COSTS for approved outdoor dining and footpath trading permits, and dining pop-up licences, will continue to be waived until 30 November. Many councils statewide have been waiving fees and incentivising business to expand their outdoor dining areas since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kingston Council began waiving fees in October last year, and will continue through until this November. Kingston Council says that since it started waiving fees it has granted 50 new footpath activity permits, 22 expanded footpath activity permits, permits for 10 parklets, and permits for 10 outdoor dining pop-up events. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said council…
Author: Bayside News
FACTORIES in Carrum Downs and Seaford have been among those raided by police as part of a 10-month long investigation into an alleged organised crime syndicate. In the past 10 months police have seized around 7000 cannabis plants from factories in Campbellfield, Braeside, Kilsyth, Carrum Downs, Seaford, Ravenhall, Truganina, and Derrimut. Police say that the seized plants are worth up to $12 million. Police arrested two more people in relation to the investigation on 23 August. A total of 12 people have been arrested over the course of the investigation. Hume Crime Investigation Unit Detective Sergeant Joseph Hartwig said “police…
FIVE teenagers have been arrested and charged after an alleged aggravated burglary in Parkdale. Police allege that a group broke into a home in The Corso at around 3.30am, 21 August. A Mercedes car was allegedly stolen from the house. Four people were home at the time of the alleged incident, but were not physically injured. Police say that the stolen car was later found dumped on Kirkham Road. Police later arrested the five teenagers at around 5am on Kirkham Road. A 17-year-old boy from Narre Warren, two 17-year-old boys from Dandenong, a 16-year-old boy from Pakenham, and a 13-year-old…
THE first stage of the suburban rail loop project, between Cheltenham and Box Hill, is projected to cost more than $30 billion to complete. The business case assessing the project was released last week. When complete, the rail loop will link every major train line and provide a connection to Melbourne Airport. The proposal starts at Cheltenham. The business case quoted the cost of SRL East from Cheltenham to Box Hill at between $30 billion and $34.5 billion. That section is expected to be complete by 2035. The state government says that the full project will deliver “up to $58.7…
Protective Service Officers caught a drink driver doing a burnout outside the Frankston police station last night. The PSOs were walking out of the police station when they observed a Holden Commodore station wagon doing a burnout about 7.40pm. The car was intercepted on Fletcher Road, where Frankston police members assisted the PSOs. A preliminary breath test was conducted on the 30-year-old driver and he was taken into the station where he returned a breath test of .128. The Cranbourne West man is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and traffic related offences. The car was impounded…