ST. KILDA Council seeks DAY
comment on planning
St Kilda City Council will extend until the end of October the period for residents and other interested persons to comment on recently released reports relating to future planning for St Kilda Rd., St Kilda, (formerly High St). The reports are combined into one volume and contain the findings of the councils planning consultants, Loderand Bayly, plus a section dealing with the council attitude to the findings and some comments by the then Mayor of St Kilda, Cr Brian Zouch, relating the reports to the content Of proposed Amendment 45. The council agreed to move the date for comments to the end of October because of delays in the publication of the reports. Copies of the reports, in one volume, are available for purchase at the town hall at $5 or can be viewed at the St Kilda Public Library. Objections to the proposed amendment 45 to the Metropolitan Planning Scheme, are not now expected to be heard by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works until the new year. It is expected that a number of the objections to the original amendment proposals will have been overcome by the new planning exercise. The Loder and Bayley report should be read in conjunction with the council report and the original amendment 45.
The other is a detailed block-by-block guide which will establish in more detail the exact mix of uses the council seeks in specific areas. This guide will also incorporate such details as block-by-block height limits and other matters of specific but important detail. Although the Loder and Bayly and council reports on the subject have been available for some weeks, little interest has so far been shown in them.
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O F F I C I A L J O U R N A L OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. K I L D A .
OCTOBER, 1975
It's a great place for children 1 at play One of the more important functions of Local Government is to provide recreational facilities for all sections of the community.
The council is anxious to receive comments from all those interested no later than the end of October. Publication of the planning reports are the culmination of a lengthy planning process which has involved property owners and the public in a participatory role. Council has displayed various planning alternatives and has listened closely to the advice of owners, residents and community groups.
• Pictures show the happy, healthy youngsters making iull use of the municipal facilities provided
One section of the community is doing particularly well in St Kilda in this regard. Pictured are local children making use of playground equipment at three locations throughout the municipality. Picture at left shows children playing on modern pine log equipment at the playground on the foreshore area close to Elwood Beach. A recent addition to the equipment there is a log "ship" which attracts the attention of many an aspiring "tar". Pictured lower left, is another group of local
youngsters using equipment in the recently established playground off Bath Street, close to the area earmarked for a new childminding centre. Picture below shows more children playing on the smart new fibre glass equipment, installed at the end of August, in Catani Gardens, West St Kilda. The Catani Gardens equipment is the newest available and St Kilda was the first municipality in Australia to make use of it. The picture is evidence of the seal of approval given by local youngsters.
locations throughout St Kilda.
Mixture The council c o m m e n t s represent areas where the council at this stage, disagrees with the consultants or feels that further comment is warranted. The revised proposals confirm the desire of the council to ensure that eventual redevelopment of St Kilda Road contains a mix of uses rather than a predominance of any single use. It is intended that commercial, residential and service uses should combine to achieve an end result of most benefit to St Kilda. The revision includes a reduction in maximum possible plot ratios and, therefore, in total building heights and densities.
Protection Many other changes are suggested which clarify or alter the original proposed amendment 45. The revised proposals do however, retain the original intent to encourage the amalgamation of small, uneconomic sites, for more comprehensive overall redevelopment of larger areas. It is stressed that in practice, the rights of owners to redevelop or retain smaller sites and uses are fully protected. The next steps in the process of planning for the area are the finalising of two important documents. One is a detailed control code through which the principles embodied in the reports will be enforced.
This newspaper has been published by the St Kilaa City Council to bring important information to the people of St Kilda. It is hoped it will help residents become more aware of what is happening in their city.
Your mayor and councillors • Cr Ian Clark Ph.C, M.P.S., J.P.
Mayor ofStKilda
Cr Ian Clark took up his duties as Mayor of St Kilda early in September this year. A central ward representative, he was first elected to the council in August 1969. He is chairman of the council's library committee and a member of the finance committee. He is also one of three council representatives on the Albert Park Committee of Management. As Mayor, Cr Clark is also chairman of the councils public works committee which comprises the whole council. Outside the council Cr Clark is closely involved in the community. He is a long standing member of the Lions Club of St Kilda and is currently a vice-president of the club. He is a member of the committee of the St Kilda Primary School and a former president of the St Kilda and Balaclava Free Kindergarten in Nelson Street. Cr Clark and the Mayoress, his wife Judy, are both qualified chemists and for some years operated Clarks' Pharmacy in Carlisle Street, Balaclava. chi 99 4259 (pvt).
