7-543: The St Kilda Pavilion is a historic kiosk located at the end of St Kilda Pier , in St Kilda , Victoria , Australia . It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register . The kiosk was designed by James Charles Morell and built in 1904 by John W. Douglas. The kiosk was proposed and operated by Francis Parer. Until the 1930s, the structure was widely known as Parer's Pavilion; however, its actual name
14-611: Is owned by Parks Victoria and is leased to Peter Tzambazis. 37°51′53″S 144°57′57″E / 37.86472°S 144.96583°E / -37.86472; 144.96583 St Kilda Pier The St Kilda Pier in St Kilda, Victoria , Australia, is home to a colony of Australian little penguins , the St Kilda Pavilion , as well as the Marina of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron . It
21-458: The Pavilion was added in 1904. The pier became a favourite destination for promenading, fishing, excursions and small boat moorings for much of the 20th century, as St Kilda became Melbourne's entertainment district and most popular beach. The breakwater had been built in timber, and in 1955 was replaced with a rubble stone one. In the 1970s, the timber pier was replaced with a concrete one, and
28-459: The breakwater extended. Australian little penguins breeding amongst the rocks of the breakwater were first documented in 1974, with 100 altogether identified by 1989. They now number about 1200, and public viewing is a popular attraction. In 2017, with the pier nearing the end of its design life , Parks Victoria , the owner of bayside infrastructure in Victoria, announced a plan to replace
35-452: The kiosk and the support of Premier Steve Bracks , it was reconstructed to the original 1903 plans, utilising some of the salvaged components, such as the cast iron roof, decorative cresting and weather vane . An additional structure, expanding the capacity was erected directly behind the kiosk and is obscured by the pavilion when viewed from the pier. The kiosk reopened in March 2006. The site
42-641: Was first built in 1853 as a small private timber jetty by the St Kilda Pier and Jetty company, but destroyed the same year, and rebuilt by 1855 as a public pier. It was extended many times, until it became a 1944 ft pier with stone groins. A shelter at the beach end, a breakwater and an L-shaped extension sheltering the St Kilda Yacht Club by the 1880s. Moorings for the Port Phillip Bay excursion steamers were added in 1893, and
49-586: Was the Austral Refreshment Rooms. In the 1930s it was renamed Kerby's Kiosk. Noble and Ivy Kerby acquired the lease from the Victorian Government in 1939. The Kerby family were involved with running the kiosk from 1934 until 1987. From 1987 until 2003 the kiosk was leased and operated by Joe Sillitoe, then Carmel Grant. On 11 September 2003 the structure was destroyed in an arson attack. After massive public support to rebuild
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