Stories

Squat saga reveals maze of frustration

When Sue Macgregor found a woman sleeping in a humpy on her office balcony last week, she began searching for help for the person sleeping rough. What she discovered was a maze of agencies that pointed her to other agencies in a circular maze of deflection.

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Peter park protector passes peacefully

Peter Goad was many things: a metallurgist, an editor, a yachtsman, a skier, an activist and a champion of Save Albert Park, acting as President for 23 years. TWISK asked the current SAP President, Peter Logan, to reflect on his predecessor’s contribution to the cause and community.

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Inspired by his mother’s words…

Michael Tarulli, St Kilda local and long-time Trustee of St Kilda Memorial Hall, has charted his journey of recovery from a near-fatal car accident while on police duty in a new memoir ‘You Be Strong…’ My mother said.

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Vale Liz Pain – coordinator of 11 Pride Marches

Liz Pain, one of the founding members of Pride March Victoria and coordinator of the first 11 Pride Marches, died last week. She was a long-term St Kilda resident.

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More than penguins on parade

The public and the St Kilda penguins can now live together in parallel thanks to a new viewing platform and decades of dedication by a band of humble volunteers.

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Locals help show David Gulpilil’s Journey Home

St Kilda locals have helped to pay homage to one of Australia’s greatest ever actors in a new documentary film now showing at Palace cinemas until 5 November.

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Vale Wayne ‘Mouse’ Thompson

St Kilda local Wayne Mouse Thompson passed away in the early hours 2 August. He ran the in-line skate shop Apache Junction on Acland St and was a pioneering figure in Australia’s rollerblading scene says his friend Janet Marnell-Brown.

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There’s never been a Saint Kilda

Local singer Mal Web has recorded a new CD with a witty ditty about the story behind the naming of St Kilda.

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Coffee with the top local copper

TWiSK sat down with Inspector Brett Coloe, Local Area Commander Port Phillip, recently for a chat about policing in St Kilda and Port Phillip.

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Kid from Korumburra to St Kilda

An Interview with Dianne Toulson, GM of Theatre Works by Alexandra Collier.

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