EDITORIAL LAST week Kingston councillors, each accepting healthy ratepayer-funded allowances, publicly bickered for close to an hour about Governance Rules. During 50 minutes of heated argument on a proposal with little material benefit to ratepayers, points of order were freely thrown across the chamber, the mayor’s authority was unsuccessfully challenged, councillors’ qualifications were questioned, and bullying allegations were aired. The end result was the deferral of the motion to next month’s council meeting, where councillors can relitigate the matter and waste ratepayers’ time and money all over again. This farcical behaviour is all occurring under the watchful eyes of two…
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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…
WATER police conducted a targeted operation at Patterson River Boat Ramp earlier this month. Water Police Squad, Marine Investigation Unit, Public Order Response Team, Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section, and the Dog Squad converged at the boat ramp on 21 February. They ended up issuing fines to seven people, allegedly catching three unlicensed boaties. One vehicle driver tested at the boat ramp allegedly had an alcohol content reading of 0.158. Among the fines awarded were two for operating a vessel despite being unlicenced, and one for an unlicenced vessel operator entering the boat ramp area in a vehicle. Two…
VICTORIA Police powers to search people for weapons without warrants within the Bayside Shopping Centre precinct have been extended for four months. At the beginning of the year, Victoria Police designated the Frankston’s Bayside Shopping Centre precinct as a “Designated Area under section 10D of the Control of Weapons Act 1990”. The declaration allows police to warrantless weapon searches, including electronic wand searches, vehicle and bag searches, and frisks (“Expanded police powers at shop” The Times, 12/1/2026). That designation was scheduled to expire on 28 February, but last week was extended until 30 June. The expanded police powers have proved…
THE Frankston RSL has awarded a total of $250,000 to 45 different local community groups. The RSL hosted its second Community Support Giving Day event last week, where it handed out the cash. Brett Rowlands, general manager of Frankston RSL said “our commitment to the community is best explained through our community support program. As a proud community hub, Frankston RSL actively supports local initiatives, contributing over $250,000 annually in supporting 25 plus local sporting groups and over 30 not-for-profit groups.” “Frankston RSL is in a unique position to help connect the Frankston community. The objective of Giving Day is…