WORKS on the new Parkdale Station finished last week, with an event held to mark the completion of construction. After a Welcome to Country by Mark Brown, visitors to the station enjoyed live music, food, face painting, a petting zoo, and pop-up stalls. The new station opened for commuters in mid-2024 while finishing touches were being undertaken. The Warrigal and Parkers Road level crossings are now gone for good. The completion of Parkdale Station comes as construction crews pick up the pace to finish the level crossing removals at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale A rail…
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WORK on the 14-storey apartment building at 446-450 Nepean Highway in Frankston got underway with a sod turning event last week. The $140 million “Harbour” development will house 94 apartments. The developer also plans to include retail outlets, a wellness centre, a gymnasium, and food offerings.Frankston mayor Kris Bolam attended the site last week to mark the beginning of works. He said “Harbour Frankston aligns with the development envisaged in council’s FMAC Structure Plan, offering more housing choice to our market, and creating homes in the heart of our CBD that will boost local businesses, and make our city centre…
Firefighters were called out to tackle a fire at a Mordialloc shop last week. The fire broke out just after 1am on 27 May on Main Road in Mordialloc. Emergency services attended the single-storey shop three minutes after the report was made. 30 firefighters and 10 appliances attended the scene to battle the blaze. Breathing apparatus were used by firefighters, who evacuated occupants of neighbouring properties. At 1.49am they declared the fire under control. Nobody was injured. The cause of the fire is now under investigation by FRV Fire Investigation Unit specialists. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News…
A BOATLOAD of shells has made a splash in Port Phillip Bay to not only clean the bay but help baby oysters and give shellfish a place to grow.Volunteers at fish habitat charity OzFish, with the Victorian Fisheries Authority, is aiming to repurpose shell that would have otherwise gone to landfill. The group has teamed up with Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and with funding from Sustainability Victoria, OzFish is closing the loop on shellfish waste.Once a week, OzFishers drive around to Mornington Peninsula restaurants and seafood wholesalers, collecting discarded oyster, mussel and scallop shells. The shell is then processed and…
JAQUELINE Hendrey has been named the Kingston Citizen of the Year for her work providing nearly 200,000 meals to those in need. Hendrey runs the Matt’s Place community meals program in Chelsea. The program serves up around 200 meals to 110 guests each week, and has been running for 15 years.At an awards ceremony last week, Hendrey was named Kingston’s most outstanding citizen. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “we have so many people doing remarkable things in our community and this event, and these awards are just a small way of us being able to show how valued people’s efforts…