Scaffolding removal has proceeded rapidly, and the lower carpark is now reopened for use. No closure will take place tomorrow, Friday 4th

Note to: All Residents
400 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
01/04/2025
Hello all,

1. Façade B:
   a. This façade will be complete by Wednesday 2nd April (excluding
   balcony areas).
   b. On Thursday 3rd April & Friday 4th April access to the lower carpark will
   be blocked between 9am-4.30pm to enable dismantle of scaffolding. If
   you do need to use your vehicle, please ensure this is removed from
   the carpark prior to 8.30am. (We apologise for the short notice;
   however, we understand that the removal of the hoarding is a priority)
2. Façade D:
   a. Weather permitting, we hoping to complete painting works to these
   façade in the next 2 weeks (excluding balcony internals & ground floor
   areas)
   b. Please ensure all windows and doors are closed for the duration of the
   painting works.
3. Façade C (Rear):
   a. We expect to commence pressure washing & remedial works on this
   façade during next week.
4. Ground Floor / Front Retaining Walls:
   a. We expect to start works on these areas in the next few weeks.
   
   Please CLICK HERE to log any issues / defects on the Project Issues Register,
   which will be attended to by the project team.
   Thanks in advance for your cooperation and if you have any queries, please feel free
   to contact the building manager who will pass any information on the project team.

Hello all,

1. Façade B & D:
   a. Next week, Avello will continue the painting works to these facades.
   b. Weather permitting, we hoping to complete painting works to these
   facades next week (excluding balcony internals & ground floor areas)
   c. Please ensure all windows and doors are closed for the duration of the
   painting works.
2. Façade C (Rear):
   a. Depending on progress on Façade B & D, we expect to commence
   pressure washing & remedial works on this façade from Monday 31st
   March.
3. Ground Floor / Front Retaining Walls:
   a. We expect to start works on these areas in the next few weeks.
   
   Please CLICK HERE to log any issues / defects on the Project Issues Register,
   which will be attended to by the project team.
   Thanks in advance for your cooperation and if you have any queries, please feel free
   to contact the building manager who will pass any information on the project team.
   Kind Regards,
   Fanus Coetzee
   Project Manager (For the OC Committee)
   Nick Waite
   Project Manager (For Avello Group)

A wild day in Melbourne yesterday – you can see some glimpses of blue sky, some heavy rain and the MCG lights

Due to the age of the equipment, the plumbers have been delayed fetching different sized connectors.

The valve is ready to be connected once they return, eta 30 minutes.

Thursday 20th March
10:30am
Approx 1 hour

The mains water valve at the front of the building is scheduled for replacement.

This will necessitate shutting off water to the whole building for approximately 1 hour.

Updates will be posted here in the event of any delays.

Contact Reeve at 0467444074 with any questions or concerns.

I have 2 tickets for The Removalists tonight 630pm session at Southbank Theatre

We can’t use them

Send me an email – buckgw@gmail.com

A number of you have raised the issue with the noise coming from generators in Bowen Lane for the Ramsay Clinic. The generators were an emergency installation following a major flood.

We received this update today

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Hi Neighbours

I have an update on our power situation for you all. While not a final resolution date, we have made significant progress in approvals and planning since I was last in touch.

I know with the warm weather there has been an increase in the load on the generators and also the impact of the noise from doors and windows being open. You may recall that we had to decrease the acoustic blankets around the compound due to the heat leading to the generators overheating and failing. We are sorry for this ongoing noise but we are doing our best ot balance the stability of power for the hospital with the noise of the generators. We have had Worksafe out to review twice in the past 3 weeks and they have advised that the decibel readings are within acceptable levels and our emergency situation as a health care facility allows us to run them in this configuration. The decibel readings are all under 85 within the immediate vicinity of the generators, on the footpath and at the building boundary, which is where Worksafe took their readings from. 

I can advise that our new switchboard is now in build mode with the estimated build time 4-5 weeks. This means that we are busily planning to return the site to mains power supply as soon as the board is installed. At this point we are looking at a window in the 2 weeks post Easter, but a final date will not be known until we have a final build completion date for the switchboard itself and approval from Citipower to re-activate the sub-station. We have commenced work with Citipower already to expedite their works to enable us to switch across.

I will keep you all informed as we progress to a set date for the transition to occur but we are now well on the way to being able to remove the generators from site.

I am at a conference next week so will have intermittent access to email but please don’t hesitate to reply and I will do my best to respond in a timely manner.

Please share this information with your residents / neighbours as per my previous correspondence.

Thank you

Petra

Petra Glare
CEO

Do you live near Albert Park? Did you know you could attend the Grand Prix for free on Thursday 13 March?

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation are offering free Park Pass tickets to the local community – including free access to all grandstands.

All you have to do is present a valid ID (or utility bill and ID) with the address of your residence or business within the following postcodes:

3182

3205

3206

3004

The Park Pass tickets can be redeemed on Thursday 13 March at gates 2, 3, 5, 8, and 10 – tickets are one per person living at address and subject to availability.

For more information follow the below link and see under the Community Day drop down. https://bit.ly/4hrRrbS