FOUR councils in the south-east of Melbourne have teamed up to call for planning reform. Kingston Council has linked up with Bayside, Boroondara, Glen Eira councils to form the Inner South Metropolitan Mayor’s Forum. The coalition of councils has released a document outlining their plans and priorities on planning matters. They are hoping to see state planning laws reformed to give more power to councils and local communities. Boroondara mayor Jane Addis said that recent planning law changes had “dramatically changed our planning system to reduce the opportunity for councils and their communities to genuinely participate in decision making affecting…
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TWO on-demand hard rubbish collections will be available to residents in the Kingston Council area going forward. Kingston Council has just completed its final yearly hard rubbish collection. It has decided to change to a new system, with two on-call collections available to residents year-round from July 2023. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said he hoped the change would cut down on illegal dumping. “While most people do the right thing, we are seeing an increase in illegally dumped rubbish, with the cost to ratepayers now well in excess of $200,000 annually,” he said. “Three alarming criminal cases of 13, 30…
THE annual Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch will return in 2022. The free lunch will bring people together on Christmas day for a meal, carols, and a visit from Santa. In addition to the Christmas meal, guests will be treated to a buffet dessert. The free communal lunch will be held at St Joseph’s School Hall in Chelsea. To book a place visit trybooking.com/CDGAE For enquiries contact St. Joseph’s Parish on 9772 2211. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 26 October 2022
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have swooped on a man allegedly responsible for a spate of property and vehicle theft since August this year. Police will allege the 39-year-old man was involved in nine property and vehicle theft incidents between August and October in suburbs including Frankston, Hastings, Hallam, and Pakenham. Police believe the man was involved in an incident on 9 October where he was confronted by the homeowner while allegedly attempting to steal from a residential property on Wettenhall Road, Frankston. While attempting to flee the scene in a vehicle, the offender allegedly drove at the victim, hitting…
TWO karate practitioners have returned to their Carrum Downs dojo with silverware from a competition in Poland. Bruce Hyland, owner of the Bruce Hyland Ishinryu Karate dojo, and his student Daniel Brooker won silver medals at the WKA World Karate Championships in Szczecin. Brooker won silver in Kama and Kumite, and Hyland won silver in Kumite. Hyland’s dojo has been running since 1975. The school first ran in Chelsea before moving to Seaford in 1980, and Carrum Downs last year. Hyland says that karate “has many benefits for all ages”. “Karate has fitness, personal discipline, the rewards of going through…