Council

A delegation from the public will now be able to present at Council meetings after a series of changes to governance rules were narrowly passed at last Tuesday’s meeting. However, the process to initiate a delegation is yet to be worked out. TWiSK reports on this and other changes.

TWiSK has branded the 2 September Council agenda as ‘Tricky Tuesday’ in recognition of the Council’s desire to keep some ‘tricky’ issues on the ‘QT’.

Council is hoping to finish landscaping and other works on the landside of St Kilda Pier before the St Kilda Festival

East St Kilda / Balaclava will be the first precinct to receive the Urban Forest treatment under a bold plan to lift tree canopy from 20% to 30% by 2040.

Councillors have backed a plan to expand off-leash dog areas across Port Phillip including a major expansion of access to Elwood Beach over summer.

Repeated food handling breaches by former St Kilda trader Lux Kebabs have resulted in fines and legal costs totalling $62,524 at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

Paw pressure prevails as Councillors vote to allocate $50K for a 14-month trial of free dog waste bags at up to 12 locations. However, opinions were divided, with concerns that free bags could contribute to plastic pollution and may not reduce dog waste.

The show goes on despite a 20% budget cut. St Kilda Festival will be back in 2026 on the weekend of 14 and 15 February. Applications open for the New Music Competition this week. Pictured are last year’s winners, Velvet Bloom.

Join the race to save Albert Park Lake from a 21-day lock-out period for each Grand Prix. Have your say before the 14-day consultation period ends on 11 August and the legislation goes into Parliament later in August.

Mayor Louise Crawford provides a right of reply statement to the recent TWiSK Community Satisfaction Survey story. Her response is printed in full.