THOUSANDS of street lights in Frankston will be fitted with LED lighting from November this year. Frankston Council will switch the 7000 street lights from fluorescent to LED in November. “Council declared a climate emergency late last year and this project will reduce emissions by as much as removing 110 cars from the road each year,” the mayor Sandra Mayer said. “I am really proud we are taking this step in significantly reducing our carbon footprint, as we progress towards our target of zero net emissions by 2025. The LEDs are up to 53 per cent more efficient than the…
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By Laura Green SIX of Frankston’s best volunteers have been celebrated for their contributions to the community across social, charitable, and sporting volunteering services over the last year. The Impact Volunteer of the Year awards were held on 20 September. Winners Gary Zeuschner, Helena Blomeley, Peter Lewis, Melissa Burgess, Tanya Thomas, and organisation Theodora’s Cheerful Givers were celebrated at an online awards show on the Frankston Council Facebook page. Donation Chain founder Helena Blomeley won an award for initiative for her work in providing showers, toiletries, and clothing for those who need it. She congratulated the winners and other nominees…
By Laura Green KINGSTON has joined 11 other councils to call on the state government to place stricter restrictions on electronic gaming machines. A letter to Premier Daniel Andrews, signed by Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley, calls for the shutdown of pokies venues between midnight and 10am. Kingston has experienced some of the highest gambling losses of all Melbourne municipalities in the last five years. The regulations, if adopted, would reduce poker machine operations from 20 hours per day to 14. Data from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation showed Kingston gamblers lost $62.08 million on poker machines from…
POLICE are investigating the use of bank cards stolen in Parkdale. Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been told that a car was broken into in Parkdale on 28 August. A wallet was stolen from the vehicle. Later that day, the stolen cards were used at stores in Mentone, Black Rock, and Beaumaris. Investigators have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to as part of their investigation. He is described by police as “caucasian in appearance, aged in his 40s, and of average height and build.” Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333…
NO new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Kingston on 13 September, with the number of active cases in the area dropping to 23. Every postcode in the municipality now has under 10 active recorded cases of coronavirus. Cheltenham is the largest local COVID-19 hotspot, with eight active cases as of 13 September. On 13 September there were 1157 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria. Statewide, 723 people have died from the virus since the pandemic began. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 16 September 2020