FRANKSTON Council employees signed to the Australian Services Union have met and voted to “support a no vote campaign” against council’s proposal for a new enterprise agreement. The ASU is a union representing local government workers. It has approximately 135,000 members. An ASU statement read that members chose to oppose the new agreement due to “FCC refusing to backdate the wage increase to 1 April 2019, FCC showing total disregard to the lowest-paid workers at council and refusing to increase the wage percentage for bands 1-3, FCC refusing to provide certainty for those members who currently have parking provided” and…
Author: Bayside News
THE release of two new transport infrastructure reports have highlighted the “many benefits” of extending the Frankston rail line, says the Committee for Greater Frankston. C4GF, a lobby group, pointed out that two new reports from Rail Futures Institute and Prosper Australia–Chris Hale “strongly back” the proposed rail extension. They said that the institutes’ report “calls for the extension to be built by 2026” and that the PA-Hale report “says nine urgently needed rail projects including the Frankston to Baxter extension can be fast-tracked by using more progressive funding models”. G4GF Ginevra Hosking said “the rail extension with its many…
THE Mornington Peninsula Writers Festival is set to return for a second year. The festival, hosted by the Frankston Writers and Poets Society, will take place at Functions by the Bay on 19 and 20 October. A range of speakers will be appearing over the course of the weekend. Reverend Tim Costello will open the festival talking about his latest book. Professor Ross Garnaut will also be there to discuss his book on climate change. John Hookham, Gary Disher, Amy Bodossian will also speak over the weekend. Beverley Allen, president of Frankston Writers and Poets Society, said that the festival…
Police from Caulfield Divisional Response Unit have arrested a man following the discovery of cannabis crop in Chelsea Heights this morning. Two search warrants were executed this morning as part of Operation Dexterous in Chelsea Heights and Carrum Downs. Investigators uncovered a large and sophisticated hydroponic cannabis crop of over 100 mature plants at a residence in Jennison St, Chelsea Heights about 6.30am. Simultaneously, a 30-year-old man was arrested at a McCormicks Rd, Carrum Downs residence where a large amount of cash was also seized. The Carrum Downs man is currently assisting police with their enquiries and is expected to…
Police are investigating following an incident in Frankston last night (17 September). It is understood the victim was walking to his vehicle at a Nepean Highway service station when he was approached by an unknown male about 9.40pm. The male, armed with a handgun, made demands for the victim’s car keys. The victim refused and the offender struck him to the forehead with the handgun before stealing his cigarettes. He then fled to a waiting vehicle which drove off south on Nepean Highway. The vehicle is described as a brown or maroon VT Commodore with no registration plates. The victim,…