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Cr Jim Duggan has represented the north ward since August He was re-elected in August this year for a further three year term. He has been Mayor of St Kilda twice, in 1959-60 and 1969-70. He is a member of the council's finance committee and is the council representative on the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works where he is a vice-chairman. He also represents the council on the Municipal Association. Cr Duggan lives in Argyle Street and can be contacted on 94 6641.
• Cr Ray Manning J.P. South Ward Cr Ray Manning was elected to the council in August 1966. He was re-elected this year for a further three year term. Cr Manning was Mayor of St Kilda in 1970-71. He is a member of the council's library committee and represents the council as a member of the El wood High School Council. He is also substitute representative on the Municipal Association and the Eastern Metropolitan Bayside Councils' Association. Cr Manning is a company director and lives in Austin Ave, Elwood. He can be contacted on 91 1020.
• Cr George Gaham J.P. North Ward Cr George Gahan was elected to the St Kilda Council in August last year after having served for 15 years as a councillor in Prahran during which time ne was twice Mayor of Prahran. He is a member of the council's finance committee, building and town planning committee, and library committee. He is also one of two councillors appointed to liaise with the city engineer on parks and gardens and is the sole councillor to liaise with the town clerk on elderly citizens accommodation selection. He is the council representative on the Prahran High School Advisory Council. Cr Gahan lies in Glen Eira Road and can be contacted on 53 3460.
CITY OF ST. KILDA.
• Cr Garth Phillips
B. Econ., Dip. M&E Eng.
West Ward
Cr Garth Phillips was elected to the council as a west ward representative in August 1974. He is a member of the council's Health and Welfare Committee and one of two council representatives on the Cowderoy Street — West St Kilda Beach Joint Committee. Cr Phillips is a qualified engineer and lives in Inverleith Street, St Kilda. He can be contacted on 94 6469.
»Cr Helen Halliday B.A., Dip Soc Studs
• Cr Brian Zouch C.M.C., J.P.
South Ward Brian Zouch became a south ward representative on the council in April 1968. He was mayor of St Kilda in 1974-75. He is chairman of the council's finance committee and a member of its building and town planning and health and welfare committees. He is one of three council representatives on the Albert Park Committee of Management and the council representative on the St Kilda Road Rehabilitation Committee. For the past two years he has represented the council before the Federal Grants' Commission. He retired earlier this year after 11 years as editor of the Southern Cross newspaper to launch his own publishing business. He is also a Civil Marriage Celebrant. Cr Zouch lives in Tennyson Street and can be contacted on 91 2207.
Cr Ian Smith South Ward
• Cr Clarrie King North Ward
Cr Clarrie King was elected as a north ward representative at the annual poll in August 1973. He is a member of the council's library committee and health and welfare committee. He is also one of two council representatives on the South Eastern Weights and Measures Union. Cr King is a fine art upholsterer and runs his business from premises opposite the town hall in Carlisle Street. He lives in Wilgah Street and can be contacted on 52 4816 (pvt).
He is one of three council representatives on the Albert Park Committee of Management and is the council delegate to the Regional Committee for the Australian Assistance Plan. He is a management consultant to the building industry, and lives in Dickens Street, Elwood, Cr Bawden can be contacted on 94 6947.
Cr Ian Smith was elected to the St Kilda Council at a by-election in September 1972. He was re-elected for a further three year term the following August. Cr Smith, a horticulturalist is one of a committee of two deputed to advise the City Engineer on matters related to Parks and Gardens. He represents the council as a manager of the South Eastern Weights and Measures Union and is also council delegate to the Metropolitan Bayside Councils Association. Cr Smith conducts a florist shop in Ormond Road, Elwood. He can be contacted on 91 4666 (bus) or 93 6222 (pvt).
• Cr Alan Bawden B.Arch., B. Bldg., M. Admin.,
West Ward
Cr Bawden was elected to the council in August 1973 as a west ward representative. He is a member of the council's finance committee, building and town planning committee and library committee.
