Cr Jo Samuel-King, Bayside City Council

Please support Hampton Lifesaving Club's petition regarding beach access for disabled people.

Improve disability access at Hampton Beach: Sign the petition created by James Newbury asking Bayside Council to provide disabled car parks and compliant beach access, so everyone can enjoy this wonderful resource. Get details and add your support: https://jamesnewbury.com.au/petition/bayside-council-must-provide-disability-access-to-hampton-beach-urgently/

Hampton Lifesaving Club is a wonderful club that runs an awesome program for swimmers of all abilities. I support this petition to Bayside City Council, Victoria

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Bayside Council Must Provide Disability Access to Hampton Beach Urgently - James Newbury BAYSIDE COUNCIL MUST PROVIDE DISABILITY ACCESS TO HAMPTON BEACH URGENTLY. The Hampton Life Saving Club is a sector leader in providing inclusive beach programs and are State leading in providing access to our beach for the disabled. A huge challenge for the Club in supporting those with extra needs....

This hidden gems are rather lovely

Ghost fungi spotted in Bayside 👻🍄

The cooler months, and a turn of the season, bring about the fruiting of many fungi species.

A Bushland Crew member recently took a walk through George Street Reserve and noticed Ghost Fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis) start to pop up on some of the Coast Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum).

Primarily found in southern Australia, this species of fungi has an amazing bioluminescence at night.

If the bioluminescence is strong enough and the surrounding environment dark enough, you can see a white glow with the naked eye.

Link in comments to find out more 👇



[Image description: An interesting shapped fungi with a green glow.]

I really enjoy my role as a councillor at Bayside City Council, Victoria. It is a rich, interesting and rewarding experience. Good quality candidates are important, so if anyone is interested in talking to me about what it is like to be a councillors, feel free to be in touch.

Are you passionate about Bayside? Want to be a leader for change in our community? Consider standing for Council in the 2024 elections.

Learn more by attending the Municipal Association of Victoria's (MAV) Inner Metropolitan South East Session candidate information session on 31 July.

You will hear about:
The role of a Councillor
The electoral process
Campaign tips
Register for the MAV Sessions: https://brnw.ch/21wL9mL

Learn more about Bayside's Council elections: https://brnw.ch/21wL9mK

Soo beautiful. Imogen is Underwater, your photography is awesome.

After diving last night, I fell asleep thinking about this tiny little fish and it's impressive camouflage. This Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket is approximately 2.5cm long and is tucked in neatly against its doppelgänger, a Ladder Ascidian.

𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑠

I love the tree planting we are doing in Bayside.

During tree planting season last year (April - November), we planted 1364 trees across Bayside🌳

This includes:
• 807 Indigenous natives
• 151 Sand belt region Indigenous natives
• 204 non-Indigenous natives
• 203 Exotics

Together, we're nurturing our environment, preserving biodiversity, and enhancing the natural beauty of our community by continuing to plant seeds of sustainability for a greener, healthier future.

What do you think Council should focus on and deliver over the next four years? Have your say at Future plans: https://brnw.ch/21wKHyX



[Image description: A person wearing black and blue gloves, potting small shoots into small black pots.]

This article talks to what it can be like in local government. My experience has been the polar opposite. I have found Bayside City Council to be a brilliant Council to be part of.

Sacked and under scrutiny: What’s behind Victoria’s council chaos The number of councils under formal scrutiny – or even sacked – by the state government is piling up. What is going on?

Please contribute- your feed is important.

Future use of Wangara Road site Planning for a new community space.

At a time when many other councils are pulling out if aged care, we are expanding our commitment to care first our elderly residents.

Enjoy 😊

Just one sleep until Autumn Fest: Kids Day Out 🤸‍♀️

We're putting up the big top at Basterfield Park and the crew are practicing their moves and magic tricks ready for the big day on Sunday.

You won't want to miss out on all the fun:

🤡 Kids entertainment
🎩 Magic show
🎸 Live music
👺 Bubble wand and mask making
🍕 Food trucks
✨ More.

When: Sunday 3 March, 10am to 3pm
Where: Basterfield Park, Hampton East
Cost: FREE

Save the dates for more Autumn Fest events coming soon 🍂

🎸 Live and Local 17 March, 11am-4pm, Balcombe Park, Beaumaris

🐣 Easter Eggstravaganza 24 March, 10am-3pm, Landcox Park, Brighton East

[Image description: A gold and white flyer with cute, illustrated people juggling and having fun. Text reads Autumn Fes, kids day out.]

Shane Warne Oval, named in his honour today. So cool!

https://raw-australia.org.au/

I discovered a little gem today. It is a community garden in East brighyon called RAW. A very special place, where refugee women can connect with each other, relax and be empowered.

