Station precinct get finishing touches
WORK on the village green at the newly opened Carrum Station has been completed. The station opened for passengers in February this year, but works have continued. All facilities at the station are n...
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Council wants more say on rooming houses
FRANKSTON Council wants to play a bigger part in the regulation of local rooming houses. The state government’s Department of Health and Human Services currently works with Consumer Affairs Victoria ...
Six more months for Centrelink office
CENTRELINK’S Mornington office is set to remain open until March 2021. The centre had been scheduled to close for good in September, with local Centrelink services switching to a single desk at...
Frankston man charged following Eastern Freeway collision
Detectives from Taskforce Paragon have charged a 49-year old Frankston man in relation to the Eastern Freeway fatal collision where four police officers were killed on 22 April. The man was arrested ...
Parking fine refund cost revealed
KINGSTON Council has refunded more than $850,000 worth of parking fines which may have been illegally issued between 2006 and 2016. Council set up the parking infringement reimbursement scheme last y...
Welfare cuts will cause poverty – MP
THE federal government’s decision to reduce JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments will “throw many people into poverty”, Dunkley MP Peta Murphy says. From September, the JobKeeper payment will be cut to $...
Trains back up and running
TRAINS have returned to the Frankston line after nearly two months of replacement buses. Buses have replaced trains between Moorabbin and Mordialloc stations since 23 May. An uninterrupted train serv...
Police investigate Frankston sexual assault
Detectives from Frankston Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Unit are investigating a sexual assault that occurred in Frankston last month. Investigators have been told a 17-year-old girl was sitting on...
Fake signs defy lockdown law
FAKE signs with Kingston Council branding have been put up at local playgrounds, telling residents it is okay to use the equipment despite the lockdown restrictions currently in place. The mayor Geor...
Residents get rate reduction
KINGSTON Council has approved a five per cent rate cut for residents. Council’s draft annual budget for the 2020/2021 financial year had suggested that rates should be raised by 2 per cent, but counc...