Conversations Merri-bek
Throughout this project, you will see a number of outdoor activations come to life on our streets. From artists markets to parklets, through to graffiti removal and murals, Love Outdoors is ready to welcome in 2022.
Thanks to state government-led $40 million COVIDSafe Outdoor Activation Fund 2021, Victorian councils can support businesses to operate in outdoor settings in a COVIDSafe manner.
Coburg Courtyard is our newest outdoor recreational space that encourages play and enjoyment.
The area alongside Schoolhouse Studios in the old Coles Carpark in Coburg has been brightened with a colourful ground and wall mural by local artist Tom Civil. There are places to sit, planter boxes and dedicated areas to joyfully utilise the space.
Come and try your hand at painting, papier-mâché, zine making and much more.
The space will be undercover with heaters to keep you toasty.
When: Thursday 30 June,10am-1pm
Where: Coburg Courtyard
Prue and Honey’s performances will occur within a giant inflatable sculpture, which viewers may also enter, inside Schoolhouse Studios.
When: Thursday 30th June
Times:
10:30am-11am - in Coburg Courtyard
11:30am-12:30pm - at Schoolhouse Studios
1:30pm-2pm - in Coburg Courtyard
2:30pm-3:30pm - at Schoolhouse studios
Where: Schoolhouse Studios and Coburg Courtyard, near Coburg Station, Coburg.
Image credit: Amrita Hepi, Honey Long and Prue Stent
This program beautifies our public spaces, engages our community and addresses graffiti hotspots in Merri-bek.
Mural locations + artists:
Co-Op Lane, Fawkner – Michael Fikaris
Nicholson St/Brunswick Rd – Abbey Rich
Wheatsheaf Rd - Lucy Lucy
Featured mural by Lucy Lucy
We'd love to hear your feedback on Love Outdoors.
Please leave your thoughts in the box below.
8 June, 2022
AmyWatson says:
Some child-free zones. Not everybody likes to share the great outdoors with screaming children and ignorant parents
8 June, 2022
AmyWatson says:
Free group activities in the park like Tai Chi, Yoga, Zumba, Senior Fit with accredited trainers. Check out Cairns City Council's offerings
8 June, 2022
AmyWatson says:
Cyclists - should they cycle on the road or on the path? Apparently, they can do whatever they want
8 June, 2022
AmyWatson says:
Install public bins!! I can't believe I can walk 6 kms without seeing one bin unless it's bin day. Unbelievable
23 May, 2022
ChrisB says:
Make everybody love outdoors more by reducing the speed limit to 30km/h on all roads but the arterial roads.
10 April, 2022
Sarah says:
100% agree with fellow my Sarah!
There is a real absence of council based activities and programs for kids and families further north!
4 April, 2022
Barbara says:
What are you doing for seniors?
3 April, 2022
Sarah says:
Perhaps something in moreland's forgotten north? Something family oriented in oak park, Glenroy, hadfield or fawkner.... we exist too.
25 March, 2022
Jen says:
Murals are great, more needed. Graffiti removal vouchers not working. Need proper removal program like City of Melbourne as well
3 March, 2022
Lynne Pryor says:
Love Outdoors offers fantastic ideas. A suggestion: Council returns the street litter bins that they've removed over the years. Seriously.
17 February, 2022
Mjy says:
Big problem with ugly graffiti and waste in streets, delighted to know about the art activations, clean up and awesome events coming up!
7 February, 2022
Sydney Road says:
RenuWall murals are great, but Bruns/Coburg has a huge problem with Tagging. We need a collaborative approach to try and stop this damage
Merri-bek City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional custodians of the lands and waterways in the area now known as Merri-bek, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, as well as to all First Nations’ communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area.
Phone
+61 3 9240 1111
Email
engagement@merri-bek.vic.gov.au
National relay service
133 677
(ask for 03 9240 1111)
