A DECISION by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has tenant advocates worried more renters will become homeless now that the moratorium on evictions has ended. At the height of the COVID-19 crisis last year, the state government introduced emergency measures to protect renters, including bans on evictions where renters were unable to pay their rent because of the pandemic. These measures proved crucial not only in ensuring renters could keep a roof over their heads but in reducing the spread of the virus by limiting the movement of people. However, the protections ended in late March leaving many renters,…
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WITH a lengthy lockdown expected, Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre is offering free home workouts for people to complete while stuck inside. PARC classes and workouts are available for free on the PARC Your Way website. Peninsula Leisure CEO Kath Thom has encouraged Frankston residents to jump on board. “We are committed to keeping our community active and engaged. PARC Your Way allows everyone to work out, whenever and wherever it suits them,” Ms Thom said. “Contributing to the local community is so important to us, and by delivering PARC Your Way for free, it means we can continue supporting community…
FRANKSTON councillor Steven Hughes’ suspension is officially underway. Cr Hughes will spend a month out of action after an arbiter decided that his social media posts about council were an act of misconduct. (“Rebel councillor suspended over Facebook posts” The Times 31/8/21). Despite the ruling handed down, Cr Hughes was not directed to make an apology. The final judgement handed down by the arbiter was made public last week. It read that Cr Hughes should not be made to make an apology because the act would be “forced and insincere”. “The respondent has been found to have engaged in four…
THE emergency department at Frankston Hospital has been named a tier one COVID-19 exposure site. A person who presented to the hospital on 3 September subsequently tested positive to COVID-19. Anyone else who was also in the acute area of the department on that day between 12pm and 10.30pm must get tested and isolate for 14 days. A statement from Peninsula Health read “all patients and visitors who were in the Emergency Department during this time are being contacted with this advice. This only applies to the Acute Area of the Emergency Department and excludes the Waiting Room, Fast Track/Paeds,…
A MAN has been arrested on Peninsula Link after allegedly driving a stolen Audi into a police car. Police allege that the man reversed the car into the police vehicle, then drove towards Cranbourne. Police deployed stop sticks and arrested the man on Peninsula Link. The arrested man, a 39-year-old from Cranbourne, was charged with offences including theft of motor vehicle, damage to emergency service vehicle, dangerous driving, reckless conduct endangering life. He was taken to hospital under police guard. First published in the Frankston Times – 7 September 2021