Ride to work day - 15 October
Replenish your energy levels on Ride to Work Day at the City of Port Phillip's free breakfast for cycling commuters. The free breakfast will be running from 7am to 9am, Wednesday 15 October, at the St Kilda Town Hall on the Carlisle Street side. Baker's Delight is providing a range of goods to bolster cyclists' energy levels for their morning commute.
Register on the Ride to Work Day site and go in the draw for some great prizes.
For more information about riding in Port Phillip, take a look at the cycling page.
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Extreme weather warning
Monday 15/9/08 - 8.00AM
The City of Port Phillip has just been informed by the Victorian Police that some extreme weather is expected to hit the metropolitan region of Melbourne for most of Monday 15 September 2008.
The advice is that wind speeds between 60-80 kilometres per hour can be expected with gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour. There has put a specific warning out for Port Phillip Bay, Central & Melbourne region.
The wild weather is expected anytime on Monday 15/9/08 and residents are advised to be vigilant.
Residents are advised that information and assistance can be sought by calling the City of Port Phillip officers on 9209 6777 24-hours per day.
Council, along with partners Victoria Police and the Victorian SES have a role in supporting residents during and after emergencies.
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Timor Leste Exhibition
A major exhibition of over 40 hand-woven textiles (tais, pronounced tie-ss) from Timor-Leste (East Timor) will open at St Kilda Town Hall on September 3, running to the end of the month. Most designs are traditional but the exhibition also includes woven St Kilda Football Club scarves.
Dr Sara Niner, has helped curate the exhibition and says that the hand-woven textiles produced by East Timorese women are vital part of their culture, especially after decades of destructive conflict.
"It's mostly poor rural women, including many widows, who make up the bulk of the weavers. Selling tais is the only way many of these often vulnerable women can make cash money to pay for essential items," she said.
Tais are used for cultural and ritual exchange, worn as costumes and, in recent times, have been offered for sale. It is estimated that East Timorese women produce 30,000 textile pieces a year with a value of around USD$600,000.
The exhbition can be seen at The Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, corner Brighton Road and Carlisle Street. To September 30. Monday-Friday, 9-5.
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Revamped children's centre bigger, better, brighter
Ada Mary a Beckett Children's Centre, 7 Cumberland Road, Port Melbourne
Green and blue should never be seen, the old saying goes, but the unusual combination of lime green and dark blue has proved a winner at the new $1.6 million expansion of the Ada Mary a Beckett Children's Centre in Port Melbourne.
There are now four new rooms, offering 15 places each, two refurbished rooms, one 15 place infants' room with a separate sleep room and a 30 place preschool room. The children's spaces are fully air-conditioned and fitted out with new wooden furniture.
The centre also has a foyer for the first time, new toilets and bathroom, a modern kitchen three times the size of the old one, a parents' library, administration offices, a staff planning room and a staff lounge. Workers now have their own table and chairs outside to enjoy the fresh air. Two large new water tanks keep the new garden flourishing. The on-site office for visiting maternal and child health nurses has had a makeover, too. A new paved car park with 21 spaces caters for both staff and parents.
The Ada Mary a Beckett Children's Centre is one of eight community-run child care centres which receive financial support from the council.
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National Child Protection Week 2008 - 8 - 12 September 2008
In order to raise awareness of the need for the protection of all children and as a continuation of Councillor Janet Bolitho's project last year on 'Child Safety' we are mounting a display, 'Creating Safe Environments for Children'.
This is a joint initiative with the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner (OCSC) and the National Association for the Protection of Children against Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN).
It will include NAPCAN's audiovisual presentation, 'Children See: Children Do' and OCSC's 'Wise Choices: Safe Children' together with free posters and leaflets on children's safety produced by these and other organisations.
The display will be in the St Kilda Town Hall main foyer from Monday 8 September to Friday 12 September 2008 from 9.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m.
For more imformation please contact Family and Children's Services Department on 9209 6250.
View a large version of the  National Child Protection Week 2008 invite.
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St Kilda Festival Entries Now Open
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