Author: Brodie Cowburn

CHANGES to the intersections of Nepean Highway, Station Street, and McLeod Road in Carrum are being considered. The level crossing at Station Street in Carrum was removed in February 2020. At the same time the intersection of Station Street and McLeod Road changed from a t-intersection to a multi-leg cross intersection. In November 2020 a 75-year-old woman was killed in a car crash at the intersection of Station Street and McLeod Road. A survey on potential changes to the intersection is now underway. The VicRoads website reads that responses “will help inform planning for future safety improvements at the intersection.”…

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CLOSED lanes on Hall Road have reopened to traffic after the completion of major upgrade works. The state and federal governments have spent $141.25 million each upgrading Hall Road. Work began in 2022, and major works wrapped up last week. In total, 5.2 kilometres of new lanes were completed and new signalised intersections were installed at McCormicks Road, Taylors Road, Western Port Highway, and Evans and Cranbourne-Frankston roads. Minor works will take place throughout the rest of this year. The state government says that the end of major works came nine months ahead of schedule. Federal infrastructure minister Catherine King…

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CRICKET PROVINCIAL LONG Island held on for a thrilling win over Sorrento last Saturday. Long Island scored 272 runs on day one, giving the Sharks a tough task to tackle on day two. After a few early struggles, middle order batter Matthew Rulach took control of the game. Rulach smashed 103 runs from 151 balls for the Sharks to keep them in the contest. Jake Wood’s late half-century also kept them in the hunt. The game ended up going down to the final over. With one run required to draw level with four balls left to face, Sorrento lost their…

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EARLY voting has begun in the Dunkley by-election. Polling day for the by-election is on 2 March with eight candidates on the ballot – in ballot order they are Nathan Conroy (Liberal), Bronwyn Currie (Animal Justice), Chrysten Abraham (Libertarian), Reem Yunis (Victorian Socialists), Darren Bergwerf (Independent), Alex Breskin (Greens), Heath McKenzie (Australian Democrats), and Jodie Belyea (Labor). Early voting centres have been set up at Lyrebird Community Centre in Carrum Downs, Functions by the Bay in Frankston, and 1st Ranelagh Scout Group in Mt Eliza. They are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm on weekdays (6pm on 1 March), and from…

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THE state government is moving ahead with plans to introduce single-member wards across most Victorian councils. After the Local Government Act 2020 was implemented, councils statewide began gradually shifting to single-member wards. Kingston Council was among those that made the switch at the 2020 local government elections. A review into Frankston Council’s structure was undertaken last year. Last week, the state government confirmed it had accepted the recommendation of the Electoral Representation Advisory Panels and would proceed with implementing single-member wards at 39 councils. Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Shire councils will both elect one councillor per ward at the local…

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