Politics

Labor and Liberal Upper House MPs united to pass the GP Amendment Bill with sweeping changes to park access across a 21-day period. While community protest secured some softening, joggers and walkers will be banned from the Lake Path for up to three weeks.

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.

Will the Labor Government try to push a 3-week GP lockout through parliament this week? Locals who love the lake (and Albert Park) are emailing the Minister this week.

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.

The final decision on a proposed 21-day closure of Albert Park Lake now rests with Upper House MPs after the Lower House passed the Allan Government’s Australian Grands Prix Amendment Bill 2025. Sports clubs and other recreational users of Albert Park are furious about the extended encroachment into their activities.

Concerns have been raised after a park volunteer was assaulted by an aggressive man from the encampment near the Ngargee Tree in Albert Park Reserve. Park volunteers have told TWiSK that the camp has been there for over 19 weeks.

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.

The Victorian Fisheries Authority recently released 1,500 ‘ready to catch’ rainbow trout into Albert Park Lake under its school holiday program to encourage young anglers. Another 1,500 are planned for September. Local nature lovers are not happy.

As trees are axed to make way for a $350M new Pit Building for the GP, Save Albert Park has scheduled a demonstration of protest for 11am Saturday 2 August 2025.

The chainsaws are being sharpened to remove dozens of mature Albert Park trees, fuelling  growing anger about the high price of the new Grand Prix pit building. From Kelly Brennan from the Lake ALIVE! group.