THE Sunset Twilight Market was set up on the Frankston Foreshore on Sunday, 27 March. The market featured stalls by local creators, live music, and food trucks. Sunset Twilight Markets on the Frankston foreshore will be held again next month – 10 and 24 April from 2pm – 7pm. More info whatsonfrankston.com/event/15339424-a/sunset-twilight-markets First published in the Frankston Times – 29 March 2022
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AN initiative to push for the opening of an “advanced waste processing site” in Victoria is being supported by Kingston Council. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos says that the shrinking availability of landfill meant something had to be done soon. “There will be no more landfill space in the south-eastern or eastern suburbs of Melbourne by 2025, so something significant needs to be done, and fast,” he said. “We can’t sit back and do nothing when we can clearly see a crisis in the near future. Kingston is taking positive action by committing to the project and calls on other councils…
KINGSTON Council will spend $4.5 million on projects to minimise the risk of flood damage in Chelsea and Edithvale. One of the projects is underway at Thames Promenade in Chelsea, and is expected to take 20 weeks to complete. A stormwater pumping station is being built, alongside stormwater drainage pipes and pits. Footpaths and vehicle crossings are being replaced as part of the project. The Mulkarra Drive/Thames Promenade intersection is expected to close at times in the next 20 weeks while works are undertaken. Another project in Edithvale, stages three and four of the Edithvale Flood Management Project, is also…
THE Bonbeach Life Saving Club has officially opened its new clubhouse. The new $4.5 million facility will be used by the club’s 128 members. Bonbeach life savers performed 337 preventative actions and undertook two rescues during the last season of their operation. The two-storey clubhouse features a new storage room, kitchenette, and observation tower. A new training and multipurpose space has also opened. Kingston ratepayers contributed $2.5 million to the project, and the state government allocated $2 million towards it. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “the new Bonbeach Life Saving Club facility is a very special place. The new facility,…
THE 87-year-old Chelsea Clock Tower has been restored, and will soon be installed at the new pedestrian bridge by the train station. As part of the Chelsea Station rebuild and level crossing removal works, the clock was taken down last year. Now it is almost ready to be reinstalled. Horologist Ronald Datson was tasked with restoring both faces of the clock. He has cleaned the acrylic sheet faces and sandblasted copper surrounds to remove layers of paint. He then straightened and repainted the soft metal and aluminium clock hands. A trap door on the side of the clock tower was…