KINGSTON Council will spend $4.5 million on projects to minimise the risk of flood damage in Chelsea and Edithvale. One of the projects is underway at Thames Promenade in Chelsea, and is expected to take 20 weeks to complete. A stormwater pumping station is being built, alongside stormwater drainage pipes and pits. Footpaths and vehicle crossings are being replaced as part of the project. The Mulkarra Drive/Thames Promenade intersection is expected to close at times in the next 20 weeks while works are undertaken. Another project in Edithvale, stages three and four of the Edithvale Flood Management Project, is also…
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THE Bonbeach Life Saving Club has officially opened its new clubhouse. The new $4.5 million facility will be used by the club’s 128 members. Bonbeach life savers performed 337 preventative actions and undertook two rescues during the last season of their operation. The two-storey clubhouse features a new storage room, kitchenette, and observation tower. A new training and multipurpose space has also opened. Kingston ratepayers contributed $2.5 million to the project, and the state government allocated $2 million towards it. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “the new Bonbeach Life Saving Club facility is a very special place. The new facility,…
THE 87-year-old Chelsea Clock Tower has been restored, and will soon be installed at the new pedestrian bridge by the train station. As part of the Chelsea Station rebuild and level crossing removal works, the clock was taken down last year. Now it is almost ready to be reinstalled. Horologist Ronald Datson was tasked with restoring both faces of the clock. He has cleaned the acrylic sheet faces and sandblasted copper surrounds to remove layers of paint. He then straightened and repainted the soft metal and aluminium clock hands. A trap door on the side of the clock tower was…
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested and charged a man following an attempted armed robbery in Chelsea last week. Police were told a man, allegedly armed with a syringe, entered a bottle shop on Station Street and made threats to the shop attendant before leaving empty handed on Wednesday 16 March about 2.20pm. A 45-year-old Coburg man was arrested today and has been charged with attempted armed robbery and assault with a weapon. He will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. Victoria Police News – Monday 21 March 2022
A FILM recounting the horrors of the Black Saturday bushfires will be screened in Frankston this week. Beyond the Burning is a film by Environment Victoria. The movie explores the toll of the Black Saturday tragedy through the personal stories of those who lived through it. The free screening will be held at the Frankston High School Performing Arts Theatre on Saturday, 26 March. The South East Environment Network and Frankston High School’s Eco Team are hosting the event. South East Environment Network member Suzanne D’Ombrain-Allain said “come and mingle with other locals interested in action on climate change and…