 30 October, 3.30 pm
One of Melbourne’s most accomplished trumpet/flugelhorn players, Gianni Marinucci, celebrates the music of Chet Baker. Gianni will be joined by Paul Williamson (alto/tenor sax), Craig Fermanis (guitar), Tom Lee (bass) and Mike Jordan (drums). $40/$30
Tix
Sunday Blues | Kieron McDonald Combo @ Espy
Sunday 30 October, 6 pm – 9 pm
Free
Jeremy Blincoe > The Fragile Skin Of The World @ Linden Projects Space
Until 13 November
A visceral new body of work by Melbourne-based artist Jeremy Blincoe. The Fragile Skin of the World extends Blincoe’s practice of combining unusual materials and technologies to synthesise intricate sculptural arrangements that confuse and collapse the ideological distinctions separating objects from their environments.
Tix
Soon
City of Voices presents Harmonia @ Temperance Hall
Wednesday 2 November – Saturday 5 November, 7 pm (+ 1 pm Thursday and Saturday)
Weaving together music, movement and poetry, join City of Voices as we delve into stories of the local and personal, and celebrate 30 years of finding common ground. $20/$15/$10
Tix
199 Napier Street, South Melbourne
Whittaker 1928 Commemoration @ Princes Pier
Thursday 3 November, 12 noon
It’s the 94th anniversary of the 1928 attack on Waterside Workers by the Stanley Melbourne Bruce government and the tragic fatal shooting of Alan Whittaker, Gallipoli veteran and waterside worker.
You are invited to join in a commemoration with speakers on the historic events of 1928.
Forum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament @ St Kilda Town Hall
Thursday 3 November, 6.30 pm
Organised by Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the Voice and the possible referendum from speakers including:
Thomas Mayor, a signatory to the Statement from the Heart;
Uncle Shane Charles, Co-Chair, Reconciliation Victoria;
and Ian Hamm, policy developer and manager, Chair of the Board of Directors, First Nations Foundation
Bookings/RSVP – free event
www.ppcfr.org
BIG Sculpture Biennale @ Veg Out
Saturday 5 November – Sunday 11 December, everyday 11 am – 6 pm
BIG Sculpture St Kilda Biennale 2022 is an outdoor sculpture exhibition presented in the Veg Out Community Gardens. The exhibition includes 22 artists.
Info
Crafternoon For Kids > Botanical Printing @ Linden
Saturday 5 November, 2 pm – 3 pm
Can you make art from leaves? Explore the possibilities of mark making in the fun workshop for kids and create your very own printed tote bag. Join us in this hands-on crafternoon and learn how to monoprint using leaves and foliage.
All materials for the workshop are supplied, including a reusable tote bag for printing. Free
Spaces are limited, so book in quick!
Linden Workshop, rear 26 Acland St, St Kilda
Masterclass > Natural Dyeing with Heather Thomas @ Linden Workshop
Sunday 13 November, 10 AM – 4 PM
Join natural dyer, designer and maker of textiles, Heather Thomas, for a special skills-based Masterclass. This class will introduce you to the world of natural dyeing with plants. Students are welcome to bring clothing from home to discuss with me how they could dye worn items to revamp them or colour new ones with natural dyes at home. $50:
Tix and info
Project space is not wheelchair accessible
Twilight fete @ St Kilda Primary
Friday 25 November, 4 pm – 9 pm
It gunna be great, its gunna be great, click click.
See the movie, go to the fete 
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis @ Palais
Wednesday 30 November
An extra show added after first show sold out. Hurry.
Tix
Kindergarten marks centenary
South Melbourne’s Lilian Cannam Kindergarten celebrated 100 years with a community celebration on Saturday.
Founded in 1922, it’s one of the oldest kindergartens in Victoria, originally established as a free local kinder by local resident Lilian Cannam.
The kindergarten marked the milestone with a festival and open day. Generations of past and current students, families, and teachers were joined by outgoing local MP Martin Foley and Council representatives who confirmed a $3.9 million of investment by the Victorian Government and City of Port Phillip in the centre’s future. The celebration included a concert by students of the 3-year-old and 4-year-old kinder program.
www.liliancannamkindergarten.org.au
Pictured: Lilian Cannam Kindergarten Director Emma Wells with former pupil from 1947 Bobby Pitt at the 100th birthday celebrations.
