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CEO warns on QVM commerce By Shane Scanlan but, if allowed, they would probably love the market to death. “Nostalgia will not save the market, only prudent adaptation, clever After nine months in the commercial thinking and new inviting public job, Queen Victoria Market open spaces will do that,” he said. CEO Stan Liacos has arrived He is a believer in the city’s plans for providing alternative operational and storage at the same place as his facilities. Earlier this year, Heritage Victoria numerous predecessors – that refused to grant a permit for a basement underneath Sheds A to D, concluding if the business and precinct is that the market could continue to operate prevented from adapting, it without them. may die. Mr Liacos said the plans for improvements were required to cut sky-rocketing operating costs, ensure safe practices, and to attract The City of Melbourne’s ambitious renewal The Member for Melbourne, Ellen Sandell, celebrates her November 24 victory with party supporters. new tenants and innovation. plans for the market are complex and they have raised multiple interests and opinions “For instance, waste management is about the journey thus far. currently conducted in Dickensian conditions, with people pushing small It’s Ellen again But for Mr Liacos, there are really two types carts all over the place,” he said. “If more of protagonists in the debate – those who candidate Darin Schade attracted 4764. processes were mechanised we could cut our understand and respect that the market is Reason Party candidate Leo Close scored annual $5 million waste costs and inject an Melbourne MLA Ellen Sandell first and foremost a place of commerce, and 1092 primaries. extra $2 million into marketing, promotions a narrowly-focused selfish few hell-bent on has defied a statewide swing to and events, which is what traders really preserving it as a museum. Around the electorate, Ms Sandell won in want!” Labor to retain her seat by the Carlton, Carlton Central, East Melbourne, “Obviously heritage is central to the North Melbourne, North Melbourne He said new tenants were unlikely to be same margin as last time – 2.4 continuing viability of the place. It is one East, Parkville and Queen Victoria. Ms attracted to the open stalls part of the upper of the market’s unique attractions,” he said. per cent. Kanis won in Carlton North, Docklands, market until more fixed or semi-fixed “But, ultimately, its heritage is as a place Hotham Hill, Kensington, Melbourne and “lockable” stall holdings could be offered. of commerce – a place where traders do Statewide, the Greens went backwards at the South Kensington. business with customers.” Mr Liacos says up to 20 per cent of the open November 24 poll, with Ms Sandell’s victory Only 61.92 per cent of enrolled voters area could be used this way, which would the only real highlight for the party. “Opponents need to ask themselves what (31,205) cast a ballot and 4.28 per cent of leave enough “flexible” space for other they plan to do with much of the market if Ms Sandell polled 3.14 per cent more them (1336) voted informally. “markets within the market,” including a parts of it become commercially unviable.” than her Labor rival Jennifer Kanis on planned “Made in Victoria” shed and for the In the Upper House, results for Northern primary votes and had a nervous wait while “What will be the point of having beautifully- booming ever-popular night markets. Metropolitan Region won't be known preferences from Liberal and minor party preserved open sheds all roped off and until December 11, but pundits are “Younger retailers are just not interested in voters where distributed. empty in parts.” predicting two seats for Labor, one for the the old model of setting up each day and She polled 11,886 primary votes, while Ms Liberals, one Green and a seat for Derryn Mr Liacos acknowledged that some putting everything away at the end of the Kanis polled 10,947 and last-minute Liberal Hinch's Justice Party. opponents of renewal were well-intentioned, Continued on page 2.

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day, day-in day-out,” he said. “They say to me ‘Stan, what century are Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade you living in?’ and they’re certainly not PO Box 23008 Docklands 8012 interested in back-breaking labour,” he said. Tel: 8689 7980 The issue of fixed stalls has recently come www.cbdnews.com.au into sharp focus, with opposition to more Advertising containers/pods being placed in String Bean Tel: 8689 7980 Alley (M-Shed) on the southern edge of the [email protected] upper market. Reader contributions are welcome. “Frankly, I don’t see what the fuss is about. Please send articles and images to It’s a continuation of a process and vision [email protected] that was started six years ago and they have The deadline for the February 2019 been extremely popular and successful,” he edition is Thursday, January 17. said. Follow us on Twitter “I seem to keep saying this, but it is @CBD_News_3000 significant that QVM has 100 per cent occupancy wherever we have lock-up stalls Like us on Facebook and shops, and yet only 60 per cent in the cbdnewsmelbourne open stalls.” Stan Liacos. Mary-Lou Howie. Publisher: Hyperlocal News Pty Ltd Mr Liacos said it was wrong to believe 'protect' the market from a supermarket, but target newly-arrived migrant groups as ABN: 57 623 558 725 supermarkets were not in competition I actually think that race has been lost and new tenants. “It’s about multicultural with market traders. “Supermarkets are Editor: Shane Scanlan a major dry-goods supermarket would be a Melbourne,” she said. part of the convenience economy and were [email protected] complementary use that would attract and continuing to gain market share with their She said the market should always remain a retain shoppers by providing an even more 20,000 copies are printed and long hours of trade and efficient logistics,” “budget” shopping destination and rejected complete shopper experience.” distributed exclusively within he said. And, with four currently under the idea of lock-up stalls as a way forward. Melbourne's CBD each month. CBD construction within a 20-minute walk of the Friends of Queen Victoria Market joint “They are trying to make it into something News works for advertisers because market, further trade was at risk of being lost. convenor Mary-Lou Howie rejected Mr that it isn’t,” she said. “Change will happen, people like to know what is happening Liacos’s view of the market’s viability, “I actually think it would have been wise to but it should be incremental.” in their neighbourhood. blaming poor management for its declining put a dry-goods style supermarket within the As reported elsewhere in this edition, a business performance. Views expressed by contributors are not market precinct,” he said. For many years 40-member “people’s panel” has delivered those of the publishers. I note that traders and council wanted to Ms Howie said management should its final recommendations.

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UMelbourne Resident UMelbourne Agent UMaking Property Personal ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 3 Melbourne’s Garden of Gethsemane By Meg Hill what is possibly Melbourne’s first organ) and the social welfare provisions. The gothic-styled Wesley “You felt you had the whole package of what your faith was about in this one place,” she Church on Lonsdale St, a said. congregation of the Uniting Politically, Leonie says Wesley has had a Church in Australia (UCA), formative role in many social improvements towards equity and fairness. is surrounded by scaffolding, “There has been a lot of support for peace with a 35-level office tower protests, advocacy for the eight-hour day and ascending next door. also a relationship with Trades Hall.” Leonie also highlights Wesley’s work for In the car park behind the church, now women, both providing and receiving hidden by the construction-site hoarding, services and being consciously located in is one of Melbourne’s oldest trees. It has its what was “a very poor part of town”. own fence and “tree protection zone”. There was criticism when the church was The olive tree is at least 140 years old, but its built with grand gothic towers and spires, origins are not entirely clear. with many arguing that Methodism wasn’t Ms Barber is dwarfed by the historic olive tree. about aesthetics but, rather, meeting places One story says that a church founder brought where ordinary people would gather. its seed back from Jerusalem and planted It makes sense if you note that the Wesley and his followers prayed before Jesus was it around 1839. The other says lay preacher Church was built in 1858-9, and the site arrested, was full of olive trees. But the aesthetics of the evergreen olive tree Mars Miller planted it in 1875. wasn’t owned by the Methodists in 1839. also continues throughout the church’s story. Leonie also references the William Blake The first story, as mythical as it seems, could Leonie says the more interesting question poem Jerusalem, or “And did those feet in Twelve cuttings were taken from the tree be true. The National Trust says that there is is: “Why would anyone of English heritage ancient time”. around 2008, and cared for until 2014 when evidence to support both. bring an olive to Australia?”. they were adopted by different members of “It has the line ‘Til we have built Jerusalem the congregation. And Leonie Barber, a long-time member of “Settlers often brought beech trees and elms in England’s green and pleasant land’. In the congregation and council, has a theory to make it look like England, but England Australia is was an even greater challenge!” And the original may soon bear fruit, that combines them. didn’t have olive trees,” she said. “It’s about a literally. 70-year-old Leonie first visited the Wesley connection to The Holy Land.” “My theory is that the seed was brought from when she was 18, but became a regular in the Leonie says she isn’t aware of there ever the Middle East and kept until the site was The symbolism of olive trees in Christianity 1980s. She says what drew her to Wesley was being an olive harvest, but that once available, when it was probably planted by comes from the Garden of Gethsemane in a combination: the quality of the preaching everything settles down on the site “it ought Mr Mars Miller,” she said. the New Testament. The garden, where Jesus and music (Wesley still uses in every service to be something we figure out how to do”. 4 CBD NEWS ISSUE 49 Rimmer leaves a stain on council By Shane Scanlan The only people who know this are Mr On November 13 she revealed further her Rimmer, Mr Freckelton, Mr Doyle and their hope that the issue would go away when associated lawyers. blocking a question from CBD News asking Melbourne CEO Ben Rimmer Mr Rimmer if he would have done things What we do know is that women were differently if he had his time again. leaves a shadow over the encouraged to come forward and lay council this month after failing themselves bare through the process. We “The past is the past …,” she started a know they were assured that they would sentence before apparently thinking better to have his four-year contract receive justice. of it. renewed. This appears to be a cruel lie and remains By shielding the council’s CEO during public so while the City of Melbourne struggles to question time at the Future Melbourne Specifically, Mr Rimmer departs without conclude the investigation. Committee meeting, Cr Capp fell into line concluding the process he engineered a with the City of Melbourne’s long-held view The council’s position seems to be one of year ago in response to sexual misconduct that it is not only above public scrutiny, it is hope. It hopes the issue will just go away – as allegations against former lord mayor Robert always right – even when it is wrong. if by magic. Doyle. A breathless recent example of this is The yet-to-be-concluded inquiry by Ian Mr Rimmer has consistently maintained a the council’s refusal to acknowledge it Freckleton QC is not the reason councillors sphinx-like stance that he will report back was wrong to claim the Lord Mayor’s declined to continue his tenure. Rather, when he has something to report. Commendations would be held this year. it was his controlling style and nature that At then in his final weeks, on November 23 The commendations are held every year destroyed their relationship long before the he "reportedly" reported back, with The Age to acknowledge the contribution of small Doyle allegations were aired. reporting a leaked letter to councillors. business owners in the municipality but, with the May by-election for a new lord But the inconclusive investigation leaves an The Age reported the presence of a "second" mayor, it was always doubtful that it would indelible stain on the council as a symbol of Freckelton report which the public had happen in 2018. its continuing unwillingness to confront its previously been told would not be possible demons and, as a consequence, perpetuates without the co-operation of Mr Doyle. The Our questioning on this started in July when a toxic corporate culture of secrecy and Age reports Mr Rimmer warning councillors we were assured by the council's "Ministry entitlement. that Mr Doyle may seek an injunction to of Truth" (media unit) that it would happen. When former councillor Tessa Sullivan prevent the release of this report. We were similarly reassured in October so we pressed further knowing that it takes dramatically hurled into the CEO’s office When speculating on the source of the leak, many months to organise this annual event. last year a resignation-grenade loaded with CBD News recommends including council's allegations against Mr Doyle, Mr Rimmer association and he must regret accepting administration in the mix. Eventually, a council spokesperson offered: had multiple courses of action open to him. “The City of Melbourne is looking forward the job; and The report implies Mr Rimmer has been The process he ultimately chose had to recognising the contributions and ■■ Mr Doyle's reputation is destroyed but, working on a solution, but it must have been the desired effect of forcing Mr Doyle’s milestones of local businesses when the Lord technically, he carries no conviction apparent almost from the beginning that this resignation but has pretty much let down Mayor’s Commendations take place this and, indeed, has not been charged with matter would be inconclusive. Early and everyone else involved. financial year.” (Our emphasis.) any wrongdoing. He retains his AC and frank public disclosure could have laid this The inquiry he commissioned by Mr membership of the Liberal Party. matter to rest. This response, in itself, is insignificant. Freckleton lacked the power to compel Mr But it illustrates an entitled attitude that But it’s the “victims” who have been let down It’s disappointing that his policy of secrecy Doyle to respond to allegations. Mr Doyle comes from the top and permeates the the most. Because of Mr Rimmer’s extreme has been supported by councillors and has refused to co-operate. The stalemate organisation. secrecy, we don’t even know how many Lord Mayor Sally Capp. Mr Rimmer had continues. there are. convinced councillors that it was not in their A new CEO is being recruited and is In the fallout: best interests to pursue the matter. expected to be appointed in the new year. We don’t know how many women came ■■ Mr Rimmer has selectively released just forward with allegations against Mr Doyle In July, Cr Capp let her wishful thinking If the culture is to improve, councillors need 805 words of Mr Freckelton’s initial 100- and we don’t know how many Mr Freckelton materialise into an erroneous statement on to appoint someone motivated to wield a big page report. Any further, or final, reports chose to investigate. We don’t even know air to ABC Radio presenter Jon Faine when axe and purge the town hall of anyone who are as far away as ever; what terms of reference Mr Freckelton was she claimed the process had concluded. She does not respect and feel accountable to the ■■ Mr Freckelton’s reputation has suffered by told to work to. subsequently had to correct the record. community.

