November 2014 - City of Monash

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Monash Bulletin | November 2014
Coming to the carols?
More than 25,000 people are expected to attend the 26th annual Monash Carols by Candlelight on
Sunday 14 December.
The carols concert is the most popular event on MonashвЂ™s
annual events calendar. It attracts the highest attendance
of any carols concert in Melbourne, with even greater
numbers than the iconic Carols by Candlelight event at the
Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
performers from many cultures and churches. The Monash
Concert Band and guest soloists Michael Prizeman, Jordie
Howell and Samantha Du Rennes will also perform. Santa
will make a special appearance before the night finishes
with a spectacular fireworks finale at 10pm.
Held in Jells Park (Wheelers Hill), the FREE family event will
include a fireworks finale, back by popular demand.
Glow novelties and a selection of drinks and snacks will be
available for purchase. The Monash Carols by Candlelight is
a drug, alcohol and smoke free event. Given the fireworks,
dogs are not allowed for their own safety. Please bring a
torch, picnic rug and warm clothes.
The event will kick off at 4pm with the Kids Zone which
includes face painting, a jumping castle, SantaвЂ™s reindeer
and Scouts Australia activities. There will be an opportunity
for children to have their picture taken with Santa (so bring
your camera along).
The main concert will get underway at 8pm and will once
again be compered by Channel 9вЂ™s Pete Smith. The feature
act вЂ�Urban PraiseвЂ™ will bring a rich blend of R&B, soul and
gospel, featuring some of MelbourneвЂ™s most talented
The concert is organised by Monash Council and
sponsored by: Channel 9, EastLink, Waverley BMW,
Pinewood Bendigo Bank, First National Real Estate,
Leader Newspapers, Costco and Waverley Gardens.
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/events
or call 9518 3636.
вЂ�Garden CityвЂ™ character respected
вЂ�Enough PokiesвЂ™ campaign
Avenues of Honour restoration
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On its way to you...
The 2015 Monash Recycling
and Green Waste Calendar
is being delivered to all
local households from late
November.
Monash Civic Centre
293 Springvale Road
Glen Waverley, 3150
Hours: 8.30am to 5pm
Monday to Friday
Oakleigh Service Centre
3 Atherton Road
Oakleigh, 3166
Hours: 8.45am to 5pm
Monday to Friday
Telephone Facsimile
9518 3555 9518 3444
National Relay Service
1800 555 660
[email protected]
www.monash.vic.gov.au
Language Assist
Directory
Taking out the championship
Nearing its 30th birthday, the Ceres
Calisthenics Club has plenty to celebrate,
having also been named MonashвЂ™s sports club
of the year.
Club Secretary Wendy Holman said the club was
thrilled to win the Active Monash category of the Sir
John Monash Awards in May.
вЂњThis is fantastic public recognition of what weвЂ™ve
achieved and the hard work that has gone into
building up our club from small beginnings,вЂќ
Wendy said.
The calendar has a magnet
so you can place it on your
fridge and refer to it whenever
you need. The calendar and
accompanying map show
which weeks your recycling
and green waste bins will be
collected, depending on where
you live. Please note there is
no change to bin collection
days in 2015.
If you have not received your
calendar by 8 December, we
can put one in the mail to you
if you contact us on 9518 3555.
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confidence-building activities to more than 300 girls
and women, with classes ranging from beginners (five
years and under) to masters (26 years and older).
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We welcome feedback
about the Monash Bulletin.
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comments on 9518 3678 or at
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The Waverley Gymnastics Centre and the Waverley
City Archers were highly commended in the same
category of the awards. The annual awards are
organised by Council to recognise local people and
organisations who are making a positive difference
in our community.
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/
awards or call 9518 3619.
Recycling and Green Waste
Calendar 2015
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Recycling week
Green Waste week
Turn over for 2015 Annual Hard Waste Collection
Upcoming Council meetings
The next Mayor of Monash
will be elected at a special
meeting of Council on
Monday 24 November.
MonashвЂ™s 11 Councillors
will vote on who
amongst them will lead
the municipality for the
following 12 months.
Residents are welcome to
attend this meeting, which
will be held in the Council
Chamber of the Monash
Civic Centre from 7.30pm.
On the following evening
(Tuesday 25 November),
Council will hold its normal
monthly meeting. This
meeting will also be held
at the Monash Civic Centre
from 7.30pm.
For more info, visit
www.monash.vic.gov.au/
meetings or call
9518 3555.
Message from Mayor Geoff Lake
This will be my last column as
Monash Mayor. I have really enjoyed
the opportunity to lead the Council
again over the past 12 months
and appreciate the support of my
councillor colleagues, Council staff
and the community to do so.
