THE future of Long Street Reserve is expected to be considered at Frankston Council’s next public council meeting. In October 2022, Frankston councillors unanimously supported making Long Street Reserve in Langwarrin council’s preferred site for a new kindergarten. The vote was taken behind closed doors. Once the decision was made public, protests and backlash soon followed. A report on the kindergarten development plans is expected to be debated by councillors at their 31 July meeting. The matter was originally set to be decided in June, but was delayed to allow for “further investigations” (“Long Street Reserve decision delayed” The Times…
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A FIRE broke out at the Uniting Church on Sherwood Avenue in Chelsea last week. The fire started a little after 6am on 22 July. Firefighters from Edithvale, Patterson River, and Springvale attended, and quickly extinguished the blaze. Fire crews cut power to the property to prevent the further spread of the blaze. It was contained to the rear of the property. Police detectives attended to investigate the blaze. After the fire, Sherwood Avenue was closed to traffic from Station Street. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 26th July 2023
FRANKSTON Council says it will work harder to address the condition of local roads in response to the recently released community satisfaction survey results. The survey results saw Frankston Council awarded an overall score of 7.0, one percent lower than its result from last year and in line with the metro average. Frankston Council CEO Phil Cantillon said that decreased satisfaction with the state of local roads needed addressing. “While [the results] are heartening, we’re determined to build on this and keep improving. We know there’s areas to improve including satisfaction related to the condition of sealed roads, down 5…
THE number of councillors sitting on Frankston Council could shrink from nine to eight at the next local government election. A review is currently underway on the structure of Frankston Council. Its ward boundaries will be redrawn, and single-member wards will be used going forward. Currently three councillors each are selected across three wards. A preliminary report has put forward three models for public consultation. One of those models consists of eight wards, which would reduce Frankston Council’s size. The electoral structure review is held by a panel appointed by the state government’s local government minister. The Victorian Electoral Commission…
A FRANKSTON turf manager has received a surprise call-up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sally Benwell oversees sports turf facilities for Frankston Council. She has been recruited to look after the AAMI Park turf during the World Cup. Benwell said the role was the “chance of a lifetime”. “When I read the email, I realised what an important opportunity I was being offered,” she said. “I’ll be working on match and non-match days to make sure the turf is at FIFA standard and that means backfilling scuff marks at half time, repairing other damage, moving goals, line marking, brooming…