TWiSK #376
Rockwiz @ Palais
MIFF @ Astor
Theatre and music for locals
Bin pain continues despite improvements
Bins might be picked up, but where are they put down?
Council says short stays not our problem
RocKwiz Salutes Mushroom 50 @ Palais
RocKwiz Salutes Mushroom 50 @ PalaisWednesday 2 August. 7.30 pm
Julia Zemiro, Brian Nankervis, Dugald and the RocKwiz OrKestra will bring their unique brand of comedy, kwizzery, and musicality with a host of special guests from the Mushroom stable on the national tour to honour five decades of iconic music. $129
Tix
The Cave of Spleen @ Theatre Works Explosives Factory
Wednesday 2 August – Saturday 12 August, 7.30 pm
Four women meet in a cave to plan the ultimate act of environmental activism. They rage against climate change. They rage against men. They rage against each other. But a mysterious illness squeezes the anger out of their brains, one by one.
Tix
No wheelchair access
Oppenheimer – 70mm @ Astor
Until Wednesday 2 August
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
A three hour epic based on the Pulitzer winning book American Prometheus.
Tix 
MIFF @ Astor
Saturday 5 August – Saturday 20 August
The Astor is one of the MIFF Cinema’s.
Program
Astor | MIFF
Choose Healing Over – A Solo Exhibition by Lina Mar @ Space2b
Tuesday 1 August -Saturday 2 September
Opening Night Thursday 3 August, 6 pm – 8 pm
This exhibition by Lina Mar delves into the transformative power of healing, with an exploration of the artist’s personal journey, evoking emotions and sparking contemplation.
More info
144 Chapel St
Maoko Mend & Meetup Sewing Circles @ Space2b
Fortnightly on Thursdays – upcoming 3, 17 and 31 August
Join Japanese sewer Maoko Carroll in a regular sewing circle.
Spend some time with like minded people, learn how to mend your garments and feel connected with the community. $10 Donation. Drop-ins Only
More info
144 Chapel St 
School Of Rock: The Inclusical @ National Theatre
Thursday 3 August – Sunday 6 August, various times
“An empowering musical adaptation of the beloved movie is brought to life with electrifying performances, infectious music and a heartwarming story that celebrates the transformative power of music.”
Stars and the Moon’s unique casting model pairs performers with and without disabilities to support each other in performing their roles. $39/$35
Tix
Fiddler on the Roof @ Alex
Until Sunday 13 August,
MLOC Productions Inc presents their first production of its 2023 season with Fiddler on the Roof.
Profits from the performance on 10th of August will go to support the preservation of Ukrainian cultural education in Australia through The Lehenda School. $65/$45
Tix
Real Life @ Memo
Friday 4 August, 7 pm
From the start in the 1983 with Send Me an Angel, Catch Me I’m Falling, Face to Face and Let’s Fall in Love, the band have never stopped performing or recording, releasing their latest studio album Sirens in 2020. $45/$40
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Randy Feltface – Feltopia @ Palais
Friday 4 August, 7 pm
“In these uncertain times, you need a voice you can trust. Someone who’s traveled the world and knows how to fix it. Courage. Integrity. Other stuff. Vote 1 Randy Feltface.” $45
Tix
Impromptunes – The Completely Improvised Musical @ Alex
Friday 4 August, 8 pm
It’s unrehearsed. It’s unpredictable. It’s a whole lot of fun. It’s Impromptunes! $34/$29
Tix
Mini Market @ Christ Church
Saturday 5 August, 9 am – 2 pm
Books, Fajitas & lots of other goodies!
14 Acland Street
If you would like to have a stall, contact Robyn on 0408 536 241
Victorian State Ballet: Swan Lake @ Palais
Saturday 5 August, 7.30 pm
“Don’t miss the traditional solos and pas de deuxs from the stunning and exquisite Odette, Odile and Prince Siegfried in a very moving and ultimate final scene.” $95
Tix
Sammy Owen Blues Band @ St Kilda Sports Club
Saturday 5 August, 8 pm
Free
Bacharach and Beyond @ Memo
Sunday 6 August, 3 pm
Classy afternoon gig presented by Jack Howard & The Ambassadors of Love. $40
Tix
The Peptides @ St Kilda Sports Club
Sunday 6 August, 5 pm
Free
The Roadhouse Romeo’s @ Espy Basement
Sunday 6 August, 6 pm
Formed by Australian guitarist / singer Peter Baylor, the band showcases a diverse repertoire of authentic country, Rockabilly, swinging honky tonk and western swing and their own originals.
Tix
June @ Theatre Works
Until Saturday 5 August, 7.30 pm
“After spending a year in silence, June invites an audience into her world. At times charming, at others shimmering with rage, she arrives fully formed but alters at will. A gentle and challenging play about moving through the world and finding a voice that fits who you have become.”