Looking back over the past year, it
has been a busy and effective period
for Council.
Council's finances have never been
in stronger shape since Monash
Council was formed 20 years ago
from the amalgamation of Waverley
and Oakleigh Councils. We have fully
provisioned to pay down the $15
million debt Council largely incurred
during the amalgamation period.
We have been focused on doing more
with less - being more efficient, a
freeze on current staffing numbers
and reviewing how our resources are
allocated. This has generated millions
of dollars in annual savings which we
have re-invested back into improving
infrastructure (such as roads,
bike paths, drains) and increased
maintenance (such as street cleaning
and our parks).
In recent years residents have been
telling us that standards in these
areas have dropped so it has been
pleasing to be able to address this past
under-investment. We have achieved
this increased capital spending
while continuing to have lower rates
than any of the other 78 councils
in Victoria. I know how hard it is for
many to pay their rates each year and
I think it is very important that Council
never forgets that.
Council has also been an effective
advocate across a broad range of
issues. Our advocacy on banning
smoking in outdoor dining areas
caused both major parties to
change their positions, we achieved
some changes to the management
of dangerous dogs, we achieved
promises for grade separation at
Clayton Station and we finally got
the state authorities to clean up the
Huntingdale Station car park and
stop people dumping rubbish there.
Geoff with members of the Circolo
Pensionati Italiani Di Waverley Club at their
27th anniversary lunch at Ashwood Hall
Monash is also leading the statewide
'Enough Pokies' campaign in the lead
up the state election (see separate
article in this Bulletin).
I look forward to continuing to
serve the Monash community as a
councillor. As always, please don't
hesitate to contact me with any
council issue. I will do my best to assist
in a fast, fair and common-sense way.
www.geofflake.com.au
[email protected]
0411 645 281
@geofflake
вЂ�Garden CityвЂ™ character to be protected
Council has adopted a new Housing Strategy which aims to protect the вЂ�Garden CityвЂ™ character of Monash
while also identifying preferred locations for increased housing intensity.
Council sought community feedback
on a draft Housing Strategy earlier this
year. There was a strong push from
the community to protect the Creek
Environs: land in and around Damper,
Gardiner and Scotchmans Creeks.
Council has responded to this
feedback by adding a new Creek
Environs category into the strategy.
This will result in Council developing
detailed planning provisions to
conserve the environmental
significance and special urban
character of these areas.
The strategy aims to maintain the
predominately single detached
dwelling style in suburban
residential areas by promoting low
rise development as the preferred
character for the majority of the
residential areas and sites within
Monash. Heritage precincts - which
are mainly in Oakleigh - will continue
to be protected.
At the same time, strong population
growth and falling household sizes
have increased the need for more infill
development within established areas
of AustraliaвЂ™s major cities. To provide
more housing in Monash, higher
density developments will be directed
to areas in and around activity and
neighbourhood centres, and strategic
sites within the Monash National
Employment Cluster near Monash
UniversityвЂ™s Clayton campus.
Council will now undertake further
work to support the strategyвЂ™s
directions. This work will include
completing a review of the character
of all neighbourhoods within Monash,
and then developing strong planning
provisions to maintain and protect the
вЂ�Garden CityвЂ™ character of Monash.
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.
gov.au/housing-strategy or ring
9518 3229.
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Have Your Say
WeвЂ™re listening
Help us tackle graffiti
Council wants to make sure we are providing our
residents with the services and support you need.
Huntingdale residents can have a say on the theme and
design of a new piece of street art in their suburb.
We are visiting local neighbourhoods on weekends,
and during the week, to make it easier for you to raise
any local issues with us. Please come along to any of
these Council вЂњlistening postsвЂќ and tell us how we can
serve you better.
With the help of a State
Government grant, Council
will be commissioning an
artist to create a mural on
a wall near the Huntingdale
Railway Station. Interested
residents are able to attend
workshops with the artist
where they can put forward
their ideas for the mural.
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/
haveyoursay or call 9518 3678.
Pinewood Shopping Centre, Mount Waverley
Saturday 22 November, 10.30am-12.30pm
Gladeswood Reserve, Mulgrave*
Saturday 6 December, 10.30am-12.30pm
Eaton Mall, Oakleigh
Friday 12 December, 11.30am-1.30pm
*A FREE community BBQ will be provided at this event.
The mural is being created to
help prevent graffiti in the area
around the station. People
who commit graffiti tagging
tend to respect street art and
therefore avoid tagging on it.
