Council

Caravans, boats and trailers left on Port Phillip streets for extended periods could soon attract fines under proposed changes to the council’s local law.

Former Moreland mayor Meghan Hopper crossed the Yarra five years ago and became a Stonnington councillor, all while completing a PhD in political communication and working in senior policy roles. She tells TWiSK her next aim is to be Prahran’s voice in State Parliament.

A petition calling for debate on bike lanes and other road safety policies to be postponed has prompted Council officers to recommend deferring the discussion until the August meeting.

St Kilda Community Housing has asked council for $250,000 a year for two years to help rough sleepers get off the streets after 17 knock backs from other potential funders.

Council’s draft creative strategy promises stronger cultural outcomes while relying on continued cuts to the St Kilda Festival budget. TWiSK comments and reports.

Geoff Gower was on the community panel that helped develop the original site brief almost a decade ago. He is concerned that the lessons of the first failure have never been identified, let alone fully understood.

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.