Compiled by Cameron McCullough At the Frankston Progress Association meeting on Monday night, Commander Creswell referred to the question of providing a harbor for yachts and larger vessels at Frankston. It seemed to him that the association ought to take an active interest in this matter, as there was no safe harbor on the eastern shore of the bay. He understood that a big scheme for building a breakwater at Davey’s Bay had been proposed by the authorities, but had been opposed by Frankston and Mornington. The President (Mr. Bell): I heard nothing of it. Commander Creswell said he was…
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MORE candidates from across the political spectrum have nominated to contest Mordialloc and Carrum at the upcoming state election. Labor currently holds both seats, with Tim Richardson and Sonya Kilkenny elected to represent Mordialloc and Carrum respectively in 2014. They will both re-contest their seats in November, with the Liberals announcing Paul O’Halloran as Mordialloc candidate and Jeff Shelley as Carrum candidate last month. Last week, One Nation announced that bus driver Joshua Mathews would be the party’s candidate for Carrum. Nurse Nadia Ticehurst was announced as One Nation’s Mordiallic candidate. The Greens have also entered the race for the…
COUNCILS across the south-east of Victoria have issued a renewed call for more government intervention to reduce homelessness. Representatives from advocacy group Greater South East Melbourne, the Community Housing Industry Association Victoria, and Launch Housing gathered last week to call for more support to tackle a shortage of social and affordable housing. GSEM Chair Simon McKeon said “councils across Melbourne’s south east are seeing the impacts of the housing and homelessness crisis firsthand.” “Across our region, councils and communities are grappling with a real and visible increase in homelessness and rough sleeping,” he said. “Local services are under pressure and…
CFA is reminding Victorians to take extra care when charging lithium-ion battery-powered devices and equipment this spring, following a significant shed fire in Somerville. The fire is believed to have started from the battery of a robotic lawn mower that was charging inside the shed. With Victorians becoming more active outdoors, in the garden and around the home as the weather warms up, extra care should be taken as mowers, power tools and other lithium-ion battery-powered equipment are used and charged more frequently. Crews from Somerville, Tyabb, Somers and Baxter fire brigades responded to the incident on Friday 11 September.…
ONE Nation has named its candidate for Frankston at the upcoming state election. Paul Stafford was announced as One Nation’s candidate by the party last week. He said “I want to restore Australia’s “can-do” spirit. One that rewards hard work, respects Australian culture and gives people the opportunity to build a better future.” Stafford’s profile on the One Nation website reads “Paul arrived in Australia from the UK in the late 1980s after completing a hospitality qualification and building a career with some of the UK’s leading breweries. He immediately felt that Australia was home. After working with some of…