KINGSTON councillor Jane Agirtan will not have to follow council’s code of conduct for the period she is stood down. Agirtan was stood down from council after appearing in court on 7 April. She has been charged with breaching a personal safety intervention order, and is due to face Moorabbin Magistrates Court on 20 June over the matter. Soon after Agirtan was stood down under section 229 of the Local Government Act 2020, she took to social media to raise the possibility that she is now longer required to adhere to council’s code of conduct. On 13 April, Agirtan raised…
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Compiled by Cameron McCullough IN his half-yearly report to the Mornington Council, the Shire Secretary states:“Once again I would bring under your notice the unjust maximum demand made quarterly. During the last six months the Council has paid £75 for current which it never had, and for the previous twelve months when only read yearly it was considered worse.In seaside places the influx of population and consequent extra consumption of current may be taken to extend from November to the end of April, so that even with quarterly readings the only real benefit is over one quarter of the year…
THE major parties have released their how-to-vote preferences for Dunkley. Incumbent Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea will preference the Greens candidate Matt Mader second. Legalise Cannabis candidate Lisa Abbott is third on Labor’s how-to-vote card, and independent Robert Thurley is numbered fourth. Liberal candidate Nathan Conroy is sixth, and One Nation’s Jessica Davis has been placed last. Conroy has also placed Belyea at sixth on his how-to-vote card. He has preferenced Family First candidate Peter Nicholes second, and One Nation third. The Greens were placed last. Conroy’s how-to-vote card also suggested voters preference Family First in second in the Senate, the…
IMPROVED accessibility is at the heart of the redevelopment of Frankston Arts Centre’s forecourt. Construction crews began working on the project on 7 April. The scope of works includes safety and accessibility improvements, separate areas for cars and pedestrians, upgraded pathways and ramps with safer gradients and smoother surfaces, new lighting, additional seating, a water feature, and signage. Frankston Council awarded a contract worth a little more than $2.1 million to redevelop the forecourt earlier this year. In a statement, council said “This exciting redevelopment, informed by community feedback, will reimagine the forecourt as a vibrant, dynamic space that not…
A THREE-year-old Maltese Terrier is on the mend after eating toxic compost at his Frankston home.Boof was admitted to the Lort Smith Animal Hospital after ingesting the gardening compost. After a brush with death, Boof was diagnosed with gastroenteritis and has now been discharged. Boof’s owner Mark and the hospital have issued a warning for people to take extra care to avoid exposing their pets to toxic compost. “Mr Boof vomited something which looked like grey or black rubbish,’’ the dog’s owner said. “He then started non-stop vomiting. “It was really tough. We tried not to let the kids see…