THE contract for the next section of works on the Bay Trail has been handed out. At Kingston Council’s May meeting they agreed to hand the contract for works on the foreshore shared path between Rennison Street, Parkdale and Nepean Highway, Mordialloc to Delfino Paving Co Pty Ltd. The contract is worth a lump sum of $1.36 million. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 17 June 2020
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A DISABILITY service provider in Chelsea has shut its doors after a client tested positive for COVID-19. The state government confirmed on 10 June that one case had been reported from a client at Scope Disability’s day service centre in Chelsea. The centre was shut down for cleaning. “All close contacts of the client, including staff members and clients of the facility, are being tested and required to quarantine,” the state government’s media release said. The centre was required to remain closed until 11 June. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 17 June 2020
CADDYS and free bin liners are being delivered to local households as part of Kingston Council’s rollout of food waste recycling. Food waste recycling in the Kingston municipality got up and running last month. Residents can now put food waste in their green bin along with their garden waste. Last week residents began receiving caddies and compostable bin liners for their kitchens to help them separate their waste. Scraps that can be recycled include meat, fish, bones, cooked food, and dairy products. Kingston Council estimates that food waste made up about half of all household waste which was usually sent…
Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers have impounded a vehicle after it was allegedly detected travelling at 180km/h on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway. The white Ford Territory was pulled over in Patterson Lakes about 9.10am on 14 June. It will be alleged the vehicle was unregistered. The driver, a 31-year-old Frankston man, underwent drug and alcohol testing which indicated the presence of an illicit substance in his system. He was also found to be in breach of interlock conditions The vehicle was impounded for a period of 30 days and the driver will be charged on summons to front court at a…
A SURVEY has been conducted to help decide if a caretaker should be reappointed to look after the Frankston Memorial Park. The caretaker role at the cemetery was abolished in mid-2019. Frankston Council, which manages the cemetery, cited safety concerns with a person working alone as the reason to get rid of the position. A report has been conducted by council officers on options for the reinstatement of a caretaker. A survey was put together to help “identify whether there is a need for a different level of service at the cemetery and if so, what would be the preferred…