West Ward
Cr Helen Halliday, the first woman to serve as a member of the St Kilda City Council, was elected to the council at a by-election in February of this year. She was re-elected, with an increased majority, at the annual election in August for a further three year term. Cr Halliday is a member of the health and welfare committee and is one of two council representatives of Cowderoy Street —West St Kilda Beach joint committee. She is a qualified social worker and the mother of two children aged five and three. Cr Halliday lives in Park Street, West St Kilda and can be contacted on 94 6804.
Cr John Staughton Central Ward Cr John Staughton was re-elected as a member of the St Kilda City Council for the Central Ward at a by-election in May 1973. Earlier he had served as a councillor from 1965 to 1971 including a term as Mayor in 1968-69. He has served on most council committees and is currently a member of the building and town planning committee and is the council representative on the St Kilda Community Group. He is managing director of Brock's Hardware in Inkerman Street and lives in Kurrajong Avenue, Balaclava. He can be contacted on 94 0456 (bus) or 52 1636 (pvt).
Cr Richard Thomas Central Ward Cr Richard Thomas was elected to the St Kilda Council at a by-election in March 1971 to represent the Central Ward. He is chairman of the council's building and town planning committee and chairman of the health and welfare committee. He is also chairman of a sub-committee recently set up to investigate the possibility of locating a swimming pool in the municipality. A former public relations consultant, he is now press officer for the SEC. He lives in Bowen Street, Balaclava and can be contacted on 615 2982 (bus) or 91 5189 (pvt).
Points to remember
Infant Welfare
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Municipality has four wards The City of St Kilda is divided into four wards for the purpose of council representation. They are north, south, central and west. Each ward is represented by three councillors who are elected for terms of three years after which time they are eligible for re-election. One councillor from each ward comes up for re-election each year on a rotation basis. Annual elections are held at the end of August each year but casual vacancies are filled at by-elections as the vacancies occur.
Three infant welfare centres are located throughout the municipality for the convenience of residents. The centres and their times of operation are as follows: St Kilda — 171 Chapel St, St Kilda, near the corner of Carlisle Street. Mondays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Tuesdays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Wednesdays: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Thursdays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Fridays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm The St Kilda centre can be contacted on 94 0251 ext. 56 Elwood — 51 Broadway Elwood (next to Police Station). Mondays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Tuesdays: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Wednesdays: 10am to 12 noon Thursdays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Fridays: 1.30pm to 4.30pm The Elwood centre can be contacted on 91 6118. West St Kilda — 8 York St, St Kilda (near the corner of Deakin St).
Mondays: 10.30am to 11.45am (play group), and 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Tuesdays: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Wednesdays: 10.30am to 11.45am (play group). Thursdays: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Fridays: 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 4.30pm. The West St Kilda Centre can be contacted on 94 6971.
Property transfer
Any person who sells or transfers a property is required, within two months from the date of transfer, to advise the council on the appropriate form of the Local Government Act (Schedule 32A). The council property records cannot be changed unless this notification is received. If you are the purchaser of property you should ensure that the vendor's solicitor has advised the council. If the council fails to receive notification and rates have not been paid by April 10, interest at 10 per cent will be incurred by you. The occupier, the person liable to be rated, is required to notify the council, in writing, within 21 days, of moving into any premises.
The person liable to be rated can generally be described as the person who holds the lease or pays the rent. The Local Government Act provides a penalty of $20 for failure to notify council.
Hanging hedges
Occupiers are required to see that trees, shrubs and hedges do not encroach on footpaths. Shrubs and trees overhanging any street must not De less than 10ft ab ove the footpath. Maximum penalty for non-compliance is a fine of $10.
Meals on wheels
St Kilda City Council provides a wide-spread meals-on-wheels service which assists many elderly or invalid persons to remain in their own homes. Meals are prepared for the council in the kitchen of the Southern Memorial Hospital and delivered largely by volunteer helpers. In the first eight months of this year more than 32,800 meals have been provided. Currently the daily average is in excess of 200 meals.
Those wishing to receive meals of those willing to volunteer their services as a driver or helper should contact the supervisor, Mrs T. O'Dea on 94 0251 ext. 51.
