More trams on Route 109

This week, 40 extra weekday services and five additional services on Sundays were added to the route 109 service.
For the full timetable go to
www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au
or call Metlink on 131 638

Street gallery of Port Primary's artwork

I love the paintings by Port Melbourne Primary School children on the Swallow Street site of the Melbourne Water main sewer replacement project.
It is interesting to me that most of the paintings show multi-storey buildings, bridges and freeways - there are only a few of single houses - reflecting the city as it is today.

artwork painted by students from Port Melbourne Primary School for the Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement: a Melbourne Water and John Holland initiatve as part of their community engagement and schools schools programme

Princes Pier in September (2)

The work on Princes Pier is difficult and painstaking - see how access to these cross beams is via a dinghy.

The Borough bow out

After last week's nail biting game against the Box Hill Hawks that had 'more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel' [The Record], Port went down to the Northern Bullants this afternoon.

Not even the motivating words of Gary Ayres and Port's record of success on its home ground were enough to counter the many AFL players dropped into the Bullants side.

Northern Bullants 4.4 11.10 14.10 16.13 (109)
Port Melbourne 3.1 4.4 8.9 13.10 (88)

Trees

Over 150 trees have been planted in Port Melbourne this spring, including these Araucaria [Norfolk Island Pines] filling in gaps along the Boulevard.
Trees of every type have been planted - exotic, native and indigenous.
The trees will be supported with a two year watering programme.
The tree planting programme is prepared throughout the year on the basis of report and inspection.
A detailed assessment of street trees in each street across Port Phillip will be done this year.

Kyme Place housing project update

sorry about the formal planning speak but this needs to be accurate:
A Notice of Decision to Grant a Planning Permit for the construction of a 4 storey building for use as a residential building (31 units) was made by the Port Melbourne Affordable Housing Project Planning Assessment Panel on 20 April 2009.
A Notice of Decision was issued on 29th April.
Objectors have lodged an Application for Reviewof the decision with VCAT.
The matter is listed to be heard over three days beginning on 28 September 2009

Better than a stink pipe

A new air treatment facility is being installed in the median strip in Howe Parade (near Leith Crescent), following complaints over many years about odour from the sewer which runs underneath the median.

It is expected to remove more than 99% of sewer gases and odours.
The project is being installed by The Pipelines Alliance on behalf of Melbourne Water.

For more information ring 1800 108 636 (toll free)
[for many years, I didn't realise what these pipes were for, did you?]