This project is dedicated to the memory of all Melbourne Punks who are no longer with us.

You are gone but not forgotten.

R.I.P

PUNK'S NOT DEAD!

I have had a great time meeting, interviewing and listening to the stories of everyone who has contributed to this project. I have laughed, seen tears, and have been personally moved by many of the stories I have heard and recorded.

 

I would especially like to thank the following people for their assistance, advice, and support in the research of this project: 


Zol at The Australian Punk Website, Jack Feedback, Rick Ferrara, Simon Grounds, Michael Chrystal, Peter McGrath, Kate Buck, Alan Bamford, Garry Gray, Rob Wellington, Paul Conroy, Dolores San Miguel, Jim Buck, Fred Negro, Julie Mac, Mark Bakaitis, Scotti Henthorn, Helena Ashton, Dale Blair, Vicki Gauci, Marina Perkovich. 


Also thank you to:


Andrew Picouleau, Andrew Stafford, Ann Witherall, Black Widow Graphic Design, Brendan Young, BRIGHTSPACE, Chris Spencer, David Nichols, Gillian Upton, Greg McIlwraith, Guy Blackman, Ian McFarlane, James Anfuso, James Lloyd, James McNabb, Jenny Bannister, Jenny Ross, Keith Glass, Margaret Harrison, Ron Rude, Martin Kantor Archive, Melbourne Books, Michael Backhouse, Mushroom Records, National Portrait Gallery, Nicole McCuaig, Port Phillip City Collection, Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive, RMIT Design Archives, State Library of Victoria, The Arthouse Hotel, The City of Port Phillip, The Tote Hotel, Vicious Sloth Collectibles.


And to the rest of you, it has been an honour, thank you! Without you this project would not exist.

Love, Melynda von Wayward XXX


  • Adrian Barker
  • Al Webb
  • Alan Bamford
  • Alan Scott
  • Alex Plegt
  • Angela Adams
  • Angela Ivey
  • Anita Walker
  • Anne Jordan
  • Anthony Matters
  • Ash Wednesday
  • Ashley Crawford
  • Barry Sherman
  • Ben Taylor
  • Bohdan X
  • Brett Stewart
  • Bruce Butler
  • Bruce Milne
  • Cameron Taylor
  • Carole Wilkinson
  • Cathy Green
  • Chane Chane
  • Chris McAuliffe
  • Chris O'Halloran
  • Chris Pinsent
  • Chris Walsh
  • Clinton Green
  • Colin Holst
  • Craig Neish
  • Crusader Hillis
  • Dale Blair 
  • Daniel Smith
  • Dave Brown
  • Dave Light
  • Dave Spasm
  • David Chesworth
  • David Dixon
  • Dean Richards
  • Debbie Nettleingham
  • Debra Mineely
  • Denise Morgan
  • Des Hefner
  • Dolores San Miguel
  • Don Burgess
  • Duncan Mac
  • Edward Clayton-Jones
  • Elly Mantzaris
  • Ewan Thomas
  • Ewan Cameron
  • Francis Plagne
  • Frankie Loyde
  • Fred Negro
  • Gail Hedley
  • Gary Hirst
  • Garry Gray
  • Gavin Quinn
  • George Maleckas
  • Gillian Farrow
  • Glenn Burns
  • Glenn Forsyth
  • Glenn Terry
  • Glenn Walker
  • Goonie
  • Graeme Penton
  • Greg Fordham
  • Greg Noakes 
  • Harry Butler
  • Heather McDonald
  • Helene Glass
  • Hugo Race
  • Ian Cunningham
  • Ian McPhail
  • Jack Feedback
  • James Lynch
  • Jan Bucknell
  • Jason Bastard
  • Jeff Busby
  • Jenny Watson
  • Jim Buck
  • Jo Wellington
  • Joe Holzer
  • Joe Murray
  • John Bowie
  • John Corker
  • John Durr
  • John Harley
  • John Nixon
  • Johnny Volume
  • Jon & Carole Wilkinson
  • Jon Stewart
  • Julie Mac
  • Katy Beale
  • Kate Buck
  • Kellye Richards
  • Kenneth Lyons
  • Kev Lobotomi
  • Kirt Keating
  • Laine McCready
  • Laurence Richards
  • Les Futo
  • Les Szacsuri
  • Liz Reed
  • Loretta Hemensley
  • Lyn Gordon
  • Marcus Talbot
  • Margaret Hender
  • Marie Hoy
  • Marina Perkovich
  • Mark Green
  • Mark Howson
  • Matt Chaos
  • Matt Skiba
  • Matthew Worrall
  • Maureen O'Brien
  • Megan Bawden
  • Merryn Gates
  • Michael Chrystal
  • Michael Patterson
  • Mick Harvey
  • Mick Lewis
  • Mick Pacholli
  • Morgan Langdon
  • Mylene Mars
  • Natalie Cartwright
  • Neil Rogers
  • Nic Chancellor
  • Nicole Tadpole
  • Nigel Rennard
  • Noel Forsyth
  • Pasquale Giardano
  • Paul Cumming
  • Paul Bowker
  • Paul Bryant
  • Paul Conroy
  • Paul Lindsay
  • Paul Lobotomy
  • Paul Prole
  • Paul Waste
  • Peter McGrath
  • Paul Elliot
  • Paul Lindsay 
  • Peter Birtles
  • Peter Milne
  • Phil Bryant
  • Phil MacDougall
  • Philip Jackson
  • Philip Morland
  • Pierre Voltaire
  • Rennie Ellis Archive
  • Reverend Grebo
  • Rick Ferrara
  • Rod McMurrich
  • Rob Griffiths
  • Rob Wellington
  • Robert Rooney
  • Ron Murder
  • Ron Rude
  • Rosamund McIlwraith
  • Ross McVean
  • Rowland Thomson
  • Rusty Teluk
  • Sam Sejavka
  • Sara Thorn
  • Saraid Banahan
  • Scott Anderson
  • Scotti Henthorn
  • Scumbag
  • Sean Kelly
  • Shane Byrne
  • Shane Grubb
  • Simon Butcher
  • Simon Hu
  • Simon Grounds
  • Simon Rashleigh
  • Smeer
  • Sonya King
  • Spike Kiernan
  • Stef Egan
  • Steve Futo
  • Steve Lucas
  • Sue Barnes
  • Sue McCauley
  • Tadhg Taylor
  • Tanya Coleman
  • Tanya McIntyre
  • Teddy Suicide
  • Terry Rogers
  • Timothy Hughes
  • T.J Honeysuckle
  • Tony Doble
  • Tristan Varga-Miller
  • Vicki Marks
  • Vincent Kramer
  • Warren Burt
  • Warwick Brown


  • Main Image - Solid Gold Shit, Sick Things Liner notes written by Tim Hemensley, 1999, Released by Stolen Records - Source: Michael Chrystal & Terminal Boredom
  • Background Image - Borgy (Borgie) Shredding Urban Terrain - Source: Michael Chrystal