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Budget season can feel like a blur of big numbers and bigger promises, so it is always worth asking what it means close to home. TWiSK looks at what the State budget is set to deliver for St Kilda and nearby suburbs.

Plans to redevelop the seven-storey Cosmopolitan Hotel have hit a major obstacle: a drainage easement that could block a building permit.

Cr Serge Thomann is proposing that a dream team of local architects help pro bono to develop creative ideas infused with local understanding to inspire the next decisions about the fabled Vineyard.

Councillors have voted to proceed with controversial amendments to local laws covering encampments. Facing a packed public gallery and after heated questioning of officers, the final vote was 5 for, 3 against and 1 abstaining. TWiSK reports.

There were smiles all-round at St Kilda Primary School last week when news arrived that funding for the school’s long-awaited and much-needed community hall would be delivered in the coming State Budget.

Most public housing residents at 150 Inkerman Street, St Kilda, have signed a petition calling on the State Government to halt the demolition of their home.

The Council has released its draft Budget 2026/27 for community consultation. Readers won’t be surprised about increases to rates and waste charges. Council expects to pocket a surplus and keep business running as usual. Let the brawl begin.

TWiSK examines the ‘one-of-a-kind’ trust structure overseeing HousingFirst and finds a series of troubling questions.

This Wednesday (6 May), councillors will vote on a controversial amendment to local laws covering encampments. TWiSK sets the scene with exclusive interviews with police and community agencies.

Ahead of her campaign launch on Sunday (3 May), TWiSK sat down with Mikaela Stafrace, the ALP candidate for Caulfield, to hear what’s driving her bid for State Parliament in November’s poll.