Provenance

Philip Slobom was a Kew resident and political representative on Kew Council. He also held official positions in the Kew Historical Society and was active in the Save the Kew Court House Campaign. Following the amalgamation of the City of Kew into the City of Boroondara he led the Kew Association which opposed the amalgamation.

Purpose/Function

Archival records

Arrangement

Sorted by Kew Historical Society by subject

Content

ARC Box 12 / 6 folders

Folder 1 - Kew Junction - Kew Junction Strategy: Mechanisms for Implementation (1991); Kew Junction Strategy: Mechanisms for Implementation Draft (1991); Kew Junction: Preliminary Report (1990); Kew Junction Shopping Centre (1990); Kew Junction: Traffic & Parking (1991); Kew Junction Image: An Urban Design Framework to Guide Future Development (1990); Residential Development Feasibility Analysis: Kew Junction Commercial Centre Strategy (1991).

Folder 2 - Kew Association Membership - Various documents pertaining to meetings of the Kew Association (2000-2001); City of Kew: Maternal and Child Health Review Report (1988); Papers discussing secession of Kew and and Hawthorn from Boroondara (2000).

Folders 3, 4 & 5 - Kew Association - Correspondence between Philip and various local government officials regarding the secession of Kew (1999-2000); Multiple copies of invites, newsletters, and nomination forms; Members list of the association (2000); Papers regarding the 'Kops in Kew' campaign, including many signed forms of support from residents of Kew; Articles and documents regarding saving the Kew Court House.

Folder 6 - Heritage Plans - Booroondara Heritage Action Plan (2012); Documents related to Kew Historical Society Bus Tours including directions and scripts (2008-2013).