Council

TWiSK Mayor Q&A February 2025
Our first Q&A for 2025 with the Mayor Louise Crawford.

Are we headed for Bingate 2.0?
Are we headed for another flawed kerbside rubbish tender? It’s certainly not a good start.

Stats back crime fears
Crime data reported by the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) indicates that increased crime is not just a perception, it’s a fact.

Locals’ Friday lost in Festival line up
With music festivals an endangered species, it’s great to see that the St Kilda Festival is alive and kicking again this year. Bad its sad to see the loss of the ‘Locals’ Friday’ program that was added last year.

Council promotes a pokies venue in Broadsheet
A council funded advertorial in Broadsheet has promoted a pokies pub where gamblers lost $2.1M in 12 months.

Safety Walk: A Plea for Help
TWiSK presents an eyewitness report of the community safety walk on Monday 20 January.

Events unite Councillors
Antisemitic terrorist attack condemned by Council. Followed by unanimous support for community safety round table

Council this week: Community safety on the agenda
Cr Buckingham is proposing a round table approach to community safety involving police and social agencies.

Social housing residents left to worry
“Housing First has not informed residents of any of these sales, nor bothered to explain to tenants what is going to occur, says Deborah whose sister lives in the Inkerman Oasis.

Plea for help from Jackson Street residents
An encampment on the Jackson Street Council carpark has terrified residents for 7 weeks (until the day before they came to Council).
