LOCAL residents have just two weeks left to enrol to vote in this year’s council elections. The electoral roll will close at 4pm on 28 August. The election is set to be held by post in October. Victorian Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately said “make sure you’re enrolled correctly by the close of roll. As this is a postal election, it’s important to check your address details are correct.” “If you’re an Australian citizen and you’ve recently turned 18 or moved, and haven’t enrolled or updated your address, or if you’ve just closed your post office box with Australia Post, you…
Author: Bayside News
COUNCIL has extended its parking infringement reimbursement scheme until May 2021. After an issue with their parking fine appeal process was uncovered, Kinsgton Council resolved to refund some fines to residents. People who had been fined and unsuccessfully appealed between the years 2006 and 2016 are eligible to apply for a refund. Council estimates that around 40 per cent of affected people have applied for refunds. A total of $855,000 has been paid back. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “we wrote to potentially eligible customers to let them know about the reimbursement scheme. Our teams have exhausted all avenues to…
MORE than $1.62 million has been handed to local community groups through the 2020/2021 community grants program. The grant program is funded by Kingston Council ratepayers. There have been 183 grants allocated this year. A total of $489,153 has been given to local neighbourhood houses and community centres, $392,482 to community social welfare organisations, $82,079 to local multicultural and seniors’ groups, and $74,663 for sporting clubs and scouts’ groups. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “the need in the community has been greater than ever this year due to COVID-19 and our community grants program is all about supporting our local…
ACTIVE COVID-19 cases in the Kingston municipality have risen past 100 for the first time. There are 104 active cases of coronavirus among Kingston residents as of 10 August. There have been a total of 177 since the start of pandemic. Updated postcode data was released on 6 August. Confirmed active cases among residents living in the postcode 3196 doubled last week from 18 to 36. Postcode 3196 encompasses Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Edithvale, and Bonbeach. Confirmed cases in Carrum and Patterson Lakes have dropped to just one, while cases in Mentone remain stable at just two. First published in the…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following an affray in Frankston this afternoon. Investigators have been told a woman attended a café on Beach Street just before 12.20pm and was spoken to by another woman at the café as she was not wearing a mask. The incident escalated into an assault and police were called. On police arrival the woman refused to state her name and assaulted a police officer. The 58-year-old Frankston woman was arrested at the scene and currently remains in custody assisting police with their enquiries. Investigators believe there were a large number of…