LABOR will spend $20 million on a new pool facility in the Kingston municipality if it wins the upcoming federal election. Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus made the announcement last week. He said that the funding would “enable the council to deliver a full sized 50-metre pool, instead of the originally proposed 25-metre length. This will complement the learn to swim pool, water play area, and importantly the warm water therapy pool.” “The 50-metre Olympic-sized pool will be a significant drawcard for the new centre. This commitment confirms that under an Albanese Labor Government, I will continue to deliver for all…
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AN upgrade of Pines Forest Aquatic Centre would mean more access to swimming lessons and reduce the risk of kids drowning, the Frankston mayor says. The mayor Nathan Conroy said last week that drownings in Victoria this year are the highest in two decades, and that making swimming lessons more accessible would help to make the water a safer place. “Swimming lessons have multiple benefits and provide foundation skills for children to get into other activities such as surfing, fishing and boating which is particularly important given Frankston’s location right on Port Phillip Bay,” he said. “Young children are particularly…
A PLAN for the future of Frankston’s CBD is in development. Council has begun community consultation to shape the Emerging Ideas paper for Frankston’s city centre. It says that ideas in discussion include “more parks, plazas and gathering places, diverse housing, strengthening Frankston’s arts, entertainment and culture, strengthening built form character including defined building heights in key locations, preserving important view lines and minimising overshadowing in key locations, a thriving Kananook Creek promenade” and more. The paper will also assess the benefits of better public transport and investment into cycling facilities. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy says that the plan will…
A GROUP of 11 young Frankston residents have been appointed to the 2022 youth council. The group is tasked with advocating for causes that are important to young people. Its members, who can be aged from 12 to 24, meet fortnightly. Youth councillor Isabella Gervasoni said that one of the youth council’s goals was to help the community come together again after years of COVID-19 lockdowns. “In 2022 I would love for the community to feel more like a family again, since we’ve been in and out of lockdown. For all of us to come back together and celebrate each…
TWO men have been charged after allegedly driving dangerously through suburbs in Melbourne’s south-east. Police tracked a Hyundai along Eastlink, Peninsula Link, and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway on 4 April. They allege that the car was travelling against the flow of traffic, erratically, and at over 150 kmph. The allegedly stolen Hyundai was dumped at a Cranbourne shopping centre car park. Two men were arrested at a nearby property. A 19-year-old man of no fixed address was charged with theft of motor vehicle, conduct endangering life, two counts of burglary, and theft. A 20-year-old man from Carrum Downs was charged…