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Moomba Festival Floats Spring Eternal YOUR CITY OF MELBOURNE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY - MARCH 2016 MOOMBA FESTIVAL FLOATS SPRING ETERNAL AN ECO CITY AN OPEN MIND ON OPEN SPACE MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU YOUR CITY OF MELBOURNE MAGAZINE CONTENTS LORD MAYOR’S MESSAGE FEATURES 05 ROAD TO RESILIENCE Brings Melbourne together 08 FLOATS SPRING ETERNAL Moomba Festival 2016 10 AN ECO CITY An open mind on open space 12 LORD MAYOR’S CREATIVE WRITING AWARD Epic composition wins writing award Lord Mayor Robert Doyle at the City of Melbourne’s Grow Show for the Sustainable Living Festival 2015 Local resident Jenny Sargeant outside Carlton Baths REGULARS With warm days enticing people Look out too for the International Womens’ 02 LORD MAYOR’S MESSAGE outdoors, Melbourne welcomes a Day Festival from 7 to 13 March at the cavalcade of events in February and historic Queen Victoria Women’s Centre. CARLTON BATHS 04 YOUR SAY March. From sport and art to food and Melburnians are famously passionate about Letters, tweets and a little love from wine, the city is brimming with a wide sport and love to watch the best from our friends variety of entertainment options. Australia and overseas. CENTENARY Moomba is one of the city’s favourite The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 05 CITY NEWS ‘There were no trees, no plants and no annual events, but there are many commences on 17 March, much to the February marks 100 years since shade. There was only one indoor shower Water website makes a splash other gatherings that also attract tens delight of the sport’s enthusiasts. Carlton residents first slipped into the and not a lot of hot water’. of thousands of visitors to our city. In cool water of their own public bath. But it’s not just about being a spectator: we 14 EVENTS CALENDAR February we enjoy many community and Since then the pool has undergone a get involved in our sport too, especially if In 1916, municipal baths were primarily built arts events, including Chinese New Year, $19.5 million redevelopment. ‘Now we have A few of our favourite things it’s to raise money for a worthy cause. for sanitation and hygienic purposes, rather White Night Melbourne and the impressive really lovely facilities’, she said. In addition than as recreational facilities. New facilities at Carlton Baths exhibitions at the National Gallery of In March cycling is in the spotlight with to swimming, Jenny now attends yoga and 17 YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Victoria. the Women’s Ride and the MS Melbourne A report on the purchase of land for the spin classes. ‘I’m loving doing different Cycle. Runners can take a scenic tour of baths, which appeared in in 1915 said: things. The whole atmosphere is really A Welcome Dinner The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Age CARLTON BATHS the city with the Herald Sun/CityLink Run lovely, it’s a very welcoming environment’. enlivens Town Hall in March while the for the Kids, which takes participants past ‘With the growth of population in Carlton OPEN DAY 18 MELBOURNE LOVE Melbourne Food and Wine Festival brings The upgrades include improved many Melbourne landmarks, including the the need for a swimming basin in the flavours and fun to our laneways and sustainability features such as rainwater 13 FEBRUARY Festival of Live Art Bolte Bridge and Docklands. Money raised district has become even more urgent riverfront. collection, solar hot water and passive 10AM TO 3PM goes to the Royal Children’s Hospital. and at last the baths committee has taken ventilation. Accessibility modifications 19 YOUR COUNCIL Moomba begins on 11 March, enthralling decisive action … The site is practically in Celebrate 100 years of the Carlton Baths Melbourne’s robust events calendar attracts to the main pool include a ramp and families with its sentimental highlights the very heart of the most congested areas as the doors swing open to all for an thousands of visitors to our city which is re-levelled floor to make it easier for all 20 LORD MAYOR’S COMMENDATIONS including carnival rides, the Birdman Rally in Carlton, and is sufficiently large to permit epic pool party. great news for our hundreds of businesses members of the community to use the pool. and the traditional parade. We also invite of the erection of a bath with a basin Matt Thompson: mattt and our economy as people linger and Cool off in the freshly renovated main Melburnians and visitors to enjoy the Virgin 100 feet by 97 feet’. dine or shop before and after shows and pool, or bring the family and enjoy the Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, sporting events. The new outdoor ‘swimming bath’ was toddlers’ pool, new play equipment, Cultural Diversity Week and community not heated or chlorinated, the water was ‘I’m loving doing petting zoo, face painting and sausage festivals in Carlton and