NEW public electric vehicle charging stations will be installed across the Kingston municipality. Two new EV charging stations will be installed. The stations are jointly funded by Kingston Council and the state government. One will be installed in Mordialloc at Peter Scullin Reserve, and one at the car park behind Woolworths on Bath Street, Chelsea. Kingston Council hopes that the stations will help council reduce its C02 emissions to net zero by 2030. Cr Hadi Saab says that transport-related carbon emissions make up 21 per cent of Kingston’s overall emissions profile, and the charging stations could help fix that. “We…
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A MAN who allegedly ran a red light and crashed into two cars in Parkdale has been arrested. Police allege that a 28-year-old man from Springvale drove his silver BMW into a parked car on Reid Street just after 7.20am, 8 January. Around 20 minutes later he allegedly ran a red light then hit a car at the intersection of Boundary and Lower Dandenong roads. Police allege that the man fled the scene on foot. He was arrested in Braeside that morning. The arrested man is in hospital under police guard, expected to be charged soon. Nobody else was injured…
LONG before cult cricket hero Scott Boland was starring for Australia in the Ashes, he was starring for Parkdale in junior cricket. Mordialloc born Boland played for Parkdale Cricket Club and Frankston Peninsula while rising through the ranks of the state cricket system. His journey culminated with his debut for the Australian Test team for the Boxing Day match. Boland’s stunning performance in the Boxing Day Test against England will go down in Ashes folklore. His stunning spell of 6/7 saw him named man of the match. The new cult hero’s exploits have been celebrated by the Parkdale Cricket Club…
NEW pet owners registering their pets for the first time will soon be able to do so for free. The first 12 months of pet registration has been made free for pet owners in the Kingston municipality. The change has been made as part of Kingston Council’s domestic animal management plan review. The new DAMP also mandates a review of the mandatory desexing age for pets, the development of a new dog off-leash policy, and the provision of a temporary animal shelter to support domestic violence victims. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said that the changes to the DAMP would “promote responsible…
WORK is expected to start on a new mural in Chelsea this month. Painting will begin on Anu Patel’s Art Pass Reimagined within weeks. Once painting starts it is expected to last eight weeks. The original mural completed by Ms Patel at the pedestrian underpass at Chelsea Station was removed because of level crossing removal works. Ms Patel will now paint a new piece to replace it. The new large-scale mural will be found at the pedestrian laneway wall of 1/423 Nepean Highway in Chelsea. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said he was excited to see the new piece come to…