Council

Opposition from residents at Europa on Alma retirement village has secured unanimous support from councillors in their bid to halt the conversion of an adjacent building into a 639-unit storage complex.

TWISK visited Madden House, the new facility providing permanent supported accommodation for people who have experienced homelessness. Located near St Kilda Junction, it will house up to 26 people and provide on-site support services.

The PCYC Board has called an ‘urgent funding roundtable’ session this week in an effort to bring together the community, potential funders and all levels of government.

Regardless of the failed tender process, Councillors have voted unanimously to extend the contract for kerbside waste collection to Cleanaway.

Bus 606 is a vital link between St Kilda and the rest of Port Phillip. Yet it only operates at hourly intervals on weekends and every 30 or 40 minutes Monday to Friday. Council has joined the community call for a more frequent and reliable service.

Mayor Louise Crawford has confirmed that the new collection contract is based on current services but can accommodate a shift to fortnightly collections for houses if required.

After a failed tender process, Council is set to award a 4+3 year contract extension to the current garbage collection corporation. TWiSK reports on three concerning issues ahead of the decision on Wednesday.

St Kilda PCYC has paused the sale of its Inkerman Street premises and issued an urgent call for support from government and philanthropic sources. Meanwhile, critics are circling the embattled PCYC board.

Local ward Cr Justin Halliday provided this comment on his momentous decision to support the sale of council land to Coles. This is presented in full.

Cr Libby Buckingham provided the notes of her remarks at the Council meeting to TWiSK on request. They are presented in full.