Help at home
A home help service is available in St Kilda to assist residents with household duties in cases of a medical emergency. A medical certificate from the attending doctor must be supplied before the home help service can be made available. Applications should be made on the required form which is available from the home help supervisor, Mrs E. Cuthbertson at the town hall (94 0251 ext. 50) between 9am and 10am Monday to Friday. Advance notice of one month is required for the service following confinements. The council employs 30 home helpers to provide the service.
School libraries
Council makes a contribution towards the libraries at local schools. Assistance is based on the size of the school enrolment and totals about $4000 a year.
Day Nursery on way soon The St Kilda Council has accepted tenders for the construction of its new day nursery to be located at the corner of Bath and Argyle Sts., North St Kilda.
Number needed for all homes The council alkylates official street numbers for all premises. Owners or I occupiers, must ensure that all premises arc I clearly marked with [the number or I numbers approved by I council. Ml statutory bodies j arc required to display I numbers. For houses and flats I numbers should he [placed on the ga j post, or in a conspio positton on the I front fence immediately adjacent to the main entrance from | the street, In flats bioeks the I official number of each flat must also be displayed on Its entrance door ar I letter box. Commercial pro] I erties fronting direct I onto the footpath are required to display street numbers immediately above the main entrance [ doorway. Council is curn nth vstematicallv coverling all streets to ensure that official numbers are displayed in accordance with the Local Government I Act. The maximum penalty for non-compliance with these regulations is a fine of
The Council is now awaiting the approval of the Federal Government to go ahead with the work which will be financed from Federal Government funds. If approval is given council expects work on the project to proceed immediately. The day nursery is expected to cost $232,000 and will accommodate 50 children aged between a few months and four years. The successful tenderers, Blackburn and Roberts Pty Ltd, expect the construction period to be eight months. Architects for the project are Young, Lehmann and Co Pty Ltd. The day nursery will be the second provided for the children of St Kilda. The first, in Chapel Street at the rear of the town hall, has a considerable waiting list of children from disadvantaged families. The new centre, to be known as the North St Kilda Day Nursery, will be the first building in a new complex of community facilities. A childrens' playground has already been established in the area and there are plans to provide a new elderly citizens' centre and elderly citizens' accommodation. The complex will require the closure of Bath Street at the Argyle Street end and the opening of Farmer Street into Bath Street. Bath Street will be widened to provide better traffic flows and large areas of public open space will be landscaped for recreational purposes.
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Library serves Council plans for a corral St Kilda
The council has a policy of requiring refuse corrals for the storage of rubbish bins in new flats blocks. The corrals are included in all flat blocks for which permits have been recently issued but the council is anxious to see older blocks include the facility. To assist in this the council is prepared to provide plans for suitable corrals at no charge. The plans can be obtained from the building office. Corrals reduce litter in the vicinity of flats and help to improve the general appearance of the street. Rubbish around flats buildings is a constant
>roblem to residents and :o the council. Despite several new moves in recent years rubbish remains one of the major problems facing the council. There has been some improvement since the council opened its depot in Inkerman Street on Saturdays from 8am to 5pm where residents of St Kilda can take rubbish for dumping for a charge of 20c. Many residents are taking advantage of this service. Commercial rubbish of a burnable nature can also be taken to the Inkerman Street depot on Thursdays and Fridays between 10am and 2pm. Rubbish is accepted at a charge of $20 a tonne.
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Rubbish from the inside... Under a council by-law residents are required to place rubbish bins awaiting collection inside the boundary of the property. Rubbish collectors will take the bin from inside the property and return it there after emptying. Rubbish receptacles must be marked with the number of the house, flat, factory or building. Rubbish bins must be rat proof and fly proof and constructed of 24 — gauge galvanised iron or heavy plastic. They must have a close fitting lid and two side handles for lifting. Cardboard boxes are not acceptable. Liquid waste should not be placed in bins and all rubbish must be effectively wrapped. The maximum penalty for non-compliance is $40 plus a further penalty of $10 a day for a continuing offence.