Over the past 18 months, eyecatching murals have also been
created in other graffiti-prone
areas of Monash, including
the Thomas Street laneway in
Clayton (pictured), Village Walk
in Glen Waverley and on a wall
near Jordanville station.
To be involved, contact us by
Friday 12 December. Please
call April Williams, Waste
Services, on 9518 3774 or
email her at aprilw@monash.
vic.gov.au For more info, visit
www.monash.vic.gov.au/
street-art
Win for community on Family Day Care
Council will continue to operate a Family Day Care service into the future after listening to the pleas of
families who use the service.
At its October meeting, Council decided to continue the
service which provides care - in the homes of educators to about 400 children.
be withdrawing funding from Family Day Care services. From
July next year, Council will no longer receive about $255,000
from the Government to run the program.
Council has been considering the future of the program
for several months after the Australian Government
announced - as part of its budget cuts in May - that it would
If Council had discontinued the service, there would have
been other providers of Family Day Care who could have
provided a similar service in Monash. However, families
who use CouncilвЂ™s service have told us that they trust the
high quality and reputation of our service.
Council has decided to make changes to the service
to reduce its costs. The aim is to ensure the service is
delivered at no cost to Monash ratepayers. The fee for the
service will be increased by $1.15 per hour to be $9 per
hour. CouncilвЂ™s Family Day Care coordination unit will be
reduced by 1.09 equivalent full time positions and the unit
will move from a rental facility back to the Monash Civic
Centre, eliminating rental costs. Importantly, the unit will
continue its current level of home visits and supervision.
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/familyday-care or contact Lucas Gosling, Acting Manager
- ChildrenвЂ™s and Family Services, on 9518 3562 or at
[email protected]
How Do I...?
WeвЂ™ve got вЂњEnough PokiesвЂќ
Monash Council is leading the вЂњEnough
PokiesвЂќ campaign, supported by the majority
of the 79 Victorian councils, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the
Salvation Army, to push for tougher action on poker machines.
In the lead up to the 29 November State Election, the campaign wants
government action to protect vulnerable communities from poker machines.
The campaignвЂ™s focus is on the big gaming operators and their attempts to grow
their income from gaming by moving their machines into the most disadvantaged
and vulnerable communities in Victoria. The legal framework to protect those
communities is currently flawed and inadequate. Of the 154 decisions made by
the Victorian Commission for Liquor and Gambling Regulation (VCGLR) since July
2008, 93% have been in favour of the gaming operator despite strong opposition
from councils and community groups. Every year more than $2.5 billion is spent
on poker machines in Victoria, almost $7 million per day.
Monash experienced first-hand the flawed regulations when we lost fights to stop
the LвЂ™unico Hotel (Clayton) and the Matthew Flinders Tavern (Chadstone) from
increasing their poker machine numbers.
The вЂњEnough PokiesвЂќ campaign
seeks assurances from the
next Victorian government
that it will provide clear and
simple guidelines to the VCGLR
to act in the public interest.
For more info, visit
www.monash.vic.gov.au/
enough-pokies or
call 9518 3574.
Clayton rail project update
Monash Council is continuing to seek reassurance from the State
Government that it will deliver on its promise that construction of
the Cranbourne-Pakenham Rail Corridor Project will begin in 2015
amid concerns the project may be delayed.
In March 2014 Premier Denis Napthine
announced the project would start in
2015 and end in 2019 but a further
announcement on 17 October
has mid-2015 as the date for final
contracts to be signed which would
push the start date back considerably.
Monash Council is keen for the State
Government to meet its original
timelines announced in March to ensure
this critical project - which includes
the removal of railway crossings on
Clayton and Centre Roads and locating
a redeveloped Clayton rail station under
Clayton Road - is delivered quickly to
reduce traffic congestion and improve
driver and pedestrian safety in Clayton.
Council will continue to seek detailed
information on the project from
the State Government and inform
ratepayers.
For more info go to www.monash.
vic.gov.au/haveyoursay/claytontrain-station
...report dumped rubbish?
Council encourages all members of
the community to take responsibility
for maintaining Monash as a great
place to be. It is an offence to
dump or store any items, rubbish or
discarded goods on nature strips,
parks or roadways.
Council investigates any concerns
from residents regarding dumped
rubbish and may fine the person who
has left the rubbish $295. Following
investigation, we will also remove
dumped rubbish if reported. To
report dumped rubbish contact our
Customer Service team on 9518 3555.
...save on my energy bills?
If youвЂ™ve been thinking about how
your household or business can
become more energy efficient, FREE
advice is only a phone call away.
Local residents and businesses can
now contact Positive Charge, which
provides FREE, independent advice
on energy efficiency. They can help
answer any questions you have
on matters such as installing solar
panels, insulating your home or
replacing your lighting.
