Guided Walks
Riverside South
Sunday 11 August 2 pm to 4 pm
Visit the origins of Southbank along the Birrarung (Yarra River) that have experienced striking transformations in architecture, recreation and commerce.
Walk leader: Tobias Nash
Location Start: Princes Bridge
Finish: Melbourne Exhibition Centre
The swinging basin at Queen’s Bridge before the Spencer Street Bridge cut the river, Port of Melbourne Authority, 1914, PPCC.
St Kilda Music Walk
Sunday 25 August 2 pm to 4 pm
Explore St Kilda’s iconic music venues with Melynda Von Wayward in conversation with special guest Paulie Stewart (Painters and Dockers). Hear about the bands, promoters, fashion and artists that made 1979-1987 a significant decade in Australian music history.
Walk leader: Melynda Von Wayward
Location Start: The George Hotel front entrance
125-129 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Paulie in action! Paulie Stewart singing with the Painters and Dockers.
Dignitaries and Dreadnoughts Port Melbourne
Sunday 15 September 2 pm to 4 pm
On the anniversary of the Empire (British) Cruise visit of 1923-24, we explore the history of this and other momentous naval visits for war, royalty, civic events and immigration.
Start: Beacon Cove tram stop 129, 109 tram service
Walk leader: Janet Bolitho
Aerial View of Station Pier and Princes Pier, Port Melbourne Showing British Service Squadron, 1924, Port Phillip City Collection.
The Greening of Elwood
Explore the environmental transformation of recreational reserves bringing residents into natural contact with Yalukit Willam: an oasis of ponds, lake, creek, native plants, animals and birdlife on the edge of Port Phillip.
Start/Finish: Carpark entrance, 172 Glen Huntly Rd, Elsternwick.
Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve, courtesy Bayside City Council.