If you are 18 years of age or over and either own or occupy property within the municipality you are entitled to have your name placed on the voters' roll. The spouse of the occupier is also entitled to be enrolled, provided the necessary form, which is available from the rates department at the town hall, is completed. The council makes up the voters' roll from the records contained within the office, the names of those who have failed to notify the council of having purchased or occupied a property will not appear on the roll. The onus is on the owner or occupier to ensure that their name is available to the council for enrolment. Those whose names do not appear on the roll are not able to vote at council elections. Your notification to the Commonwealth Electoral Office for enrolment for Federal and State elections is not sufficient for council enrolment purposes. Each owner or occupier should enquire at the town hall to ensure that their name is recorded for enrolment.
Membership open to all
All residents, and owners of properties in St Kilda, are entitled to membership of the St Kilda Public Library. The library is acknowledged as among the best in Australia. The council resolved to establish a library in 1967. Funds were set aside regularly for the project and in 1969 a library s u b - c o m m i t t e e was established comprised of councillors, council officers and three members of the public. The following year council appointed Dr Enrico Taglietti as architect and Mrs Vida Horn as city librarian. The library began service in May 1973. The service is financed from rates and from State funds through the Library Council of Victoria. The building, which is accessible by wheelchair, has a total area of 1,595 sq m (17,170 sq ft). Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, studies or owns rateable property in the municipality. There is no charge to join or to borrow books and there are reciprocal membership arrangements with many other public libraries in the metropolitan area. Books available for loan include stories and non-fiction for readers of all ages. Many of the books are paperbacks, and there is also a collection of large-print books for readers with failing vision. Approximately 300 current magazine and newspaper titles are available for reading in the library, and back issues of magazines are available. The foreign language section has recreational reading in 13 languages, and there are also dictionaries of the major languages. Materials available for use in the Library include a reference collection of encyclopaedias, atlases and year-books, a local history collection and maps and pamphlets. The children's section has games and toys. Readers' advisers are always on duty in the reading room, to help members select the material they require. Other help is given through the publication of booklists for children and
adults. There is also a reservations' system. The catalogues of Library stock are printed in book form by computer. During 1975-76, membership records and book loans will be transferred to computer. The next major venture will be lending disc and cassette records. At present, these may be used at the listening lounge section of the reading room. There is also a collection of posters and art prints, some of which are always on display. These will later be available for loan. St Kilda Public Library, like most established in post-war years, came about because of community demand. The library is seen by council and staff as a centre for many community activities. It is also used by many residents as a regular meeting-place. St Kilda was the first Victorian public library to open on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. There is a community room, seating 50, which is available free of charge to local non-profit organisations. This room is also used for library programs, including a weekly game and story sessions for the young children of isolated mothers who accompany their children to the session. The library co-operates with local societies, including the Historical Society, St Kilda Youth Committee, St Kilda Regional School Librarians and the Council Of Adult Education which holds classes in the community room. A notice-board in the reading-room is available for general notices of interest to the public. Story times are held once a month. Local schools visit the Library regularly. During school holidays special programs, including a reading club, are arranged.
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Lynda ready to help out when needed The St Kilda City Council provides ^ fully trained social worker to assist St Kilda residents.
Lynda Arney
Music on a Sunday Drop-in centre to open soon? St Hilda's youth worker, Mr Ian Levy (pictured above), hopes to establish a drop-in centre for local youth. He plans to open the centre in premises rented from the Anglican Church at the corner of Acland Street and St Leonards Avenue, West St Kilda. St Kilda Council has agreed to provide up to $2000 towards youth activities and some may be put towards the cost of the project, subject to permits being granted and Health Department approval being given. Three rooms and a kitchen will be used initially and the project will be conducted on a 12 months' trial. The centre is expected to offer a largely unstructured program of activities for teenagers who will be expected to assist in the running of the centre.
E n j o y a b l e Sunday afternoon public concerts are held at the St Kilda Town Hall during the winter months. The concerts are usually held on the last Sunday in June, July, August and September from 3pm to 5pm. Admission is free and costs are met by the council. Details of the concerts are displayed on notice boards in front of the town hall and advertised in the Southern Cross or amusement columns of the daily newspapers. Residents are urged to take advantage of these concerts which are of a particularly high standard.
