FUNDING towards a fit-for-purpose building for Nairm Marr Djambana has been promised by federal Labor if it wins the upcoming election. Labor has committed $850,000 to the project, which will see the portable buildings at the site replaced. Nairm Marr Djambana is a gathering place in Frankston for First Nations people. A master plan has been drafted for the site, with a vision towards achieving better health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations people. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said the funding would help the group achieve their vision. “I’m pleased to be able to commit to this project if Labor…
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THE roll call of candidates at the Saturday 21 May federal election has been finalised. There are 10 candidates seeking election in Flinders, which covers most of the peninsula and has been held by retiring Liberal MP Greg Hunt for the past two decades. In neighbouring Dunkley, held by Labor’s Peta Murphy since 2019, there are nine candidates. Murphy defeated Liberal Chris Crewther, who held the seat for one term following a record term by former Liberal minister, Bruce Billson. In November, Crewther will stand for the state seat of Mornington. He won a preselection battle against long term sitting…
FRANKSTON Council is calling on the state and federal governments to fund major changes to the Nepean Highway. Council is advocating for a $37 million upgrade to the Nepean Highway thoroughfare. It hopes to see the construction of wider footpaths, the addition of more trees and street furniture, accommodations for outdoor dining, and the creation of better connections from the city centre across Nepean Boulevard to Frankston’s foreshore and Kananook Creek. The plan also includes lower speed limits and the addition of more cycling lanes. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy says that making Nepean Highway a “pedestrian friendly beachside boulevard be-fitting…
AFTER more than four decades looking over local parks, Des Lucas is retiring. Mr Lucas is the ranger team leader at Braeside Park, where he has worked for 27 years. Before his time at Braeside he worked at Dandenong Valley Parklands. Mr Lucas fondly remembers seeing a puggle, an echidna train, and other birds and animals as some highlights of his time as a park ranger at Braeside. The Friends of Braeside Park have thanked Mr Lucas for his tireless work overseeing the Braeside space. “To Des everyday is the best day of his life. No two days are generally…
Two people have been arrested after police seized thousands of dollars’ worth of illicit drugs in Melbourne’s south-east. Officers from the Southern Metropolitan Divisional Response Unit executed a search warrant at an address in Langwarrin this morning. Police allegedly seized a commercial quantity of methyl-amphetamine with an estimated street value of $15,000 as well as a quantity of 1,4 butanediol, and ecstasy. A 42-year-old Langwarrin man has been charged with drug trafficking and possessing a drug of dependence, as well as possessing proceeds of crime. It is expected he will appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this evening. A 37-year-old Mount…