Monday 14 November – Sunday 20 November

TWiSK #342

Candidates face up @ Memo debate
Full list of candidates
Early voting locations
Black Crows @ Palace Foreshore Triangle Car Park
Heather Cunsolo is new Mayor

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TWiSK is always free, proudly independent and totally self-fundedHow Did They Do It? Inside the childcare campaign @ Middle Park Library
Monday 14 November, 8.15 pm
Facing the sale of their childcare centres, parents mobilised and a sophisticated campaign was born. It succeeded against the odds, led largely by a group of women who knew how to organise.
Four great women will share their experience in a panel discussion
(This follows the Community Alliance of Port Phillip AGM)
Annual General Meeting @ EcoCentre
Monday 14 November, 6 pm – 8 pm
Hear a report on the outcomes of the past financial year, vote on a special resolution, elect officers and members of the Committee of Management, and much more. Afterwards, refreshments will be served.
Cora Graves Centre, 38 Blessington St
Free Seniors 3-week BYOD Course @ St Kilda Library
Tuesdays from 15 November, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
A free 3-week course for local seniors. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and let PPCG teach you how to use it. Perfect for those who want to learn more about their phone, tablet or laptop. To make a booking, please call Pat on 8598 6600
Info

Artists For Kids Culture Art Auction @ Memo
Wednesday 16 November, 6:30 pm
The AKC Art Auction enables kids to participate in art and cultural activities that would not otherwise be available to them. Features. Jess Hitchcock, Dylan Lewis, Michala Banas, Toby Truslove, Sunday Lemonade, Kim Salmon, Harry Hook & more.
Tix
Friends of Suai/Covalima Annual Community Meeting @ St Kilda Town Hall
Thursday 17 November, 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm
Learn more about Friends of Suai/Covalima and hear Dr Alan Dupont AO an international security expert, strategist, journalist and former adviser to Timor-Leste.
Please RSVP to friendsofsuai@portphillip.vic.gov.au


Exhibition: Labour Lexica @ Linden Projects Space
Thursday 17 November – Sunday 18 December
Opening Thursday 17 November, 6 pm – 8 pm
A curated exhibition featuring the work of local emerging artists Maki Morita, Luce Nguyen-Hunt and Lachlan Marley. Labour Lexica is a group exegesis on labour under the themes of work, precarity and language.
Info
Rear 26 Acland Street, St Kilda. Linden Projects Space
No wheelchair access

Kellindo (USA) @ Memo
Thursday 17 November, 7 pm
The legendary guitarist and composer Kellindo with his trio in his first headlining Australian tour. $55 / $35
Tix

Ramble Tamble – The Australian Creedence Show @ Memo”
Friday 18 November, 7 pm
A Night on the Bayou. Ramble Tamble are a four-piece Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band.. $45 / $30
Tix

Checkerboard Lounge @ George Lane
Friday 18 November 18, 7.00 pm – 11.30 pm
Semi-finalists at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, recording at the legendary SUN Studio and a new incredible live CD to launch, word keeps spreading about this formidable act.
Tix
SKiPPS Fete 2022 @ St Kilda Park Primary
Saturday 19 November, 11 am – 6 pm
Bigger and better than ever, featuring cakes, dodgems, dunk-the-teacher, carnival rides, face-painting, great food, live music and entertainment, an incredible silent auction, a bar and much more…
Info
68 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Giant Plant Sale @ St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Saturday 19 November, 3 pm – 5 pm
Race to the glasshouses to buy a plant or two from the Friends of the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.
Cash Only
Enfield St Collective Exhibition & Opening night @ Enza Benincasa Gallery
Saturday 19 November, 6 pm – 8 pm
Dreamt up in the smoke of lockdown street bonfires, Enfield Collective is an eclectic group of artists from a tiny St Kilda cul-de-sac. This will be our first group show, exhibiting a selection of recent painting, collage and sculpture.
Shop 2/75A Fitzroy St, (Entrance via Jackson St)

Triple album launch with Jack, Catherine and Rosie @ Memo
Saturday 19 November, 7 pm
Jack Howard will launch his new record, the beats and brass-driven Lightheavyweight 2. Plus both Catherine McQuade will be launching her second album Kiss Him Goodbye and Rosie Westbrook her new record Always The Sea. $38/$25
Tix