Council has subscribed to the Positive
Charge service so our residents and
businesses can receive this FREE
assistance. You can either have a
quick chat with them or book in a
20-minute detailed phone discussion.
For more info, contact Positive
Charge on 9385 8555 (9am-5pm,
Monday-Friday) or visit
www.positivecharge.com.au
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Councillor News вЂ“ Cr Paul Klisaris
Family violence has been in the news
lately particularly the tragic case of
Luke and Rosie Batty.
among young children, in particular
small boys, for a strong male role
model. I believe we must teach boys
at a young age that violence against
women is unacceptable. It is time
for men to take a stand and speak
out against abuse and aggressive
behaviour against women and refuse
to tolerate it any longer.
It is an issue I feel strongly about as a
father to three - two daughters and
a son - a husband, Councillor but
also as a man.
As a childcare educator for 17 years
who operated my own childcare
business, I saw first-hand the need
We all know victims of family violence
even though we may not realise
it. These people are
not statistics - they are
wives, sisters, mothers,
daughters, the barrister
at the coffee shop, the
school crossing supervisor
or the colleague working
beside you.
IвЂ™m proud that Monash
Council is leading the
way with our world-first
Generating Equality and
Respect (GEAR) program that targets
violence against women by working
to create communities, cultures and
organisations that promote respectful
and equal relationships between men
and women.
It is through programs such as this, the
Monash MenвЂ™s Action Group (pictured)
and the White Ribbon program which
IвЂ™m pleased to support, that we can
make a difference in the lives of many
women and children so they can live in
safety, free from abuse and violence.
White Ribbon Day, the International
Day of the Elimination of Violence
against Women, is on Tuesday 25 Nov.
Please contact me about any issue
youвЂ™re keen to discuss at Paul.Klisaris@
monash.vic.gov.au or on 9518 3555
For more info on the GEAR program
visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/
community/safety-women
Mount Waverley Ward
Warrigal Road
Glen Waverley Ward
Blackburn Road
Your Councillors
Mount Waverley
Ward
Highbury Road
Glen Waverley
Ward
Oakleigh
Ward
North Road
Centre Road
Cr Geoff Lake
Mayor
9518 3509 or
0411 645 281
Geoff.Lake@
monash.vic.gov.au
Cr Katrina Nolan
0406 274 126
Katrina.Nolan@
monash.vic.gov.au
Cr Brian Little
0407 878 033
Brian.Little@
monash.vic.gov.au
Mulgrave Ward
Cr Robert Davies
9518 3509
(on leave from 4 Nov
to 1 Dec)
Cr Micaela Drieberg
9570 4602
Micaela.Drieberg@
monash.vic.gov.au
Cr Jieh-Yung Lo
0400 235 363
Jieh-Yung.Lo@
monash.vic.gov.au
Cr Rebecca Paterson
0437 959 163
Rebecca.Paterson@
monash.vic.gov.au
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Wa verley Road
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PLEASE ADDRESS ALL
CORRESPONDENCE TO
PO Box 1,
Glen Waverley 3150
CouncillorsвЂ™ faxes:
9518 3444
Oakleigh Ward
Cr Paul Klisaris
9518 3555
Paul.Klisaris@
monash.vic.gov.au
Cr Stephen
Dimopoulos
Deputy Mayor
9518 3509
(on leave from 4 Nov
to 1 Dec)
Cr Bill Pontikis
0418 355 166
Bill.Pontikis@
monash.vic.gov.au
Cr Theo Zographos
9518 3509
(on leave from 4 Nov
to 1 Dec)
ANZAC
Centenary project
Monash Council will commemorate the ANZAC Centenary, 100 years since AustraliaвЂ™s
involvement in the First World War, by marking the four Avenues of Honour
throughout the city.
The Avenues of Honour are in Drummond
Street Oakleigh; State Street Oakleigh East;
Clayton/Carinish Road Clayton and High Street
Road Mount Waverley. This project was chosen
by Council because it recognises a number of
areas within Monash of historical significance.
Council will contribute $50,000 to the initiative
and we have also applied for some funding
from the Centenary Major Grants Program.
The project will include tree planting and the
insallation of custom designed, commemorative
bollards to mark the length of these historic
avenues of trees. The bollards will feature
respectful images, a website address and QR
code that can be scanned to access further
historical information about the Avenues of
Honour and their local history.
For further info contact CouncilвЂ™s Senior
Landscape Architect Patrick Mallon on
9518 3426.
Highway Gallery
New public toilet
Council will conduct an open Expressions of Interest for the
lease of the Highway Gallery in Mt Waverley.