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The “people” have torpedoed the City of Melbourne’s five-year ambition to relocate parking and trader amenities under Queen Victoria Market's (QVM) heritage-listed sheds in order to build a new civic space.

A council-initiated, 40-person “people’s The “people’s panel” was Cr Capp’s idea lay blame for the project’s demise at the feet Six sessions were held and many of panel” released 14 recommendations in response to a pre-election promise to of Lord Mayor Sally Capp. Voting on August recommendations returned were clearly on November 23, effectively killing the consult. Discrediting its recommendations 7 against the idea of vesting authority in a outside of the original terms of reference, development and also casting doubt on Lord would be a political risk. “people’s panel” were councillors Wood, which limited the focus to facilities only. The Mayor Sally Capp’s leadership. Louey, Pinder and Riley. panel ended up recommending on how the Queen St might turn out to be practical, but market should be run, including granting you would imagine it would have already At the time, Cr Arron Wood said: “If we’re The relocated facilities were central to a generous lease terms for traders. “land swap” which would have seen the been already considered. going back to a first principles approach, what if the people’s panel says ‘let’s not current 1.5ha market car park re-purposed What’s more likely is that councillors will According to sources, the turning point in renew the market’? and ‘let’s leave it as it as civic space for the burgeoning City North put the $54.39 million it has so far saved and the direction of the “people’s panel” was is’. Well we should accept that decision population. Without this central aspect, only allocated for QVM into other projects. And it the recent public release of HV’s decision to because that’s the people’s umpire that we’re market upgrades, repairs and maintenance need not worry about raising a further $200 reject the basement proposal. remain. subscribing to.” million. By September, it had spent $18.5 Heritage Victoria executive director Steven Under the “people’s panel” million on the market. And that’s not taking Immediately before Cr Capp joined the Avery subsequently personally explained recommendations, the car park stays into account $129.3 million to purchase council in May, councillors had voted to to the panel the reasons for the rejection where it is. But a 14-person minority report and redevelop the adjacent Munro site for resubmit to HV its plans for a three-level – a privilege not afforded to the City of preferred public open space for this area and community facilities – a move it justified basement under the western end of sheds Melbourne. recommended looking at relocating parking in 2014 as central for a successful market A, B, C and D. The only dissent to this came From that moment onwards, it was assumed and trader facilities under Queen St. It is redevelopment. from councillors wanting a legal appeal there was no longer any point leaving the unclear whether this is practical and it is also against HV. Abandoning the substance of the project council’s preferred option in the mix. unclear whether the council would pursue will also mean headaches for the council Cr Capp would counter that, given that this. because of a contract it has with the state Heritage Victoria had previously rejected the With the market project in tatters within government. Under this deal, the council underground basement, there was no choice a year of the demise of former lord mayor Councillors could still technically reject the was to be granted Crown land to the south other than change direction. Robert Doyle, it is tempting to reflect on how “people’s panel” recommendations and of the market, which it intended to develop things might have been if he was still in the press ahead with their original direction or Doubt will also be cast over the role of the commercially to defray some of its costs. big chair at the front of the chamber. a Queen St option. But it is clear they will panel’s facilitators who, when faced with In exchange, it was to re-route Franklin St not take on or resubmit to Heritage Victoria a threat of significant “walk outs” after the Primarily because of Mr Doyle's relationship through the car park. (HV), which in March refused to issue a third of four sessions, relaxed the rules of with the Premier, I believe it would have heritage permit for the under-shed works. Should critics choose to do so, they could engagement. been full-steam ahead.

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Councillors and candidates who ran on the ticket of former lord mayor Robert Doyle have been reprimanded by the Local Government Inspectorate over how they declared their campaign donations.

The inspectorate on October 28 wrote to the “team” of Arron Wood, Beverley Pinder, Hope Wei, Kevin Louey, Nicholas Reece, Sue Stanley, Susan Riley and Tessa Sullivan. “I am writing to advise you of an assessment of a matter brought to the attention of the Local Government Inspectorate (inspectorate) in early 2018,” the inspectorate wrote. “This matter related to a declaration by former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle of an additional $40,000 election campaign donation made by him to the candidates that ran in his team.”

On January 8 this year, Mr Doyle advised Team Doyle members (left to right): Sue Stanley, Kevin Louey, Beverley Pinder, Hope Wei, Susan Riley, Arron Wood, Robert Doyle, Nic Reece and Tessa Sullivan. the council’s governance and legal manager Keith Williamson that he was updating his They also erred by not resubmitting a revised “However, this office does not propose to ■■ “All candidates are responsible for the 2016 election campaign donation return with return when it was known that Mr Doyle had conduct a full investigation on the basis that submission of their own campaign an extra $40,000 contributed by himself. He declared a further $40,000 contribution. the matter raises minimum risk and, even donation information;” asked Mr Williamson to append his letter to However, the inspectorate says the matter if an offence was to be made out, guidance ■■ “We caution candidates in submitting the individual returns of his team members. is minor and does not warrant a full and education would be the most likely group donation returns and recommend The inspectorate says there were a number of investigation. outcome.” all financial accounts be reviewed prior breaches to the rules. to the submission of campaign donation “Our assessment of this matter has “Accordingly, I can advise that this matter returns;” and In the first instance, team members should indicated that all candidates on the Doyle is finalised from our perspective but I do have done their own returns and not merely ticket, including yourself, have not met the take this opportunity to remind you of the ■■ “Any amendments that are required are signed and submitted a centrally-prepared requirements to individually disclose the following, should you nominate for the office individually updated and declared by pro-forma. campaign funding,” the inspectorate wrote. of councillor in the future:” candidates.”

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Decisive action, which quickly ended November 9’s Bourke St terrorist attack, has brought public accolades and respect for local police.

Melbourne East police inspector Craig Travaglini, said the community response Peel said he was really pleased by a showed how connected local people were. CBD locals Alana Murray and Kate Flynn prepare for danger on the streets. public outpouring of praise and respect Specifically, he praised Salvation Army that followed the murderous incident. Major Brendan Nottle and City of Melbourne He said the Flinders Lane police station compliance manager Dean Robertson. had been inundated with congratulatory He explained that police had already had phone calls and gifts of flowers, pizzas, It’s never too soon a long and tiring day by the time they set chocolates and donuts. By Rhonda Dredge an attacker. I’m teaching people spatial up a mobile command post and started awareness so they are aware of what’s “There’s a lot of love for us at the processing the myriad tasks that flowed from happening.” moment,” Insp Peel said. such a disturbance. Intrepid locals have prepared Mr Karst has analysed video of the Bourke St “I think it’s been really good because “When we all moved into the pantech, themselves for the worst at a tragedy and all of the knife movements were members are not often praised just for there’s Brendan Nottle and his people with free defence workshop run by downward or “ice pick” attacks. walking down the street,” he said. “Most 70 large café lattes,” Snr Sgt Travaglini said. people don’t seem to know what we do “We work on different attacks,” he explained. “It’s just really nice, because it’s their city as the Fitness and Martials Arts for a living, so this unfettered thanks to much as it’s ours. It was clear it was going to "If you’ve got a handbag or backpack then someone anonymous, in a position of Center in Collins St. be a protracted incident and a lot of us had you can throw it at an attacker to cause authority in a uniform, is unique for us.” a distraction so you can run. Effective worked day shift so, by that stage, we were The centre put up a billboard in the street defensive tools include a push kick. A leg is “I thought the members did a really good already cooked so the caffeine hit was just soon after the knife attack in Bourke St longer than an arm, creating space between job. And certainly post-incident, the really nice because we’re not used to that.” killed beloved Pellegrinis personality Sisto response has been overwhelming.” you and an attacker." “It’s good. It’s nice. And that’s community Malaspina and injured two others. Rubber knives are used in the workshop Insp Peel praised the response of the stuff. Our local community,” Snr Sgt Issues of character loom large in “to make it real” and participants are local officer who initially attempted to Travaglini said. Melbourne’s psyche and within two days, the contain the offender but then shot the encouraged to wield them forcefully. The He said Mr Robertson had flown back to workshop was booked out. man in the chest as he had been trained ends break off at impact. Melbourne from holidaying in Queensland to do. Some 35 people turned up to test out their Adopting a fighting stance is also important to seamlessly take care of important logistic mettle, most in their 20s and 30s with a so that if you are moving backwards from an “He made a decision and I think that’s tasks. teenager or two, and went through the paces what people want to see – whether it’s a attacker you don’t trip over something. “Straight off the bat, Dean Robertson was of fending off a knife attack. politician, a local councillor or a police “You need to keep space between your feet. officer,” Insp Peel said. onto it,” he said. “He organised bollards and “I want to educate people in how to react,” You use a fighting stance and step back.” a traffic management plan so it looked like it said head instructor Josh Karst. He says self Insp Peel said the new respect for local was very organised from the word go.” The centre is doing a promotion for police, defence is a skill everyone can benefit from. police was not something normally offering a 50 per cent reduction in gym associated with the CBD. “He put the signs out where people could The moves he teaches come from Krav membership to officers. lay the flowers so traffic could keep using Maga, a Hebrew word for contact combat, “It’s like country policing where the the laneway and minimising obstruction “The thing I’m concerned about is using a method developed by the Israeli army for community gets involved to see what to Bourke St as well. And during the a baton as a defensive tool while walking hand-to-hand combat. they can do, whether it’s helping the reactivation of the area he was de-escalating back,” Mr Karst said of the footage. neighbours, providing clothing or it appropriately and I think people knew it “It’s not a martial art. It’s a fighting system,” Some commentators are critical of the cooking a cake for the coppers,” he said. was coming to an end because of the way Mr Karst said. workshop, claiming that even simulated “It’s unexpected in the city so it’s great he’d structured it from the start. It was In the workshop, people worked in pairs with combat can cause emotional problems. to see the members walking around all very organised. It thought it was well one carrying a padded shield and a rubber with their shoulders back and their executed – the way that they made it work.” “I had a call from someone saying that it was knife. Victims were shown how to create chins up and proud to be in the City of too soon and that I’m trying to make money Insp Peel said: “When we see the worst of the space between themselves and the attacker. Melbourne.” but what if there is an attack next week? It’s worst, the best of the best comes out. People “I’m not teaching them how to disarm never too soon,” he said. Station commander, Snr Sgt John were really respectful.”

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MELBSQUARE.COM.AU 1300 888 770 ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 9 Christmas Murder of a neighbour carols for By Rhonda Dredge

It’s 8 am and Pellegrinis on the locals corner of Bourke and Crossley Locals are invited to The has just re-opened. There’s District Docklands from 7pm soon a queue for coffee and on Friday, December 21 for a blanket of media waiting a night of carols underneath outside. Cameras are clicking Melbourne’s largest and and footage is being recorded. brightest star.

