Yarraville Pop-Up Park ;-)

Ballarat St

Yarraville

 

photos & event information courtesy of http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

Gypsy & Poppet love Yarraville. It's a quirky little village full of character. Just when you think it couldn't get any more kitschy, the council introduce an initiative inspired by similar set ups in London, New York & San Fran. The POP-UP PARK!

Ballarat Street between Murray and Canterbury Streets in Yarraville has temporarily closed to traffic for 3 months to create a ‘pop-up park’. The park will open from 1 February until late April and traffic will not be allowed into this area. The park will consist of large planters, synthetic turf, tables, chairs and umbrellas to create a stimulating space in the heart of Yarraville Village for people to come together, relax and enjoy village life.

Traders, community groups and locals have the opportunity to participate by using the space to hold events, create art installations and other activities that will contribute to the activation of the park. If you have a great idea of something you would like to do or see in the space, let the council know! (http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au)

The project aims to:
Encourage community pride in public spaces
Reduce traffic and noise
Ease pedestrian movement around shops
Create a place for people - not cars
Increase public life in the village

The park will redefine the road as public space giving pedestrians the chance to enjoy the outdoors in the heart of an urban environment that was previously occupied by cars. Locals can drop by for a coffee, read a book, have lunch with friends or enjoy an ice-cream in the sun before a movie starts. In the future the materials could be re-used for the park to ‘pop-up’ again.

For more information visit the council website:

http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

Morning Exercise ;-)

Before morning exercise.....

After morning exercise!!!!! ;-)

Don't let hot weather deter you from exercising your pup, just get their walks or plays in earlier or later in the day.
Dogs, especially pugs need to be kept cool on hot days, but they also need exercise to stay fit.
We made a commitment to get them to the park earlier before the hot weather hits us today.
It was beautiful and cool & many other dog owners had the same idea with over 10 dogs visiting.
As you can see, they were very happy to have still got their play in the park!

Check out one of Gypsy's earlier posts on different dog parks in Melbourne ;-) http://gypsyju.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-day-for-park.html

Play with me Poppy!

Poppy are you going to play with me? 

hmmm...I'm pretty chilled out & yeh......I've got prime position in front of the fan & all....

oookay, I'll play with you......

Tug-o-war!

yaye! I love Tug-o-War ;-)

I'm going to get it...I'm going to get it! ;-)

I love playing with Poppy ;-)

My big sister Poppy is so much fun to play with ;-)

Introducing Poppet ;-)

Gypsy would like to introduce her new sister, Poppet! 

Poppet is 4 years old and is a brave & beautiful girl from 

'Saffron on the Hill'.

 After care & rehabilitation from Karen & her foster family @ 'Saffron on the Hill', we officially adopted her today. 

A welcome gift ~ Gypsy & Poppet have 'G' and 'P' hanging off their awesome 'Saffron on the Hill' collars ;-)

The pugs are staying cool today by snoozing on the tiles or dipping their paws in their splash pool & look forward to going on adventures together in & about Melbourne. To think, Poppet will have her first dog-friendly cafe experience with her lil' sister Gypsy showing her the ropes. It's really easy Poppet. All you have to do is 


a) look cute 
b) look cute
c) look cute


Poppet will be sure to love the cafe scene as much as Gypsy does. Right now though we are all too hot & bothered to talk coffee. So, stay tuned for updates!