Walking

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Walks in Port Phillip

Walking includes more than people who stride or stroll. It also includes those who get around by wheeling in their chairs, or with the help of their walking sticks, or pushed in strollers.

 

 

Guided Neighbourhood Walks Program  

• This is a free program of walks that explores the heritage treasures of the seven neighbourhood precincts of Port Phillip.
• Our walking strategy encourages residents to walk rather than drive.
• Walking is great for our environment, great for our health, great for the local economy and great for connecting to our neighbours.

Annual Report Walk and Talk Program 2009

Annual Report Walk and Talk Program 2010

Program Report Guided Walks 2011

Bookings

Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au or phone the Walk Line 9209 6522.  Your booking will be confirmed either by return phone call or email. However please remember that unless your booking has been confirmed either by phone or by email, you are not guaranteed of a place on the walk.
Important: Bookings close by 4pm of the Friday immediately proceeding the weekend of the walk. There are no bookings on weekends.

Numbers

Numbers are limited to twenty places (20) but extra walks may be added if demand is sufficient. You can book up to three walks ahead. Walk dates and events are subject to change and it is advisable to check local papers and the council's newsletter 'Divercity' closer to the date for confirmation. 

Cancellations

If you cannot use your place, then perhaps others can use your place. Please cancel prior to the weekend of the walk on 9209 6522.

What to bring

Wear comfortable walking shoes. Dress carefully for the weather. If in doubt, ring Weather Call 1196. If rain seems likely, bring an umbrella.

Families are welcome

All walks are conducted at a leisurely pace.  Arrive five minutes early as walks may depart from the meeting point promptly at the scheduled time. 

Walking participants are responsible for the safety of children in their care, following any safety directions and obeying legal requirements including traffic.

Public transport directions ring 131 638 or visit Metlink Melbourne or see our transport map 

Be aware Port Phillip roads are occasionally closed temporarily for major sports or other events.  You can check road closures at http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/events-calendar.htm      

Transport Map of Port Phillip

Travelsmart Map of Port Phillip

St Kilda Audio Walk 

http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/multimedia.aspx

This is a new MP3 walk by Heritage Victoria

 

GUIDED WALKS 2012

Guided Walks 2012 Program download 

ON EAST ST KILDA HILL - FULLY BOOKED SUNDAY 22 APRIL 10AM - 12.00 NOON Explore the heritage of East St Kilda with its parks, former mansions, housing estates, significant buildings and multicultural community. Neighbourhood: East St Kilda Leader: Meyer Eidelson Meet: Alma Road Neighbourhood House, 200 Alma Road, East St Kilda. BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
ROUND THE BEND - FULLY BOOKED SUNDAY 13 MAY 10AM - 12.00 NOON Fishermens Bend has recently been designated an area for new residential development. It is timely therefore to explore this lesser known area of Port Melbourne, both to view it in the present as well as uncovering its layered history as a home for post-war industry and manufacturing. Neighbourhood: Port Melbourne Leader: Janet Bolitho Meet: Start North Port Lightrail Station, (west side), stop 127 (near Graham and Evans Streets), Port Melbourne. BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
CANVAS TOWN TO KINGSWAY - FULLY BOOKED SUNDAY 17 JUNE 10AM - 12.00 NOON Explore the rich heritage of South Melbourne, once a tent city in the gold rush, including places, significant buildings, milestones and personalities, walking from the Town hall eastwards. Neighbourhood: South Melbourne Leader: Kay Rowan Meet: South Melbourne Town Hall, Banks Place BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
PORTRAYALS OF PORT: HOW OTHERS SEE US SATURDAY 14 JULY 10AM - 12.00 NOON Discover the stories revealed by the writers and artists who have portrayed Port Melbourne in their many creative works: the subjects that have inspired them and the legends that have been created. Neighbourhood: Port Melbourne Leader: Janet Bolitho Meet: Beacon Cove tram terminus, Waterfront Place, stop 129 BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
BUSHRANGERS TO BIOPOLIS SUNDAY 12 AUGUST 10AM - 12.00 NOON Explore the fascinating history of CoPP’s St Kilda Road precinct by tram and foot from indigenous estate to cattle route, bushrangers, mansions, parks, churches and synagogues, office blocks and envisioned biopolis. Neighbourhood: St Kilda Road Leader: Meyer Eidelson Meet: Corner Fitzroy Street and Barkly Street, St Kilda (note the tour will include a tram ride, so please bring along tramfare/mykicard) BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
THE DEMON DRINK SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 10AM - 12.00 NOON Port Melbourne’s reputation as a hard drinking wharf town was impacted by the temperance movement which forced many pubs to close. We explore the history of the hotels and the influences and tensions fuelling the moral campaigns by churches and women’s groups. Neighbourhood: Port Melbourne Leader: Janet Bolitho Meet: Port Melbourne Yacht Club forecourt, Beach Road opposite Bay Street. BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
FROM SOUTH MELBOURNE TO SOUTHBANK SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 10AM - 12.00 NOON In 1985 the (then) Victorian Government proposed to revitalize the South Melbourne south bank area of the river. The City of South Melbourne was involved in these proposals until the end of 1993 when the area was ceded to the City of Melbourne. Explore the extraordinary changes that have occurred in the Southbank and nearby precincts since. Neighbourhood: Southbank Leader: Kay Rowan Meet: 133 Queensbridge St (cnr City Rd), Southbank BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
THE POETIC STREETS OF ELWOOD SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2.00PM – 4.00PM Travel the art deco streets of Elwood taking turns to read poetry from the thirty or so authors and poets whose names are borne aloft on street signs such as Dickens, Lawson, Tennyson, Byron, Browning, Burns, Keats, Shelley and Gordon. Or bring your own poems to read! Neighbourhood: Elwood Leader: Meyer Eidelson Meet: Corner Southey and Mitford Streets, Elwood BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522
MONTAGUE – THE LOST COMMUNITY SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 10AM- 12 NOON The former working class village of Montague has all but disappeared to be replaced with an industrial landscape of lanes and back streets. Walk the streets and resurrect a lost community of houses, schools, shops and personalities. Neighbourhood: Montague Leader: Kay Rowan Meet: Montague Light Rail Station (cnr Montague Street and Gladstone Lane), Port Melbourne. BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL! Email walking@portphillip.vic.gov.au OR ring (03) 9209 6522

