NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION

CoPP | PPLS | WORKSHOPPING | Candle Making to Remember our Past | Saturday 21 February 2026 | 11am-1.30pm

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Connect with the age-old craft of candle making by joining us at the Heritage Centre for a free, hands-on candle making workshop. 

This 2.5 hour workshop will give attendees a chance to.

Hinako Akimoto of Petaly Candles will guide attendees through creating and decorating their very own candle to take home.

This workshop coincides with our current exhibition on the soap and candle making factory J Kitchen and Sons, which operated in Port Melbourne for over a century. The exhibition was created in partnership with the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society.

Book in to secure your spot in this exciting new workshop! Please be aware that this is an 18+ only event due to the handling of equipment.
  • Where: Emerald Hill Library, 195 Bank Street, South Melbourne Victoria 3205
  • Cost: Free
  • Bookings: online via Trybooking

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Port Phillip Library Service (PPLS)
City of Port Phillip
Address: 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182 Australia
Telephone: 03 9209 6655

City of Port Phillip Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the people of the Kulin Nations. ​We pay our respect to their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.