Kensington. I hope you enjoy the many events on offer changed once a week and separate bathing sizzle. and encourage you to try something new, as different things. The The Comedy Festival, a Melbourne days were allocated for men and women. well as revisit traditional favourites, in 2016. whole atmosphere is Residents, friends, family and visitors are institution, turns 30 in this year. We attract Mixed bathing at Carlton Baths was invited to see how times have changed Information and events in this publication are current at the the big names for our world renowned approved by Council in 1929 and coincided really lovely, it’s a very thanks to the recently completed time of printing. Subsequent changes may occur. The City event but why not step out of your comfort of Melbourne does not guarantee that this publication is with the first major improvements for the welcoming environment’. redevelopment. without flaw or wholly appropriate for your purposes. It and zone and see one of the more intimate site. Five houses on Rathdowne Street were its employees expressly disclaim any liability, for any loss shows? Town Hall is one of the event’s Tour the new and improved facilities or damage, whether direct or consequential, suffered by purchased and demolished to make way for any person as the result of or arising from reliance on any venues; you know it’s Comedy Festival time a new entrance and change rooms, which that formed part of the two-stage information contained in the publication. A new toddlers’ pool and modern play when you hear hysterical laughter from the included the most up-to-date features for redevelopment and represent a Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor equipment have been added, while the $19.5 million investment in the © All applicable copyrights reserved for the City of Melbourne. next room while debating serious Council the time, such as hot water for the showers. Except for any uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 business! centre’s landscaping has been improved Carlton community. (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced in any @LordMayorMelb Carlton resident Jenny Sargeant, who has with new trees and shade sails. manner or in any medium (whether electronic or otherwise) Carlton Baths, 216–248 Rathdowne without the express permission of the City of Melbourne. been a regular at the baths for the past These additions follow the completion Street, Carlton. 15 years, remembers austere visits to the of stage one works in 2012, which saw pool, in the not too distant past. upgrades to the change rooms and FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT Jenny said when she first joined the new group fitness rooms, a cycling Cover: A performer soaks up the colour and excitement of a Moomba Parade as she scoots down St Kilda Road. melbourne.vic.gov.au/carltonbaths Carlton Baths it was pretty basic and the studio, weights room/gymnasium and pool’s boiler was prone to breakdown. reception area. 2 MELBOURNE.VIC.GOV.AU MELBOURNE FEBRUARY - MARCH 3 YOUR CITY OF MELBOURNE MAGAZINE YOUR SAY CITY NEWS LETTER OF THE MONTH ROAD TO RESILIENCE I walk past the clock in the Kings Domain Garden most days, it gives me so much BRINGS MELBOURNE TOGETHER pleasure to see the beautiful way the staff put together this clock garden, different plants, colours, textures and so well maintained. Artistic – fitting as opposite the gallery. Please commend the gardening staff, I am sure they don’t realise how it can make such a Melbourne’s first Resilience Strategy need to collaborate with our neighbouring to be one of the Rockefeller Foundation’s difference to a person’s day. I work as a nurse in a hospital and appreciate the good vibes is nearing completion and the central municipalities and those across the metro 33 inaugural Resilient Cities in 2014. area’. I get from the gardens. Thank you. theme that underpins it is the value of At the time there was no integrated collaboration and togetherness. Barbara Jackson ‘Sydney and Wellington recently joined approach to building resilience in greater Melbourne and Christchurch on the Melbourne and many municipalities had Melbourne’s Chief Resilience Officer, Toby Rockefeller Foundation’s list of 100 Resilient little capacity to devote to such a complex Share your thoughts with us at [email protected] Kent, who oversees the development of the Cities, which means we now have four cities set of issues. strategy, said the document will outline how in the Oceanic region, all working toward the The new Resilience Strategy is being What can I do to reduce the metropolitan local governments can work same the goal of empowering communities developed following extensive research and amount of rubbish I put in my bin together to support communities to cope and trying to make our cities as great as they consultation with the 32 local governments More glow in the dark bike paths.
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