“I’ll come back later,” says a regular. Usually It’s a free event, with proceeds of sales you can sit nondescriptly up at the counter of rainbow LED flicker candles, light but the media is looking for colour. wands and Christmas hats going to Outside, the Red Cross is being interviewed. Kids Under Cover to help prevent youth The Prime Minister is due. homelessness. Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Pellegrinis. “It’s not as bad as I expected,” says one Come along for an evening of festive fun, member of the modest little community of checkerboard floor behind, the rosy light and At 10.35 the PM steps over the threshold of with live music featuring a Christmas booksellers, wait staff and welfare people the distinctive lettering above the door. Pellegrinis. He’s leading the pack. Matthew Choir, solo performance by Maya, who work nearby. Guy follows. Parliament House is nearby and performances by Shades and House of “You never know,” he says. “You can be in Horns - plenty of fun the whole family can She supports the change of street name from he’s a cafe customer. the wrong place at the wrong time.” He has a enjoy. Crossley to Sisto to honour the co-owner of European accent. The storytellers begin working overtime. the cafe people have come to remember and Best owl pals Hoot and Hootabelle invite Arnold Zable is in the small room collecting memorialise. The TV guys have been filming The arrival of the Prime Minister is now all boys and girls to join in their favourite details, as are dozens of reporters and the street sign. Their tripods are now in imminent and some locals are upset. One is carols, as they hit the stage to get everyone cameramen. There’s a bit of confusion as the prime position as they wait for the big guns. calling the visit political opportunism and ready for the most exciting event of the party settles by the espresso machine. not that helpful for people trying to deal with year – Christmas Day! At 9.10 the police arrive. A photographer gets the loss. The lights are blazing and the PM begins out her telephoto lens. She shoots locals, Plus, Bananas in Pyjamas will bring their to talk. His words are not important. His looking for signs of emotion. She needs to Nick McCallum disagrees. “He’d (the PM) own Christmas celebration so you can presence is reassuring and he’s putting his intrude if she wants a good shot. visit Martin Place in Sydney. They’d be upset sing along and dance to the festive music. if he didn’t come.” best foot forward. Sisto’s business partner Nick McCallum of Channel 7 steps up to the Nino Pangrazio has his arm around Mr Guy The jolly man in red will be there, with doorway, the place where multiple stories A security guy is now seated just within the and the mood is both convivial and frantic. plenty of photo opportunities and your are now intersecting, some hospitable, entrance to Pellegrinis. chance to tell him all your wishes for others fanned by the media. He lines up with Matthew Guy begins talking about what Scott Morrison arrives without much fanfare. Christmas. a newspaper under his arm, gets a free coffee he ordered on his last visit. Is this a quote The assistant commissioner of police stands The evening will close at 9.30pm with a and hugs a member of the family. or a shared moment? Does the cafe serve out the front while the PM signs a memorial parmigiana? Has he been tutored about what spectacular fireworks display. You will “I’ve been coming here for 35 years,” he says. book. The media pack follows. It’s a day for he should say? have first class views from the stage. “When I was younger it was the only place the quick grab. you could go for a coffee and a feed.” Pellegrinis is an institution and it’s part of a Stay tuned for the full event program. Pellegrinis is probably the most popular café little patch of Europe in Melbourne, one that Soon after, storyteller Arnold Zable enters. in Melbourne. That makes Sisto Malaspina, values the truth. He’s posting a blog and has known Sisto the co-owner, the most popular man in Malaspina a long time. Another man the city and he’d just been stabbed, only a “This has nothing to do with ISIS or the PM,” approaches the doorway with a newspaper few days before a state election. The State says a local shopkeeper. “A neighbour has open at the front page. He asks someone Opposition Leader Matthew Guy is present been murdered and we have to deal with to take a picture of him with the paper, the as well. that.” Carols at The District – Supporting Kids Under Cover –

Friday 21 December 7pm for a 7.30pm start

We are thrilled to bring you a night of Carols, underneath Melbourne’s largest and brightest star. Best owl pals Hoot & Hootabelle and Banans in Pyjamas bring their Christmas shows so you can sing and dance along. Enjoy performances by Maya & Kate Carols, Holy House of Horns, Red Roses DJ Band, the Melbourne Saint Valentine Choir, plus meet Santa Claus. The show will conclude with a spectacular fireworks display at 9.30pm.

See the full event program on our website thedistrictdocklands.com.au ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 11 Milestone for better urban living By Sean Car “We want to encourage development that on small sites, as well as conflicts between encourage active uses. gives back to the public, not featureless urban design and heritage. Given planning rules are not retrospective, glass towers,” council’s planning chair Cr Cr Reece said the amendment sought to these new rules would only apply to new The City of Melbourne’s Nicholas Reece said. “This means the highest “raise the bar on urban design outcomes” developments. With a majority of Southbank standards of architecture and design, more planning scheme amendment and generate meaningful discussions around already developed, there are very few fine-grain detail and using higher quality design culture in order to achieve a greater opportunities left to create the sort of C308, which outlines rules for materials especially at the street level.” contribution to the public realm from private liveability C308 desires. better urban design for new “Melbourne is famous for its quality streets developers. The amendment also represents the first so we don’t want to see poor-quality design developments in the CBD and “The engagement we received throughout comprehensive rewrite of the city’s urban reducing public amenity. The next stage of the exhibition stage has been incredibly design principles, which were established Southbank, has moved a step the amendment is a step towards creating valuable and we hope these submissions can in council’s 1985 strategy plan with minor better design outcomes on private land, closer towards legislation. support the continued development of high- adjustments in 1999. especially at the interface between buildings quality design policy,” Cr Reece said. and streetscapes.” Recognised by the Planning Institute of Following a presentation of council’s recent While the amendment comes as positive Australia’s 2018 Australian Urban Design public exhibition of C308 to the Future Held between June 28 and August 10 this news to the ongoing development of the Awards last month, Cr Reece said the guide Melbourne Committee on November 20, year, the public exhibition period of C308 CBD’s already vibrant street and laneway aimed to provide a design standard for all councillors requested the Minister for included workshops with industry leaders culture, there is a large school of thought that Australian cities. Planning to appoint an independent panel to across the planning and design industry, as it has come too late for much of Southbank. consider the 41 submissions received. well as government. “The design guide includes illustrations and If supported by the state government, C308 photographs to break down complex urban The amendment proposes to introduce new While half the submissions expressed full would create new rules for developers to design ideas into simple principles,” he said. urban design provisions into the Melbourne support of the amendment, others raised ensure greater liveability at a street level. Planning Scheme along with a guide to issues including car parking, mandatory These would include setbacks between More info: participate.melbourne.vic.gov. improve urban design quality. building service requirements and impact buildings and “sleeved” podium parking to au/amendmentc308

Shake-up for Stonewalling laneway repairs community grants By David Schout By Tas Mavridis

Utility companies digging up Melbourne’s famous bluestone pavements can leave them displaced The City of Melbourne’s for up to three months. community grant framework has received a shake up with When undertaking cable, water, gas or electricity works underground in city the new framework placing laneways, companies are generally in no a greater emphasis on social rush to replace the removed bluestones, in some cases leaving an ugly aftermath. innovation. While they are required to eventually reinstate the original stones, trenches are According to the City of Melbourne, normally replaced temporarily with asphalt the new framework will consist of four when initial works are completed. streams: connected communities, community funding agreements, The City of Melbourne confirmed that it was partnership and professional not responsible for replacing bluestones. development and social innovation “Utility companies that undertake bluestone partnerships, with a total of $2.4 million removal works are responsible for reinstating being budgeted for these grants. the bluestone to its original condition,” a The most significant change is the council spokesperson said. introduction of the Social Innovation The council said that in high foot-traffic Partnerships stream which according to areas it ensures a swifter replacement. the 2018 framework is aimed to help the council tackle “social priorities and create “Under the Road Management Act, utility sustained social change”. companies are required to replace the bluestone within two or three months of People City portfolio chair Cr Beverley the works being completed. The City of undertaken on the laneway, the council may The council is undertaking an ongoing Pinder said the new stream would help Melbourne also regularly puts in place extend the timeline required to replace the bluestone levelling initiative throughout the the council “invest in areas that will have consent conditions requiring works to be bluestone. city. the highest social impact”. completed within four weeks in high priority It is unclear of the process in place should The initiative involves flattening and areas.” “The new Social Innovation Partnerships companies fail to replace the bluestones replacing irregularly surfaced cobblestones will facilitate funding of piloting well- If, however, there is further works to be within the timeframe. for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. developed program ideas and improve access to council support for projects,” Cr Pinder said. The Festival of Independents $660,000 will be dedicated to this particular stream with the projects creative and maker studios and cafes makers, artists and designers, enjoy live focusing on issues prominent in the area Melbourne’s Flinders Quarter along Campbell Arcade, Flinders Lane, entertainment and tasty treats. such as homelessness, youth, cultural Degraves St, Centre Place, Cathedral Arcade, It’s a fantastic opportunity to support local diversity, alcohol and drug safety and presents The Festival of Manchester Lane, Scott Alley, Centreway artists, designers and business owners. violence prevention. Independents on Thursday, Arcade and the Nicholas Building unite for Managing director of Social Traders, December 6 from 4pm - 9pm. a special neighbourhood event by locals for This is a free event presented by: Metro locals. Tunnel; John Holland; and Cross Yarra David Brookes, said the willingness of Partnership. Supported by City Precinct. local governments to contribute to these More than 45 small businesses including Be inspired by creative installations, types of projects was pivotal to their boutique fashion, independent brands, Melbourne-made wares and gifts, meet Visit facebook.com/flindersquarter success. 12 CBD NEWS ISSUE 49 Could church land be put to better use?

By Meg Hill It involved demolishing the heritage-listed our Christian calling of worship, witness, and Princess Mary Club that had been used for service to the community.” accommodation for disadvantaged young Divergent opinions are women until 1970. Mr Ainsworth also highlighted St Michael’s Uniting Church on Collins St: “There was emerging about the The Wesley instance highlights connected a deal about 30 years ago where an office management of church-owned areas that can be negatively hit through tower called 120 Collins St was built on the church land commercialisation – the land and they gave the church a long-term land in the CBD. protection of heritage sites and the lease, and now the church doesn’t have continuity of charity services. financial stress.” Seven Christian churches in the CBD, and Those implications, the tax exemption The total amount of church-owned land many more in the immediate surrounds, status and the low acquisition costs to begin were built in the 1800s. is hard to gauge. While Mr Ainsworth’s with could suggest a different approach to suggestions refer only to the land on which Church land acquisition costs in the 1800s Mr Ainsworth’s – that some church assets Mr Ainsworth highlighted a few examples the church buildings sit, there are plenty of were very low, sometimes non-existent. should be made public. The case could of what he believed were “sustainable” other assets under their control. While there has been some pressure in particularly be made for those that go decisions for the churches. recent years to undo the tax-exempt status through a long period essentially unused, The Age reported in February that the of religious institutions, little has been said “Wesley Church has done a deal with and often deteriorating, like the Princess Catholic Church alone owned 188 properties about land assets. Charter Hall, achieving huge wealth and Mary Club. in the City of Melbourne, with a total value of longevity. It sets them up for the future,” he $532 million. Zelman Ainsworth, a senior manager at “The leased Wesley Place redevelopment said. CBRE, said the churches were sitting on allows the restoration and rejuvenation A spokesperson for the Anglican Diocese of “gold mine real estate”, and should consider The Wesley is a Uniting Church on Lonsdale of a heritage-listed church building and Melbourne, of which the St Paul’s Cathedral commercialising some of their land in the St that made a $500 million redevelopment materially ensures its continued operation belongs, said: “The Anglican Diocese of city. deal with investment and fund manager for the next 125 years while keeping the Melbourne has not done any development of Charter Hall in 2016. site church-owned,” a spokesperson for the the type to which you refer, but we may do so “Quite simply, there’s heaps of church real Uniting Church said. in the future.” estate that’s not doing anything,” he said, The deal, which secured a 34-floor office while citing ongoing costs related to those tower, has been controversial for reasons “Every property decision made by the The Melbourne Catholic Church did not sites – such as maintenance. beyond the issue of commercialisation. Uniting Church in Australia is motivated by respond to a request for comment. Neil Munro and his apartment museum By Meg Hill

Walking into Neil Munro’s sixth floor Collins St apartment in Temple Court is like walking into a living museum.

