Category: Council Meetings
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Acoustic camera call to put the brakes on hoons
Hoon driving is a significant issue within our community disrupting amenity and sleep for many people across Port Phillip. At last night’s Council meeting we called on the State Government to follow the leadership of NSW by implementing a noise camera trial. We stand ready to work with the State Government to prevent this ongoing…
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Council Meeting: 18 February 2026
Tonight’s Council meeting included the direction established for Council’s Aged Care services, the South Melbourne Market Strategic Plan as well as motions that will be taken forward to the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) for the National Conference. Future for Aged Care Service Delivery Commonwealth Government changes to the Aged Care Act now require Directors…
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Council Meeting: 4 February 2026
Tonight’s Council Meeting includes a response to Council’s deputation on community safety, as well as a Notice of Motion seeking community feedback on dog off-leash parks at Clarke Reserve in Elwood and Kirrip Park in South Melbourne. Deputation Response At the 3rd of December council meeting last year, Council heard its first deputation under our…
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Council Meeting: 10 December 2025
Tonight’s Council Meeting is the final meeting of Council for the year and had several items on the agenda, including Council’s Community Safety Plan, the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Strategy and proposed changes to Council’s Local Law. In addition, tonight’s meeting progressed plans for new netball facilities after previous Councils failed to advance this project.…
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Council Meeting: 3 December 2025
Tonight’s Council meeting included the progression of the South Melbourne Structure Plan, proposing an independent submission process to review public submissions, in addition Council updated its Community Engagement Policy. C219Port (South Melbourne Structure Plan) The South Melbourne Structure Plan defines the zoning and land use between City Road, Kinds Way, Ferras Street and Park Street,…
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Council Meeting: 19 November 2025
Tonight’s Council Meeting (and the first I chaired as Mayor) including the adoption of Council’s updated Waste and Recycling Strategy (2025-28) and the adoption of our committee framework refreshing Council’s advisory committees. Waste and Recycling Strategy The adoption of Council’s Waste and Recycling Strategy seeks to improve Port Phillip’s low diversion rates from landfill and…
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Special Meeting of Council: 12 November 2025
Tonight’s Meeting is a Special Meeting of Council where the Mayor and Deputy for elected for the next twelve months. I am pleased to announce that I will be serving at the Mayor of the City of Port Phillip for the next twelve months, alongside Cr Bryan Mears who was re-elected as Deputy Mayor. Mayor…
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Council Meeting: 5 November 2025
Tonight’s Council Meeting was relatively short with a few administrative elements, alongside the community consultation approach for the Multicultural Strategy. Multicultural Strategy Council’s multicultural strategy aims to build belonging across Council’s diverse communities, particularly in areas like Fisherman’s Bend and St Kilda Road which have a higher proportion of people born overseas, alongside established communities…
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Council Meeting: 15 October 2025
Tonight’s Council meeting set new standards for waste management, open space and tree maintenance instilling new performance indicators and audit trails to improve contractor performance. A petition seeking more frequent services on bus route 606, which connects Fishermans Bend/Port Melbourne to St Kilda via Albert Park and Middle Park was also tabled. I also submitted…
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Council Meeting: 24 September 2025
While Council normally holds a planning committee meeting on the fourth Wednesday, tonight’s meeting included several other items including the next stage of the land sale in Balaclava to support a redevelopment of Coles and an update on Council decisions made between 1 April and 30 June 2025. Carlislie Street The development of Coles in…