A modern public toilet is expected to be
installed in Mount WaverleyвЂ™s Hamilton Place
shopping centre in the first half of 2015.
The gallery has been managed as a community arts space by
the Waverley Arts Society since 2010 but the group has advised
Council that they will not continue management of the space into
2015. The Highway Gallery is a Council-owned facility that has been
managed by various volunteer committees over the past 24 years.
Councillors Rebecca Paterson and Bill Pontikis and Council staff
recently met with a a variety of organisations and community
groups to discuss the future use of the gallery.
The Expression of Interest will open early next year inviting
submissions from independent groups and organisations to fund
and manage the gallery for an initial term of three years.
Council will manage the gallery in the meantime and an exhibition
by Holmesglen TAFE will be held at the gallery from Tuesday 18
November until Thursday 4 December.
For more info contact Anne-Maree Pfabe, Manager Community
Information and Arts 9518 3529.
Council plans to install the automated toilet in
the Hamilton Place car park, west of the IGA
supermarket. It will be close to the existing taxi
rank and central to the shopping village.
The toilet will provide residents with improved access
to facilities, as currently the IGA toilets are able to
be used by members of the public only during the
supermarketвЂ™s opening hours.
Many residents have told Council that when they
are out and about, they want to know there will
be clean and safe public toilets available. Council
generally funds the installation of one new public
toilet each year.
For more info, contact Jeff McAlpine, Manager
- Economic Development, on 9518 3454 or at
[email protected]
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WHATвЂ™S ON
Ashwood and Chadstone Neighbourhood Event
Sun 23 November, 11am-3pm
вЂњGive it a goвЂќ is the theme of this FREE event, being
held at Batesford Reserve (94 Batesford Rd, Chadstone).
Join in the fun of a community art project or play some
board games. Local sports clubs will run clinics on the
oval from 11am-1pm. Enjoy a free community BBQ.
There is no need to RSVP; just turn up on the day.
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/events
or call 9518 3636.
Skate Jam Festival
.....at Monash Galley of Art
Sat 29 November, midday-5pm
Art in the Park
Sun 7 December, midday-4pm
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Come enjoy arts activities including adult
workshops (e.g. life drawing, African drumming
and photography) and childrenвЂ™s activities (creative
drawing classes, storytime at the library and face
painting). Glen Waverley Secondary CollegeвЂ™s Latin
and Jazz bands and the Chinese Performing Arts group
will entertain. This FREE event is organised by the A
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Friends of MGA and is being held in and around
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the MGA (860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill).
To book a place in a workshop, call 8544 0500. Bookings are not required
for general attendance. For more info, visit www.mga.org.au
Free activities in the park
Н«Н« Zumba
Tues 25 Nov,
6pm-7pm
Southern Reserve
Community Centre
(27 Rupert Dve,
Mulgrave)
For more info, visit www.myfs.org.au
or call 9518 3900.
Launch of project to
prevent gambling harm
Wed 3 December, 6.30pm-8pm
Enjoy FREE sport and recreation opportunities in November as part of Active
Monash Month. There is no need to RSVP to these events; just turn up:
Н«Н« Tally Ho bike ride
Tues 25 Nov,
6.30am-7.30am
Meet at Napier Park
(996 High Street Rd,
Glen Waverley)
Young people can take part in - or watch a FREE skateboard and BMX competition
at Central Reserve (cnr Springvale and
Waverley Rds, Glen Waverley). There
will be heats (Under 16s and Open),
giveaways, tunes and food. More than
$1000 worth of prizes will be up for
grabs. Register on the day, from 11.30am.
This is an all ages, fully supervised, drug,
alcohol and smoke free event.
Н«Н« Hit and giggle table
tennis
Wed 26 Nov,
10am-midday
Amaroo Neighbourhood
Centre (34 Amaroo St,
Chadstone)
Н«Н« Zumba in the park
Thur 27 Nov,
10am-11am
Warrawee Park
(Drummond St,
Oakleigh)
For more info, visit www.monash.vic.gov.au/events or call 9518 3527.
Come along to the launch of Clayton
CANVAS, a project aimed at preventing
the harm caused by gambling. As part of
the launch, a play вЂњTwo Sides of the CoinвЂќ
will be performed by people whose lives
have been impacted by gambling. The
FREE launch is being held at the Clayton
Community Centre (Cooke St). Funded
with a $205,000 Victorian Responsible
Gambling Foundation grant, this project
will provide support to Clayton residents
experiencing harm from gambling,
including seniors, young men involved in
sports clubs, and international students.
Bookings are essential and can be
made on 9518 3046 or at
[email protected]

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