End of one week and beginning of the next

Liz Milsom with some of the beautifully painted calico bags from Saturday's Community Carnival at the Port Melbourne Neighbourhood House.

Tomorrow the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society will host the screening of 'The Last of the Independents' - a film about the closing weeks of Faram's hardware made by Kevin Anderson.

7.30 upstairs at the Port Melbourne Town Hall, Monday 28th February.

Arrival of Queen Elizabeth 2

It was great to follow on from last night's workshop to see the QE2 arrive at Station Pier this morning. People lined the foreshore - all with cameras in hand. From some of the cameras I saw, there are going to be some magnificent photos taken today. This QE2 is a new vessel on her maiden voygage to Australia. If you didn't get to see her arrive, head down to see her leave this evening.

Port Melbourne Waterfront visioning workshop

Just come home from the well attended workshop. This evening was about finding out what people most value about Port Melbourne and its waterfront.
In a short film of interviews with people in Bay St which kicked off the evening, here are some things people said:
'it's the world's most liveable place in the world's most liveable city'
'everyday's like a holiday'
'I wouldn't live anywhere else'
'its like a small town'
Tonight many, many people spoke about their sense of community.
Is this your experience?

Port Melbourne Waterfront from Beacon Rd to Bay St

Session Two: Thursday 24 February at the Port Melbourne Town Hall from 6.30 to 8.30
The first session introduced the 5 areas: The Promenade in front of the Beacon Cove towers, Princes Pier, Waterfront Place, Beach St (between Princes and Bay) and the entrance to and from Bay St at Beach St.

In the second session, you are invited to give some thought to the future of the Port Melbourne Waterfront to strengthen what you love about the place, and make it work better for locals and visitors alike. If you can't attend, you can still offer your thoughts at www.haveyoursayatportphillip.net.au

Thinking of people in Christchurch

Roses in Edwards Park

The roses in Edwards Park are subject to ongoing vandalism. That is why they are looking a bit thin on the ground. Nevertheless staff were on site tending them today. They get pretty disheartened.

Raingarden

Following the heavy rains which have left their stormwater mark on our beaches, there has been some discussion about putting litter traps on council's stormwater drains. An alternative approach, a raingarden, is being installed on the corner of Dow and Beach St. A raingarden has the advantage of capturing litter and other pollutants before they even get to the beach and the bay - unlike at present when the stormwater gouges its litter laden way through the beach.