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Aircraft of Fishermans Bend

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryOctober 2, 2020

At the bottom end of Lorimer Street in the shadows of the Westgate Bridge there is a series of streets that reflect one the key industries that has occupied the area since the mid 1930s. Although now part of the City of Melbourne, these streets are named after aircraft associated with the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and Government Aircraft Factories on Fishermans Bend and are…

Emery Street

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryMay 8, 2020

by Margaret Bride Emery Street is one of the shortest streets in Port Melbourne. It runs between Williamstown Road south to Edwards Avenue opposite Letts Reserve, Garden City. It is named in honour of George Emery, General Manager of the State Savings Bank of Victoria from 1897 to 1929. Bankers are not often seen to be people of imagination but…

Fishermans Bend Planning Review

Planning & PreservationJune 30, 2018

10 August 2018 Today the Andrews government announced the appointment of a Fishermans Bend Development Board to guide the implementation of the Fishermans Bend Framework. The Board will work closely with the Port Phillip Council and surrounding communities. Members of the Board are Meredith Sussex AM (chair), Gary Liddle, Cheryl Batagol, Martin Myer AO, Susan Oliver and Janet Bolitho. June 2018 The Fishermans Bend…

Fishermans Bend framework released

Planning & PreservationOctober 23, 2017

The Fishermans Bend draft Framework was released on Saturday 21st October by the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne and local member Martin Foley. A programme of consultation and events associated with the release will be announced soon. Further comment will be provided when the Society has had the opportunity to review the document thoroughly. Submissions are due by 5pm on Friday 15 December.

Life on the Bend

News and NoticesOctober 5, 2017

Life on the Bend: A Social History of Fishermans Bend has been released by the Fishermans Bend Taskforce. source: Map Collection, University of Melbourne Note the emphasis on A Social History. It is fully acknowledged that there are many histories to tell and many layers to uncover. The concise history is "like a sketch of possibilities that might be explored by others…

Meeting – Mon 26 June 2017, 7.30pm

MeetingsMay 24, 2017

Speedway John Peck will take a brief look at the origins of sport, specifically trotting, at Fishermans Bend followed by a comprehensive history of the Speedway from its inauguration in 1918 to its zenith in the early 1930's when three Victorian Harness Racing Hall of Fame members trained their horses at the Speedway, to its ultimate demise due to World War…

Rootes/ Chrysler site

Planning & PreservationJanuary 12, 2017

January 2017 former Rootes Factory At its final meeting for 2016, the Port Phillip Council considered the recommendations of a Panel on Planning Amendment C117 (Fishermans Bend Heritage Controls) that covered this large site. The Panel recommended, and Council agreed, that "The heritage listing of the Rootes/Chrylser factory complex should be refined to buildings of primary and secondary significance in the block bounded…

Advertisements from the Port Melbourne 1939 Centenary

Port Melbourne HistoryNovember 24, 2016

The Greater Port Melbourne: Official Souvenir of the 1939 Port Melbourne Centenary Celebrations Committee booklet includes many advertisements from iconic Port Melbourne companies. Many more than I can feature here. A lot of the ads are just simple text but in others, the Art Deco style of the day with an emphasis on modern industry can be seen in the…

Meeting – Mon 22 February 2016, 7.30pm

MeetingsJanuary 29, 2016

Westgate Park. Source: Friends of Westgate Park (www.westgate.org) Come along in February to hear wetlands enthusiast, Rod Giblett, speak on Fishermens Bend and Westgate Park in his talk Wasteland and Wetland. Rod Giblett lived by Forrestdale Lake in Perth, was involved in its conservation, wrote about both and taught at a number of universities for over twenty-five years. He has published many articles and books…

Fishermans Bend Ministerial Advisory Committee Report

Planning & PreservationOctober 20, 2015

20 October 2015 The Fishermans Bend Ministerial Advisory Committee (FBAC) has produced its first report. FBAC Report Number 1 – October 2015 The FBAC were asked to review the process to date of the planning for the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area and comment on the Communications and Engagement Plan. In undertaking this review, the FBAC examined a wide range of background…

Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians