EXPANDED Australia Day celebrations are being considered by Kingston Council, with public consultation to get underway soon. At last week’s public meeting, councillors approved a proposal to “undertake community consultation, including through Your Kingston Your Say, to understand community sentiment in relation to establishing public Australia Day celebrations commencing 26 January 2027.” The proposal was passed with the support of Crs Georgina Oxley, Chris Howe, Georgia Erevnidis, Sarah O’Donnell, and Jane Agirtan. The consultation will include “targeted engagement with youth groups, to understand community interest, expectations, and preferred celebration formats; targeted engagement with multicultural organisations, community groups, sporting clubs and…
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Compiled by Cameron McCullough A WELL organised concert, resulting in a profit of over £20, was held in the Mechanics’ Hall, Mornington, on Friday evening last, in aid of the Bush Fire Relief Fund. As a choral concert, this entertainment stands unsurpassed in Mornington. The audience was indeed fortunate to hear such talented singers as Mrs. Holman, of Frankston, and Mr. William Cadrou, a leading tenor from Melbourne. It was a most inspiring feature during the evening to see about forty singers seated on the stage, giving their services free to raise funds for the alleviation of the unfortunate persons…
A $30 MILLION TAFE centre focused on AI and other emerging technologies is set to be established in Frankston. The state and federal government has announced the Digital, AI and Technology Centre of Excellence, which will be situated at the Chisholm Institute’s Frankston campus. A $20.6 million “Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence” will also be established at Holmesglen Institute’s Moorabbin campus. The Frankston centre will host TAFE simulation labs with artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other emerging fields with applied research and evaluation. The Moorabbin Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence will help meet the demand for home‑based…
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…
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…