Major event information for 1 & 2 December 2007
A BIG weekend of events!
This weekend the City of Port Phillip hosts the SUB Women's Cycle Challenge & Sussan Women's Fun Run staged at Catani Gardens located on St.Kilda Beach. The Women's Cycle Challenge kicks off 7.30am on Saturday December 1 while on Sunday the Fun Run ignites at 7am with up to 4000 competitors expected.
Beach Volleyball competition will align itself with the start of summer, to be held on Saturday at South Melbourne Beach. Competition starts at 8am and continues for most of the day until 6.30 at night.
Local Shopping Festivals in your community
Albert Park Village & Elwood Village are having shopping festivals in the lead up until Christmas
Please see flyers attached.
Albert Park Village will be offering late night shopping every Thursday evening from 29 November until 20 December.
Elwood Village will be offering a Twilight Festival from 5pm - 9pm Wednesday 5 December.
 Albert Park Shopping Elwood Twighlight Festival
Distortion @ the Green
Distortion at the Green is a youth music event and is a vehicle to launch the Kool Skools CD which was produced by 12 local bands.
The event will be based in South Melbourne at Sol Green, cnr Coventry and Montague Streets and is run by the Kombiz Youth Network.
Distortion @ the Green is sponsored by Freeza, a state government initiative and is smoke, alcohol and drug fre as well as fully supervised.
Location: Sol Green Recreation Centre Cnr Montague and Coventry streets South Melbourne
Date: 30th November 2007
Time: 3:30pm-8pm
Download the full version of the Distortion at the green poster.
The Jewish Museum of Australia has been named the best tourism operator in its field
Winning the Heritage and Cultural Tourism category at the Melbourne Airport 2007 Victorian Tourism Awards.
The Jewish Museum of Australia has been named the best tourism operator in its field, winning the Heritage and Cultural Tourism category at the Melbourne Airport 2007 Victorian Tourism Awards.
The prestigious Awards recognise the tourism industry's leading operators, businesses and individuals. More than 130 businesses and individuals competed for top honours in this year's awards, a 25.5 per cent increase on last year.
Winners were announced in 25 categories ranging from all levels of accommodation to tourism retailing, education and training and marketing. Three additional awards honoured individual contributions to the industry.
 
Hang On a Minute!
You are invited to-
HANG ON A MINUTE - one man's journey to find friendship
By JustUs Drama
Theatreworks, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Two Shows Only!
Wednesday 28th November @ 2pm
Thursday 29th November @ 7.30pm
$5 Concession / $10 Full Price
Bookings to Cathy Horsley on 9209 6530 or email chorsley@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Theatreworks is an accessible venue.
Summer Litter Blitz - working together, because litter has no boundaries
The City of Port Phillip, Hobsons Bay City Council and City of Yarra are teaming up to get cigarette butt litter off the streets and out of Port Phillip Bay through the Summer Litter Blitz campaign.
The campaign will run from November to December 2007 and February to May 2008 and will target litter bugs leaving cigarette butts on the ground. The blitz aims to improve the quality of local waterways in the three municipalities where cigarette butt litter causes significant environmental damage.
Through the program, the Councils will implement a five phase process in an attempt to eradicate litter from nominated hot spots in each municipality. The five stages include:
- Benchmarking
- Promotion
- Education
- Enforcement
- Evaluation
During the two week education stage, Council appointed butt champions will hand out personal ashtrays and reward those people disposing of litter correctly. Litter bugs will be warned about applicable fines.
Stage One of the Promenade launched
Stage one of the St Kilda foreshore's $7.7M facelift is open at the St Kilda Sea Baths, in time for summer and the holiday season.
The new boardwalk in front of the St Kilda Sea Baths is the first section to be completed. It will eventually run between the entry to the triangle site and St Kilda Pier. The timber fringe adjacent to the St Kilda Sea Baths - giving St Kilda Beach its edge - is open for people to enjoy Melbourne's iconic beach.
To celebrate the opening of stage one, the City of Port Phillip and the St Kilda Sea Baths hosted an official launch on Wednesday 14 November 2007.
For more information on the St Kilda foreshore promenade renovations click here
  
Family Fun Day to celebrate Poets Grove opening
Eighteen months since the first sod was turned, children and their families in Elwood are invited to join the celebrations to officially open the Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre on Saturday 17 November.
Elwood ward councillor Janet Cribbes worked closely with the community to achieve the centre, which is co-located on the grounds of the Elwood Primary School. It includes a 60 place long day care centre, as well as maternal and child health services, a multipurpose meeting space as well as areas for visiting specialists such as speech therapists. There will also be 30 sessional kindergarten places.
The Family Fun Day starts will run from11am to 2pm at the Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre, next to Elwood Primary School. There will be tours of the centre, food, drink and activities including jumping castle, merry-go-round and face painting. Minster for Children and Early Development Maxine Morand, together with Port Phillip mayor Janet Bolitho, will officially open the centre in a short ceremony.
  
Summer is near, beach events are here!
The first big weekend of the 2007/2008 events season has arrived. This weekend the City of Port Phillip hosts the first triathlon of the season at Catani Gardens located on St.Kilda Beach. This Sunday the 18th of November from 7am until 12pm the Triathlon season kicks off with over 2400 competitors expected to take part.
The triathlon begins an eventful summer of competition featuring various locations. This event gives competitors the option of a 500 or 200 metre swim, 20 or 8km cycle and a 5 or 2km run. In all, this looks to be a hot event to be attending or to participate in. Note: Road closures of Beaconsfield Parade, Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade and Ormond Esplanade between Kerferd Road (Albert Park) and St Kilda Street (Elwood) will take place from 6.30am until 10.30am.
Beach Volleyball will also be held on Sunday at South Melbourne Beach. Competition starts at 8am and continues for most of the day until 6.30 at night. With the beachside weather heating up, there is no reason not to check these events out!
  
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