The Australian Van Morrison Show @ George Lane
Saturday 19 November, 7:00 PM 11:30 PM
The Australian Van Morrison show emerged from the Irish pub scene in Melbourne in the early 2000s, fronted by Scottish born singer songwriter Steve Boyd.
Tix
Palace Foreshore @ Triangle Car Park
Live Nation present a program of gigs on the triangle car park
Sunday 20 November: Black Crowes (pictured)
Tuesday 22 November: Keshi
Saturday 26 November: Tim Minchin
Thursday 1 December: Six60
Sunday 4 December; A Lovely Day: The Teskey Brothers, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles (USA), Elsy Wameyo and Emma Volard
Saturday 10 December: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Sunday 11 December: Sacred Heart Mission
Tix 
Carnival of the Century @ Ripponlea Primary
Sunday 20 November, 11 am – 4 pm
Ripponlea’s Centenary Carnival celebrates the school’s 100th birthday with a rip-roaring ride for the whole community.
Expect epic rides and sideshow fun to delicious food, market stalls and a main stage live entertainment line-up.
Carrington Grove, St Kilda East

Neil Young’s ‘Harvest’ – 50th Anniversary Celebration X 2 @ Memo
Sunday 20 November, 3 pm & 7.30 pm
Afternoon and evening gigs to celebrate 50 years since Harvest. With Crazy Mule featuring Liam Gerner, Shane Reilly, Louis King, Danny Farrugia, James Gilligan and special guest vocalist Lisa Miller. $55 / $35
Tix
Poetry Readings Afternoon Tea @ Mary Kehoe Centre
Sunday 20 November, 3 pm – 5 pm
Planetary Healing Artists’ last Poetry Readings Afternoon Teas for 2022 is all about freedom and human rights.
Anyone is welcome to share an original poem or other poet’s work, or just attend as a listener.
The event is free, but registration is essential. 
Aequales Ensemble @ All Saints
Sunday 20 November, 3 pm
The name “Aequales” was chosen to portray an essential ingredient in chamber music: everyone plays an equal part both on and off the stage.
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Trio in D major Op. 9 No. 2
Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet in A major Op. 26
Tickets at the door (no EFTPOS) or Trybooking
$25 full / $20 concession; students: granted free entry with a valid student card.
Info

BIG Sculpture Biennale @ Veg Out
Until 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.
Great setting for art amongst the veggies!
Info

Photographic exhibitions @ Victorian Pride Centre
Until 17 January 23
‘Ad Homonem’ by David Thai is a surrealist depiction of experiences navigating the gay dating scene as a person of colour.
(Image: ‘The Size Queen” by David Thai)
‘Different flowers from the same field’ by Lisa Ray is about the relationship between artist and flora, and recognising that people and plants have individual ‘energetic signatures’.
Info

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David Hurwitz: Lost then Found @ Brightspace
Thursday 24 November – Saturday10 December
Opening: Thursday 24 November 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
A new exhibition of watercolours is entitled “Lost then Found – the art of the road Trip”.
Take a journey with David Hurwitz and his love of art and travel.
Info
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 
Paint Out 2022 @ Gasworks
Sunday 27 November and Sunday 4 December, 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm
Paint Out returns to Gasworks Arts Park to celebrate the start of summer 2022. This time artists, arty people of all ages and nature lovers will create to the magic of music.
Paint, draw or sketch anywhere in the beautiful parklands during each 2 hour session.
Tickets 
Horsing around the Cemetery @ Friends of St Kilda Cemetery
Sunday 27 November, 2 pm
Led by Claire Barton, this tour looks at the racing identities whose final finishing line was the gates of the St Kilda Cemetery. $15 includes afternoon tea
Bookings required. Email info@foskc.org or ring 0451831102
Pictured: George John Watson who started the first Melbourne Cup  in 1861..
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis @ Palais
Wednesday 30 November
An extra show added after first show sold out. Hurry.
TixAir Supply @ Palais
Thursday 1 December
Air Supply return to perform all-time. $99
Tix
The Merry Wives of Windsor @ St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Friday 2 December – Saturday 24 December (Wednesday – Sunday)
7pm daily + Saturdays and Sundays 3pm
Melbourne Shakespeare Company will be performing their brand-new musical production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in the Rose Garden at the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.
melbourneshakespeare.com
Sisters in Crime: 29th Scarlet Stiletto Awards @ Rising Sun
Saturday 3 December, 6.30 pm
Nicole Chamoun, star of Troppo, will present Sisters in Crime’s 29th Scarlet Stiletto Awards for best short stories in collaboration with award-winning author and podcaster, Vikki Petraitis.
Ditch lockdown and Melbourne’s signature black and go troppo –a prize for the best outfit. $30.
Please book individually or for groups by Wednesday 30 November, 3 pm. Men or ‘brothers-in-law’ welcome. 
Book now
Musical extravaganza starts BIG Summer Read @ St Kilda Library
Sunday 4 December, 11am
Kick off the summer reading session with for a lesson in sideways yodelling, beatbox/mouthdrums/vocal percussion, harmonics/throat singing, mic technique, looping and even advanced clapping!
The BIG Summer Read library team will be organising registrations and handing out goody bags throughout the show.
Book your free tickets 

