FRANKSTON councillors have slammed a request by the Carrum Downs Scouts to secure $250,000 to move into a new home. The scouts were seeking the money to move into a new location at a Carrum Downs warehouse, but were promptly shut down at the 1 October council meeting. The scouts’ former home was demolished as part of a redevelopment at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve. Cr Steve Toms said it was “outrageous” to request this amount of money. “There are many scout groups in the city, and quite frankly I find it astounding that one group should ask for such an…
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THE Victorian Liberal Nationals have pledged to provide $10 million in funding towards Frankston High School if elected in November. The funding would be used for an extensive refurbishment of the school’s existing administration building, general learning areas and technology areas. Frankston Liberal candidate Michael Lamb said that “parents in the Frankston community are keen to see their children have the best education possible and they should be able to send their children to a quality school in their local area.” “Frankston High School is a great local success story where school leaders, the community and parents have all worked…
THE Labor state government has announced a $2.6 million funding boost for Bonbeach Primary School for the construction of a new early centre for pre-schoolers. The funding is not reliant on the upcoming state election, and is budgeted under the 2018-19 round of the Children’s Facilities Capital Program. The rebuilt preschool will be constructed alongside Bonbeach Primary School’s $6.3 million new main school building announced in March. Minister for Early Childhood Education Jenny Mikakos and Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny visited Bonbeach Primary School to announce the funding. “Three-year-old kinder is the smartest investment we can make and it is something…
FOURTEEN projects from Kingston, Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula are among 237 Pick My Project ideas sharing $30 million of taxpayers’ money. Ranging from charity works to recreational pursuits, the successful projects were chosen on the number of online votes they attracted. The amount of money available to particular communities was based on an equal split between “regional partnership areas” in metro and regional Victoria and then on population numbers within those areas. The peninsula had the second highest number of successful projects (eight) in the Southern Metro area but attracted the most money. Three Kingston projects received the required…
KINGSTON Council has replaced over 7,500 street lights with LED globes, in a move they say will cut greenhouse gas, reduce the burden of rising electricity bills, and drastically reduce the municipality’s impact on the environment. Kingston Mayor Steve Staikos says the $2.9 million project will “reduce the money spent on energy bills for lighting the city.” “Council will be able to redirect savings to other important projects to improve services for our residents,” he said. Council says the new lights will save 55,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over 20 years, the equivalent of removing over 600 cars from…