A LARGE pothole threatened cars in Chelsea Heights last week.
The hole, roughly half a metre in diameter, opened at the corner of Chelsea Park Drive and Jennison Court at around 4pm on 23 February. Chelsea SES quickly arrived to make the scene safe.
In a statement, Chelsea SES said “after inspecting the opening, it was clear that a large amount of ground under the tarmac had disappeared.
“The main issue was that it was unclear just how far back the land slip had gone, and so, how unsafe the roadway was for traffic. Green Team members Ian, Ria, and Ron couldn’t do much, other than to close off one side of Jennison Court and make the area safe until council can make the proper emergency repairs to the road surface.”
Kingston Council attended to repair the hole later that day.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 4 March 2026