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Major Events, History of St Kilda
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First Settler in St Kilda, Ben Baxter
The first European settler in St Kilda was Ben Baxter in around 1839, he was a settler from Melbourne on a grazing lease. -
St Kilda becomes home of Melbourne's 1st Quarantine Station
In 1840, St Kilda became home to the first quarantine station for Scottish immigrants in Melbourne. -
St Kilda officially named
The area was officially named St Kilda in 1841 -
St Kilda becomes a seperate municipality
St Kilda became a separate municipality on 24 April 1857, and in the same year, the railway line and railway station connected St Kilda to Melbourne city and a loop line to Windsor. -
Remodeling of St Kilda foreshore
Italian Carlo Catani, was Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, he was contracted in 1906 to prepare a master plan for the remodeling of the St Kilda foreshore to Point Ormond. -
Closure of St Kilda railway line/Addition of St Kilda to Tram Route 96
In 1987, the St Kilda railway line was closed, rationalised and re-opened to become part of route 96, one of the first light rail lines in Melbourne, terminating at Fitzroy Street. -
Cleaning up of St Kilda streets
Tim Costello, when the mayor of St Kilda, worked closely with local social welfare groups between 1993 and 1994 to help clean up the city's streets. Combined with the legalisation of prostitution, St Kilda's streets were becoming safer. However, violence is almost a daily hazard for an estimated 400 street workers in St Kilda (2004) with the notorious Greeves St coming under heavy police presence after hours. -
Cleaning up of St Kilda streets
Tim Costello, when the mayor of St Kilda, worked closely with local social welfare groups between 1993 and 1994 to help clean up the city's streets. Combined with the legalisation of prostitution, St Kilda's streets were becoming safer. However, violence is almost a daily hazard for an estimated 400 street workers in St Kilda (2004) with the notorious Greeves St coming under heavy police presence after hours. -
St Kilda foreshore re-development
In 2006, plans went out for a foreshore re-development, which included promenade widening and saw the demolition of the bicentennial pavilion which marked the land end of the St Kilda pier.