Uncategorised (7)
2022 Annual General Meeting
Notice of AGM 2022 - 18 September 2022
3:00–3:45pm
St Kilda Army and Navy Club, 88 Acland Street, St Kilda (upstairs)
As a member of the St Kilda Historical Society, you are invited to attend this year’s Annual General Meeting. The business of the meeting is to present the Annual Report including the annual Financial Statements and to elect the Committee of Management. Nominations of candidates for election as officers of the Association or as ordinary members of the committee will need to be made in writing and delivered to the Association by 11 September (seven days before the meeting). It won’t be possible to nominate from the floor. To download a nomination form, click here. Your completed nomination form can be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted to PO Box 177, Balaclava 3183.
Please note that only financial members are able to vote and/or seek nomination for election to the Committee of Management. Membership renewal was due by 1 July. You can renew your membership by clicking here.
Proxy
Members unable to attend can appoint a proxy, who must also be a member of the Society. The proxy form, which can be downloaded here, must be sent to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 24 hours before the time of the AGM.
Kindly note that any one member can represent no more than three proxies.
Documents
Matt and Beki from The Mavis’s performing at the Prince of Wales in May 2018. Photo by Brendan Moore.
UPDATE June 2022: We are pleased to announce the project is almost done! The first two podcast episodes are available on www.stkildamusic.com from June 2022. There will be 12 episodes overall, two available each week. Artists featured in the series include Fiona Lee Maynard, Nick Barker, Jack Howard, Tim Rogers, Tex Perkins, Dave Graney & Clare Moore, Genevieve McGuckin, Matt Doll Thomas, Paulie Stewart, Phill Calvert, Neil Wedd and jazz venue operator, Alan West.
Unplugged in St Kilda
The history of music in St Kilda from the 1970s to the 1990s
In 2021, the Society successfully applied for a City of Port Phillip Council Cultural Development Fund - Recovery Grant, which has the aim of reinvigorating the city as the arts precinct it is known for, post-Covid-19. We are grateful to receive the full amount we asked for, $12,000.
Music and other forms of entertainment are an extremely important part of St Kilda’s rich history. St Kilda has always been known for its live music and for being an area where a lot of musicians have lived over time.
The Unplugged in St Kilda project will document the history of music in St Kilda in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, interviewing bands and artists from those eras and turning some of these into podcasts recorded at local studios, and then featured on our web site. And, we will organise three artist Q&A sessions where members and fans will be invited to local venues to personally hear about how our wonderful city impacted their music and careers.
Committee member, Sally Moore, will be the lead on the project, working with Anna Bongiorno and Adam Ferrier. Together, they will be taking a specific look at bands/singers, lifestyles, venues, festivals etc and exploring how these have changed over time, including the main influences on the music scene (and how they have changed).
While studying communications at university, Sally worked as a talent scout intern at music company BMG. She then completed a Diploma of Music Management and worked for Ground Up Entertainment, a Sydney band booking agency, managing local bands. Sally moved to St Kilda eleven years ago to follow a lifelong love and interest in music. Through her contacts in the St Kilda music scene, she will be able to reach and interview a wide range of musicians and venue owners.
We look forward to celebrating one of the most enjoyable aspects of St Kilda and to seeing our members at the music Q&A sessions next year.
2021 Annual General Meeting
Notice of AGM 2021 - 5 September 2021
3:00–3:45pm
Via ZOOM - Members will be sent the zoom link via email, three days before the meeting.
As a member of the St Kilda Historical Society, you are invited to attend this year’s Annual General Meeting. The business of the meeting is to present the Annual Report including the annual Financial Statements and to elect the Committee of Management. Nominations of candidates for election as officers of the Association or as ordinary members of the committee will need to be made in writing and delivered to the Association by 29 August (seven days before the meeting). It won’t be possible to nominate from the floor. To download a nomination form, click here. Your completed nomination form can be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted to PO Box 177, Balaclava 3183.
Please note that only financial members are able to vote and/or seek nomination for election to the Committee of Management. Membership renewal was due by 1 July. You can renew your membership by clicking here.
Minutes AGM 2020 Combined (27 September, 1 November)
Certificate re Financial Statement
Mirka Mora Seaside Angel
Mirka loved St Kilda’s raffish bohemian charm and made it her home for nearly two decades. From 1965-1970, she lived with her family at the Tolarno Hotel in Fitzroy St and assisted with managing the Tolarno Bistro with Georges, her husband. It was Melbourne’s best-known French restaurant. In 1970, when Mirka and Georges separated, she moved to a shop front dwelling in Wellington St, off St Kilda Junction. After a period living in Toorak and the CBD (1975-1981), Mirka returned when she bought a Victorian cottage at 116 Barkly St where she lived until 1999.
Our Seaside Angel Project
St Kilda Historical Society has now started on stage one of the production of Seaside Angel: Mirka Mora’s St Kilda, a 30 minute documentary that focuses on the renowned artist’s St Kilda years. SKHS has been fortunate to have the blessing of William Mora, Mirka’s son and art dealer, as well as a seeding grant from CoPP. Dr Janine Burke, art historian has been appointed as heritage consultant for the project with the able assistance of student film maker at the VCA and her crew, Gilda Jones.
To date a series of interviews have been recorded with friends including Serge Thomann and Marylou Jelbart at the Tolano Restaurant in Fitzroy Street. Other people who have also taken part in round one of interviews include Kevin Wilson who assisted Mirka with the St Kilda Pier mosaic, and artist Ann Holt. William Mora also featured and will be taking us on a tour of the Tolano Hotel where he was raised. A journey into the past which we will all be able to share!
Another important St Kilda artwork by Mirka is the mosaic seat at the entrance to St Kilda pier. It was commissioned by CoPP and Mirka completed it in 1996.