Author: Brodie Cowburn

A REPORT on the dangers of rising sea levels in Port Phillip Bay should be a call to action, Kingston mayor Jenna Davey-Burns says. The Port Phillip Bay Coastal Hazard Assessment was released earlier this month. The report assessed the damage that rising sea levels could have around Port Phillip by 2100. In the Kingston Council area, the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands between Mordialloc Creek and Patterson River has been identified as an area at most risk. The CSIRO report measured potential damage if sea levels rose by up to 1.4 metres (“Rising sea threatens coastline” The News 15/1/24). Last week Kingston…

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PLANS for a 14-storey building on Nepean Highway in Frankston will be considered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal next month, The Times understands. The 14-storey development at 446-450 Nepean Highway was approved by Frankston Council in late 2022. The proposal was for a mixed use building with 94 apartments and a licensed restaurant able to trade each day from 11am to 11pm. The decision was appealed to VCAT, which is expected to assess the plans at a hearing in mid-February. Frankston Council’s FMAC structure plan, which would raise height limits in Frankston’s city centre to new preferred heights…

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CRICKET PROVINCIAL A BRILLIANT bowling performance has secured Sorrento a good win over Old Peninsula. On day one Sorrento scored 140 before being bowled out, giving the Pirates an attainable target to chase. Outside of first drop batter Tom La Brooy, Old Peninsula struggled on day two on Saturday. La Brooy scored 48 runs, which was his side’s lone double-figure score. Jake Wood and Charlie Wigg ran riot at Peninsula Grammar Oval. Wood bowled 20 overs, taking 5/45, and Wigg took 4/12 from eight overs. Old Peninsula was bowled out for 91. Baden Powell chased down Long Island’s total of…

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THE number of candidates putting their hands up for the Dunkley by-election is growing. Earlier this month, the Labor and Liberal parties each preselected candidates for the upcoming by-election. Labor has picked Women’s Spirit Project founder Jodie Belyea (pictured below left), and Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy will run for the Liberals. The Libertarian Party, formerly the Liberal Democrats, will contest the seat. Chrysten Abraham (below right) has been confirmed as the party’s candidate. Abraham, who ran for the seat of Frankston at the 2022 state election, said “I will stand against tax increases and government interference in how we live…

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THE federal government will “consider” the recommendations of a gambling inquiry chaired by former Dunkley MP Peta Murphy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. The inquiry into online gambling harm chaired by Murphy published its final report in June 2023. Six months on, the federal government has not committed to implementing all of its 31 recommendations. Last week Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Frankston that the federal government would consider the recommendations, but did not commit to taking action on all of them. “The federal government commits to considering all of the recommendations that are in the report, which…

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