Latest articles by Tom Knowles
Community events and AGM
The day after Melbourne’s coldest and most miserable spring day for more than 30 years, the brooding rainclouds receded.
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Great dates in Parkville Gardens
It’s amazing how many time systems rule our lives. There’s the calendar year, the financial year, the school year, sporting seasons, religious seasons and weather seasons, to name a few.
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Spring into action
Spoiler alert to start with. You won’t find a definite date for our upcoming Spring Showcase event in this bulletin. The suspense will continue.
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A tale of two consultations
This month’s column is largely a tale, not of two cities, but of two City of Melbourne consultations.
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What will become of the vacant lots at the southern end of Galada Avenue?
A contentious 2017 amendment to the planning scheme approved higher height limits and an open extension to the original deadline for completion of developing these empty sites, but the community still awaits answers.
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Good news to report from Parkville Gardens
The season has officially come and gone but there are still bright splashes of autumn colour here and there in Parkville Gardens. They make a cheerful complement to the evergreens that predominate.
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PGRA attends 2050 Summit
After all the excitement of our Neighbours’ Day event and Easter egg hunt, the past month has been relatively quiet for the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association (PGRA). We’re planning a surprise event for late June so watch this space.
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Community gathers under sunny skies in Parkville Gardens
Melbourne’s weather has a reputation for changeability, but Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association could not have asked for a more glorious day on Sunday, March 23.
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March in Parkville Gardens
March is a multi-faceted month. Autumn has arrived, universities are back in full swing, football’s kicked off, Moomba fever is in the air, annual religious observances are under way for believers, and the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association (PGRA) is once again hosting a seasonal event.
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Park plan and security steps
Many features make Parkville Gardens a very attractive place to live. The proximity of Royal Park is one of them.
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Daredevil fun, security issues, and a new team in Town Hall
It wasn’t a trick, but it turned out a treat. Our Halloween event invitations went out at the last minute this year, but we still managed to attract a great turnout of young children and watchful parents for the fun and games.
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New leaders emerge for Parkville Gardens
As confidently predicted last month, the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association’s (PGRA) AGM and social evening held on Monday, September 9 was a great success.
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Season of hope
Spring is a hopeful season and that’s the spirit of this month’s bulletin from Parkville Gardens.
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Surprise changes: Parkville Gardens pushes for its own meeting place
Surprises can be welcome or unwelcome. Parkville Gardens has had one of each in recent weeks.
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Neighbourhood planning in Parkville Gardens
As we shiver through the coldest start to winter for years in Melbourne, days when the sun breaks through and blue skies are bright are most welcome.
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Connection, safety, funding, and coffee
It’s a pleasure to report that Parkville Garden Residents’ Association’s Community Dinner at the Reggio Calabria Club on May 23 was a great success.
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Community dinner, funding success and e-scooters
Trees with colourful autumn leaves aren’t too common in Parkville Gardens, but every year those we have brighten up the neighbourhood with vivid displays of yellow and red foliage. They cheer us on our way towards the chilly months of winter.
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March musters
How good to see young kids and families and friends enjoying themselves at our two community events last month!
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Neighbourhood festivities in Parkville Gardens
Sure enough, the hottest days of the year didn’t occur in summer, they only showed up once the kids were back in school. That’s the wonder of weather in Melbourne.
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Events season in Parkville Gardens
Good for gardens, lawns, and parks, but not so good for holidaymakers, summer this year has been cool and wet. Perhaps we’ll get our warmest weather now that schools are back.
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