Badge - Vintage Port worth preserving - no amalgamation, 1986 - 1933

Historical information

In 1986 the Port Melbourne Council, faced by another amalgamation threat, produced anti amalgamation kits for it's citizens with bumper stickers, booklet, badges ets. Council had run a competition for a slogan with the winner being "Vintage Port worth preserving" Joan CURTIS the winner

Physical description

Two white badges with red lettering donated by the last Town Clerk of City of Port Melbourne

.01 from 1993 following the Kennett election, this copy was made by the council - "Vintage Port worth preserving - no amalgamation".

.02 from early 1980s amalgamation threat

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