Forum 3000 – April 2nd Event – Safety + FOGO

Posted on 28/03/2026 by Susan Saunders

Residents 3000 are pleased to invite you to our third Forum 3000 of the year, which will be held at the Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place (off Russell Street) on Thursday, 2 April 2026, at 6:00pm.

Safety in the City

Residents 3000 welcomes Dean Robinson from the City of Melbourne to tell us what progress is being made. How is the safety officers scheme working? How effective is the enhanced CCTV camera system in catching criminals? Are we winning the graffiti war? What is the situation with rowdy motor bikes and noisy motor vehicles?

These matters are so important to the amenity of living in the city. Come along and ask questions. Regular Residents 3000 members know Dean and look forward to his interesting presentations.

FOGO is a GO-GO

The Circular Economy team from City of Melbourne will tell us about the introduction of a FOGO (Food and Garden Organic) service for high rise buildings. The team will provide information for residents and Owners Corporation committee members on how the service works, what you need to know and when to expect the service in your building. What are the benefits of the FOGO service? How does it compare with (say) a worm farm or other organic waste method? How are high rise installation difficulties now being overcome? These are a few of the questions that residents can ask of the presenters.

Looking forward to seeing our members and guests for another interesting night keeping us up-to-date with things affecting our city lives.

The details of this event are:

Thursday, 2 April 2026
6:00pm for 6:30pm start
Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place (off Russell Street), Melbourne 3000

Registration opens from 6:00pm; and guest presentations start at 6:30pm sharp.
Drinks are available from The Kelvin Club bar; with finger food served afterwards.

This event is free for our current membership subscribers. Non-members or non-renewing members will be asked to contribute $5 towards venue costs.

Forum 3000 – March Event – Greenline Update

Posted on 01/03/2026 by Susan Saunders

Residents 3000 are pleased to invite you to our second Forum 3000 of the year, which will be held at the Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place (off Russell Street) on Thursday, 5 March 2026, at 6:00pm.

In December 2025, first stage of Melbourne’s Greenline project, the Birrarung Marr Precinct Site 1 was completed. The river’s edge has been transformed with new boardwalks that take you out over the river, seating and a practical application of plantings using native vegetation suitable for riverside application.

We are fortunate to welcome speakers from the City of Melbourne who will explain to us what to expect in the next stage of this in this worthwhile project. We are particularly interested to see new works commencing and to know their timing.

In the meantime, Residents are asking what plans are in place for maintaining the first site to ensure it flourishes, especially when new plantings will need extra care as they become established.

World Heritage Community Day

Posted on 06/04/2015 by

Hi CBD Residents!

The committee of your association highly recommends that you attend this important event. See the flyer below.

Events will run throughout the day, including children’s activities; details can be found on the Museum’s website : www.museumvictoria.com.au and further information on the site is available at www.frebcg.com.au (Some events require bookings.)

Wesley Site development discussed at Drinks Night

Posted on 06/03/2015 by

Our regular drinks night at the Kelvin Club last night was well attended. Maureen Capp from EastEnders gave us a rousing talk about the proposed 33-storey commercial tower to be built right next to the Wesley Church along side Jones Lane that runs north south from Lonsdale Street. The problem with the development is that the historic site of the 1920’s Princess Mary Club is to be demolished and valuable open space will be lost.

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Maureen Capp (L) and Fiona Patten MLC both supporting preservation of the Princess Mary Club.

Maureen who runs the Wesley Historic Precinct Action Group explained that unfortunately the Wesley Church has let the old building deteriorate possibly with a view to attracting developers or simply through lack of funds and interest.The drinks night was attended by Fiona Patten MLC who is supporting the idea of preserving the historic women’s refuge centre. Councillor Ken Ong was also present and gave the gathering further insight into the City of Melbourne’s planning and height restriction policies. The audience commented that more planning restrictions are needed to preserve the amenity and delightfulness of our city.

Both Maureen and Fiona pointed out that they are not against development per se. They just want development to be smart. To preserve our heritage and allow more high rise with adequate allowance for set backs, free space and areas of greenery. The suggestion was that the old Princess Mary Club could be renovated and re-used as an older persons residential facility or even a small city based primary school. At least some creative thought is needed to develop the site more appropriately. Maureen suggested that the west side of the property was better suited to development than the east. There are examples where the city has managed to intertwine the old and the new. That which is old is not all bad! We need to hang on to our heritage for generations to come. Once it is pulled down, it is lost forever. A bit like an valuable animal going extinct!

Please, if you agree with these ideas, read about it in the CBD News – Issue 7- and sign the petition being run by Fiona here.

Eastenders Coffee Club

Posted on 16/02/2015 by

Residents 3000 members are welcome to join Eastenders at their monthly coffee club this Tuesday 17th February at 10am. Always well attended. Catch up with the local gossip and CBD happenings.