17/10/2026
Today we're celebrating the legacy of St Kilda community stalwart and icon Terry - aka ‘Tez’, aka ‘Teldorado’ Moore.
When a small, tightly-knit community reflects on someone who was at the heart of making things happen - both here in St Kilda and at his home in Mt Macedon (where he created a welcoming spot called Teldorado for St Kildaites to catch a breath and enjoy each other's company) - it brings a real wave of nostalgia for the eras they helped shape.
Terry was simply someone who loved bringing people together and creating fun, free events for his neighbours.
It also reminds us of one of Terry’s most well-known contributions to the local community: the Jackson Street Festival.
A hyper-local festival like this could only happen because dedicated individuals like Terry - alongside his friends and volunteers - were willing to take on the massive logistics of council permits, road closures, safety compliance, and staging to give their community a great day out.
The block-party atmosphere of the early 2000s Jackson Street Festival, the very magic that the neighbourhood looks back on so fondly, came directly from the effort and heart put into it.
As the Jackson Street Festival took place before the era of social media, there is little digital footprint left, but this wonderful flyer by Fred Negro shows just what a wild and fun day out it was.
It was also deeply family-centric - long-time locals remember it as a true grassroots gathering, with everyone happily donning cowboy hats and boots to dance to live bands among the hay bales scattered down the street.
Terry’s legacy lives on in the memories of everyone who danced til it was dark, the local artists who were given a platform, and the kids who grew up with that vibrant sense of St Kilda community spirit.
Footnote:
The festival heavily prioritised celebrating and integrating St Kilda's local shop owners, artists, and traders - check out some of St Kilda's most fondly remembered businesses listed on this flyer: Felix, Monroes, Basque, Cavalli, Pelican, The GPB, and Il Fornaio!
