Forum 3000 – The Trivia Challenge

Posted on 30/04/2026 by Susan Saunders

Residents 3000 are pleased to invite you to our fourth Forum 3000 of the year, which will be held at the Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place (off Russell Street) on Thursday, 7 May 2026, from 6:00pm.

This will be a night of challenging trivia questions to test your knowledge of Melbourne, a few clues, and some very surprising answers! Our chief quiz master is Artur Hajda who will provide the clue and the competitive score sheets each each team. I am told that the winning team will be rewarded!

The details of the event are:

Thursday, 7 May 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.

The event is free for our current membership subscribers. New membership subscriptions for the 2027 financial year are welcome at $35 per person. Current members will be sent a reminder in July to renew to 30 June 2027.

Non-members or non-renewing members are asked to contribute $5 towards venue and refreshments costs.

If you wish to check the status of your annual membership subscription, please send an email to treasurer@residents3000.org.au or please feel free to enquire when registering at the event.

Please send an email to events@residents3000.org.au if you would like any further information about this event, or if you wish to submit any questions on notice to our guest presenters before this event.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our events!

Forum 3000 – City Greening

Posted on 30/08/2025 by

Residents 3000 are pleased to invite you to our eighth Forum 3000 of the year, which will be held at the Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Place (off Russell Street) on Thursday, 4 September 2025, from 6:00pm.

Speakers will be David Callow, Director Parks & City Greening, and Luke Flanagan, Acting Director City Projects, to discuss City of Melbourne plans for greening, linear parks, and the Greenline project. We should hear about twenty-eight new parks, green roofs, and other initiatives about growing Melbourne into Australia’s Garden City.

The details of the event are:

Thursday, 4 September 2025
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.

The event is free for our current membership subscribers. New and renewing pro-rata membership subscriptions for the remainder of the calendar year are welcome at $20 per person, and valid until the end of the year.

Non-members or non-renewing members are asked to contribute $5 towards venue costs.

If you wish to check the status of your annual membership subscription, please send an email to membership@residents3000.org.au or please feel free to enquire when registering at the event.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our events!

Have Your Say …

Posted on 20/08/2025 by

Participate Melbourne

M2050 Vision and Council Plan 2025-2029

The City of Melbourne are planning for the future of our great city. Help shape the kind of city we want to be by 2050. This phase of engagement will close on Sunday 21 September 2025.

Following extensive engagement earlier this year, the draft M2050 Vision and Council Plan 2025-2029 and key strategic documents are now available for you to share your thoughts.

To find out more about this consultation, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/m2050-vision.

To find out about earlier engagement and read the engagement report, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/m2050-vision/community-consultation.

To find out about attending in-person or online information sessions and share your feedback, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/m2050-vision/information-sessions.

To complete the online survey, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/m2050-vision/phase-two.

Consultation closes Sunday 21 September 2025.

Besides providing your feedback to the City of Melbourne for their consideration, you’re also welcome to send an email to feedback@residents3000.org.au if you need any further information or wish to let us know your thoughts.

EastEnders – Lord Mayor, Nick Reece

Posted on 17/08/2025 by

EastEnders are pleased to invite you to their next meeting which will be held in the Leichardt Room at 27-29 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, on Monday 18 August 2025, at 10:00am.

While the Lord Mayor is no stranger to EastEnders, this is the first time that he will be attending in his new capacity. We know we can look forward to an informative and entertaining speech with no shortage of challenging questions from our group.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be up close and personal to our Lord Mayor and raise any matter that you would like him to discuss.

Let’s fill the room with enthusiastic EastEnders and friends committed to a safe, secure and diverse Melbourne that is welcoming to all.

The details of this event are:

Date: Monday 18 August 2025
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Leichardt Room, 27-29 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000
Directions: entrance is on left side of building

The session is hosted by EastEnders.

There are some current matters where your input might be timely.

The Council Vision and Council Plan is for consideration by City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee on Tuesday 19 August 2025.
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/meeting/future-melbourne-committee-19-august-2025
The Lord Mayor has welcomed that the Federal Government has conditionally approved three high-rise towers in Queen Victoria Market’s Southern Precinct, despite concerns over heritage impacts.
The Lord Mayor asserts that pedestrian etiquette in Melbourne has reached new lows. He suggests that we “return order to our footpaths while also celebrating our walking economy. Stay calm. Be kind. Keep left. Or we may need the strong arm of the law to fix things”.
The City of Melbourne’s Community Engagement Policy is being reviewed and inputs are invited. Share your thoughts by 10 September 2025 and/or let the Lord Mayor know at EastEnders.
participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community-engagement-policy-2025

You may have many other matters that can also be raised.

EastEnders look forward to seeing you at their events!

Have Your Say …

Posted on 17/08/2025 by

Participate Melbourne

Waste Collector Permit Fee implementation

The City of Melbourne are introducing a new annual permit fee for trucks that collect waste from businesses in our CBD. Have your say and help inform its implementation by Friday 12 September 2025.

They’ve also heard from the community that trucks collecting waste from our CBD can have environmental, amenity, and noise impacts. They also want to hear from residents, businesses, and visitors to the CBD about their experience with waste collection from businesses in the CBD.

To find out more, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/waste-collector-permit-fee.

Insights from waste collectors, businesses, residents, and visitors will help inform their plan to implement the new waste collector fees in a coordinated way that balances the needs of everyone in our community.

For an overview, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/waste-collector-permit-fee/project-overview.

For local residents to have their say, on the first page of the survey please select, “I am a CBD resident”, after which the various questions specifically relating to residents will appear on the survey page.

To complete the survey, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/waste-collector-permit-fee/survey.