Edward
O'Donnell
Memorial
Fountain
Between the excitement of Luna Park
and the surrounding streets,
this fountain remembers someone
whose contribution to St Kilda was
measured in decades of community
service.
Between the excitement of Luna Park and the surrounding streets, this fountain remembers someone whose contribution to St Kilda was measured in decades of community service.
Between the excitement of
Luna Park and the surrounding
streets, this fountain remembers
someone whose contribution
to St Kilda was measured in
decades of community service.
ABOUT
EDWARD O’DONNELL MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
Edward O’Donnell was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1845. His family arrived in Australia in 1855 and settled in St Kilda soon afterwards. As a teenager, he worked for a Fitzroy Street grocer. By the age of 23, he had acquired the business himself. From serving customers, he moved into serving the wider community.
GOOD TO KNOW
Elected to St Kilda Council in 1888, O’Donnell served continuously for 44 years and was mayor on six occasions. He also helped guide the transformation of the foreshore through the St Kilda Foreshore Committee. The gardens and seaside spaces enjoyed by visitors today owe something to that long commitment. Following his death in 1933, this memorial was commissioned and unveiled in 1935.
A UNIQUE ART DECO DESIGN
Standing about 4.5 metres high, the fountain’s Art Deco design is more unusual than a simple bowl and water spout. Look for the three griffins, mythical creatures incorporated into its decoration. The original design also included fine sprays of water illuminated by amber tinted lights at night.
A NAME WORTH REMEMBERING
It is easy to pass a memorial without wondering about its name. Here, that name belongs to an Irish migrant, local shopkeeper and six time mayor who helped shape the seaside suburb around you.
HISTORIC LANDMARK
GREAT PHOTO SPOT
BEAUTIFUL PARKLAND SETTINGS
OCEAN VIEWS NEARBY
HISTORIC LANDMARK
GREAT
PHOTO SPOT
BEAUTIFUL
PARKLAND SETTINGS
OCEAN VIEWS
NEARBY
COMPLETE STOP 03
BY ANSWERING THE QUESTION
Answer The Edward O’Donnell Memorial Fountain Challenge
Look around Look around the location and use what you discovered to answer the question below.
CONTINUE YOUR ST KILDA ADVENTURE
WALK TO STOP 4
THE ACLAND STREET CAKE PRECINCT
Leave the gardens on the Acland Street side.
Follow Acland Street towards the busy shopping section and tram-terminus, heading away from the Palais Theatre.
Continue along the shopfronts, watching for trams and using the designated pedestrian crossing points whenever you need to cross the tracks.
Look for the cake shops and their display windows. Monarch Cakes at 103 Acland Street is a clear reference point for this stop.
Pause beside a cake shop window, leaving enough room for the other pedestrians and customers to pass.
You have arrived at Stop 4. Open the Acland Street Cake Precinct page to discover its story and answer your questions.
COMPLETE STOP 04 TO UNLOCK
A CLUE AND A SPECIAL REWARD
Visit the next location, enter the correct answer and unlock an exclusive reward and also a clue that will be used to unlock your Stop 10 final reward vault vouchers exclusive reward for your challenge.
Note: These clues will be put together to form a code word that will be used to unlock your final reward vault vouchers.