Most of the furniture is 19th century antique, Neil is used to the world speeding up around classical music is playing on the radio, the him, although he’s far from happy with the walls are covered with oil paintings, and way development has trumped heritage. He 82-year-old Neil immediately begins to fill worked for a few companies based in “in big you in on his family history. glass boxes” in the city during the 60s, and says there “was no upper limit to the chaos” “My father’s mother’s family, the Chalmers, in those companies when the first computers arrived on the Travencore on the first of were introduced. November 1849 – they got off in Geelong,” Neil says. “Clerks were writing things and were The atmosphere is accentuated consistently suddenly faced with customer numbers and by his archival knowledge of history and his swipe cards,” he said. family’s place in it. “They were pioneering it and the chaos was “My paternal grandfather was born in Miners terrible because they were running the two Rest, and he married my grandmother in the systems together, and then they decided to 1890s during the great crash after the land go to decimal currency.” boom.” These days Neil goes between Camberwell “He was pioneering a property down near and the CBD. He says he comes to the city Korumburra and he came to Melbourne almost every day “because I just like it”. to work in the accounts department in the newly-established Melbourne and “I’m a member of the RACV Club, I go there Metropolitan Board of Works, which was set most days. If I’m not there I’ve got my books up in 1891.” and my music.” “He sent the money back to the farm to keep Titles about Melbourne were stacked on it going.” his 19th century cabinet: Lost Melbourne, So, it’s not surprising that the Camberwell Remembering Melbourne, Retro Melbourne. Historical Society featured Neil in its film about the suburb – Neil’s old family home Neil Munro at home in Collins St. And as for the paintings: “Most of them are in Camberwell, which he owns, was built for my brother’s paintings, early ones from when his parents in 1930 at the start of the Great he was a student. He went on to do abstract University. Only about 2 per cent of the “I’m going to be Prime Minister one day”. Depression. later in life, but I don’t like the abstract ones population went to university, and it was the They were both in the debating society. so I have a collection of his early works – He’s had his CBD apartment since 2001. only university in Melbourne.” portraits and landscapes.” What makes the atmosphere strange is the His family history is interwoven with “That was in 1912 or 1913. He should have juxtaposition between the time-capsule As I’m on my way out he points to a painting landmark historical events and figures. graduated in 1916 but he went to the First apartment and the view outside. Sitting on by the door. It’s a landscape of a grassy, World War and luckily survived.” “My father was born in 1894 in Hawthorn, antique armchairs in front of Neil’s window, bare patch of Melbourne before hardly he got a scholarship to South Melbourne Neil’s father went to university with an we’re overlooking a tower being built in the anything had been built. He remarks that College and then he went to Melbourne 18-year-old Robert Menzies, who told him middle of Collins Street. development isn’t all bad. ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 13 Driven out: Motorist restrictions ramp up By David Schout

Cars travelling through one of the CBD’s busiest intersections can expect peak-hour gridlock after another motorist lane was removed last month.

In the past two months, two car lanes at the busy Swanston and Flinders streets junction have been removed for Metro Tunnel and security bollard works. The moves culminate a year in which Town Hall has made no secret of its philosophy of prioritising foot and bicycle traffic in an ongoing bid to clear the CBD of what it views as space-inefficient cars. Office-watching In late August, motorists were informed that left-turning lanes on Flinders St (onto St Kilda Rd) would be reduced from forced to reconsider travel plans. two to one owing to Metro Tunnel work, And that is exactly the cultural change Town in LaTrobe Street adding 15 minutes to journeys. Hall is wishing to implement. Then in early November, the City of Lord Mayor Sally Capp, a former London By Rhonda Dredge “I waited for times when offices were empty. Melbourne announced that 130 sqm of resident, has made no secret of her desire to I held the camera up to the window and “public space” would be added under implement bicycle and pedestrian-friendly refused to use a tripod. I let the camera and the Flinders Street Station clocks as part infrastructure similar to the UK capital. security bollard installations. The pace of the CBD’s legal limitations find the perfect place between In June, Cr Capp proposed a drastic district is leisurely, even at photographic image and print because of the The casualty in this plan was the left- reduction in CBD cars by cutting speed low light,” she said. turn-only lane from St Kilda Road turning ground level. limits to 30 kmh, reducing on-street parking “It makes you work harder to seek out the into Flinders St. The cyclist lane at the and creating more one-way streets. essence.” intersection will remain. The streets are less crowded. Most This plan, released as part of a transport Drivers were again encouraged to “plan pedestrians are carrying laptops or heavy Her photographs are not design-oriented. discussion paper, coincided with a proposal ahead and allow extra time” due to the bags. You could call this the serious end of They show messes, renovations, ladders, to give pedestrians more space and time to new conditions. town. You don’t expect to find a conversation glimpses of avid decorator items. cross the street. pit in bright orange. “You discover the banality of life in that Both moves will frustrate motorists when “The balance of how people are moving works ramp up in early 2019, while those Last year artist and academic Julie Shiels space.” around our city has changed significantly,” championing pedestrian and cyclist rights moved into an apartment building on the Cr Capp said before confirming heftier Julie is not all that interested in delving believe moves to rid the CBD of cars are corner of Queen and LaTrobe with her parking tariffs to further deter motorists. into the latest office decorating systems well overdue. partner and son, and began documenting or in doing a cultural analysis of the ways “We are seeing more pedestrians and more the area. Their place was on the 20th floor so companies use décor to attract staff. She was The “car wars” narrative peddled through people using public transport, who then use she looked out the window. amazed, however, with the rapid turnover of the media and fought (largely) online is our streets to walk to their destination. We nothing new, although it is expected to Julie is drawn to make work about refits. are asking ‘how do we redress that balance?’” rise in the coming years as the CBD’s daily overlooked spaces and things that are in “Office life is in constant flux,” she says. population exceeds one million people. The proposals, however, were shot down by plain view or are slipping out of view. She Already the photograph that shows a both Premier and opposition leader. noticed some eerie lighting in the office Footpath users have shown an increased conversation hub in brilliant orange and Council numbers estimate that drivers make block across the road. lime green is historical. The building now tendency to post photos online of offending individuals or companies up 30 per cent of people travelling around “It was like a Rear Window opportunity,” she has a different tenant, Maurice Blackburn. who block their path, and pedestrian the city. However, they take up around 60 per said. Similarly, when a Chinese banquet room advocates such as Daniel Bowen (Public cent of space. At certain, quite random times, lights would appeared with a red pot plant she knew she Transport Users Association) and Ben “We’re thinking about giving some of that come on in the office buildings opposite and had had to act fast. Experience had told her Rossiter (Victoria Walks) have garnered space back,” council transport portfolio she could peer in. She took out her camera they wouldn’t leave the light on for long. strong support. chairman Nicolas Frances Gilley said earlier and a project called Empty began. Julie doesn’t get to see the office people. The cutting of CBD car lanes has meant this year. It takes guts to explore areas that are usually During the day buildings are reflective. She that workers who drive into the CBD The council will halt works outside Flinders off-limits, such as life above the 20th floor in shoots to the east, west and north through daily, especially via the Flinders and Street Station during the busy Christmas Melbourne. glass when the lights come on at night. Swanston streets intersection, may be period of mid-December to early January. City buildings have all kinds of security The opening of the exhibition at the Sofitel systems to keep prying artists out but that attracted many interpretations from has not deterred Julie. An exhibition of her people in the art world, including Adam photographic prints is now on at the Sofitel, Harding, the new director of the Centre for Test Sites is seeking artists on the 35th floor, and she has released a Contemporary Photography. book. The City of Melbourne’s “Test Sites” Victoria Market, Royal Exhibition Building, “Melbourne is now a 24-hour city but there “I’m interested in office spaces and what program is giving artists an opportunity Trades Hall and Melbourne Museum. are still places of absence where humans to explore and experiment with creative they say about the nature of work when have left,” said Adam of Julie’s observations. The MID was launched in 2017 as a people have left the room. It’s a strange ideas in the public realm that engage collaboration between the University of “One person on an entire floor is there in the with the history and environment of quality that suggests something about background. It could be the cleaner.” Melbourne, RMIT University and the City of narrative and work and stillness.” some of the CBD’s iconic locations. Melbourne. He likes the project for its truth. Julie has an abstract imagination. Previous Test Sites nominated the Melbourne Expressions of interests close at 5pm on work has explored the poetics of empty “People are inhabiting grids. You don’t need Innovation Districts (MID) as one of its December 5. See: www.melbourne.vic. spaces in discarded wrapping which she to extrapolate. It’s a simple description of two focus locations. gov.au/arts-and-culture/art-outdoors/ reconstructed in resin. Emptiness can be a sustained looking and there is Julie in her CBD sites included are the central public-art-melbourne/test-sites/Pages/ setting for the viewer’s imagination, she says. hide.” university campuses, State Library, Queen opportunities.aspx 14 CBD NEWS ISSUE 49 Parallel world for international students Get your By Meg Hill skates on

International students make Who said you couldn’t ice skate up a significant portion during summer?

