Our Services and Community 

A one-stop-shop of the extra services we have on offer...

Community

People Friendly Street (Click Here)

Whether it’s by foot or wheel, the city is an ever-evolving landscape to move through. Check out our curated list of books to learn more about and ponder how cities are designed, used, and loved. Your library, your key to exploring more.

 

What Are You Reading Book Club (Click Here)     

Join our online book club and share what you are reading with other readers.     

No reading list, no homework, just plenty of book chat. Guaranteed to increase your TBR pile. The book club is led by your local librarian who works at Boyd library.     

Email read@melbourne.vic.gov.au with ‘What are you reading’ in the subject line to join the club.    

 

Read Stories from Southbank Neighbourhood (Click Here)

Head to Boyd Community Hub to tend to neighbourhood plants and make new friends at workshops designed to help Southbankers live more sustainably and reduce their environmental footprint.

 

Connected Neighbourhood Small Grant (Click Here)     

Got a great idea for your neighbourhood? Grants of up to $2000 are available to both individuals, community groups, and Owners Corporations to support community connection in the City of Melbourne. Check out the guideline on the web page and contact Southbank Neighbourhood Partner for more information. Ash Lee (0481 452 215 or ash.lee@melbourne.vic.gov.au)  

 

Garage Sale Trail in Southbank: Community information session 

Join Garage Sale Trail's General Manager, Barbara Gill, to find out more about an exciting new sustainability event coming to Southbank this November. 

Garage Sale Trail is a not for profit organisation that runs a national festival of garage sales across Australia.  Last year almost 300,000 Australians participated in the event saving 3 million kgs of items from landfill and generating $4m for the local economy. For more information, visit https://www.garagesaletrail.com.au/

 

Saturday September 16

10.30am-12pm

Boyd Community Hub - Lounge

Contact Southbank Neighbourhood Partner for more information. Ash Lee (0481 452 215 or ash.lee@melbourne.vic.gov.au)

 

Biketober

Biketober is coming to the city. Sign up as an individual or as a workplace and ride anywhere, anytime this October for a chance to win some epic prizes. 

 

Cycling is fun, cheap and beneficial to individuals and the environment. Biketober is free and open to riders of all levels. Register now

Sporting

Extra-Curricular Activities

ActivityDetailsContacts

Chess Club 

with Felix

Day: Wednesdays

Time: 3.30 - 4.20pm

Location: Meet on Community Steps 

Website: http://mindfulchess.com.au 

Email: felixchandler@mindfulchess.com.au 

Phone: 0451 965 385

Soccer with

David

Days: Wednesdays

Time: 3.30 - 4.20pm

Location: Gym

Website: http://sportstaracademy.com 

Email: vic26.football@sportstaracademy.com 

Phone: 0455 133 626

Lunchtime Soccer 

with David

Days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Time: 1.55 - 2.25pm

Location: Level 2 Court

Monday (Girls-Only) Age Group: Prep/Grade 1-3/Grade 4-6

Wednesday (Mixed Class) Age Group: Grade 4-6

Thursday (Mixed Class) Age Group : Grade 1-3 

Tennis 

with Mike

Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays 

Time: 3.30 - 4.30pm

Location: Gym

Website: http://tennislessonsmelbourne.com 

Email: miketlm4tennis@gmail.com 

Phone: 0422 728 938

Young Engineers

Days: Thursdays, Fridays

Time: 3.30 - 5.00pm

Location: ART room

Website: https://melbsouth.young-engineers.com.au/enroll/ 

Email: melbsouth@young-engineers.com.au 

Phone: 0478 534 693

Basketball

Days: Mondays

Time: 3.30 - 4.20pm

Location: Gym

Rosemary and Coach Joe

Email: comp-admin@portphillipbasketball.com.au 

Phone: 0402 047 975

Junior Rockers

Junior Rockers is also available for one-on-one or group music lessons during school hours. Lessons are offered in drum, keyboard and guitar. They run for 30 mins during the school day. 

Website: http://juniorrockers.com 

Email: info@juniorrockers.com 

Phone: 1300 467 625

Facebook

Did you know that we have an SMPS Facebook page? Feel free to 'like' it to see celebrations of our days at school.