Elections

TWiSK presents an independent guide to the State election in local seats.

A new democratic process is unfolding in Victoria – one that many non‑Indigenous Victorians may barely notice – but which has lasting implications for our shared future. TWiSK sets the scene as voting closes later this week.

The three-way battle to become the ALP candidate for the local state seat of Prahran will conclude this week. With just under 12 months before the next state election, TWISK reports on the secretive ALP tussle.

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.

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…

Pledges for local projects are flowing. Expect more as the countdown to a result in Macnamara rolls on.

The ALP is set to have an open ticket in a very close and unpredictable three-way contest.

Cars tooted, drivers waved, and kids chanted outside St Kilda Primary School last Monday in support of their call for a hall.