of the City of Melbourne’s An outdoor summer ice rink will be installed (CoM) population, but in our very own Queen Victoria Market this Kelvin Club research suggests a kind of month just in time for Christmas. The northern hemisphere Christmas spirit informal segregation with will be specially flown in to the market with elects first the rest of the community. Canadian-inspired delicacies offered by the rink side. female The CoM’s most recent statistic (2016) Masamune Chifu. Fuel up after the fun with fairy floss, recorded 46,778 international students popcorn, maple syrup ice cream from the studying and 28,530 living in the area. from Japan, India, Bangladesh and Korea. market’s Geloso Gelateria and Canada’s well- president The number of international student Mr Chifu is studying English and known poutine – a combination of chips, cheese curds and gravy for visualisation. By Meg Hill residents made up 21 per cent of the hospitality courses. His classes exclusively total CoM population in 2016. The CBD, comprise international students. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a pro or a Docklands and Southbank all have “My visa is a working holiday visa, so I first-timer, the ice rink welcomes visitors of high numbers of international student The Kelvin Club elected its first can only study here for a maximum of all ages to their winter wonderland during residents. the first three weeks of Australian summer. female president, Professor four months, but my English isn’t good Associate Professor Catherine Gomes enough to get a job yet,” he said. So lace up your skates and celebrate the Su Baker (above), on October said there were a number of issues that He said that a factor that may also be joy of Christmas at the family-friendly ice confined international students to a 6 – 24 years after the club first contributing to integration issues was rink located in C Shed of the market from “parallel world”. welcomed women. hyper-exploitation of international December 1-24. “They face different forms of shock – students and workers. qvm.com.au/whatson/air-canada-ice- The private members club is 153 years culture, language, living on their own. For “They can pay us less because we’re rink/ old, and its records show attempts to offer many it’s the first time they’ve left their desperate,” he said. women membership dating back to 1968. families,” she said. A report by the Migrant Worker Justice At the time, legislation inhibited those “They need to find support structures and Initiative released in November 2017 attempts. The legislation was changed in social networks for support, but also to revealed that 43 per cent of international Sad end for 1995 and the Kelvin Club started admitting make everyday life bearable.” students working in Australia were women that same year. significantly underpaid. “They often feel domestic students don’t two falcons In 2018 the Kelvin remains an anomaly, want to know them, or they feel like All this can be further complicated for because most prestigious private members’ domestic students already have their own those international students already clubs remain “gentlemen’s clubs”. friends and social circles.” vulnerable because of, for example, their Two of the city's three much- sexuality or gender identity. Prof Baker was elected unopposed. She Combined with those elements is the loved Collins St falcon was previously the director of the Victorian structure of an international student’s “One area of international student mental College of the Arts and was awarded an life, which itself often inhibits integration. health and well-being that is lagging nestlings have died from a fatal Order of Australia in June. behind is support for the LGBTQI+ infection. “You go to classes where all the students community,” said Rainbow Connections The Kelvin Club’s attitude towards gender is are international students, your first founder and academic coordinator Tegan part of a wider pursuit of contemporary ways friends are international students and all The chicks, followed by thousands on a McCarthy. to stay relevant in a time of “open access and their friends are international students,” live webcam atop 367 Collins Street, were heavily networked communities”. Prof Gomes said. Rainbow Connections is a social welfare learning how to fly when they contracted program for LGBTQI+ international trichomoniasis, a disease carried by feral “There are two ways to look at the idea The self-perpetuating process also students. starlings and pigeons. of a club,” Prof Baker said. “Either as a involves international students flowing Dr Victor Hurley from the Victorian mechanism of exclusion, that is, who is not into the same residential spaces as each “Most institutions have a ‘queer Peregrine Program confirmed that it was eligible, or as an invitation to be included in other. community’ or ‘gay and lesbian support a group of diverse but compatible people.” group’ but these are often inaccessible to something he saw "only rarely". “The idea is that if you live in the city, it’s international students due to cultural and In happier news, the third peregrine fledging “The Kelvin Club is not a club with a singular convenient and safer. They don’t need to language barriers,” Ms McCarthy said. flew away from the man-made nest, and is purpose or constituency, but rather it is take public transport or drive. It seems believed to be doing well. many things to many people, so there are better in terms of safety, especially for the “They are so heavily steeped in language many ‘Kelvin Clubs’, all accepting of the parents whose kids are living in another that is quite modern with lots of others.” country.” acronyms, many international students who speak English as their second “For those who are new, it’s always a surprise Correction But The Age reported as far back as 2007 language would actually have no idea that down a quiet lane, Melbourne Place, In a column in CBD News issue October that international students were often what this means or how it relates to just off Russell St, there is this remnant of old 2018, we stated that Campbell Arcade had being streamlined into expensive city them.” Melbourne.” closed due to the Metro Tunnel. apartments, populated mostly by other “There’s also the issue for international Prof Baker said places like the Kelvin Club international students, by overseas This is incorrect. students who aren’t or can’t be ‘out’ back could be a refuge from the fast-paced agencies. home for whatever reason – their time in Campbell Arcade and its businesses will developments in the CBD while keeping with Masamune Chifu, a 26-year-old Australia may be the only time in their remain open until mid-next year before an the expanding social fabric of Melbourne. international student from Japan, said he lives where they can safely be themselves underground connection between Flinders She said during her term she would focus on found his residence in the city through an and explore their gender identity and Street Station and the Metro Tunnel’s new membership gender parity. international agent, and lives with others sexuality.” Town Hall Station is built. ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 15 Sharp rise in construction breaches All fines for construction work outside-of- construction activity.” offences reported to the council, with By David Schout hours are issued at $2000. pictures and videos provided by residents as CBD resident Corinne Torres, whose unit proof of offences. Should the current rate continue to the end directly overlooks a Lonsdale St construction The number of infringement of the financial year, the council will have site, is one of more than 500 people who I see the respect of local laws as a shared notices issued to construction issued 299 notices. complained about after-hours noise last year. responsibility. I feel council could do way more with the resources they currently have.” sites for after-hours building This represents a sharp rise in breaches, Noise complaints rose 9 per cent (from 461 compared with 159 in 2017-18 and 115 in to 503) in the past financial year. Cressida Wall, Victorian executive director work has risen to almost one 2016-17. of the Property Council, said despite the Ms Torres said offences ranged from increase, infringement numbers were still per day. A City of Melbourne spokesperson said contractors starting work 40 minutes early, “small” and in some cases accidental. it decided to act after noticing a rise in to crane operators warming up their engines The sharp increase, revealed to CBD News by grievances from those affected by noise and before 7am. “The vast majority of developers abide by the City of Melbourne, has seen the council nuisances from works. regulations imposed by authorities,” Ms Wall issue 117 notices this financial year (to “To me it is a systemic issue, and not isolated said. “We take noise and other complaints offences,” she said. November 20). relating to construction activity seriously, “This data shows a small number may as construction needs to be proactively Mr Torres said that, while she understands inadvertently or otherwise fail to comply The “majority” of these infringements, managed in the interests of our residents and it was difficult to catch offenders in the act, and, rightly, they receive an infringement.” according to the council, were for visitors,” the spokesperson said. especially on weekends, the council could construction work outside local law hours, better deploy its officers. The City of Melbourne is the fastest growing which stipulate that work can take place “This financial year, additional resources municipality in Australia, and the CBD between 7am-7pm on weekdays and 8am- have been put in place to address the “This (particular) project started in January is currently host to several large-scale 3pm on Saturdays. growing number of complaints relating to 2018 and there have been numerous construction projects. Good exposure By Rhonda Dredge

The table was laid in white cloth. Celebrations were about to occur in the cloisters of St Paul’s.

A young artist arrived and stood in the shadows, apart from the girls in their chattering cliques. Bohan Jones (left) and the “Reflective Lane” design team. He wasn’t a saint yet there was something modest about him. Across his right shoulder was a loose bag. He Design team creates was holding a book and it looked like he was about to give a reading. reflective routes The gospel according to the artist – stay cool and keep out of the limelight. By David Schout finishes, but it was all worth it.” Inside the book were 47 entries and his Their submission included a narrative of name was but one in a mass movement that fictional city worker “Nirimar” who, already has seen art leave conventional galleries and A group of four young late on his morning commute, couldn’t help move into the streets. architects has beaten 41 but take in the laneway installations he was Publicity people were about, ready to entrants in an innovation walking through. put artists on pedestals but they weren’t competition to revitalise the These include projections of a Berlin performing for the crowd. orchestra, the streets of Tokyo and a game Chapter House Lane, an old-town setting in north-west corner of the CBD. with children from Nairobi. the CBD beside St Paul’s, has been the site As Nirimar considers excuses to explain his The Sydney-based team’s winning effort for an art experiment for the past seven years tardiness, he stumbles upon a projection Reflective Lane proposed a series of digital in which the work of 136 artists has been from his home town in India, which causes projections in selected laneways that shown in three window display cases at no him to stop and reflect. This is where the celebrate the city’s diversity. cost to them. Reflective Lane concept was created. The only prerequisite of the Urban Land A crowd of well-wishers was present to say “Our initial thoughts were towards a concept Each of those who contributed received Institute’s competition was that entrants goodbye to the art space and its curator and experiences that were shared or a small red book as a memory, a badge (under the age of 35) focused on the Louise Klerks. reflected,” Mr Jones said that he or she once had work here in a area bound by LaTrobe, William, Bourke Chris Charman, a regular, said that she gracious CBD location for the passer-by and Spencer streets, which it said was “Shared stories, shared cultures – reflecting liked the space because you could come to to enjoy. “underutilised and lacking activity”. Melbourne to the world and the world to openings and walk out along the lane. “You Melbourne.” have to look cool in a gallery,” she said. “I showed in 2013,” said Grant Nimmo. “It Architect Bohan Jones, who worked with was great. When I showed, White Night Mirvac Design colleagues HJ Yoon, Will The competition, while creating hypothetical Ceramicist and painter Stephen Benwell has was on and there were a lot of people in Cai and Linda Lin, said the aim within the designs, brought together both students and shown three times. “Louise picked me up. the city. People emailed me personally. It space was to reflect the stories that made young professionals who were passionate She made a fuss of me.” was kind of good exposure to the broader Melbourne the city it was. about creating inclusive, public spaces. public.” There is a sense of belonging at Chapter “I’m so stoked, and proud of the team effort,” As part of their design, Mr Jones and his House Lane. The book Seven Year Itch The regular openings have also allowed he said. “We came together as a team after team spoke with local and international documents those who have been part of the people to put faces to names in the art work and started brainstorming. In the artists, creating a design that went “beyond project. world. end, we had a ball. There were lots of 3am Australia”. 16 CBD NEWS ISSUE 49

Vertical Living Welcome to your vertical village tower. As the culture of vertical villages this is often the first official contact that new might be on call to provide greater detail in Rolling out the welcome mat is varies, so too will the type of interest shown arrivals will have with your vertical village. specific contexts! to new arrivals. Some seek to openly Think about the message being sent – and The final and least popular element is not just for the new arrival. engage from the outset for the purpose of what message could be sent. onboarding which refers to a longer term visibly strengthening their village’s sense Next there is the induction or orientation and more relationship focused set of Engaging new residents from the get-go is of community. Other villages take a more which most buildings require new arrivals activities. Taking a leaf from the corporate widely claimed as a good thing to do, but it subtle approach, waiting to see the skills and to undertake. The aim here is to practically handbook, onboarding seeks to embed is often a hit-and-miss affair in our “vertical interests of the new arrival and how best they connect the new resident with the vertical new arrivals into the fold, aligning them villages”. However, the cost of not properly might contribute to the fabric of the village village, and includes actions such as with the village culture. The aim is to both engaging our new arrivals from day one (or (e.g. social group or waste committee?). registration on the various technical and promote their participation and to ascertain even earlier) is a missed opportunity. The next question is what might this security systems. This is when all the how these new arrivals might best “fit” In very pragmatic terms, there are several vertical village welcome mat look like? form-filling, the FOB assigning and the and contribute (i.e. what skills might these benefits to be had from new arrivals “starting And the answer is that currently there acknowledgement of protocols occur. It is a newbies have?). the way we wish them to continue” – and appears to be three components which critical time for imparting information and This is where fellow residents take the there are (at least) three groups invested in most vertical villages have to some obtaining specific acknowledgements from lead and the process can be started in laying this solid foundation. extent – these are the welcome pack, the new residents (shall I mention the cigarette various ways – invitations to walking groups, Firstly, there is the new arrival who is, induction/orientation and (the less popular) butts off balconies again?). personal notifications, etc. Already there hopefully, interested in knowing how things “onboarding”. There is talk of moving these inductions is talk about how this can be done more are done and what resources and facilities Starting with the welcome pack, this is a online where new residents can directly formally with suggestions that a “building- are available to them. Additionally, and means of establishing connections with new register their details. Already being buddy” could be offered to new arrivals while not usually expressed as such, these residents from the very beginning. While discussed are short online courses for (especially internationals) and/or possibly newbies are also eager to be reassured vertical villages differ on when a welcome residents on specific topics like pet care a floor-based contact – though with 40 that they have made the right decision to pack is given (e.g. before moving in or on and emergency procedures. For example, or 50 floors, co-ordination might prove live in their chosen vertical village. This moving day), what is critical is that this residents could be required to view a challenging! is an important time for post-purchase pack be viewed through the eyes of the new video describing evacuation protocols Welcoming new arrivals to our vertical reinforcement, meaning that whether an arrival: and then answer a short survey to check villages is important and needs to be owner-occupier or tenant, they need to be ■■ What will be useful to them? comprehension. carefully crafted so as to empower new reassured that their decision to live here was ■■ What indicates to them they have made a However, while certain aspects can be residents and connect them to the a good one. good decision to move here? and digitised, the induction / orientation is a key community – and also the community to Secondly, and unsurprisingly, building ■■ What will help guide desirable behaviour? event that offers much more than “getting them. management is (or should be) deeply For example, a welcome pack including a residents on the system”. It connects them And if you are interested in seeing where invested in ensuring new residents have a recycling bag that has instructions printed with the building (and specifically building to start, then you might consider surveying good introduction. This is because when on its side (and maybe the building’s management) and sets the foundation for your building’s last 10 new arrivals and building management can help set residents’ logo) is both practical and potentially interactions into the future. seeing what they have to say about your expectations and establish desired modes of behaviour shaping (we recycle here!). Also, This is the time where messages can vertical village’s “welcome wagon”. behaviour (the rubbish goes here), then they if your village includes cafes, then some be delivered in ways tailored to the new avoid having to remedy mistakes and then introductory vouchers could be included for residents and queries answered that perhaps Janette Corcoran track down and “re-educate” transgressors. a “moving-in” coffee break. might not be asked through an online form. Apartment living expert Thirdly, but definitely not least, are One item I have recently seen is a cigarette This is not to say that augmented reality (for fellow residents who are greatly invested butt tin along with a message about high- instance) could not be used to supplement – https://www.facebook. com/SkyPadLiving/ in ensuring the ongoing liveability of their rise “killer litter”. The key point here is that and perhaps in the future a “Virtual James”

