Claudia Skubel THE Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority wants the community to have a say on the planned Frankston Hospital redevelopment. Work on the $562 million redevelopment, promised by the state government in 2018, was set to start this year and finish around 2024. The VHHSBA is looking for input, collected via a survey, to see what the community would like included or fixed during the redevelopment. VHHSBA CEO Rob Fiske said “we are seeking feedback from the local community on what healthcare services they use, how they could be improved and what new services they’d like to…
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JUST over $2 million has been allocated by the federal government to fix local roads. The 2020/2021 “black spot funding program” will provide funds for three major projects. More than $1 million has been set aside for works on Mount Eliza Way. Wombat crossings will be installed at all pedestrian crossings and flashing lights at two-thirds of the crossings on the area. There will be $778,000 spent on works at Frankston-Dandenong Road and O’Grady Road in Carrum Downs. A part time control right turn into O’Gradys road will be constructed, and the right lane will be extended to 120 metres. …
A SECTION of the Frankston line will shut next week to allow for more level crossing removal works. From the night of Tuesday 1 September until the last service on Sunday 6 September, buses will replace trains between Mordialloc and Frankston. Buses will also be running to Stony Point. The closure will allow for works to remove level crossings at Edithvale Road, Swanpool Avenue, Chelsea Road, Argyle Avenue, and Bondi Road. Work is continuing while the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, but numbers at the work sites have been reduced. The crossings will be removed by building a rail trench. Three…
CONCEPT designs for a redevelopment at Lloyd Park in Langwarrin have been unveiled. The $6 million pavilion redevelopment is being funded by Frankston Council and the federal government. The designs plans include a 200 seat function room, four unisex change rooms, canteen and kitchen, meeting room, offices, and public amenities Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said “this terrific new pavilion will not only benefit the local clubs and user groups at Lloyd Park but also the wider Langwarrin community.” “Langwarrin Football and Netball Club, Langwarrin Cricket Club and Langwarrin Junior Football Club are all terrific community clubs. This important upgrade will…
By Laura Green COUNCIL elections will continue as planned on 24 October, despite a second wave of COVID-19 cases. Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton consulted with Premier Daniel Andrews and the Victorian Electoral Commission to deliver a “COVIDSafe election plan”. There will be marked changes to the way voters deliver ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Additional safety measures devised in the COVIDSafe Plan included social distancing in election offices, limiting face-to-face contact, enforcing mask wearing, and increased cleaning and sanitation requirements for ballot-counters. The Premier was optimistic for the delivery of safe and fair elections. “I am pleased…