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Pier Pleasures

Name: Pier Pleasures
Start: 2025-10-26T15:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-10-26T15:00:00+10:00
Location: Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron

About

The St Kilda Historical Society and Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron present an afternoon to reflect on and celebrate St Kilda Pier.

Experience the stunning views of the foreshore from the refurbished Harbour Room, enjoy a drink at the bar, and hear two speakers share their passion and knowledge about what the pier, in all its forms, has meant to life in St Kilda over the decades.

Oscar Schwartz, co-founder of The Paris End newsletter, will read from his 2025 essay about ‘a pier that was built mostly for leisure’. The essay, a poetic homage to the 160-year-old pier, is also a homage to the ebbs and flows of St Kilda’s fortunes and character, drawing on Oscar’s own connection to the suburb. He will also touch on the founding of The Paris End.

Tia Scott, from Earthcare, will talk about the Little Penguin colony nesting within the rocks of the breakwater, and Earthcare’s dedicated work for over 35 years to protect this colony through research, education, and community engagement.