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Two newly drafted strategies will guide how the City of Port Phillip supports arts, culture and community inclusion over the next five years. Community comment will be invited in coming months.

Port Phillip Council is set to call for stronger national action on antisemitism through a detailed submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. TWiSK reports ahead Council’s decision on Wednesday.

Council officers have recommended a ‘rinse and repeat’ process to find a new long-term tenant for the St Kilda Marina precinct. TWiSK asks whether doing the same thing and expecting a different result is worth the effort.

Council looks set to approve $22,000 for emergency repairs at St Kilda PCYC, a move that could reopen its community gym as early as July. TWISK reports on the youth charity’s fight to stay afloat.

It has been a long time coming, but it seems Council is finally going to restore the St Kilda Adventure Playground. A local mum reports.

Port Phillip Council CEO Chris Carroll tells TWiSK what the community will – and will not – be able to influence as planning for Balaclava’s supermarket sites moves ahead.

Bayside will seek to reset its relationship with the Yalukit Willam Nature Association and Melbourne Water by developing a new collaborative working agreement to deliver the ideals of the masterplan. TWiSK reports on this important ‘reset’, described by one councillor as ‘conscious recoupling’.

Bayside Council is moving to create a new management structure for Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve, prompting concern from the volunteers who helped create the urban-habitat vision for the reserve.

The 2025 Safety Roundtable headed by Ian Gray AM brought police, local welfare agencies and council together to have a coordinated response to community safety concerns. He comments on the proposed local laws.

Fortis has started building The Gild, a $131 million mixed-use development on Fitzroy Street, as momentum builds behind a broader $196 million ‘collective’ push along the strip.