History Month 2020
The Parkville Association is part of History Month this October! Our free walking tour app, Parkville Heritage Walks, is featured as part of the official Royal Historical Society of Victoria program.
Be sure to try out the app and share with your friends, family and colleagues to promote our special suburb!
https://historymonth.org.au/sessions/parkville-heritage-walks/
Parkville Party in the Park 2019
The Parkville Association organised a community social event in the park (Ievers Reserve) in November. The event was a great success
The Parkville Association is thrilled to announce an important NEW TOUR for our mobile walking tours app - the Parkville Heritage Walks app.
Walk Number 4 explores a whole new area of our beautiful heritage suburb: North Parkville! With features including luxurious park-side villas, a block of Tudor flats with a battlement and Melbourne's first motel on the iconic Royal Parade, we guarantee you'll learn something you didn't know about your neighbourhood.
The Parkville Heritage Walks app provides four separate self-guided tours of our historical South Parkville precinct, using your mobile phone or tablet as a digital tour guide. The app builds on the printed walks brochures and includes digital route maps and full colour photographs of each stop.
You can download the app FOR FREE today
- For Apple users (iPhone, iPad), click on this link:
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parkville-heritage-walk/id1352835185
- For Android users, click on this link:
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mytoursapp.android.app1355
Or just search 'Parkville Heritage Walks' in the app store search bar. Easy!
We are sure this app will be a hit with the younger generations, so check it out on a sunny weekend with your kids or grandchildren.
For any assistance loading the app, just contact your friendly Committee and we'll be happy to help.
If you have any comments, queries or corrections, please email us as per below.
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One of the many advantages of living in Parkville is the ready accessibility to many fantastic facilities and services. The Association will periodically encourage local community members to become more engaged with various facilities and services.
Please click here to view the latest traffic and speed counts.
Please click here to view the parking survey results.
Local Parkville resident, Dave Collins, has prepared this account of his 'relocation journey' to get a better visual and functional outcome for his NBN service in his heritage house. Dave can be contacted at 0438 394 191 if you have any questions about the process he went through with the NBN.
The Parkville Association promotes the right of all residents to quiet enjoyment of the neighbourhood and the surrounding local environment. From time to time there have been incidents where this right has been breached - in some cases due to a lack of understanding of what constitutes a noise violation and/or what is appropriate at different times of the day or night.
The East West Link Blog contains all the information you need to keep up to date with the tunnel and the Assessment Committee Hearings starting on Monday 3rd of March.
The East West Link, Elliot Avenue interchange image
The damage to Royal Park is outrageous....Seriously, does LMA think this is good? It is appalling! See video below:
Updated 24 August 2013
The City of Melbourne has commenced work on the installation of 40km/hr speed limits and the introduction of more bike lanes around the Parkville streets. New lines have been marked and posts for the new speed restrictions have been installed.
Installation of 40km and bike lanes (click here to see the proposed plans for the 40 km speed limits and the new bike lanes)
40KM/H SPEED LIMIT FOR SOUTH PARKVILLE
As residents of an inner city neighborhood, South Parkvillians are perennially threatened by heavy traffic, including through traffic, rat runners, and visitors to surrounding institutions seeking parking. This traffic creates noise and pollution for residents, and hazards for pedestrians and cyclists. And it is poised to get worse with the completion of major new developments such as the Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
At a series of meetings between the Traffic Sub-Committee and the City of Melbourne, we requested that a 40km/h speed limit be implemented in South Parkville to reduce or “quieten” traffic flows while minimizing inconvenience and improving safety for residents, pedestrians and cyclists.
However, any 40km/h speed limits require VicRoads approval, which can only be granted when other physical measures are also put in place to restrict traffic, particularly by narrowing lanes to around 3m wide. Consequently, to facilitate VicRoads approval, the City of Melbourne is proposing a series of modifications to Park Drive, Bayles Street, Degraves St, and Morrah St. The modifications include changing road markings, adding “pedestrian refuges” and adding pedestrian crossings at roundabouts. Similar measures have been implemented in neighboring inner city suburbs.
The next General Meeting of the Parkville Association is to be held on Tuesday 14 May 2013, commencing at 8:00pm.We want to make sure that the City of Melbourne’s proposed modifications have the support of the South Parkville community so at this meeting there will be an opportunity to discuss the changes proposed by the City of Melbourne and indicate your support or opposition by a show of hands.
We invite all residents of South Parkville to review the documents and attend the next General Meeting and cast their vote. You do not need to be a member of the Parkville Association. We are interested in everyone’s opinion.
The Parkville Association Traffic Sub-Committee has given the matter close attention and supports the proposed modifications.
Click this link for info on the new 40 km limits proposed for Parkville streets
Updated 24 August 2013
It is disturbing that the Royal Park has been under threat since it was proposed by Governor La Trobe in 1844, that 700 acres (283 hectares) be set aside.
Reduced in 1861 to to allow for the development of residential area of South Parkville and the establishment of the Zoo. Again for residential development in 1868 for North and West Parkville. More loss of parkland in South Parkville for more houses in 1870s. Further park loss for roads, the tramline and Upfield railway line, then 1929 land for Uni High, 1944, RMH, 1957, RCH, 1963 the Dental Hosp and 2012 the rebuilding of the RCH.
The area of Royal Park is currently listed as being 170 hectares. The next insult will be the proposed East West Link with its ugly flyovers and damage to the existing flora and fauna.
Is there no limit to the damage we will allow to our wonderful Royal Park?
Ways you can help:
1. Comment on the Parkville Association Facebook page www.facebook.com/ParkvilleAssociation
2. Support the "Save Royal Park West" group page on Facebook
3. Join the Royal Park Protection Group. www.royalparkprotect.org.au or phone Paul Leitinger on 0401 992 00
4. Come to the Parkville Association meetings 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 8pm
5. Have your say at the Linking Melbourne website www.linkingmelbourne.vic.gov.au
Updated 13th May 2013.
East West Link construction expected to start late next year
This week, the Victorian Government committed $294 million towards the East West Link project. The new funding will enable detailed design work, formal planning approvals, the procurement process for construction, as well as the completion of some early construction works.
Watch the brand new video about East West Link (animations of the route and driving experience)
The construction of stage one of East West Link will commence in late 2014, with a construction period of around 5 years. Construction will cost between $6 billion and $8 billion, and create around 3,200 jobs, making this one of the biggest road projects in Australian history.
When it opens, stage one of East West Link will be an 8km motorway from the Eastern Fwy at Hoddle Street to CityLink / Tullamarine Fwy. A significant part will be within tunnels. A range of public transport and urban amenity improvements will also be implemented in the local area. A later phase of East West Link will extend the route a further 10km westward to connect with the M80 Ring Road in Sunshine West.
East West Link will be delivered as a Public Private Partnership, with financing expected to be sourced from the Victorian Government, Commonwealth Government and the private sector. ConnectEast Group · EastLink Operations Centre · 2 Hillcrest Avenue · Ringwood, Vic 3134
10th May 2013
The Victorian Government has announced it will allocate $294 million towards the East West Link project as part of the 2013-14 Budget.
This means that Linking Melbourne Authority will now begin formal planning for the eastern section of the East West Link. While the first stage targeted for development is between the Eastern Freeway and CityLink, the planning approval process will also consider a further connection to the Port area. Planning for the western section from the Port to Sunshine West has previously been undertaken.
See below the latest video posted by the "Linking Melbourne" account:
The Parkville Association is thrilled to announce the release of our very own mobile app - the Parkville Heritage Walks app.
Click the link below or search the app store to get your free download and try our self-guided walking tours today!