I am proud to be at the Vote Yes march 😊

I am looking forward to this 😊

Have a drink for a very worthwhile cause

DRINK UP FOR A GOOD CAUSE – Save the Hampton Bayside Bowls Club

Friday 18th August I 6.30pm at Bad Shepherd Brewing Co.

FREE ENTRY, No Booking Required

This Friday, Bad Shepherd will be tapping a ‘Karma Keg’ of their finest Lager to help raise money to save Our Club.

Here’s how you can help:
>Buy a pint of Lager from 6.30pm. 100% of the sales will be donated to Our Club!
>Enjoy some awesome LIVE MUSIC from local musicians The Corduroys
>Have a great night out with family and friends, knowing you’re supporting a local community group
>Spread the word

If you can't make it, and would like to make a donation, please visit our GoFundMe page https://gofund.me/5ab58a00

For all enquiries, please contact [email protected]

Many residents voted for so that I would protect Bayside’s trees.

Bayside City Council, Victoria

Such treasures

HELP SAVE HAMPTON BOWLS CLUB.

Help save your bowlo! Hampton Bowls Club has gone into voluntary administration. A new not-for-profit bowls and community club without pokies is being established. To support this, the club needs to raise $150,000 by 23 August. They have already raised $95,000.

You can show your support, on the GoFundMe page, here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-hampton-bowls-and-community-club

These guys could do with a helping hand

Save the Hampton Bowls and Community Club, organized by Hampton Bayside Bowls Club Hampton Bowls and Community Club has been an integral part of th… Hampton Bayside Bowls Club needs your support for Save the Hampton Bowls and Community Club

A painful and powerful sculpture…

The sculpture 'A Delicate Balance' has been installed in the median strip on Station St in Sandringham 🐢🌏

This sculpture, created by artist Bernie O'Gorman, is part of a Placemaking program of initiatives for the Sandringham Activity Centre and depicts the reliance of the turtle and earth on humans for balance and survival.

While adding beauty to the space, the artwork will also help bring energy and maximize the use of the area, benefiting the local community.

Supported by Sandy Street Art Project Inc, Sandy Village and Bayside City Council, the artwork will provide visitors with an opportunity to reflect on connections between humankind and the natural world.

Bernie O’Gorman has said the inspiration for the 20-year-old sculpture came from humanity’s encroachment on the natural world.

“I saw a documentary about turtles on an island in Australia,” said O’Gorman. “They were mining on the island, and the turtles were falling on their backs and couldn’t access the sea, it was one of their nesting islands.

“It’s probably more relevant now than it was 20 years ago, which is a bit sad really. I think we’ve made inroads, we’re improving, but there’s still a long way to go as getting the balance right.

“I think Sandringham is the best location the sculpture has ever been in; it feels like it belongs there.” ❤️

The sculpture is on loan from the artist for a 12 month period.

[Image description: A large sculpture of a turtle on its back laying on top of a globe.]

Bayside City Council’s support for The Voice to Parliament began in 2021 when we unanimously supported the Uluru Statement from the Heart https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/

We confirmed our commitment to supporting the Voice to Parliament earlier this year.

The Voice to Parliament will be a defining moment in our nation’s history and long overdue to my mind. Given it’s significanceI am taking the time to read this awesome book. I commend it as an elegantly crystallised account if where we stand as a nation.

Congratulations to Cr Hanna El Mouallem- our new mayor! And who is deputy mayor? Me!

This is what I was aiming for with my Butterfly Friendly Bayside Notice of Motion a year or so ago. I’m not done yet.

Also, this is exactly what we are doing in the wildflower meadow in the Yallukit Willam Nature Reserve.

Melbourne tried to bring butterflies back to the CBD. It worked Not just butterflies, but bees too. Now the city is expanding its trial putting in more understory plants to see if birds will come back too.

One of the most edifying parts of being a Bayside City Councillor is the good will between all seven of us despite a diversity of beliefs. Have a read.

It seems that faith is not only unacceptable, but now must be cancelled If Andrew Thorburn is guilty by association with City on a Hill, why is Daniel Andrews not guilty by association with the Catholic Church?

It was an honour to meet the federal environment minister, Tanya Pliberseck during her visit to the Yallukit Willam Nature Teserve yesterday.

The Queen has died… long love the King….very sad day 😞

Queen Elizabeth II has died. She was 96 The new King Charles III said the death of his beloved Mother was “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family”.

Today we met with the minister for agriculture, Murry Watts. Our key message was around the importance of wildlife conservation and we particularly wanted to raise the issue of our native wildlife being killed by rat poisons, known as SGARS. Still a work in progress but a good start.

Local government is actually super fun and incredibly rewarding.

We are at the 2022 Australian Local Government National General Assembly. We just met Tracey Roberts MP, member for Pearce and heard her speak. She is hilarious, has a great heart. It’s great to meet future, inspiring leaders.