TIMELINE OF EVENTS

1859 – St Kilda Pier is built after a storm destroyed the Fitzroy Street jetty

1903 – Francis Parer, a caterer, submits rough plans and details of a St Kilda                  Pier Kiosk to the St Kilda Council

1904 – The Kiosk is completed, architectural drawings done by James Morell

1905 – Francis Parer operates the kiosk on a live-in basis. It becomes known as            Parer’s Pavillion, but is actually named the Austral Refreshment Rooms

1939 – Noble and Ivy Kerby acquire the lease from the Victorian Government.               Noble Kerby operates the kiosk for 18 years

1940 – The 1940's proved to be the Pier’s heyday, when it shared the beach with

           the StKilda Baths complex

1959 – Noble Kerby dies. His son Colin and wife Judy take over the lease

1970 – The pier is demolished and replaced with reinforced concrete, onto which            the kiosk is then placed

1987 – The kiosk has a $1million refurbishment of historic features for the                 Bicentennial Celebration

1991 – After significant rent increases from the refurbishment, the Kerby’s retire              to sail around the world. The kiosk reopens under new management,             following a council campaign to lower the rent

2003 – September - Kiosk burns down due to arson attack

2004 – September - A $2.75million restoration plan is unveiled

2004 – Novenmber - The St Kilda Pier arsonist is sentenced to three years jail

2006 – March - Restoration is completed using plans from 1904, with a new café             built at the back to replace the old residence. Peter Tzambazis, Andrew             Knight and Benjamin Cox win the tender for a 16 year lease on the kiosk

Along with the re-creation of the Kiosk, the former residence at the back has been replaced with a modern café/ restaurant and a public viewing deck on top, which includes 5 interpretive panels that have been developed in partnership between the City of Port Phillip and Parks Victoria to tell the 100-year-old story

of the kiosk and it’s role in St Kilda.

For more information on the history of the St Kilda Pier Kiosk, visit the below links:

PARKS VICTORIA

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=188

ST KILDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

http://www.skhs.org.au/SKHSbuildings/1.htm

WIKIPEDIA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Pavilion

CITY OF PORT PHILLIP

http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/stkilda_pier_kiosk.html