Council

We zoomed with Mayor Cr Louise Crawford to discuss what’s coming up in May at council.

Community consultation on a trial of dog-poo bag dispensers is back on the agenda, but so is a hike in registration fees to cover the cost to ratepayers.

David Southwick, State MP for Caulfield (which includes parts of St Kilda, Balaclava and Ripponlea) has responded to a TWiSK survey for MPs about community safety. We’ve invited all local MPs to submit responses for publication in future weeks.

Council officers have recommended against providing dog waste bags in dog parks. Plus questions asked about cancelling yet another Council meeting – the third this year.

An independent guide to voting in the seat of for Macnamara in the Federal Parliament. View the TWiSK election forum recording plus details of Early Voting at St Kilda Lifesaving Club – the only local early vote location.

From Borgen to Balaclava. Danish journalist and Balaclava resident, Nanna Moller, attended the TWiSK Macnamara Election Forum. She compares the Scandi and St Kilda style of politics.

Welcome to unpredictable politics. For the first time, our local seat of Macnamara is a genuine three-way contest, with green, red, or even blue victory possible.

TWiSK sat down with Inspector Brett Coloe, Local Area Commander Port Phillip, recently for a chat about policing in St Kilda and Port Phillip.

A number of questions at the forum were tabled for a response from the candidates. We will be publishing the responses as they come to hand. The Greens’ response to the tabled questions from the Forum 27 April 2025 What is your party doing to address a transition away from animal agriculture towards plant-based agriculture…

Just Imagine.……a better Balaclava asks Gerry McLoughlin, a local with big dreams for her corner of the world.