Residents 3000 Love makes the world go around! he come with them to a particular gay bar to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go with On Saturday, November 17 in Melbourne’s CBD. But Adam doesn’t George Michael or What a Feeling from normally do that sort of thing … he said, but Flashdance. In the middle of it all, Rafael at 6pm, Rafael Camillo (our he went anyway. and Adam cut their pure white, three-tiered, president) and Adam Velcek On the other side, Rafael was coerced by circular cake followed by more dancing. Later his friends into going to the same bar (just in the evening, everyone was able to taste the were married. for a bit of fun). That is where the two met rich chocolate cake sensation including the and instantly fell in love. You ask, was it just delightfully decadent white icing. What a wonderful occasion for this young chance or meant to be? And then, after main course, when couple who have been together for 10 years After the wedding, guests enjoyed you think there could not be any more, before the big event! cocktails and canapés in the NGV garden, suddenly heads were turned towards the Just 12 months ago when Australia voted reveling in the cool breeze and the sun just loud, rhythmic drumming of a Samba “yes” for same sex marriage, that same day, starting to set behind the city buildings. band marching into the grand hall. What a when these two guys were in Disneyland (for We then proceeded to the huge NGV main surprise! Everyone crowded around to enjoy some reason?), Rafael proposed to Adam. hall where long tables were beautifully set the rhythms and the glamorous Brazilian They decided to marry in 12 months. with colourful flower arrangements and Samba dancers. Guests joined in, bopping Why leave it so many months ahead? dressed in their best long gowns and name-tag seating for everyone. We enjoyed around to the infectious beat. Well, this was not to be an ordinary wedding. modern-day tuxedos. The groom’s nephews a top class, elegant, three course meal and Rafael and Adam, we at Residents 3000, No. An international event was necessary, and nieces carried flowers down the aisle specially curated music from the 70s through wish you well with many happy years bringing together far-flung relatives from and looked so gorgeous in their grown- to the 90s, all from Adam’s own extensive together into the future. Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, up outfits. The children all joined in the vinyl collection. Portugal and Singapore. People had to festivities, staying up late so as not to miss There was such a wonderful family feeling Susan Saunders one moment. about the event. Adam and Rafael opened prepare (and maybe save up for the trip?). Vice President Rafael and Adam organised a spectacular, At the charming and moving marriage the dancing and then both danced with their Ph: 0412 566 606 gala black-tie event held at the iconic NGV ceremony, we learnt how life often comes proud mothers. People moved about to chat email: sue@residents3000. International. (Note the photo taken at the around to surprise you through chance with each other and took advantage of the com.au current Julian Opie exhibition). events that make you wonder. dance floor, many times. There were more than 200 guests all In Adam’s case his friends suggested that How could you not get up and jig around ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 17

Metro Tunnel Planning

City Square’s new artwork The Metro Tunnel Creative Program has unveiled a new art display on the Swanston Street hoarding at the City Square work site.

Designed by Melbourne artist Peter Atkins, The Festival of Independents ISPT is pushing ahead with plans for Victoria University’s City Campus RAILway is based on the designs of vintage The Metro Tunnel Project is proud to train tickets issued between 1920 and the support the Festival of Independents, an late 1980s that departed from or arrived into event to celebrate the independent stores Melbourne. RAILway will remain on display and traders of Melbourne. until May, 2019. From food to fashion, this event between Looking forward to 2019 4pm and 9pm on 6 December will recognise Archaeology dig on display all that is special about the clusters of city- As 2018 draws to a close and the construction industry takes After six months of uncovering centre businesses that are united by their Melbourne’s past as part of Victoria’s biggest local independent spirit. a well-deserved breather over the Christmas New Year break, ever archaeology dig, new artefacts are on The Festival will highlight city centre several projects look set to kick start in one form or another in display at Metro Tunnel HQ – the Metro shopping precincts, including Flinders St, Tunnel Project visitor centre at 125-133 Campbell Arcade, Degraves St, Flinders 2019. Swanston St. Lane, Centre Place, Manchester Lane, Scott Archaeological investigations have been Alley, the Nicholas Building and Centreway First up is ISPT Property’s Vertical City path including recently consolidated undertaken at two prominent locations in Arcade. Campus for Victoria University at 364-378 development sites spanning 55 King St the CBD – next to the Young & Jackson Hotel Creative installations, Melbourne-made Little Lonsdale St. and 555 Collins St (Charter Hall), 52-60 on the corner of Flinders and Swanston and designed wares, live entertainment and Having announced that it is partnering Collins St (Dexus), 140-150 Queen St, and streets, and on the corner of LaTrobe and tasty treats will be on offer at The Festival of with Victoria University to deliver the 383 LaTrobe Street (Mirvac) which will be Swanston streets. Independents. 32-storey building at the beginning developed adjacent to ISPT’s VU Tower. The latest display delves into the history The Metro Tunnel Project will be featuring of November, ISPT is wasting no time These are all expected to hit planning in of Melbourne’s health and hygiene and participating traders on Facebook and in getting the project off the ground, the coming months. includes a selection of the 1000 teeth Instagram ahead of the festival. You can get appointing Probuild as the head contractor And finally, construction has that were found near Flinders St (where a a sneak peek at what goodies will be on offer for the project. commenced on the University of prominent dentist once operated) and a by visiting the Metro Tunnel Facebook page The 24,000 sqm NLA vertical campus Melbourne’s Melbourne Connect - medical bottle that is connected to one of and Instagram page. will include office and teaching space for a pedestrian-friendly innovation precinct Melbourne’s first pharmacies on Collins St. key academic activities in addition to the located on the site of the former Royal Over the summer, industry and work-related integration of heritage and archaeological Women’s Hospital, and connecting Carlton artefacts will be on display, including pen Thanks for 2018. See you in 2019 elements. with the University of Melbourne’s nibs, ink wells and crucibles. It’s been a huge 12 months for the Metro Demolition works are expected to Parkville campus. This follows the Tunnel Project, with major construction start in December this year, with project demolition of the existing structures on the The real big dig underway right across the city as we get on completion due prior to the end of 2021, in site and ground works. Construction of the CBD’s future State with building the new Town Hall and State time for the 2022 academic year. I wish everyone a safe and relaxing Library Station has moved into the next Library stations. Another project to keep an eye out for break over the holiday period, and look phase with the delivery of a road header Thanks to all the residents, businesses, in 2019 is PDG’s revised development forward to another big year in planning machine at the A’Beckett St acoustic shed public transport users, pedestrians, cyclists scheme for the former Toyota site at the top and development for Melbourne in 2019. that will create the huge underground cavern and motorists for their patience. We wish end of Elizabeth St at 611-697 Elizabeth St. Laurence signing off for 2018. for the new station. everyone a safe and happy holiday season Dubbed Elizabeth North, the three-tower Road headers are massive excavating and look forward to sharing more project commercial scheme replaces an earlier machines fitted with a mounted cutter head news in CBD News in 2019. four-building residential and student that will burrow out the caverns for the new For more information about the Metro accommodation scheme, in response Laurence Dragomir underground State Library and Town Hall Tunnel Project, visit metrotunnel.vic. to the current state of the residential stations. A total of six road headers will be gov.au, connect on social media via our apartment market in Melbourne. Laurence is an Urban Melbourne director with used in the CBD as part of the project, three Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, or Elsewhere, a number of other sites are expertise in the CBD for each station. call 1800 105 105 (24 hours). also expected to go down the commercial urbanmelbourne.info

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Music Pet’s Corner Amphlett Lane He’s a big boy! By Niccola Anthony Ultra-magnetic, inspiring Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett had an electrifying, sultry stage presence. Named after the Argentinian She was a sassy, dynamic, alluring (drums) Georgia McDonald (vocals, guitar) revolutionary leader, Che performer who had the ability to hold the and Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (bass guitar). Guevara is a five-year-old Great audience in the palm of her hand while, at They have released a travelogue video to the same time, exhibit a feisty approach to the song Sagan-Indiana that chronicles Dane Bullmastiff-cross with a her band-mates. their recent successful tour of the USA. spotted coat and bright blue She had a Piaf-like ability to make YouTube options. her vocals soar with sensuousness and On stage they are forthright, prepared eyes. amazing vulnerability. Countdown lighting to engage with their audience about technicians would magnify backlit ultra- pertinent matters such as gender equality, But don’t be put off by his size or his steely flare lighting when The Divinyls performed. first choice male bands who get priority on demeanour, because this fierce-looking pup In this great rock and roll band Amphlett festival bills, personal and sexual politics. is gentle giant at heart. had a charged, vital, symbiotic relationship The Opener taps into Georgia Che has been living in the CBD for with corruscating rock ‘n’ roll guitarist McDonald’s experiences when she the past two years with his owner, Rae Mark McEntee. Total rifferama – Stones was a solo artist, discovering certain McCauley, who sought a lifestyle change Black and Blue taste, feel and timing. Both philosophical drives and hierarchies. from the relentless business of Sydney. swaggering hipswervesway creatures. Telling it like it is, Camp Cope have plenty “I wanted to get away from the city for a Singing from the drag city. of aces up their sleeves and tattoos. while and see if I liked it,” Ms McCauley said. Che Guevara with his owner Rae McCauley. Seven-inch single Science Fiction on Camp Cope will be appearing at The “Melbourne is very chilled compared to Chrysalis Records with the B-side I’ll Laneway Festival in February. Sydney. There’s too much hustle and bustle use his senses in order to get mentally tired, Make You Happy (The Easybeats 1966 One of the standout performances up there. It’s either a make or break place.” so that’s why he’s always sniffing around the song, written by Stevie Wright and George in 2018 was at The Rocksteady Records “I’ve noticed that I’m the only person trees,” Ms McCauley said. Young) is crucial listening. (Mitchell House, Lonsdale St) Record Store walking fast on the streets. People often stop Every now and then Ms McCauley will Producer Mark Opitz knew that Amphlett Day concert when a muso called Didirri and have a chat which is very foreign to me, also take Che down to the dog beach at Port was a giga-star and told her so. This is performed. because that never happens in Sydney!” Melbourne where he can roam freely along appropriate as The Divinyls are a total easy Some punters first saw him perform last Ms McCauley regularly brings Che down the dunes off leash. fever band. Ten outta ten. Stablemates of summer at the Queenscliff Music Festival to Flagstaff Gardens for his daily walk and It’s clear from Che’s placid nature that, Royal Trux. in the afternoon on a bright sunny day in a refers to the green space as “his backyard”. despite outward appearances, he’s a loving The City of Melbourne recognised small building that resembled a Scout Hall. “He loves this park full stop. He needs to pooch who wouldn’t hurt a fly. Amphlett’s genius and rock goddess status Many fine judges were very much taken and named a lane after her in the CBD. by the musicianship and song-writing Amphlett Lane is up near Princess Theatre. skills on display of this earnest swift Ford On Wednesday, November 21, Amphlett Cobra muso. Much merit was given to The was a most worthy inductee into The Age Rocksteady Records Store show – a meteor Music Victoria Hall of Fame. sighted. Measurements EP is available and She was a trailblazer, a great front is the vanguard of this stellar musician. person, as brilliant and raffish as Vo Rogue. Picking up where we left off, since then Total get up and go-ness. Didirri and his band have completed a Two songs that encapsulate The Divinyls' successful tour of Europe and they embark psyche that they would have aced at a for the USA in the first months of 2019. Like A Version Excursion session are Baker Didirri will be playing at The Hills Are Street by Gerry Rafferty and Confide In Alive Festival on March 29. Me by Kylie Minogue. Both McEntee and And congratulations to Baker Boy for Amphlett would shine in these songs. Viva being recognised at The Age Music Victoria Chrissy Amphlett. Awards. Trumpeter Jack Howards’ (Epic Brass, Hunters and Collectors) new album Gigs/ Shows Lightheavyweight is a bright optimistic ■■ School of Rock - Her Majesty’s Theatre, Dinner Companions Köln-infused electronica meets the best of December and January. Daly Wilson Big Band pure distillation. ■■ Sunday Arvos Blues Sessions at Cherry Social Escorts Howard recorded it on the recent Bar, AC/DC Lane - every Sunday arvo. Midnight Oil tour where he played ■■ Living Colour - 170 Russell, December Sensual Ladies trumpet, keyboards and backing vocals. 19. CITY CENTRE City Lights and Sydney (I really wish that ■■ The Breeders - The Forum Theatre, you were here tonight) that features Fiona December 8. Melbourne’s exclusive Lee-Maynard providing supreme vocals are ■■ Breaking and Entering - Thursday arvos, entertainment service. highlights. 3RRR 102.7. Highly recommended In a sense Jack Howard may be ■■ Soulgroove 66, Pierre Baroni - Saturday for our interstate and approaching Jon Hassell territory. arvos 3PBS. overseas visitors. Lightheavyweight is catchy. On vinyl, it is available from all good record stores. Jack Howard is the foundation creature of Epic Brass and their show at Memo Music Hall CBD - 5 MINUTES on October 26 was strong and electrifying. paramour.com.au TO YOUR DOOR On stage Howard has a supernova presence and his shows with Nicky Del Rey, are small moments of glory. Sublime. Camp Copes’ great second album How 96546011 To Socialise And Make Friends (Poison City Records) should be appearing on critics’ Chris Mineral lists for Album of The Year 2018. It is an absolute blinder. Punters should ask Santa email: Call or book at rsvp @ paramour.com.au [email protected] to place this in their Christmas stocking. Camp Cope are Sarah Thompson MELBOURNE CBD SWA113E ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 19

We Live Here Now Labor can work with residents In the fallout from the state poll we hope that Labor politicians remember that they have been elected to represent people.

