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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

The History of Fishermans Bend

Planning & PreservationApril 2, 2015
An early action of the new Andrews Government in relation to the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal project was to release the many background reports commissioned to inform planning for the area. PMHPS was aware that these reports had been commissioned, but they were not available to the public. They are now all available on the Metropolitan Planning Authority website. Amongst the background reports is…

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‘The Places We Keep’*

Planning & PreservationJuly 31, 2014
It all began with a mistake. Dr Robyn Clinch, member and guest speaker at the July meeting, was surprised to learn that her interesting house in Port was not mapped as significant whereas her neighbour’s 1980s house was. She later discovered that it was an error in the original mapping software, since corrected. 26 McCormack Street This puzzling circumstance as well as…

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Protecting Port’s Significant Heritage Places

People, Planning & PreservationMay 1, 2014
Port Phillip Planning Scheme Amendment C103: Implementing the Bay St Structure Plan The Society will present at the Planning Panel considering submissions on this amendment on Friday 2 May. Two key directions in the amendment strongly supported by the Society are to Replace the existing precinct-based Heritage Overlay (HO1) applying to land south of 105 Bay Street in Bay, Beach, Dow…

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This Royal needs our help

Planning & PreservationSeptember 26, 2013
PMHPS is a member of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. The RHSV has a great collection, supports local history societies such as ours, and sponsors the local history awards - which PMHPS has won from time to time. The RHSV has occupied the Art Deco former Army Drill Hall in A'Beckett St for 14 years. They only have a lease…

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Farams

Planning & Preservation, Port Melbourne HistoryMay 29, 2013
This is not the place to tell the tale of Farams because it has been done with so much care by Kevin Anderson in his film The Last of the Independents. People often mention having seen it when you say you come from Port. 'Farams' has become the word that seems to capture the feeling about the changes in Port over…

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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.