Postcode 3182

Just Like This
Fragments Of St Kilda Life:
—There’s Never Been A St Kilda—
—A Love Letter To West Beach—
—Days Just Like This—
—Nights Just Like This—
—Live Music Just Like This—-
—Life Just Like This—
—Places Just Like This—
—Initiatives Just Like This—-

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Life Just Like…
Shane Carter, itinerant rough-sleeping artist, on Fitzroy Street, giving new meaning to Street Art
Images: Gerome Villarete

“Obedient to no man, dependent only on weather and season, without a goal before them or a roof above them, owning nothing, open to every whim of fate, the homeless wanderers lead their childlike, brave, shabby existence. They are the sons of Adam, who was driven out of Paradise; the brothers of the animals, of innocence. Out of heaven’s hand they accept what is given them from moment to moment: sun, rain, fog, snow, warmth, cold, comfort, and hardship; time does not exist for them and neither does history, or ambition, or that bizarre idol called progress and evolution, in which houseowners believe so desperately. A wayfarer may be delicate or crude, artful or awkward, brave or cowardly—he is always a child at heart, living in the first day of creation, before the beginning of the history of the world, his life always guided by a few simple instincts and needs. He may be intelligent or stupid; he may be deeply aware of the fleeting fragility of all living things, of how pettily and fearfully each living creature carries its bit of warm blood through the glaciers of cosmic space, or he may merely follow the commands of his poor stomach with childlike greed—he is always the opponent, the deadly enemy of the established proprietor, who hates him, despises him, or fears him, because he does not wish to be reminded that all existence is transitory, that life is constantly wilting, that merciless icy death fills the cosmos all around.”

—Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund

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Places Just Like…
Blessington Street Laundrette, St Kilda
Images: Gerome Villarete

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Places Just Like…
Abbey Road, Acland Street Village, St Kilda
Images: Gerome Villarete

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“In 2017 realestate.com.au ranked Australian capital city suburbs by their access to schools, work opportunities, and a number of other factors. The top 10 suburbs were all in Victoria or Queensland. The nation’s ‘most livable’ suburb was St Kilda West (Albert Park came in at number 7 and Port Melbourne at number 9). As Melbourne was rated as the world’s most livable city from 2011 to 2017, we figure that St Kilda West must be the world’s most livable suburb! “—Colin Fryer, President’s Report 2018 AGM

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Melbourne ranks as fourth most liveable city in the world for 2025 | TimeOut Melbourne | Melissa Woodley + Liv Condous (17 June 2025)
[Media Screenshot TimeOut Melbourne Online]

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There Will Be No Love Dying Here
Music, Poetry, Conversations

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—David Whyte | The Blessing Of The Morning Light—
—David Whyte | Blessings—
—David Whyte | Poetry & The Imagination—
—Tracy K Smith | My God It’s Full Of Stars—
—Usher | Tiny Desk Concert—
—Alicia Keys | Tiny Desk Concert—
—Meshell Ndegeocello| Tiny Desk Concert—
—David Whyte | The Tim Ferris Show—
—David Whyte | ABC Conversations—
—David Whyte | The Boundaries Of Self-—
—David Whyte | The Conversational Nature Of Reality—
—David Whyte | Distance & Arrival—
—Gregory Porter | Live In Rotterdam—
—Gregory Porter | Be Good—
—David Whyte | Lost-—
—David Bridie / The Etcetera Prayer—
—Willie Nelson / Always On My Mind-—
—Poetry Theatre Presents Willie Nelson / Me And Paul—
—Willie Nelson / Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die—

—Sting X The Rijksmuseum / Sounds Like Art [ARTE]—
—Sting X The Paris Pantheon / FIP50 [ARTE]—

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