 

Stepping Out - Supported Walking Groups in the Inner South East

Download the PDF version of these walks.  Stepping Out PDF

Self guided walks in Port Phillip

See  Walks in Port Phillip - A guide by Meyer Eidelson for various walks in the City of Port Phillip, complete with maps, trail notes, local history and details of the animal inhabitants you might see along the way.

Self Guided Foreshore and Solar System Walks (now printer friendly)

Solar System - Self Guided Walk

St Kilda Foreshore - A guided trail

You might also be interested in the following walking tours:

• History of Ripponlea
• Bush Tucker Trail at Gasworks Arts Park
• South Melbourne Historic Precincts tour which leads you on a tour from South Melbourne to Albert Park.
• Walking Trail Brochure which takes you on a walk around St Kilda foreshore.
• Clarendon Street History Walk this tour highlights the architectural diversity in the street as well as providing historical information on various sites.
• Skirt by Sea - The secret life of St Kilda in sound - an audio walking tour and map of St Kilda you can download to your portable music player.

To try a walk that has been created by a Port Phillip local, search by suburb or postcode on Victoria Walks' interactive Walking Maps website.

Walking Groups

Elwood Neighbourhood Walking Group
Where: 87 Tennyson St.
When: Fridays 9.30am
Cost: nil
For more details
Elwood St Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Centre Inc.
Contact: (03) 95311954
http://www.esnlc.com.au/

Port Phillip Life Activities Club Walking Groups

Details for all members of PPLAC (new members welcome)
Where: Locations vary
When: times vary
Cost: no cost to members
For more details and registration
Contact: (03) 9391 2025
http://www.pplac.org.au

Alma Road Neighbourhood House Walking Group

Details: All residents of Port Phillip welcome
Where: Alma Road Neighbourhood House
When: Fridays Meet 10 am
Cost: Free
Contact: (03) 9525 8746

Port Phillip Community Group

Details: An inclusive program that welcomes people of all abilities. Specifically designed for people in Rooming Houses and those on low incomes within the City of Port Phillip. Requires a degree of fitness for a 5 - 6 km graded Walk
Where: Varying locations around metro Melbourne
When: Monthly bush walks, bookings essential
Cost: $4 includes transport & bbq lunch
Contact: (03) 9534 0777

EROKE Walk Along

Details: For older Active, SRS
Where: Locations vary
When: Thursdays, 8.30 am to 1.30 pm
Cost: $4 includes pick up to location
Contact: (03) 9209 6738

Want to set up your own walking group?

The City of Port Phillip's Sustainable Transport Unit can help you and support your group with promotions and ideas.

Here are a few tips:

• Choose an area
• Choose a time and how often you want to walk with a small group
• Set a focus - physical activity/exercise, companionable chat, walk the dog, end up at a pub or coffee shop
• Decide on a contact system - email or mobile phone/SMS
• Make a simple flyer or notice

Walking groups and walking clubs in Victoria

The Department of Human Services maintains a list of walking clubs and walking groups in Victoria. See http://www.health.vic.gov.au/  details by searching on keywords such as "walking clubs" or "walking groups".

Art Deco Society

For more information, obtaining publications, participating in events and tours conducted by the Art Deco Society, click on this link  www.artdeco.org.au 

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