The present social worker is Mrs Lynda Arney who has been recently appointed to the post following a brief period when council was unable to make a suitable appointment. Mrs Arney is available at the town hall on Fridays from 9am to 3pm and at other times by appointment (telephone 94 0251). Residents experiencing personal or family difficulties are urged to seek her advice. Counselling, or referral to various welfare agencies, is provided for a variety of matters including personal or family problems, marital difficulties, problems arising from sickness or disability, and the difficulties associated with old age.
The s u b - c o m m i t t e e , under the chairmanship of Cr Richard Thomas, comprises one councillor from each ward. At a recent meeting the committee agreed to consider four separate sites for a pool. The sites are: Albert Park close to Fitzroy St, the reclaimed area near Pt Ormond; southern end of land near Luna Park
bounded by Blessington St, Chaucer St and Shakespeare Grove, and a site in Elsternwick Park near St Kilda St. The Elsternwick Park site was suggested by the City of Brighton and if the site was selected the two councils should be expected to build the pool as a joint project. The council subcommittee is seeking the views of local residents on
Do you believe St Kilda needs a swimming pool?
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If yes, what sort of complex do you prefer?
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25 metre heated pool (Approx. cost $750,000)
Outdoor and indoor complex with additional facilities •Tick (Approx cost $1,500,000)
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Would you or your YES/NO family use a swimming •Cross out as appropriate pool? Other suggestions NAME ADDRESS
PF so which site would be the vhi most appropriate. Residents are asked to fill in the coupon on this page or to make any suggestions they believe should be considered. If public response indicates there is a community demand for a pool the council will seek Federal and State Government funds towards the cost. Based on similar projects the pool complex could cost more than $1 million. The council would not be able to finance a project of such magnitude without Government help. The sub-committee has written to the Port Phillip Authority to seek its attitude to the establishment of a pool on the reclaimed ares and als6 to the Albert Park Committee of Management seeking its attitude to a pool in Albert Park. The council is not expec ted to give detailed consideration to a pool until r e p r e s e n t a t i v e comments from residents have been obtained. • The coupon on this page is your opportunity to take part in the consideration of the swimming pool project. Please fill in the coupon and mail to: The Town Clerk, Town Hall, St Kilda 3182.
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Program for the needle New times will become effective for the councils free immunisation program as from February 1976. The following types of immunisation are available at the following times and locations: Triple antigen ( d i p t h e r i a , whooping cough and tetanus), for infants commencing at the age of three months. One injection is required each month for three months plus a booster shot 12 months after the third injection. Sabin oral vaccine (poliomyelitis), commencing at the age of six months. Three immunisations, by mouth, each two months apart, are required. C.D.T. (Combined diptheria and tetanus). One injection is required in the year a child commences school. All the above services are available on the first Wednesday of each month, February to December inclusive, at the following times and locations:
Cora Graves Centre for the elderly Friendliness and companionship in their own age group makes the Cora Graves Elderly Persons Recreational Centre a focal point for St Kilda's elderly citizens. The centre, located in Blessington St, opposite the City Gardens, is open each weekday from 9am to 5pm. It is closed on weekends and public holidays. The centre provides a hot nutritious, three course lunch at 12 noon each weekday at a cost of 45c, afternoon tea is served at 2.30pm each day. Facilities include television, cards, handicrafts and billiards. A free chiropody service is also available. Regular features of the program at the centre include: TUESDAY: Crafts in the morning and cards after lunch. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY: Indoor bowling after lunch. THURSDAY: A
Call for views on swim pools A St Kilda Council sub-committee is investigating the possibility of establishing a swimming pool in the municipality.
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social day with guest artists and entertainment. The council provides a professional chef for the centre and general maintenance and upkeep for the building and grounds. More than 100 meals are served each day to St Kilda's senior citizens. The centre is entirely staffed by volunteer ladies, who act as hostesses and do the daily chores as their contribution to the community. At present there are about 90 volunteers assisting the centre on a regular Dasis. An invitation is extended to all ladies to join the happy group of helpers. Those interested should call at the centre or contact the president, Mrs Betty Day on 94 4702.
