The West St Kilda Residents Association is a not-for-profit, volunteer, community-based organisation of West St Kilda residents. It is non-sectarian and not politically partisan.

The Association’s general objective is to serve the community interests of West St Kilda residents.

They aim to provide an open and public forum for all West St Kilda residents to express their views and to be informed on issues relating to their community such as:

—Preserving and enhancing neighbourhood character and residential amenity
—Town planning, traffic management, parking regulation, and public transport, and
—Preservation of heritage buildings.

The West St Kilda Residents Association promotes integrated planning, active consultation, communication and engagement between all stakeholders in the neighbourhood; and seeks to ensure that residents’ views  and voices are heard.

Heritage Matters

The Association reserves the right to take a stance on behalf of its members in cases where single-dwelling permit applications may involve the demolition of heritage-listed buildings; or may involve radical change that the heritage significance of a building may be lost and cause appreciable loss to the overall streetscape and character of the area.

In renovations which may involve negotiation or disputes between neighbours, the Association remains neutral – but it is willing to offer informal guidance and information to all members on planning procedures once an application for a permit has been lodged. Members seeking such advice are requested to obtain copies of the subject plans for the purposes of any discussion.

Founded in 1999

The West St Kilda Residents Association was formed on 23 March 1999 at a public meeting of about 100 residents of the West St Kilda area at what was then the West St Kilda RSL Club at 23 Loch Street.

The membership adopted Model Rules for an Incorporated Association and applied for incorporation on 8 June 1999 under the Associations Incorporations Act 1981. This was granted on 18 June 1999.

After the Victorian State Government passed the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, the Committee drafted a set of rules based on the new model, with changes to suit our specific requirements. These were approved at the 13 November 2013 AGM and accepted by Consumer Affairs Victoria.