Past Stories

HELP US  STOP THIS RATEPAYER RIP-OFF Despite covid hardships Council are about to vote on their upcoming budget and are planning to yet again increase rates, to pay for their overstaffing and wage increases. Council have been addicted to increasing rates to feed their self-serving employment habits, supporting their massive bureaucracy employing 30-100% more staff than other councils. …

Ropp did extremely well in Octobers Council elections having 2 out of our 3 candidates winning seats at Council. Unfortunately Sami just missed out having been pipped at the post by Heather Consolo another independent candidate for Gateway Ward. This was very unfortunate for the future power battles making it more difficult to gain the…

Our Councillors and Council have been making it difficult for our long-term senior citizens to stay in their homes. There are many residents in Port Phillip, like Tanya*, who face the nightmare of Council demanding exorbitant rates from them knowing that with a small fixed income or pension they will never be able to pay.…

Out of touch council are removing car parking spaces with little regard for the needs of residents & traders Council has a massive financial dependence on car parking fees and fines and are on an ideological mission to remove car parking spaces. Port Phillip Council Sustainable Transport Policy and Parking Rates“Council is seeking to achieve a…

The City of Port Phillip is the best part of Melbourne (in our humble opinion). Our beachside suburbs, parks, and laid-back neighbourhoods make our city one of the most liveable in Australia. But climate change is affecting our way of life. The probability of bushfires, rising sea levels and flooding threaten our City, our country…

Over the Previous 4 years, the majority of Councillors in Port Phillip council have been endorsed and supported by political parties, which have their own agendas and biases. This has led to a situation where councillors have voted together in blocs against the best interests of residents and ratepayers and not for the greater good…

With 800-900 Council employees plus millions more spent on consultants*. Council used to be about serving the local community, but it seems that the tables have turned and now we the residents and ratepayers have to bow to the excessive demands foisted upon us by Council. Our Port Phillip Council boasts between 800 – 900…

Councillors Baxter & Copsey voted against upgrading the Advanced Waste Processing & Sorting of Kerbside Recyclable Material programs! On 5th February 2020, two of the nine councilors, Councilor Baxter and Councilor Copsey voted against upgrading the Advanced Waste Processing & Sorting of Kerbside Recyclable Material programs!Councilor Simic was absent.

Shout out to Councillor Marcus Pearl – City of Port Phillip, who has voluntarily taken a 50% pay cut due to the COVID -19. He is setting an example to councillors around Victoria about how to contribute to the council budget crisis.  Cr Pearl May 6 2020 …a zero rate rise option to the City of…