St Kilda Town Hall from 9am to 10am; Infant Welfare Centre, 8 York St, West St Kilda from 2pm to 2.30pm; Infant Welfare Centre, 51 The Broadway, El wood from 2.30pm to 3pm. Smallpox vaccination, for infants at approximately one year, it is usually administered after the completion of the full course of Sabin anti-polio immunisation. Available on the second Thursday of alternate months — February, April, June, August and
October — from 9.30am to 10am at St Kilda Town Hall. Measles and rubella. Available on the third Thursday of alternate months — February, April, June, August and October — from 10am to 10.30am at the St Kilda Town Hall. Sabin oral (poliomyelitis) and tetanus injections for adults. Available on the first Wednesday of April, June, August and October from 6.30pm to 7.30pm at the St Kilda Town Hall.
Performances by city band The St Kilda City Band gives regular concerts at various locations throughout the municipality during the months October through to March. The program for the season 1975/ 76 began with a performance at the Blessington St Gardens on Sunday October 5. Other p e r f o r m a n c e s have been programmed for October 19 (St Kilda F o r e s h o r e bandstand from 8pm), November 2 (Blessington St Gardens from 3pm), November 10 (St Kilda Foreshore bandstand from 8pm), November 30 (Blessington St Gardens from 3pm), December 14 (St Kilda Foreshore bandstand from 8pm). P e r f o r m a n c e s will continue into 1976 as follows: January 18 (Blessington St Gardens from 3pm), February 1 (St Kilda Foreshore bandstand from 8pm), February 15 (Blessington St Gardens from 3pm), February 29 (St Kilda F o r e s h o r e bandstand from 8pm), March 14 (Blessington St Gardens from 3pm), March 28 (St Kilda Foreshore bandstand from 8pm). The St Kilda City Band is long established and gives a creditable performance. The St Kilda Council recently assisted the band with the purchase of new uniforms which are worn during performances. The band practices each Thursday at the Junction Oval, off Fitzroy St, St Kilda, starting at 8pm. Inquiries about the band should be directed to the secretary Mr R.G. Anderson on 58 1838 or the musical director, Mr C. Plier on 98 4102.
Owners of dogs
Owners of all dogs, aged six months or over, are required to apply in writing for the registration of their animals before April 10 each year. A registration disc is issued upon payment of the annual registration fee. Each dog is required to have a registration disc attached to the collar except when on the owner's premises. Other points to remember about dog ownership are: • Dogs are not allowed in any shop. • Unleashed dogs are not allowed in or about any railway station or shopping area. •Alsation dogs are not permitted outside private property unless on a leash. • Dogs are prohibited from beaches between November and March.
Permits required A building permit is required from the municipal offices before work can commence on any new building or alteration. Applications for permits should be made to the office of the Building Surveyor at the town hall between 9am and ll.30am Monday to Friday.
Interest charged on late payment of rates
Ratepayers should remember that all rates are due and payable within 14 days of December 10.
However, the Local Government Act provides that a person may pay rates at any time before April 10 witnout incurring any penalty. If rates are received by the council after April 10, interest at the rate of 10 per cent is charged from the original date that the rates were due and payable — December 10. Those paying rates by post should remember to allow enough time for the rates to be received by April 10 as council cannot be held responsible for any delays that may be incurred in the mail.
Council does not issue receipts for rate payment unless it is requested. Rates can be paid at the town hall between 9am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. There is provision in the Local Government Act for a person to pay rates in four instalments. Applications under this provision must be in writing and received prior to December 31. The first instalment is payable on December 31 and the others on February 29, May 31 and August 31. Again, if an instalment is received after the due date, interest is charged at 10 per cent from December 10.
Pensioners rebates
Eligible pensioners are entitled to a 25 per cent rebate of current rates, subject to verification and approval of the Local Government Department. To be eligible pensioners must be in receipt of the maximum rate of pension and be the holder of a PMS card. The premises upon which the rebate is claimed must be the p e n s i o n e r s ' principal place of residence. Application forms for pensioner rebates are
available from the rate department at the town hall and must be made each year. To enable early processing, applications for rebates should be forwarded to the council before December 31 each year. It should be remembered that the council does not have the last say on who is eligible for rebates. The State Government, through the Department of Local Government sets the guide lines and considers each application before approval is given to the council to allow the rebate.
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