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More homes go to create small parks
After spending $38.8 million in 2023 to purchase an Australia Post site in Port Melbourne for a sporting hub, the council is now spending an undisclosed sum to buy houses for demolition to create or expand four small parks in East St Kilda/Balaclava.
Roundtable Round-Up
TWiSK reports on the Community Safety Round Table that was held last week. You’ll need to wait until 21 May for the results.
Community Safety Roundtable Shrouded in Mystery
Just days before the much-anticipated Community Safety Roundtable, the council has declined to share key details of the event
Teals bypass Macnamara, again
TWiSK reports on the launch of the Climate 200 film ‘No Safe Seat’ at the Astor last week.
Roundtable gathers a ‘who’s who’ of community services
The community safety roundtable, chaired by Ian Gray, could occur as soon as 19 March, with a report to council expected in May.
High-flying legal eagle to chair safety roundtable
Former magistrate Ian Gray AM will chair the upcoming community safety roundtable. What ideas will he have to involve the community?
Storm Warning for Marina
Dark clouds are hanging over the $160 million St Kilda Marina redevelopment.
Police are regularly meeting with the Council, residents, and traders
From the Police Media Unit
Report was kept from councillors for 84 days
Received on 6 June, the community satisfaction report was not shared with councillors until 29 August and not made public until 26 November.
Promised $11M new St Kilda library now a ‘furniture upgrade’
“Have Your Say” on an upgrade to the furniture at the popular but dilapidated St Kilda Library – a far departure from the $11M St Kilda Library redevelopment included in the Council Plan 2021 but shelved quietly in 2023.