News

An unusually mild Friday night provided an ideal setting as fairy lights glowed over a packed St Kilda laneway café while generous plates of candidate cooked food were gobbled up at $15 a serve in a tasty fundraiser. TWiSK reports on the start of the Greens campaigns for Brighton and Albert Park.

The prospect of three months of pile-driving construction works in Albert Park Reserve is driving locals and park users to despair – and anger at the lack of communication from Development Victoria (DV).

An internal review of the Picturing Democracy exhibition has raised more questions than it answered, prompting calls for further scrutiny. TWiSK reports on the likelihood of a review of the review.

Tension was on display last week at Council, when three councillors abstained from a motion opposing increased state planning interventions. TWiSK explores the background and motivations of both sides.

The sprawling encampment near the Junction Oval, on Parks Victoria land adjacent to the culturally significant Ngargee Tree, has now been there for over a year. No matter how you look at it, it’s a situation that can’t be ignored.

It’s big, it’s modern, it’s part of the Victorian Big Housing Build Program — and it’s finally under construction. But spare a thought for the former social housing residents who were abruptly relocated in 2023 to make way for progress. TWiSK reports on the long‑running saga.

“Confidential” moves by Bayside Council have sparked alarm among volunteers at the Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve in Elsternwick. TWiSK reports ahead of next Tuesday’s Bayside Council meeting, where the volunteer association’s lease is listed as a confidential item.

The proposed sale of 25 social housing units in the Oasis project on Greeves Street has brought to light serious questions about the governance of HousingFirst. TWiSK asks if anybody is marking HousingFirst’s homework?

An enthusiastic crowd gathered at The Prahran Hotel on Saturday to launch the Greens’ bid to reclaim the Prahran electorate with second-time candidate Angelica Di Camillo. TWiSK was there as an observer.

Love it or loath it, the St Kilda Festival is a big deal. It draws a crowd, fills the bars and markets St Kilda as a good time destination. We’re not sure how much it costs, but it’s a big slab of Council’s overall festival budget. Council will vote on the next Festival in June.