Written by Patrick McCarthy, directed by Emily Tomlins, designed by Zoe Rouse and Lisa Mibus, June will be performed by Caroline Lee. From $21
Tix
Next Week
Monday 7 August – Sunday 13 August
Lucinda Strahan exhibit @ Linden
10 August to 10 September
Opening: Thursday 10 August, 6 pm – 8 pm
Writer and researcher Lucinda Strahan presents a suite of posters, each a collage pairing image and text extracted from the colonial record The Webbs’ Australian Diary 1898.
Poetic Erasure Workshop with Lucinda Strahan @ Linden
Saturday 19 August, 1 pm – 4 pm
Participants will have the chance to explore expanded and experimental forms of writing, using found colonial texts and selectively ‘erasing’ parts to produce new texts with unexpected meanings. Free
Walking Tour with Lucinda Strahan
Sunday 3 September, 11 am – 12.30 pm
Join Lucinda Strahan for a local walking tour as the artist discusses her multi-site exhibition project, starting at Linden Projects Space before travelling between a network of locations where her public installations can be found.
Info
Inclusion Rocks with The Candle Snakes @ The Local Tap House
Tuesday 8 August, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Inclusion Rocks is all about giving people with and without disabilities the chance to perform and show the world their passion and love for music. With a special performance from fan favourites The Candlesnakes. $14.55
Tix 
Murder Mystery @ The Espy
Wednesday 9 August, 7 pm
“The Ghost of Alfred Felton” Murder Mystery Event is an immersive and thrilling experience that combines elements of suspense, investigation, and entertainment. Set in the elegant and historic Hotel Esplanade in St Kilda, this event promises an unforgettable evening of intrigue and mystery. $75
Tix
Strawbz @ Espy Gershwin
Friday 11 August, 8 pm
Strawbz with special guests Alisya Rae and Lip Stereo. $22.95
Tix
Poetry Launch: James and Roderick Waller @ Readings St Kilda
Saturday 12 August, 11 am
A father/son celebration of poetry. Join them for the release of James Waller’s Kingdoms of Silence and Roderick Waller’s Toward Another Sun. Free, but bookings are essential
Bag O’ Nails @ St Kilda Sports Club
Saturday 12 August, 8 pm
Free
Later in August / September
Monument @ Redstitch
Wednesday 16 August – Sunday 3 September
“Edith Aldridge is the youngest woman to be elected leader of her country. In a lush presidential suite in a heritage listed hotel, she has just ninety minutes to get ready for the biggest day of her life. Enter Rosie, a 22-year-old makeup artist from the David Jones counter, sent to help Edith get camera ready. In Rosie’s capable hands, this morning will be a breeze. So long as they both stick to the brief.”
Written by Emily Sheehan, directed by Ella Caldwell, featuring Julia Hanna and Sarah Sutherland
Tix 
Traditional Alool Wall Hanging Workshop @ Space2b
Saturday 19 August, 10.30 am – 2 pm
Muhubo Suleiman is an inspiring Somalian weaver and has a passion for preserving her cultural heritage through craft making and hand weaving techniques. In this weaving workshop, Muhubo will share her passion for her Somalian craftwork.
More info | Book your tickets
144 Chapel St
How To Save A Tree @ Gasworks
Tuesday 22 August – Saturday 26 August
Four upbeat, uplifting and defiantly unapologetic stories of local protest.
Melbourne Writers’ Theatre have curated four new stories:.
Extinction Rebellion’s ongoing fight to save the planet is celebrated in ‘The Time is Now’, a wonderfully original short play by Megan J. Riedl.
Jennie Baines and her Salvation Army tambourine return to fiery life in ‘Jennie Baines vs the World’ by Bruce Shearer.
In ‘Waiting Game’, written by Louise Hopewell, trailblazing nun Sister Brigid Arthur fights to free an asylum seeker with help from a famous visiting tourist.
And in ‘Good Trouble’, Gregory Vines relives one of the more humorous moments from the Save Albert Park protest archives. $40 – $49
www.gasworks.org.au
21 Graham St
Making Native Bee Hotels @ Linden
Saturday 26 August, 1 pm – 2.30 pm
Create charming, miniature structures using recycled materials and bamboo, providing native bees with safe homes. Children of all ages are welcome. Free
RSVP 
The Giants Q&A with Bob Brown @ Pride
Monday 28 August, 6.45 pm – 10 pm
The documentary is a poetic and cinematic portrait of Bob Brown intertwined with the story of the giant, ancient trees of the Tasmanian wilderness.
Q&A moderated by journalist James Norman, with environmental activist and founder of the Australian Greens party, Bob Brown, his husband, sheep farmer and LGBTIQ+ advocate Paul Thomas, along with filmmakers, Laurence Billiet and wife Rachel Antony.