Both major parties disappointed the significant changes to support inner-city There must surely be some government was shamefully passed just before the electorate by failing to articulate any policies residents. MPs, old and new, who are aware of the election. The Airbnb “party” bill made it to help residents in strata communities - all short-stay issue overseas and mindful of even harder for OCs to recoup costs of 1.6 million of us whose voices have not been Work with council what cities such as Paris, London, Barcelona, damage and it completely ignored issues and are not being heard. Whatever the outcome of the next Berlin, Amsterdam, New York and San of security, amenity and community Neither the Labor nor Liberal pre-election few weeks of political change, we hope Francisco have been doing to regulate the development; platforms made any mention of residents. the state government can learn to work short-stay industry. ■■ 2. RESTORE POWERS to OCs to make A flyer letter-boxed in Melbourne district collaboratively with the City of Melbourne. A recent report released by the Australian decisions about use of a lot, lost in Justice from Premier Andrews contained nothing The two tiers of government must work Housing and Urban Research Institute stated Riordan’s Supreme Court decision in July about issues affecting inner city living. closely on issues around short-stays as well that short-term letting helps to “reinforce the 2017; Mr Andrews also turned down an as other issues affecting residents including increasingly inequitable housing landscape ■■ 3. GIVE POWERS to OCs to determine if invitation to the We Live Here “meet the cladding, traffic congestion, planning, and in Australia’s largest cities”, contradicting a short-stays should be permitted; candidates” forum. The Premier previously the tram bridge. report commissioned by Airbnb, and that a ■■ 4. REVISE the proposed scheme for declined an invitation to attend our launch more comprehensive approach is needed to individual owners to take out a bank loan and has refused numerous other requests to Buildings fight back monitor and regulate the industry. to remediate flammable cladding and engage with us over the past three years. Owners’ corporation (OC) committees With its increased majority, this repay the loan via their council rates – The Premier’s victory speech similarly did are becoming stronger and more united government must stop burying its head in which would be unworkable; and not mention inner-city residents. and are taking matters into their own hands the sand and take some action, allowing ■■ 5. ENGAGE with We Live Here. Talk to The sole Labor candidate at our pre- – dispelling the fake news that OCs are residents a seat at the table to ensure there us – we represent more than 200 buildings election forum, Jennifer Kanis, stated her dysfunctional or apathetic. is a level playing field for all so that the throughout Melbourne and Victoria. We support of We Live Here and a willingness to Many OC committees have expressed to government is not seen to be kowtowing to can help you understand how to look after work with us if elected. At the time of writing, We Live Here that they are prepared to risk multi-nationals like Airbnb. strata communities. the electoral fate of Jennifer Kanis was still in VCAT action to ensure that their long-term We congratulate Daniel Andrews on the balance. Either way, without the official residents – owner-occupiers and tenants his big win and invite him, as a matter Campaign donations backing of Labor we are afraid that her – can enjoy the amenity of their Class Two of priority, to convene a meeting with As a not-for-profit organisation, donations sentiments may not count for much. residential building not designed for ersatz representatives of We Live Here early in the from individuals and buildings keep our The Greens through Ellen Sandell and hotel-style accommodation. term of his new government. campaigns going. To register as a supporter Samantha Ratnam along with Fiona Patten To do this, short-stay operators and those of We Live Here or to make a donation please of the Reason Party have all been supportive who book short-term accommodation via What do we want? visit our website at welivehere.net. of We Live Here and the regulation of the on-line booking platforms – Airbnb, Stayz, We Live Here calls on the Andrews short-stay industry. But with reduced clout etc – are forced to comply with in-house government to: www.welivehere.net in parliament, the Greens and independents rules. However, this comes at a huge cost to ■■ 1. AMEND the Owners Corporation Act “we live emails to campaign@ will not be able to achieve much. the OC in terms of increased surveillance, 2006 to regulate the short-stay industry TM here” welivehere.net So now Mr Andrews, it is time for Labor security and maintenance which is paid for – far beyond the scope of the woefully to take positive action and implement out of levies. inadequate pro-Airbnb “party” bill that

History Melbourne’s first pop-up theatre of the new Olympic Theatre was laid by O’Hara Burke. In 1860, just before leaving Few theatre-goers pushing Gustavus Brooke, a noted Irish actor who on his disastrous expedition with Wills, had been engaged by Coppin in England. Burke proposed to Julia. She refused his offer through the crowded foyer of the At the ceremony, Coppin was presented but later campaigned via The Argus for the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne with an inscribed silver builder’s trowel “… organisation of a search for the explorers. as a token … of your serious endeavours to The Olympic did not last long as a theatre. take note of the brass plaque provide for the public of this city a source Popularly known as the “Iron Pot”, because beside a door leading to the of legitimate, innocent and instructive of its metal structure, it was cold in winter, amusements”. Coppin passed the trowel to hot in summer, and the noise of rain on the stalls. Brooke who deposited a bottle containing roof could sometimes make it difficult to The Olympic Theatre in 1855. Image courtesy of State hear the actors. coins of the realm, a copy of The Argus and Library of Victoria. The plaque tells how “… George Selth a commemorative inscription in a hollow When Brooke’s engagement came to an Coppin, Philanthropist and Father of the over which the foundation stone was laid. to travel by steamer and carriage to and end in 1856 Coppin tried unsuccessfully to Theatre in Victoria, Erected the Olympic (The trowel is now one of the treasures in the from the theatre and see the show, all sell the theatre. In 1857 it became a dance Theatre on this Site in 1855”. RHSV Collection.) for 10 shillings. Jacobs’ season ended on hall and in 1860 Coppin converted it into The Olympic was remarkable for the fact The construction of the 1500-seat building July 23 with a benefit performance for the Australia’s first Turkish baths. In this form, that it was imported, prefabricated, from was carried out by Cornwall & Co. An Melbourne Hospital. the building was more financially successful England and assembled in six weeks, surely ornamental front of brick and glass was The drama season at the Olympic opened than as a theatre. By 1890 it was a furniture making it Melbourne’s first pop-up theatre. added to the iron structure to provide foyers, on July 30 with a performance of The Lady warehouse and it was finally demolished in George Coppin was an actor and theatrical box office and bars and the theatre was of Lyons in which Gustavus Brooke took the 1894. entrepreneur. Born in England, he came completed in about six weeks. lead. This play was followed on the same Ultimately, the Comedy Theatre was built to Australia in 1843 and played at various The Olympic Theatre opened on Monday, night by a second feature, a farce entitled on the site, opening for business in April, theatres around the country before returning June 11, 1855. The first show featured To Oblige Benson, starring George Coppin 1928. The plaque in the foyer of the Comedy to England in 1853. The next year he came “The Great Magician, Ventriloquist, and himself. The program received favourable is today the only reminder of the Olympic, back to Melbourne, this time bringing a Improvisatore, MR JACOBS, The Wizard reviews, with the performances of Brooke Melbourne’s first pop-up theatre. theatre with him. It was a prefabricated iron of Wizards, and the Monarch of all and Coppin attracting particular praise. structure manufactured by E. & T. Bellhouse Necromancers!” Admission prices were On August 24 the program included a of Manchester. The site chosen for the seven shillings and sixpence for a box seat, farce entitled Old and Young. This marked David Thompson six shillings for the dress circle and stalls, the debut of a young actress called Julia theatre was on the corner of Lonsdale and David is researcher Stephen (now Exhibition) streets, where the and three shillings for the pit. Mathews who became very popular with at the Royal Comedy Theatre now stands. As a “travel and theatre package”, Jacobs audiences. Later in her career, while on tour Historical Society of On April 18, 1855, the foundation stone arranged for people from Williamstown in Beechworth, she caught the eye of Robert Victoria 20 CBD NEWS ISSUE 49

Critic Suits the urban peasant

There’s a great little setting up the top of Bourke St on McIlwraith Lane with a truck parked out front and the brick walls of a suburban factory, in stark contrast to the dressed-up ladies of town.

Upstairs there used to be a camera repair Two good galleries have moved out of the shop. Now you can stand in the concrete CBD this year to Fitzroy, chasing more space. cloisters of the car park opposite and wait for Neon Parc’s city pad is small but that’s its the lights to go on. attraction. It has to offer something that is You might have to step out of the way so not available elsewhere. that drivers can get to the parking payment “I’ve always been pragmatic about the machine. business side of what art’s supposed to do,” This is the entrance to Neon Parc, a no- Newton said. “Things need an outcome. You nonsense commercial gallery that offers a can’t survive or live on dreams.” moment of stillness in the ever-changing Newton began as an artist and liked city. It has been running for 13 years. organising exhibitions for his friends. He The city seems to fade away in the face of still has a feel for the personal and is not the quiet industry of gallery director Geoff that into theorising. He’d rather talk about Newton who doesn’t rely on passing trade. Local painter Josey Kidd-Crowe is showing is left with a longing for more punch. his sunburn than the CBD collector or Newton’s connections are with the art currently, even though he has moved to Newton likes exhibitions that pose contemporary tastes. world and he has nurtured the careers of Georgia. questions. Is there a kind of art suited to the Some gallery directors fall for their own many local artists. “Josey’s a Renaissance man,” says Newton, CBD? In an image-saturated world in which pitches. Newton’s not one of them. He has A production schedule is necessary, he “a wandering minstrel. Young artists look to Instagram feeds the average punter with a opened a larger gallery in Brunswick, which says. Exhibitions are planned a year in historical artists for some of their mythology.” daily diet of lurid shots, Newton is arguing gives him a chance to give mid-career artists advance. For the latest show, he’s also had to Kidd-Crowe’s last show was three years for something deeper. more space to make a show profitable. stretch the canvasses. ago and Picasso was the source for some If texture is more important than meaning, The city space, entered through its “If you want to sell a show to your client playful rat and pornographic imagery. This then Kidd-Crowe is onto something. If nondescript doorway off McIlwraith Place, is base and media it takes longer than a time the painter is working with bed bugs and shades are more pleasing than Pantone suburban noir with its plain brick walls, old month,” he said. gargoyles. The canvases are torn and stitched, primaries, then he’s also a prophet for our signage and concrete surrounds but it suits Most artists prefer a shady corner on as if he’s had some trouble making up his times. the urban peasant. the street where they can sketch or collect mind. The gritty work of a peasant artist is a plus materials to an upfront position on the Artists are under no obligation to be other in Newton’s book. He’s not interested in sales desk. The world of commerce can be a than true to their own practice, Newton said. work that is about being trendy or made for Rhonda Dredge mystery. Sometimes this works. Other times the viewer financial gain. “People can see through it.” [email protected]

