Mastodawn

A plan so secret it was tabled in parliament.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/secret-government-plan-for-radical-expansion-of-suburban-high-rise-program-revealed-20260603-p603da.html

No paywall: https://periscope.corsfix.com/?https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/secret-government-plan-for-radical-expansion-of-suburban-high-rise-program-revealed-20260603-p603da.html

#Melbourne #Housing #UrbanPlanning #SpringSt #AusPol

Secret government plan for radical expansion of suburban high-rise push

There are currently 60 high-rise activity centres. A secret state government proposal calls for 150 more.

The Age

The Victorian News 2d ago

Corruption in Victoria didn't start with the CMFEU & Big Build
#ausnews #vicnews #corruption #springst #police #vkc #vicpol #hoser #investigation

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/corruption-victoria/corruption-in-victoria-didnt-start-with-the-cmfeu-big-build/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Corruption in Victoria didn't start with the CMFEU & Big Build

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Whilst the leader of the opposition (at least for now), Jess Wilson, MP has come out and said: "For years, Labor has allowed bikies, organised criminals and corrupt union figures to infiltrate Victoria's Big Build worksites. At least $15 billion of taxpayer money has been rorted while the Premier and the Labor Government looked the other way."

VicNews

Bernard Sheppard 2d ago

A story in four pictures:

Apparently the 20% rego rebate was a failure yesterday, and, at one point, it was showing that it was unavailable, when I was looking to see if I could help my elderly parents apply.

I wasn't that quick off the mark - I applied just before 10 am.

But, at 10am, I had confirmation of my request.

At 2ish, confirmation of acceptance.

At 9:55pm, money in my account.

#vicpol #springst

Paul 3d ago

Interesting to see Zack appeared by video at a Victorian Greens campaign conference

Hopefully they pay attention to what he's saying

#auspol #SpringSt

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/31/australian-greens-zack-polanski-england-wales-leader-connect-with-anger-to-counter-rightwing-populism-one-nation

English Green party leader Zack Polanski tells Australian colleagues to ‘connect with anger’ to counter rightwing populism

Australian Greens should ‘take on’ Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Polanski tells Victorian party conference, just as he took on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

The Guardian

The Victorian News 4d ago

Colin Brooks, MP, at Rinnai's Braeside factory
#ausnews #vicnews #election26 #brooks #springst #rinnai #braeside

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/politics/state-politics-victoria/colin-brooks-mp-at-rinnais-braeside-factory/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Colin Brooks, MP, at Rinnai's Braeside factory

BRAESIDE, VIC. — Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Minister, Colin Brooks MP, last week visited the Rinnai factory at Braeside, which is expanding its local operations.

VicNews

Augustus Brown 🌈4d ago

Open corruption in Victoria's strata management sector.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/leaked-audio-reveals-strata-giant-caught-asking-contractor-for-kickbacks-20260430-p5zsn3.html

No paywall: https://periscope.corsfix.com/?https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/leaked-audio-reveals-strata-giant-caught-asking-contractor-for-kickbacks-20260430-p5zsn3.html

#SpringSt #AusPol #GeneralNews

Leaked audio reveals strata giant caught asking contractor for kickbacks

When a strata manager brazenly asked for a kickback to award a contract for work, the contractor was in shock. “I felt like I’d been struck across the face with a fish,” he said.

The Age

Augustus Brown 🌈5d ago

All power to childcare worker Sofie. What an incredibly hard situation.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/30/victoria-child-protection-system-carer-ntwnfb

#SpringSt #AusPol #GeneralNews

A childcare worker was asked to take baby Lily home for the weekend after a court protection order last year. She’s still there

Exclusive: Sofie is devoted to the baby who was removed from her family, but she and advocates say the situation speaks to a desperate crisis in Victoria’s child protection system

The Guardian

Augustus Brown 🌈5d ago

Seems a flaw to me that a councillor needs to step aside while a local nutter brings a private prosecution against them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-30/david-penman-lays-further-charges-against-hepburn-councillor/106739350

#SpringSt #GeneralNews

Former mayor's lawyer describes private prosecution as 'nightmare'

A private prosecution launched by a businessman in Victoria's Hepburn Shire has been described as a "nightmare" by a lawyer defending one of two local government figures facing charges.

sortius

5d ago

What the fuck is wrong with cis women like this?

Spend their whole lives being fucked over by cis men, and they direct their ire at trans women? There's few things that piss me off more than cis women trying to hate on trans women:

Former women's shed board member banned from group for alleged transphobic comments

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/womens-shed-member-removed-accused-of-anti-trans-comments/106737024

#auspol #SpringSt

Women's shed ex-board member banned over alleged transphobic comments

A former board member of a women's shed in Victoria has been evicted after allegedly "spewing" discriminatory and hurtful comments about transgender people.