All profits going towards the Rooftop Terrace Pavilion campaign. $45/$25
Tix
79-81 Fitzroy Street
EHAG exhibition “The Light Reveals” @ Gasworks
Monday 28 August to Sunday 24 September
Opening: Tuesday 29 August, 6 pm -8 pm.
The E.H.A.G. is a community group, self-organised and funded, which meets each week at the Sol Green Community Centre in South Melbourne.
Book early
Benefit for Bedders @ Memo
Friday 1 September, 7 pm
Benefit for Bedders is a huge one night only comedy spectacular for writer, producer, comedian and media personality, Steve “Bedders” Bedwell, currently dealing with the effects of early onset dementia.
Hosted by Dave O’Neil and Bev Killick and featuring Steve Vizard, Tom Gleeson, Scared Weird Little Guys, Bob Franklin, Richard Stubbs, Elliot Goblet, Tania Lacy, Hung Le, Brad Oakes, Ethel Chop, Sean Choolburra, Jeff Green, and Colin Lane (Lano & Woodley fame). $65/$60
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The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper @ National
Wednesday 6 September @ 8 pm – 10 pm
The first live band experience of Ed Kuepper’s solo material since 2009. The Exploding Universe will tackle the best of Kuepper’s recent vinyl reissues Electrical Storm and the classic Honey Steel’s Gold (and more). Hurry almost sold out. $67.40
Tix
Space2b 10 Year Celebration Gala Dinner @ West Beach Pavilion
Friday 27 October, 6.30 pm -11 pm
Space2b is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a momentous retro Gala Dinner Dance.
This ticketed event includes a delicious 3-course dinner, great comedy and banter from some of St Kilda’s greatest, followed by soul-stirring funky tunes from JoySoulMusic ensuring a dancing extravaganza. $145
More info
330A Beaconsfield Parade
Exhibition EOI Call @ Planetary Healing Artists
Planetary Healing Artists’ Association of Australia is offering an opportunity to showcase your artwork (painting, digital, sculpture, etc) for free at Artful Yoga Gallery. The exhibition will run from 24 September to 30 October.
Submit your work to be considered
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of Council news and decisions
Your bins maybe picked up,
but where are they put down?
Your bins maybe picked up, Theres’s frustration all round with the Council’s shambolic change over to a new bin contractor.
Failed collections, delayed collections and untidy collections are still happening right across St Kilda and beyond.
And it appears the Council has grown tired of responding to questions about their bin performance.
Below are the questions TWiSK lodged on Wednesday last week without getting a reply.
Q. How would Council describe this level of service? [As evidenced by the above photo]
Q. In Divercity, the Mayor says “There have been big improvements and Citywide is expecting to achieve significantly more collections this week.” How do you know the situation has improved and how do you reconcile this with evidence like the picture above?
Q. Please outline the penalties and remedies being negotiated with the contractor and / or the timeline for decision on such.
Q. Has the mayor discussed the matter [waste contract] with Lord Mayor Capp [given the CoM is owner of CityWide]?
We’ll publish answers, if any, in future editions
Meanwhile, Council urges residents to report collection failures
Read Council media release
Short stay report says it’s not a problem,
let alone a Council problem
Short stay report says it’s not a problem, An urgent report about Council’s role in regulating short-stay accommodation to reduce negative amenity has found that the complaints are minimal and the Police are best positioned to respond if problems arise.
In March/April, Council heard passionate calls from residents impacted by short-stay neighbours for intervention to address their concerns.
Community members submitted that ‘party rentals’ were antagonising neighbours with noisy, anti-social behaviour. They presented a petition requesting a range of steps to regulate short-stay accommodation.
Council says complaints are minimal
Central to the council report is the number of complaints received. The report notes that the adverse impacts of SSA on residents including late night noise and property damage can be significant. However, the numbers of complaints received by Council has been relatively small (153 complaints in seven years).
Doubt about how many local short stays exist
While media reports say that AirBnB may have over 2500 properties in Port Phillip, council officers found much lower numbers – shown in this map.
TWiSK found over 1000 AirBnB listings in St Kilda alone in a search in April and again in July.
Council found less than 250.
Council reluctant to deal with late night noise
The report concludes that:
“Complaints relating to noise, particularly late at night, cannot be adequately addressed by Council without significant additional costs in both resources and equipment.
“In addition, there may be significant safety risks associated with Council officers seeking to investigate and stop late night noise and other adverse behaviour associated with SSA tenants.
“Investigation of this behaviour should be undertaken by the Victorian Police who have the training, equipment, and legislative powers to stop this behaviour.”
Read the report
Councillors will be discussing the report on Wednesday.
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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