Call to artists: St Kilda Affordable Art Show @ Space2b
Deadline to register: Sunday 13 November 2022
Space2b is gearing up for the annual St Kilda Affordable Art Show. The show is open to creatives of all kinds, exhibiting a wide array of artistic styles and mediums, and will run from late November in the Space2b ArtSpace.
For further information, including entry details, artwork specifications and all the necessary T’s & C’s
Be a stallholder @ Space2b Laneway Festive Market
Sunday 4 December, 10 am – 3 pm
Space2b is partnering with urban Creatives to run a festive shopping market and they are looking for stallholder. The Laneway Festive Market is looking for a wide range of multicultural makers, designers and artists.
Become a stallholder
Voting Roll Closes Tuesday 8 November
Roll closes at 8 pm
Enrol now
Pre-poll voting starts Monday 14 November
Upper house race: The battle for seat #5
Greens quest to regain seat from field of minor parties
St Kilda sits in the Victorian Legislative Council region of Southern Metropolitan.
Our votes will contribute to electing five members to the 40-member upper house. Until the last election, Southern Metro was usually represented by two Labor, two Liberal and one Greens MLC.
But the 2018 vote was a bitter disappointment for the Greens, seeing three times elected Sue Pennicuik falling short even though she polled nearly 13%.
5th seat went to Clifford Hayes, former Bayside Mayor
The 5th spot was snatched by Clifford Hayes for the Sustainable Australia Party despite only receiving 1.26% of the vote.
Such are the vagaries of the upper house preference system with preferences from many minor parties ending up with Hayes.
Familiar faces re-contesting, while others play musical chairs
Prominent Liberals David Davis and Georgie Crozier (pictured) are re-contesting, as is Clifford Hayes for the Sustainable Australia Party.
Meanwhile Labor is playing musical chairs, with both current members seeking to swap seats. Nina Taylor MLC is making a bid for the lower house in Albert Park to replace retiring Martin Foley, while Enver Erdogan MLC is seeking to swap to Northern Metropolitan.
The two new Labor candidates are direct from the typical Labor play book: John Berger, former TWU Victorian Branch Secretary; and Ryan Batchelor, executive director of the McKell Institute and son of former state MP Peter Batchelor.
Copsey seeks to reclaim seat for Greens
The Greens candidate is current Port Phillip Councillor Katherine Copsey, a lawyer and employed advocate for gambling reform. Buoyed by good results for the Greens in the Federal Senate, Copsey’s success will depend on the strength of local campaigns in the 11 lower house seats that make up the Region.
Expect some preference ‘farmers’ amongst the earnest candidates
In 2018, fifteen minor parties fielded candidates in Southern Region (% are their 2018 vote), including Victorian Socialists (0.45%), Australian Liberty Alliance (0.48%), Health Australia Party (0.45%), Aussie Battler Party (0.39%), Voluntary Euthanasia Party (0.995), Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Vic (0.62%), Hudson 4 NV (0.08%), Labour DLP (1.03%), Sustainable Australia (1.26%), Fiona Patten’s Reason Party (1.94%), Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party (1.41%), Animal Justice Party (2.09%), Liberal Democrats (1.37%), Transport Matters (0.31%) and Australian Country Party (0.16%).
The top three votes were: Liberal (37%), Labor (33.39% ) and Greens (12.85% )
The full list of 2022 candidates will not be available until just days before pre-poll voting starts, but we do know the following minor party candidates:
Animal Justice Party
Ben Schultz
(Pictured left)
Reason Party
Andrew Johnson Invitation to all local candidates
Send us 30 word responses to these questions along with a pic and contact details, and we’ll publish them in full.
Who am I?: Basic bio 30 words
Why?: Motivation for standing 30 words
Why me? Skills, credentials, interests, values 30 words
Why here? Connection to the seat 30 words
Plus contact details and picture.
Email gday@archives.gdaystkilda.com.au
State election forum Albert Park @ Memo
Thursday 10 November, 7 pm
Following their previous forums for the state and federal elections, unChain is organising a 2022 state election forum focusing on Albert Park, once again moderated by John Daley, professorial associate at the University of Melbourne.
All candidates known so far have been invited and have confirmed their attendance.
There will be an opportunity for questions from the public. Suggest a question by email unchaininc@gmail.com
Bookings
TWISK will live stream the event on Facebook
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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Election editorial is authorised by G Day, 31 Alma Road, St Kilda 3182.