Street Art I want to create a “Space Bank” Top Class And now it’s nearly the 2020s and the spaces are nearly all gone. There are giant In the 1990s Melbourne was a apartment blocks changing the landscape of very different city. the city forever. So, I have been thinking that something needs to be done to ensure that this city can It was a suburban city, with elements of remain the cultural centre of Australia and the 1950s still holding influence. People the region. would finish work and catch the train home I recently met with my friend who runs to suburbia – like in John Brack’s Hewett Commercial and we had a look Collins St 5pm. around the city and I realised that there are However, in the mid 90s there was a clear many spaces that are not being used. Often shift in the way we used the city. Until then, they are attached to larger companies or the city was empty with hardly anybody businesses or have weird access or some here. This was great for artists because of an other issue. abundance of large, cheap and awesome And I thought that there are so many studios. Everyone knew everyone and there artists and galleries that need space, and was a clear cultural centre for Melbourne there is clearly space that is not being used with thousands of artists, little crafty and so I would love to be able to facilitate these unusual shops and galleries calling the CBD two things and help create a more creative home. city. As the first apartments went up most So if you know of any space in or around people thought it was weird. “Why would the CBD, no matter how weird please let me open 24/7 | you live in the city?” But as the 90s came to a know. I want to create a “Space Bank” and close, the city began a revolutionary cultural get the artists back into the city. shift and our relationship and the way we sexy & wild | I hope you have an awesome new year. use the city changed completely. Doyle By 2002 many of the studios began to shut [email protected] genuine escorts | and by 2010 nearly all the studios were gone Instagram: @doylesart plus the galleries and the weird little shops were disappearing. The reason Melbourne became cool was because of the laneways, arts and secret and hidden shops. So as people have moved to this great city from Adrian Doyle interstate and overseas there has needed Street Artist to be a substantial construction boom to fit Blender Studios founder and them all in. director ISSUE 49 CBD NEWS 21 违规施工 急剧上升

市政CEO里默留下污点 撰稿David Schout 撰稿Shane Scanlan • 里默先生选择性地发布了 大律师弗雷克尔顿先生最初100 针对下班时间违规施工的处罚通 墨尔本市政首席执行官(CEO) 页报告中805个字的文件，任何 知数量已经上升到几乎每天一个 本·里默（Ben Rimmer）本月未 进一步或最终的报告都和以往一 处罚单。 能续签其四年合同，从而给市政 样遥远无期； 墨尔本市政向本报透露，这 留下了阴影。 • 弗雷克尔顿先生的声誉因 一大幅增加的违规施工，已经导 具体来说，里默先生并没有 此事而受损，他肯定后悔接受这 致市政在本财政年度(截至11月 结束一年前针对前市长罗伯特· 个调查； 20日)发出了117个处罚通知。 道尔(Robert Doyle)性行为不端 • 道尔先生的名声被毁，但 据市政称，“大部分”违规 的指控而策划的程序就离开了。 从技术上来说，他并没有被定 施工是在当地法律规定的时间之 大律师伊恩·弗雷克尔顿 罪，事实上他甚至没有被指控任 外进行的，该法律规定建筑施工 (Ian Freckleton)尚未完成的调 何不当行为，他还保留了AC荣誉 时间可以在周一至周五上午7点 查并不是市政议员们拒绝CEO继 勋衔和自由党成员的资格。 至下午7点，以及星期六上午8点 续任职的原因。 相反，在对前 但是最失望的是那些“受害 至下午3点之间进行。 市长道尔的指控曝光之前，由于 者”，由于里默先生的极度保 所有这些工作时间之外的违 他的管理风格和性质早已破坏了 密，我们甚至不知道有多少受害 规施工都处以2000澳元罚款。 他与议员们的关系。 者。 如果按目前的违规次数比 这项没有结果的调查给市政 我们不知道有多少女性提出 率，那么到本财政年度结束，市 留下了不可除去的污点，也是市 了对道尔先生的指控，也不知道 政将会发出299个罚单。 政继续不愿面对恶势力的象征， 他最终选择的这个处理过 弗雷克尔顿先生对此选择调查了 与2017-18年度的159个和 其结果是延续了一种有害的保密 程，具有迫使道尔先生辞职的预 多少人。我们甚至不知道要求弗 2016-17年度的115个罚单相比， 和权利的企业文化。 期效果，但几乎让其他所有相关 雷克尔顿先生调查的职权范围。 意味着本年度的违规次数急剧 去年，前市政议员泰莎·沙 人员都感到失望。 唯一知情的人是里默先生、 增加。 利文（Tessa Sullivan）向CEO 他委托弗雷克尔顿先生进行 弗雷克尔顿先生、道尔先生和他 墨尔本市政的一位发言人表 办公室投掷了一份惊人的辞职 的调查没有权力强迫道尔先生对 们的相关律师。 示，市政注意到了受噪音和施工 信，指控道尔先生性行为不端， 指控做出回应，而道尔先生也拒 我们所知道的是，鼓励女性在这 滋扰影响而引起市民的不满情 对此里默先生当时有多种可采取 绝合作。 个过程中站出来揭露。我们也知 绪，而决定采取的处罚措施。 的处理方案。 接下来的情况是: 道会确保她们得到公正。 发言人说：“我们认真对待 施工活动的噪音和其他投诉，因 为建筑施工的管理需要设身处地 考虑居民和游客的利益。” 市民空间被“民众小组”废除 “本财政年度，已经建立了 撰稿：Shane Scanlan 市场的升级，维修和维护仍然存 承诺。诋毁该小组的建议将是一 额外的资源来解决越来越多的与 在。 种政治风险，因此这样的选择不 建筑施工有关的投诉。” 这个“民众小组”毁灭了墨尔本 根据“民众小组”的建议， 太可能。 市中心居民科林·托雷斯 市政五年的雄心壮志，即计划在 停车场保持原样。一份只有14人 女王街方案可能会变得实用 (Corinne Torres)，可以从 维多利亚女王市场（QVM）列入 的少数报告更希望该地块作为公 了，但你会想象到它本来就已经 住房单元直接看到龙思戴尔 遗产的棚屋下重新安置停车场和 共休憩用地，并建议考虑在女王 被考虑和拒绝过。 (Lonsdale)街的建筑工地，她是 商贸设施，而提出建造一个“北 (Queen)街下重新安置停车场和 更有可能的是，市政议员们 去年500多个抱怨下班后噪音的 部联邦广场”。 商贸设施。目前尚不清楚这是否 将迄今为止为QVM节省的5439万 人士之一。 11月23日，这个由市政发起 切合实际，也不清楚市政是否会 澳元投入到其他的项目中去， 噪音投诉在上一个财政年度 的40人“民众小组”发布了14条 采取这种做法。 不需要担心再筹集2亿澳元。截 上升了9％（从461上升至 建议，有效地扼杀了原先的改建 议员们仍然可以拒绝“民众 至9月，已在女王市场上花费了 503）。 计划，由此也引起对市长萨利· 小组”的提议，继续推行他们 1850万澳元，这还没有考虑到为 托雷斯女士说，违规行为包 卡普(Sally Capp)领导能力的怀 原来的方案或者选择女王街的方 社区设施购买和重新开发邻近的 括了建筑商提前40分钟开始工 疑。 案。很明显，他们不会接受或重 门罗(Munro)地块所需的1.293亿 作，让起吊机操作员在早上7点 重新安置的设施是“土地交 新提交维多利亚遗产局(HV)在3 澳元，这个门罗地块项目被认为 之前预热发动机。 换”的核心，也就是将目前1.5 月份对棚屋地下工程拒绝颁发的 是2014年女王市场重新开发的核 她说：“在我看来，这是一 公顷的市场停车场用作新兴市 遗产许可。 心。 个系统问题，而不是孤立的违规 区北部人口增长的市民空间。可 “民众小组”是卡普市长的 行为。” 这次没有这方面的计划了，只有 想法，以回应选举前的这种协商 当地警察 深受爱戴 当地警察果断的行动迅速结束了 铺天盖地。 色。当袭击事件发生时，他们的 这种尊重，在CBD并不常见。 11月9日在伯克(Bourke)街的恐 皮尔督察说：“我们的警察 反应是非常及时有效的”。 这就像乡村的警务工作情 怖袭击，赢得了公众的赞扬和尊 现在深受爱戴”。 皮尔督察特别赞扬了当时的 况，社区积极参与其中，看看他 重。 他说：“我认为这样真好， 那位警察，最初试图控制罪犯， 们能做些什么，无论是帮助邻 墨尔本东区警察局督察克雷 因为警员们走在街上值勤时通常 但后来按照他所训练的要求，开 居，提供衣服还是为警察做蛋 格·皮尔(Craig Peel)说，在这起 不会受到赞扬。大多数人似乎不 枪打中了罪犯的胸部。 糕”。 杀人袭击事件后，他非常高兴地 太知道我们是以什么谋生的，所 皮尔督察说：“他做出了这 “这在市中心是意想不到 看到公众对警察的赞扬和尊重。 以这次对穿着制服、处在特别地 么一个决定，我认为这就是人们 的，所以很高兴看到警员们昂首 他说弗林德斯(Flinders)巷警察 位的警员的这种感谢，对我们来 想要看到的——无论是政治家、 挺胸行走在墨尔本城市，并为此 局的祝贺电话应接不暇，鲜花、 说是很独特的”。 地方议员还是警官”。 而感到自豪”。 比萨饼、巧克力和甜甜圈等礼物 “我认为警员们干得很出 他说：“这次对当地警察的 22 CBD NEWS ISSUE 49 WHAT’S ON COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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A fire in the Batman Park precinct has rocked local residents and businesses, who complain that rubbish in the area has become a public health and safety hazard.

The fire broke out around 9pm on November 5 in the car park underneath the Flinders St viaduct. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was able to contain the blaze in a number of minutes and has since referred the matter to Victoria Police. Residents say the fire is just the latest safety Janet Podbury has been trying to draw attention to the poor state of Batman Park. A photo of the blaze from Twitter. concern in a precinct that has become synonymous with anti-social behaviour, including the dumping of rubbish, graffiti envisioned opening city’s “newest explosive told that the area underneath the viaduct hand-balled from council to PTV and back and drug use. food and entertainment hot spot”. is the responsibility of Public Transport again. I find that no one’s wanting to take Victoria (PTV). any responsibility and it seems like no one’s Although planning applications were The precinct was established in 2010 interested in our beautiful Batman Park,” Ms submitted to City of Melbourne in 2016 An October 2018 email to PTV requesting following the development of Northbank Podbury said. “It should be a really lovely and a permit was approved for the area’s a clean up of the area was met with the Place, an 11-storey three-tower project by area for tourists to walk through and for the redevelopment in August last year, response that the area under the rail bridge Hong Kong-based development company local community to use and no one seems to construction is yet to commence. is the responsibility of City of Melbourne and Far East Consortium (FEC). be caring about it. It’s very sad.” had been referred to the council for action. The area includes Rebecca Walk, a strip Local resident Janet Podbury said rubbish Ms Podbury’s concerns are echoed by Lynne of mostly abandoned bright orange sheds was frequently dumped over the cyclone In a subsequent email from the City of Mitchell, a resident of Northbank Place situated under the viaduct, that back onto fence between the Rebecca Walk shed Melbourne, Ms Podbury was told by a who claims that the graffiti has increased the car park where the fire broke out. shopfronts and the car park. council officer that the city was looking into significantly over the last 12 to 18 months. the complaint and was seeking clarification In April 2016, plans were announced for Ms Podbury has raised the rubbish dumping Ms Mitchell has witnessed the degeneration on whose responsibility the rubbish was. a full-scale regeneration of the area by and graffiti issues with City of Melbourne on of the area into a “public urinal” and Melbourne businessman Arthur Zurcas, who multiple occasions, but says she has been “The problem should be dealt with and not cesspool of rat infestation.