Improved beach safety While our volunteer lifesavers provide an essential service, there is an opportunity to enhance safety outcomes by providing paid lifeguards to support patrols, training, and peak-period coverage.
Local emergency services Kingston plays an important role in collecting the Victorian Government’s Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund on behalf of the State. We see an opportunity to ensure that a portion of these funds is reinvested locally to directly support emergency services within our municipality.
Support for the homeless Strengthening investment in homelessness support will help ensure timely, coordinated responses to those in need.
Increased Police resourcing and presence To ensure residents, businesses and visitors feel safe in their community, Kingston is calling for increased police resourcing and a stronger visible police presence across our suburbs and activity centres.
Increased Commonwealth aged care funding Supporting council-delivered aged care services like AccessCare helps protect service quality, workforce stability and positive outcomes for older people across our community.
Back Your Neighbour campaign We’re committed to raising awareness of the issues affecting refugees and people seeking asylum and advocating for their rights, as well as creating a culture of welcome and celebrating positive contributions made by refugees to the community.