The Latest Breaking News from St Kilda

Antony Catalano fronts court in person for first time since alleged attack

He is facing multiple charges over an alleged assault in St Kilda.

The Canberra Times · Oct 16

Mouse Population Shift: St Kilda evacuation erased house mice; field subspecies filled the homes

The human presence in St Kilda came to an end in 1930, resulting in the extinction of its house mouse population. Interestingly, field mice took advantage of the vacant buildings once inhabited by house mice. Researchers suggest that it was the competition with the field mice, rather than just food…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Albanese condemns ‘antisemitic hate incident’ in which Jewish boys ‘ran for their lives’ in Melbourne

Police investigate after Nazi slogans allegedly yelled at schoolboys in St Kilda East on Monday night

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20

Trio accused of tram track attack on little penguin

Victoria's Conservation Regulator is looking for three young males who they believe attacked a little penguin at St Kilda.

AAP · Feb 19, 2024

Why Scotland needs a legal framework to protect its living cultural heritage

From the island of St Kilda 40 miles west of the Hebrides, to Edinburgh’s splendid Georgian New Town, Scotland is a nation rich in cultural heritage, some of which is Unesco-protected. As well as the country’s globally renowned castles and monuments, Scotland has an enormous resource of intangible cultural heritage…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

Friday essay: Rai Gaita and the moral power of conversation

Ever since the University of Melbourne took from us Rai Gaita’s public lecture series we have been going to Rai’s house in St Kilda to talk. Not regularly, life is too much for that, whenever we can though.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

"The most wild and wonderful tale" – climber makes first ascent of remote sea stack in over a century

The Scots team successfully scaled the rock armed with climbing gear that original St Kildans could only have dreamed of

Advnture · Nov 16, 2023

Remote Scottish sea stack 'climbed for first time in more than 100 years'

A REMOTE Scottish sea stack has been climbed for the first time in more than 100 years, according to the team that scaled it.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2023

Uninhabited Scottish island bizarrely named among best 'road trip spots'

AN uninhabited Scottish island more than 100 miles from the mainland has been bizarrely included in a list of the best “hidden gem road trip spots…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2023

Captain Steele at a loss for shocking Saints form

St Kilda captain Jack Steele agrees with his coach that the Saints don't deserve to play AFL finals based on their recent poor form.

AAP · Jul 18, 2023