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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 30, 2024
Melbourne’s Sewer Mains in Port Melbourne Instalment 3 of 3.  The “Hobson’s Bay Main” by Richard Olive A previous instalment in this series described how sewage flowing towards Port Phillip Bay from the eastern suburbs was intercepted by the Hobson’s Bay Main, and redirected through Port Melbourne towards the Spotswood Pumping Station. Initially, in the 1890s, the main started at…

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 30, 2024
Melbourne’s Sewer Mains in Port Melbourne Instalment 2 of 3.  The “Melbourne Main” by Richard Olive RECAP The initial instalment of this series provided some basic information about sewers in general and the layout in Melbourne in particular.  It explained how two of the city’s main sewers, “The Melbourne Main” and “The Hobson’s Bay Main” run right through Port Melbourne. …

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 23, 2024
Melbourne’s Sewer Mains in Port Melbourne (instalment 1 of 3) by Richard Olive It may surprise you to know that some of this city’s major and most vital pieces of infrastructure run right through the heart of Port Melbourne, silently serving their function for over 130 years.  In fact, not one but two of the city’s sewer mains quietly execute…

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.