Chocolate Starfish: The Greatest Christmas Show @ National
Sunday 4 December, 3.15 pm
Featuring an encore performance of their ‘The Best of the Best’, an epic afternoon that’s “choc-full” of highlights from their Bat Out Of Hell, INXS:KICK and Bohemian Rhapsody shows, plus the band’s own hits. Also included will be Christmas songs from the bands forthcoming release. $99
Tix

Heather Cunsolo Mayor, Andrew Bond Deputy

Gateway ward councillor Cr Heather Cunsolo is the new City of Port Phillip Mayor.
She and her Deputy Mayor Cr Andrew Bond were elected by councillors last Wednesday.
Cr Bond’s decade as a Port Phillip councillor was recognised at the mayoral election meeting.
He is the only councillor to have won three successive four-year terms on this council.
Cr Baxter’s angry Facebook post
Out going Deputy Mayor Tim Baxter launched an unsuccessful bid for the mayoralty with an angry Facebook post just days before the vote.
“There’s a lot of speculation going around [about the mayoral election], but I can tell you now that it’s a foregone conclusion.
“I will run for Mayor on Wednesday, and I will lose.
“The conservatives have had a majority on this council since last year when Cr Cunsolo joined them to vote Cr Pearl into the mayoralty. They will again exercise that power to install Cr Cunsolo as mayor, and put either Cr Bond or Cr Pearl in as deputy.
“The conservatives have decided to give up any illusion of working with the whole council. By installing Cr Cunsolo and Cr Bond (or perhaps Pearl) they will take a sweep of both top positions. They are no longer content to rule, they wish to reign.”
Read his post in full 

Liberals promise mobile police station for Fitzroy Street

Monday 7 November: Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, David Southwick MLA joined candidate Lauren Sherson to pledge $1.5 million to place a Mobile Police Station in Fitzroy Street. (Pictured above with Fitzroy Street Traders President David Blakeley)
Southwick said, “a Mobile Police Station for St Kilda will become an integral part of the community, decrease incident response times, play an important part in reducing crime, and increase community protection.”
Liberal Candidate for Albert Park, Lauren Sherson, said Albert Park residents and local Police deserve better. “Fitzroy Street was always a thriving and iconic entertainment precinct. That’s why we need to help locals attract visitors and families back to the area.”
Just announced: Liberals pledge big time on new wing for Alfred
Read their statement

Two hours with candidates in the spotlight

Four women candidates for the State seat of Albert Park faced up to a highly engaged local audience at the Memo Music Hall on last Wednesday.
The candidates were Liberals Lauren Sherson, Labor Nina Taylor MLC, Greens Kim Samiotis and independent Georgie Dragwidge.
TWiSK applauds the candidates for their participation, courage and candour. We present a video record for you to make up your own conclusions after hearing directly from the speakers.

Debate headlines by TWiSK

Labor emphasises its record, but light on announcements
Not surprisingly, Nina Taylor (sitting MP in the upper house), was keen to present her Government’s many local achievements. It’s part of her style to present lengthy lists of Government projects and spending with enthusiasm.
But in question time, Taylor was less confident with her answers to questions about South Melbourne Town Hall, bike lanes and Albert Park.
Liberals make targeted pledges
In the absence of a record in government, the Liberals have made pledges on the South Melbourne Town Hall, Albert Park Lake and the Mobile Police Station for Fitzroy Street. With Sherson, they pitch a kind of ‘Liberal lite’, with more emphasis on children’s welfare, local entrepreneurship and post pandemic recovery.
Greens offer a ‘conscience’ vote
Kim Samiotis was the last of the candidates to join the election race. Notwithstanding that, Samiotis was well prepared for the questions. She had a pledge on the South Melbourne Town Hall and the Albert Park Lake.
Independent has market connection
Georgie Dragwidge was also a confident speaker with a grasp of the local issues despite living outside the electorate in South Kingsville.
Her kids attend school in the area and her special topic was Schools.

Watch the recording
In full or in selected segments

Vimeo link: full recording
Short cut to segment recordings
Opening statements only
Answers about South Melbourne Town Hall funding
Answers about bike lanes
Answers about Albert Park Lake funding 
Candidate’s closing remarks only

Below we have time coded these segments to help you select the parts of most interest to you.
Approx. Time (hour.min)
Candidate opening remarks
Lauren Sherson, Georgie Dragwidge, Nina Taylor and Kim Samiotis
Watch this segment only
Topic segments
Health 0.38.00
Climate 0.49.00
Economy 0.59.00
Integrity 1.09.00
Candidates’ own topic
Georgie Dragwidge – Schools 1.18.
Nina Taylor – SEC 1.20
Kim Samiotis – Biodiversity 1.23
Lauren Sherson – Investing in children
Question time
Do you live in the electorate / preferences 1.31
South Melbourne Town Hall 1.37
Bike infrastructure 1.43
Albert Park Lake 1.51
Mental health services 1.59
Closing remarks
Watch the closing remarks only

Early voting now open

Early voting centres for St Kilda residents
From Monday 14 November
“If you vote outside your enrolled district, it may take longer.”
Monday to Friday 14 November – 25 November: 8:30 am – 6 pm;
Saturday 19 November: 9 am – 5 pm.
Albert Park voters
Victorian Pride Centre Theatrette, 79–81 Fitzroy Street St Kilda
or
Level 4, 102 Albert Road, South Melbourne
Brighton voters
St Stephen’s Church Hall, 109–111 North Road Brighton
Caulfield voters
Level 2, Suite 204, 233–239 Nepean Highway Gardenvale
Prahran Voters
Ground Floor, 509 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
or
South Yarra Community Baptist Church Hall, 12–14 Surrey Road South Yarra
More info 

Final list of candidates and order on the ballot

Nominations closed last week and this these are the candidates in order they appear on the ballot.

Albert Park Candidates
DRAGWIDGE, Georgie
TAYLOR, Nina Australian Labor Party
SAMIOTIS, Kim Australian Greens
ANTUNOVIC, Elizabeth Freedom Party of Victoria
BRADEA, Viorel Family First Victoria
SHERSON, Lauren Liberal
SMART, Lance Liberal Democrats
WESTWOOD, Cassandra Animal Justice Party

Brighton Candidates
TIMMS, Allan L.
SCIOLA, Nick Family First Victoria
DEKIERE, Sarah Australian Greens
GIBSON, Sally
FREDERICO, Felicity
WALKER, Alicia Animal Justice Party
NEWBURY, James Liberal
CRAWFORD, Louise Australian Labor Party
CASLEY, John Tiger

Caulfield Candidates
KALTMANN, Nomi
EDWELL, Lynne Family First Victoria
IAMPOLSKI, Rachel Australian Greens
MYERSON, Asher Animal Justice Party
SOUTHWICK, David Liberal
HAREL, Lior Australian Labor Party
ABELMAN, Michael Liberal Democrats

Prahran Candidates
LE HURAY, Alice Animal Justice Party
LUCAS, Matthew Liberal
CHAU, Wesa Australian Labor Party
MENADUE, Alan
HIBBINS, Sam Australian Greens
EMILSEN, Ronald Family First Victoria

Southern Metropolitan Region

Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption
HAYES, Clifford
TERRY, Bettina
New Democrats
BRAHMBHATT, Krishna Dharmeshkumar
CHAUDHARY, Jigarkumar Abhaysinh
MARWAHA, Ravinder Singh
Freedom Party of Victoria
KONS, Natasha
KONS, Madeleine
Transport Matters
TAMMESILD, Paul
PETERS, Marc
Health Australia Party
THOMAS, Kellie
LAMBRICK, Mark
Sack Dan Andrews Restore Democracy
AKDOGAN, Nursin
ADANIR, Reyhan
Legalise Cannabis Victoria
SELAN, Marc
HOWMAN, Ben
Companions and Pets Party
MOLYNEUX, Joan
WINCH, Max
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
BRADBURY, Chris
PICKERING, Craig
Labour DLP
TSIONGAS, Theodore
CHAMBERS, Dean
Liberal Democrats
FORD, Matthew
SEGAL, David
Fiona Patten’s Reason Party
JOHNSON, Andrew
JASPER, Stephen
Angry Victorians Party
HURLSTON, Dean
KAMP, Robert John
Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Vic
BOURMAN, Nicole
COLLYER, Michelle
Australian Greens
COPSEY, Katherine
FRIEND-PEREIRA, John
PARKER, Anna
ROCHA, Kylie
ROWICK, Shanae
Liberal
DAVIS, David
CROZIER, Georgie
STAVROU, Nick
LITWINOW, Andrew
CLARK, Monica
Australian Labor Party
BERGER, John
BATCHELOR, Ryan
CROSBY, Clive
PSAILA, Lynn
SHAHBAZ, Muhammad
Victorian Socialists
TODARO, Jack
KRUGER, Liam
United Australia Party
KOFMANSKY, Leon
MCCAMISH, Julie
Animal Justice Party
SCHULTZ, Ben
DAVIES, Mia
Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party
SULLIVAN, Ellie Jean
DALE, Michele
Family First Victoria
JANSON, Vickie
VAN DER END, Alex

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