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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
Local News Skate of Mind ■ Roll on down to Chelsea Skatepark on Sunday (Sep. 21)for Kingston’s ultimate skate and scooter showdown - Skate of Mind 2025. The event takes place from 10.30am – 4.30pm at the corner of Thames Promenade and Scotch Parade, Chelsea.
Govt slammed ■ Boroondara Mayor Cr Sophie Torney has responds to the State Government’s release of activity centre maps for Hawthorn, Glenferrie and Auburn and Kew Junction. “The updated Activity Centre plans released by the Victorian Government give me reason to doubt that their community consultation will have any impact on these plans,” Cr Torney said. “The Government has already completed one round of community consultation on these significant proposals, but I see no evidence that the voices of our community have shaped these updated plans. “Consultation only works if people can see that their feedback is taken seriously. To ignore community wishes erodes community confidence in government and the planning system. “Today I’m asking the Government to work with us, not against us. My challenge to the Government is this: conduct a genuine community consultation process and commit to publishing the feedback received for all to see. “If the Government cannot commit to publishing the feedback they receive, then why should our community waste their time with another performative consultation process?” The City of Boroondara will be analysing all the details of these proposals.
WOOLIES DONATES AS TOWER APPROVED
● Michael O’Brien MLA
■ Supermarket chain Woolworths has donated to the Labor Party as the State Labor Government has given approval to a topwer development at Burke Rd in Glen Iris, Malvern MLA Michael O’Brien has told Parliament. “Fourteen of the Labor Government’s highrise activity centres are being imposed on my Malvern electorate; the most of any in the state,” Mr O’Brien said. “Labor wants to see congestion causing high-rise next to the very same train stations where Labor refuses to remove the level crossings. “Residents living near Glen Iris or Tooronga level crossings are having insult added to injury. This is not about building more homes. “If it was, Labor would work with Stonnington Council, which has a housing strategy to provide 67,000 new homes, 34 per cent more than the State Government’s target. “While Labor ignores councils, we see what really motivates them. At 173 Burke Road in Glen Iris, a Woolworths tower proposal was knocked back by council, knocked back by VCAT but approved by Labor’s planning minister. “Well, guess which company has donated to the Victorian Labor Party? None other than Woolies. If it looks dodgy, it probably is. “There is a way to build more homes: listen to locals and work with councils. The problem is, for Labor, it just does not pay,” Mr O’Brien said.
Sustainability Award winners
● Cr Georgina Oxley, Mayor
■ Kingston’s business community shone at the 2025 Sustainable Business Award, with six winners recognised for their innovation, leadership and commitment to creating a sustainable future. Mayor Cr Georgina Oxley said Kingston is proud to be the only council in Victoria with an awards program dedicated to sustainability in business. Winners were: ■ Waste Reduction and Recycling Solutions – Armstrong Flooring ■ Diversity and Inclusion – Party Higher in the entertainment industry. ■ Small and Medium Business Leadership – Edithvale Community Greengrocer a reliable market and regular income. ■ Towards Net Zero 2030 – WE-EF Lighting Pty Ltdprint while delivering energy-efficient lighting solutions. ■ Product Innovation and Technology – ZECO Energy ■ Young Changemakers and Innovators – Sricharan Karthikeyan, Vishnu Easwar, Rehaan Salil and Aneka Subramanian
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